Here are some of the advantages of CyberSex:

Since internet sex can satisfy a lot of our sexual desires without the risk of sexually transmitted disease or pregnancy, it is a physically safe way for young people to experiment with sexual thoughts and emotions. For those people who actually do have permanent sexually transmitted diseases, they can still in this activity and use it as a way to safely get sexual release and gratification without putting their partners at risk.

Internet sex give room for partners that cannot be together to still have sexual intimacy. In geographically separated relationships, it can have an important function in sustaining the sexual dimension of a relationship in which the partners see each other only infrequently face to face.

Cybersex can also improve the role playing aspect of MUDs or MMORPGs (online sex games) as it can give the characters that people are playing a more lifelike quality. Without tackling the sexual aspects of a relationship, it could be difficult to portray a realistic relationship within a game.

It is also fairly frequent in on-line role-playing games, such as rpol, MUDs and MMORPGs, though approval of this activity varies greatly from game to game. Some online social games like Red Light Center are dedicated to cybersex and other adult behaviors. These online games are often called AMMORPGs. Internet sex has also been known as"mudsex" in MUDs. In TinyMUD alternative, particularly MUCKs, the term "TinySex", abbreviated "TS", is very common. All of these terms are specific to sex games. It would be interesting to try playing one sometime.

It can allow members to be active and act out their fantasies which most likely would have never actually gone through (or perhaps would not even be realistically possible). Realistically through role playing they will be able to live out things that are not socially accepted or that would be simply misunderstood leading them to not engage in real life. This could be risky, if not possible or practical to pursue with their partner, or are activities which the person has no desire to actively participate in, such as human sexual behavior, same sex activities, animal sex or rape.

Cybersex has also been used in therapy. There are many people who are very introverted and unsure about their sexuality. For example, some therapists have clients practice flirting skills and rehearse how to ask for what they want sexually in chat rooms.

Here are some of the disadvantages:

Debate continues among moralists on whether internet sex is a form of infidelity. Ye sit is true that there is no actual physical contact involved but critics claim that the strong emotions that take place can result in  marital stress, especially when Cybersex culminates into an internet romance.  In several known cases Internet cheating started to be the cause for which a couple divorces took place. Spouses do not want to find out that the love of there life is being aroused or having sexual intimacy with other people. It will lead them to believe that they are not enough. The will feel lied to and cheated on.

These sites also can very often lead to sexual and internet addition. The fact of the matter is that unlike our spouses, these sites are available for our pleasure 24 hours a day. And you can enjoy right in you home. Why would be get addicted to endless and limitless sexual pleasure.