(NSFW) Can a person live without this?

Sigh There’s nothing wrong with masturbation. There’s also nothing wrong with not masturbating. Individuals can live without just fine, if they choose to. (Not sure why you’d choose not to, but to each his (or her) own.)

I agree with @syz if you are happy not to then fine but why not if you enjoy it?

To answer that question @syz and @bongo I am thinking about living without it because to me I ask myself this question….why fantasize when I could be out there getting the real thing. I find myself asking this question when I am looking at porn and stuff, and I tell myself “Hey, youre not a bad looking guy and you had girls before, why dont you go be more outgoing and get yourself a girl like what your are seeing.” I personally believe that what the mind sees it can achieve, and if it is a particular type of woman, then why not go after a woman that fits that category. Besides this, I think that it makes a guy perform better in bed.

@Eggie If you are finding that your levels of masturbation are impacting how you look at girls and your ability to go out and speak to girls then maybe it might be a good idea. I wouldnt say that it makes a guy perform better in bed without masturbation. Guys who masturbate regularly tend to be able to last for longer in bed in my experience and have a better understanding of their own bodies. If you feel stopping masturbating will help your confidence levels etc. then I would say give it a try. If you think you are masturbating to porn too much then you probably are for you. Everyone is different but stopping certainly wont do you any harm.

Dude, all things in moderation. You have to find a balance. If you’re spending all of your time watching porn, then yeah, you’re unlikely to develop a real relationship with a real woman. That doesn’t mean you have to join a monastery – find a reasonable balance.

It can’t be healthy going without it. I mean forever and ever? Oh no, that would be bad. I mean I think it would lead to health problems… Even for Monks.

Sex is a want, a desire, not a need. Some want it more than others. Masturbation is fine, not masturbating is fine. There is no “normal”, aside from extremely deviant behavior.

It’s OK as long as you only think about Jesus when you do it.

Some people I know who did a lot of that while growing up had zero staying power when they needed it most.

I believe I read somewhere that most people train their bodies to finish quickly when they are masturbating, sometimes because they must function quickly to prevent someone from finding them in the act. Another cause may be that, since they have no one else to please, people commonly just get to the good part as quickly as possible. The men I know who had this problem found it to be a big handicap in their relationships, sometimes a fatal handicap, and sometimes it took some time to improve the situation.

@RealEyesRealizeRealLies

I’m so glad that isn’t real.

“Hey, youre not a bad looking guy and you had girls before, why dont you go be more outgoing and get yourself a girl like what your are seeing.”

Because masturbating won’t give you herpes.