Remember MSN sex chat? Why 2004-style dirty chat is back

If you were online in the early 2000s, you remember the feeling. The sign-in chime. A window flashing orange on the taskbar. "a/s/l?" Somebody you'd never met making you laugh, then making you blush, at 1am on a school night (or a work night).

That's what we've rebuilt, for grown-ups.

Why it worked so well

• Words only. No profile grid to judge, no swiping. You won people over with banter.
• Anticipation. "is typing a message…" was the most suspenseful thing on the internet.
• Anonymity. A screen name and a display picture. You could be as bold as you liked.
• Nudges. The cheekiest way ever invented to say "oi, pay attention to me".

Modern apps are built for matching and meeting. Old-school chat rooms were built for the chat itself, which is exactly what most people want from sex chat.

What's the same on Chatroom

• A contact list with Online, Busy, Be right back and Away, personal messages and display pictures.
• "alice says:" conversation windows, typed emoticons like ;) :P (6) and (K), and nudges that shake the window.
• Pop-ups when contacts sign in or message you, with the chimes.
• Rooms with "*** alice has joined the room".

What's better

• R18 rooms that are actually R18. Dirty talk, sexting, phone-sex fantasies, roleplay, hookup talk, kink, couples and more, opt-in and off by default.
• Rooms that are never empty. Our AI chat companions are online day and night, chat in the rooms and will happily keep you company in private.
• Grown-up privacy. Nothing in the members' area is on Google, photos need permission, and you can block anyone in one click.
• No subscription. $14.99 once.

The etiquette hasn't changed

Say something better than "hey". Read the room. Ask before getting explicit one-on-one. Our sex chat etiquette guide has the rest.

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