[NSFW] Does masturbation keep your sexual impulses in check?

I don’t masturbate often because it’s just a tease to myself and makes me want sex even more. So it kind of has the exact opposite effect of keeping my sexual impulses in check…

For me, it’s really only used to hold me over while my husband is away for extended periods. If he was home, I definitely would prefer to be with him than by myself.

I like to think of sexual activities in terms of food.

Masturbation is the sexual equivalent of a sandwich. It’ll feed you when you’re hungry and can be quite delicious. However, sometimes, you don’t want a sandwich. Sometimes, you want a full dinner with lasagna and mashed potatoes and a big glass of milk. That’s what intercourse is.

I think that masturbation is good if you’re really horny and you want an orgasm right now so you can get your head back in the game, but it is no substitute for sex. The two are entirely different and meet different needs, methinks.

It holds me over ‘til the real thing.

It’s just a quick fix….I enjoy it and get the release that I need, But usually it just makes me want the real thing even more .

Biologically speaking, masturbation doesn’t lower your testosterone level, it actually increases it, making you want more sex. As for me i use it to “survive” between the chances we have to have sex.

Sort of. It does help me not go out and bone the first stranger I see sometimes. But it doesn’t keep me from wanting to bone the first stranger I see. Sort of like the small difference between having the speakers really, really, really loud and that extra teeny turn that blows the speakers out.

No, if it’s like food it’s like chinese food to me. But if I have my s/o do it it’s good enough to do the trick. But if I do it doesn’t feel nearly as good and leaves me wanting more.

I think sex is always better then masturbating, but doing sexual activities when its wrong or shameful is always better then sex or masturbation all the time, I think its the thrill and imagination that can make either one so much better.

Yes, if I never masturbated, I would proposition more women. I do it to help me focus on things other than getting laid.

Most likely its not masturbation or sex that troubles you, sounds like youve got yourself in a routine and your bored with it, you should try masturbating in a public place or having sex in a public closet, that will spice it up.

@thecaretaker I’m sorry, what? Who are you talking to? All horny people? @wundayatta? Where are you getting this idea from?

I find that it does. :\

And as a teenage guy, sometimes I find those impulses to be quite strong…

Whether or not it can work as a substitution or a temporary relief or something you do regardless of sexual partner presence is entirely up to you.

@DominicX It’s not just a teenage thing. Those impulses can be quite strong for decades after that. How many decades? I can’t tell you yet.

Masturbation helps me a little, but it’s my mind that is the major defense against trouble. Let me tell you, the mind puts up a very porous defense sometimes. I wish masturbation worked better.

I can go long periods of time without intercourse, but I tend to masturbate when I’m not “getting any.” It’s not that I’m substituting or content, it’s just that I’m human and biology takes over to which I want to feel sexual pleasure, but I’m not desperate enough to just sleep with anyone. So in a sense it does hold me over to where I’m not looking to sleep with just anyone, but it doesn’t substitute for the real thing—it just can’t. Sometimes you just want to orgasm and when no one is available, there’s always your default plan to fall back on; yourself.

@ papayalily, LOL, what? youve never mastuerbated in a utility closet or some place public? dont know what your missing because you could get caught, or heres a good one, get in your car naked and drive to your local store, park in the parking lot for 5 minutes dont get out and then drive back home, talk about thrilling, its like robbing a bank and doing a line of cocaine all at the same time!