My first time was real good; I was 11 and had read a sex education book, so I had planned it and knew what I was going to do – knew what to expect might happen. It was a truly magical experience and I felt extremely horny, nervous, and slightly awed. The second time, the following night, was even better! I had the same sense of excitement and awe, but also a feeling that I was in control, that I had passed a barrier into manhood, and I could never return. Now I could get my body to feel that same wonderfully blinding sensation of yesterday, by my own will, with my own hand. Wow, it gave me a real sense of power over myself. And I guess I just had a better sense of the rhythm of it, and built it up better to the point of no return when I let my hand go into overdrive. The second orgasm was just as intense as the first, but I felt also very peaceful and somehow grown up. I knew I could do this new thing whenever I chose.
- age 37, United Kingdom
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- age 17, Australia
I remember thinking, "Please let it happen again." I was worried that I'd never be able to make myself climax again.
- age 27, Arkansas
I can remember the feeling being more intense and controlled than the first time, which happened by accident. I remember my penis being so sensitive afterwards that I could hardly walk. As I did it more often, the sensitivity faded away.
- age 18, Ohio
Even though it was a long time ago, and I was very young (6 or 7 years old), I remember the first two times very well. I had been rubbing myself on the support pole to my swing set for quite a long time. It felt really good, but one day I got this amazing throbbing, tickling sensation that caught me completely by surprise. I really liked it, but I was so surprised that I didn't have the time to savor the feeling. I just fell limp to the ground, in awe of what I had just felt. The next day I waited in expectation for my mother to go to the store so I could do it again to see if that would happen again, and when she left, I mounted my swing set and started in. Sure enough, I could feel it coming, and my second orgasm hit me much like the first. This time I was expecting it, and I enjoyed it 100 times more than the first time. I had discovered the habit that is still my favorite to this day.
- age 55, West Virginia
I remember that my second orgasm was surprisingly unspectacular. The first time had been amazing – I had been reading JackinWorld and decided to try it. My breathing started going faster and I was like, "This is it, this is it, finally." The second time, I was like, "I'm doing it again!" However, it was more toned down – the surprise was gone, and afterwards I thought, "Is this all there is to it?" Eventually, it became increasingly more pleasurable again, but there was a brief period when I thought it would be nothing at all.
- age 14, Virginia
My first time was quite by accident and caught me unprepared – I had been lying naked in bed, rubbing my duvet against my groin. The second time occurred the following evening, but because my first had been quite messy, I moved to the bathroom. Obviously I was interested in the orgasm, but I distinctly remember being more fascinated with ejaculating (this was an important symbol of manhood for me). However, I was only 11 at the time, and all the playground talk about masturbation was pejorative then. But because they used a very definite hand gesture to denote the practice, I tried to fool myself that I wasn't masturbating. I did this by fully retracting my foreskin and rubbing a flat hand against the sweet spot behind the glans. It was about 3 days before I closed my hand around the shaft and used my foreskin to glide back and forth. It all sounds foolish now, but it just goes to show not only how negative attitudes can affect you, but also the inevitability of masturbation.
- age 21, United Kingdom
I was at my aunt and uncle's house. I had masturbated for the first time only the day before and I wanted to do it again. I remember that I got an erection, walked into my aunt's bathroom, and started to masturbate, but it was different from the first time. My second time was my best. I began to shake and sweat – it was awesome! I never had experienced anything like it at all.
- age 14, Indiana
I knew what was coming. I was 13 the first (and second) time I masturbated to orgasm, although I'd been touching myself "down there" for over a year. I had finally decided to actually touch myself, instead of doing it through my panties, which made a big difference.
- age 45, California (female)
The second time I had an orgasm was also the second time I masturbated. I was hoping that same great feeling would happen again. I remember the first time that I had an orgasm, I screamed, and everyone was home. I was about 10, in the bathroom, and they all asked what had happened. Then the second time, I waited until everyone had left the house before I masturbated – it was great! I remember a great feeling in my chest the first 6 times I masturbated and then the pleasure slowly started to decrease. Also, the second time I masturbated I wondered when my penis would start getting bigger from masturbating. (Someone had made fun of my small penis in the bathroom and told me that if I masturbated it would get longer.) If I could go back and enjoy masturbating more, I would.
- age 15, Washington
I clearly remember my first time of masturbating to orgasm, I am sure everyone does. I happen to remember my second time quite well, too. I was still in awe that I had been able to ejaculate for my first time, so later that day when I was in bed I decided to try again to see if I could duplicate it and was just thrilled that I could! This was the start of a beautiful relationship and so far we have both been faithful to each other.
- age 35, Canada
I was just concerned about being able to recreate the same incredible pleasure using the same technique (shower head on my penis while floating in a very deep bathtub of warm water). I remember that I did have a great orgasm, but I was a little disappointed with the amount of semen that came out compared with my first orgasm. I also remember that when I had my first orgasm, I didn't have any pubic hair, whereas for my second one (about 4 months later), I had a thick bush of curly red hair; this made me feel much more like a man, especially since my penis had also gotten a lot larger during this period.
- age 16, United Kingdom
It was similar to the first time. I woke up on my bed sweating, curled to the side with my blanket between my legs, thinking of girls. Still in a dreamy state, I continued to hump the sheets. I climaxed as on the previous day, but this time, I noticed that my pajamas were a bit sticky. I had ejaculated for the first time.
- age 18, Indiana
The biggest thing I remember about the second time is that I knew what would happen when I put that vibrating massager on my penis. The first time was just curiosity. And boy, what a surprise when I shot my first load ever! That second time was like Christmas and my birthday combined – right here, right now! (I was 14 at the time.)
- age 56, Illinois
I don't remember a whole lot about the experience, but we were staying at a hot spring resort. Earlier that evening I had "discovered" what happens when the jets on the side of the pool hit you in just the right spot. I wasn't entirely sure what happened and so went back for a second try. I remember it taking less time to reach orgasm, though I didn't know what that was at the time, and it was not as intense as the first time.
- age 17, Canada (female)
The second time, I did it the same way as the first, only naked (not in pajamas), and I had something to clean up with. Also, from that time on, I did all my own laundry, especially my sheets. I did get messy, but I loved it.
- age 51, Colorado
The best thing I remember is the fact that I didn't think I had done something to totally screw up my body. When I masturbated the first time, I wasn't expecting anything, and I interpreted my orgasm as some weird reaction my body had to what I did. I waited a few weeks until I felt comfortable again, and the second time, my orgasm (though I didn't ejaculate semen yet) was wonderful, and I could join the ranks of the happily masturbating teenage male.
- age 18, Ohio
The main thing was that I knew what to expect, so I was much better prepared, both mentally and practically. Mentally better prepared because I knew what was going to happen and *let* it happen instead of thinking "What the *hell* is going on? " and then stopping. Practically better prepared because I wrapped my penis in toilet paper, which got a bit soaked at the end.
- age 44, California
I do not remember the first or second time I masturbated to orgasm, I only remember that I was very young, perhaps in first or second grade. However, I do remember the first and second of my orgasms that incorporated ejaculation. I recall having a lot less semen the second time. I was very hesitant to masturbate that night, scared that I was wasting my semen and would not be able to have babies when I grew older. I gave in to the urge that day and have done so every day since.
- age 14, Ohio
My situation is probably different from that of most people, because I experienced a spontaneous orgasm with ejaculation when I was 12 1/2 years old; however, I had not been masturbating, but merely sitting around with my erection out of my briefs and jeans. That experience was so frightening that I didn't try anything for the next 3 years, despite almost nightly "wet dreams," which were equally disturbing to a kid that had never had sex education. Shortly after my 15th birthday, I developed a throbbing erection that persisted throughout a bath one night; I did not touch myself other than drying off my penis following my bath, which was sufficient to set off an orgasm. Despite being a slow learner, I nevertheless thought I might be able to reduce or even eliminate the "wet dreams" by rubbing my erection next time I had one. "Next time" was about 24 hours later, as I stood before the toilet with my underpants and jeans around my ankles, gently rubbing my erection with toilet tissue just to be tidy; my experiment proved successful, and I soon was spraying semen. I was still convinced I was doing something sinful, but it felt too good to stop; furthermore, the experience became delightfully erotic when I starting rubbing my erection with my hand.
- age 62, Michigan
I remember being very disappointed, because the feeling was nowhere near as intense as the first time. I have just had to live with it ever since.
- age 16, United Kingdom
The second time I masturbated to orgasm, I was sitting in the shower using soap as lube. It was much more intense than the first time. I tried to be quiet so my family could not hear me, but it was so intense that I could not hold back and I moaned loudly. I told my family that I had fallen in the shower and that was why I moaned.
- age 23, Australia
When I first masturbated (I was 12 1/2), only a few drops came out. Overall, the experience wasn't much, except perhaps the novelty and surprise of it. My second time wasn't until a month later. That time was much better than the first. After that, I would do it only once every couple of weeks. Now, at my 13th birthday, my sessions are the best they've ever been, and I do it daily.
- age 13, Illinois
My second ejaculate was white, thick, and creamy. The first was clear, thin, and watery. I seem to recall that the second produced a much better feeling, too. I still remember the first one very clearly, however, even though it happened over 50 years ago.
- age 63, California
The first thing I remember about my second time is that I tried it standing up; plus, I was with a bunch of my friends at a sleepover. The first time I did it, I was sitting down. Also, the second time that I masturbated, I ejaculated. It took me a while to realize what was happening. At the sleepover, we had a contest to see who could shoot the farthest and because I hadn't ejaculated the first time I masturbated, I was scared that my friends would laugh at me. However, I actually shot the farthest – I was so relieved!
- age 16, District of Columbia
One day many years ago I watched a friend masturbate and I could hardly wait to get home to try it myself. I remember being in such a state of shock the first time that I hardly noticed what it felt like. The next morning, I tried it for the second time, and I remember that it was the greatest feeling I'd ever experienced – before or since. Thirty-two years later, it's still hard to believe how good it feels. I've pretty much been an addict for the last thirty-two years.
- age 46, Pennsylvania
I think I was just hoping that the first time wasn't just a dream.
- age 15, California
The first time I masturbated was purely by accident. The second time, I felt like I was planning a bank robbery. Nobody could be home; I'd use the upstairs bathroom; I'd drink lots of water beforehand so I wouldn't get a headache like the first time. Finally, the right opportunity occurred and I went into the bathroom. After a few moments of playing with my penis to get it hard, I reached for the soap, and a few minutes later, I ejaculated in the sink and had the *biggest* headache ever. I honestly thought God was punishing me – and that was funny because I didn't believe in a vengeful God, but that was the only explanation I had. My eyes even went blurry and I had to rest on my knees for a minute – but man oh man!
- age 24, Washington
I remember after the first time I did it I thought it was sick, and I was disgusted with myself. I said I would never do it again – but the very next day I did it. It lasted a lot longer than my first time, which was much quicker than I expected. I remember that it felt just as good, if not better. I also knew what to expect, and you learn a lot after the first time.
- age 18, Minnesota
I was 14, and watching TV with my brother, who was 20 then. We were both naked, as my 3 older brothers and I usually do that around the house. Then something on TV aroused me and I started stroking. My brother told me to go to the toilet so I would not make a mess, but actually, I was still quite unsure of what I was doing to myself. I remember that it felt so good masturbating in the toilet that 20 minutes later, I was at it again!
- age 20, Malaysia
Oh, the second time was quite different. The first time I masturbated, I didn't know what I was doing; the second time, I was doing it on purpose. The orgasm after the second time was quite more pleasurable than the first one; since then, I have masturbated a few times every day!
- age 16, Bulgaria
In 6th grade, I discovered masturbation by "humping" my pillow. I folded it in half so that it made an opening. That night, my family went out to dinner but all I could think about was getting home, locking my bedroom, and doing it again. It felt the same – amazing. However, it was a mess to clean the stain off my pillow, and within a few weeks, I had discovered that my hand and a tissue would be better.
- age 29, Florida
As a matter of fact, I don't remember the day of my first orgasm because at the time I was unsure of what had happened only because it was kind of weak and no sperm came out; from what I had read, both of these should be a part of a normal orgasm. My second orgasm (the very next day) was strong and I definitely could tell what it was, although for a while, I still did not ejaculate any sperm. I remember that I was in the downstairs bathroom (with my brother on the computer near by – kind of scary, but oh well...) and I remember starting to get a feeling like I had never had before so I kept going and like two minutes later, I shook all over and could not control my muscles. After I left the bathroom, I'm almost sure my brother knew what I was up to, because he gave me a very strange look. Oh well, I know he masturbates as well, so what is there to be embarrassed about? Oh yeah, all of this took place when I was around age 10 or 11.
- age 18, Maine
The second time was within minutes of the *first* time I did it. And, it was exactly the same. It was through my swimsuit against a water jet in the main swimming pool of the Polynesian Resort at Walt Disney World. It was March 1976 and I was 14 years old – and my parents never did realize why they could never get me out of that pool during almost the entire vacation! Yep, the first time was an accident – the second through 20th times were deliberate. And I actually didn't learn how to use my hands until months later. Meanwhile, after we got home, I would masturbate by putting my penis under the bathtub faucet and squirting the water hard with my thumb! Yep, just call me the Water Method Man (apologies to John Updyke).
- age 41, Arizona
I had my first "wet dream" when I was 12, awaking early one morning, and noticing that my stomach and sheets were all gooey. I realized what must have happened, because I remembered dreaming about being naked in the school showers and everyone had erections. I still had one, so I tried masturbating for the first time, and after only a minute or so, I ejaculated. That day after school I was dying to tell my best friend and bugged him all day, saying I had to show him something after school at my house. He followed me home, we went to my room, and I got naked. I started to stroke my penis and after a few minutes of him staring intently at me masturbating, I ejaculated all over my stomach. He asked me if it hurt because I was moaning so much, and I said it was just the opposite – that it felt like nothing I had ever felt before. I told him to try it, but all he managed was a small dribble of clear, white fluid until about a year later when he was finally able to ejaculate.
- age 19, Michigan
It was right after my first time. I was 12 years old and sharing a bedroom in our summer cottage with two of my cousins. What I did felt so extraordinarily good that I immediately woke them up and showed them what to do; then we spent the rest of the time before breakfast doing it to each other. It was a great day of discovery for all of us! So, was it different from the first time? Well, it's always more fun when other people are involved, isn't it?
- age 41, Florida
I definitely remember my second time as well as my first one. My first time happened at a sleepover at my best friend's house and we got to talking about puberty, sex, and our bodies. Eventually we started to "show off" to each other by showing our budding breasts and the little bit of pubic hair we were getting. Then we started to touch each other and started to play around where it felt good. I think we both knew what masturbation was but never had done it until that night. We "played" with each other until each of us felt something where we couldn't do it anymore because it felt too good. I remember feeling so good (not weird or perverted) when I went home the next morning. Later that night, when I was in bed by myself, I decided to duplicate the pleasure I had gotten the night before and eventually did. I found it was tougher to get to a "climax" but with some work, I did. Since then, I have mastered my self-pleasuring skills and to this day, my friend and I still like to mess around and please each other.
- age 19, Arizona (female)
The second time I masturbated was quite different from the first – I had been rubbing my penis for as long as I could remember for the pleasurable feeling it gave me, but this "first orgasm time" was different. I had an insatiable urge to rub faster and could not to stop until my entire body seemed to freeze and explode at the same time as I climaxed. I was horrified when the ejaculate came out. I was so scared that I talked to my father, who said it was absolutely normal and explained why I had to masturbate. So, my second time was great because I knew what I was trying to do, wasn't scared or confused, and was relaxed as I stroked myself to my second orgasm.
- age 29, Pennsylvania
I very clearly remember this occasion because, having found out how to ejaculate, the second time that I masturbated I demonstrated the whole thing in front of my two brothers in their bedroom. In many ways I found this even more exciting than my first orgasm because they had never seen me with an erection before, let alone masturbating. Also, they both tried copying what I had done. My 12-year-old brother (at the time) ended up having a full ejaculation, even more spectacular than mine, and my 11-year-old brother looked as though he reached orgasm but without ejaculation. Therefore the occasion was, and probably always will be, very memorable to me.
- age 15, Belgium
I had been masturbating for a number of weeks before my first orgasm, and when it finally happened in the shower, the sensation nearly brought me to my knees. As I felt it coming I was somewhat frightened but then I knew it was the first of many. The key difference between that first one and the second one the following day was that for the first one, nothing came out. On the second one, there was a flood of semen, and that was totally thrilling. I remember rubbing it all over myself and tasting it.
- age 59, Michigan
The first time I climaxed, I was pretty freaked out because I did it somewhat by mistake. The second time was a lot better. I realized then what all my friends had been talking about when they were joking about "wanking."
- age 15, Ireland
My second time, I made sure I was alone in the house. I undressed and ran the water in the tub until it got warm, and then switched it to the hand-held shower. I got into the tub and took all the time I wanted to run the warm spray around on my breasts, my belly and legs, and then onto my lips and clitoris. The day before, I had spent "too long" in the bathroom and left people shouting at the door because I had chosen to hold the spray between my legs where it felt good, and had just kept it there until the feeling got so sharp and wonderful that I quivered and shook and then felt the feeling go away. This time (and many, many times since), I just took all the time I wanted. I closed the drain to let the warm water rise around me, and then let it out when the water got too high. I urinated into the warm spray of water when I felt like it, and let the urine go out with the water (something I still do). I held the spray against my clitoris that afternoon, and kept moving it very, very slightly, and discovered so many feelings that I love and treasure – who wouldn't remember a "second time" like that?
- age 41, Connecticut (female)
At age 9, I was taught to masturbate by a 12-year-old neighbor boy. About 6 months later, home alone on a Saturday morning, I had my first orgasm (dry, of course). I was lying in bed slowly masturbating and reading a comic book when suddenly my penis became more important to me than Captain Marvel. After catching my breath, I ran down the street to tell my older friend and masturbation tutor the good news – but nobody was home. I quickly ran back home to my bed for more masturbation! The second orgasm of my life occurred after only a few minutes of stroking and was much more explosive than the first – I vividly remember saying aloud: "Wow – Now I know where I am going and how to get there!"
- age 53, California
After my first orgasm, I simply kept going. Several minutes later, I had another orgasm. That is the only time I've ever been able to masturbate to orgasm twice in a row. Both orgasms were absolutely incredible! I have come close to their splendor but not achieved it again – yet.
- age 17, Illinois
I remember it was the first time I really knew what I was doing and what was going to happen – and, bending over and looking closely at how my clitoris changed and turned redder and just loving it.
- age 27, Missouri (female)
It was a long time ago, when I was 13, and what I mostly remember was that the second orgasm was better. The first time, I woke up one morning with a hard-on and what I later came to know as that tingle called being horny. I didn't know what to do about it, just that I had to do something, so I pulled down my underpants, rolled over on my belly, and started rubbing my penis rhythmically on the bed sheets. The feeling was wonderful, but the orgasm was too fast and very, very messy. I worked up the nerve to ask my dad about it when he drove me to school that day. To my surprise, he was really open about it, as if he'd been waiting for me to ask. He told me it was perfectly natural and okay to do, he showed me with some hand gestures how to do the basic "fist" technique, and gave me a piece of advice that's served me well for nearly 50 years – the end result is better if you take your time and enjoy the ride getting there. I put his lessons to work that night, and my slowed-down, hand-held second journey to orgasm was way more pleasurable than my first.
- age 62, Massachusetts
The second time I remember thinking to myself, "Don't let it hit the wall in back of you...Don't let it hit the wall in back of you...."
- age 15, Arizona
The first time I hadn't a clue of what I'm doing; I was just washing myself, and it felt good around there, so I went on to climax. So, it was quite different the second time, being aware of doing something sexual. I remember clearly that the first time, I wasn't actually thinking of anything except for the nice feeling, and I just didn't feel like stopping. Just after my first orgasm I connected it with sex, so I remember the second time, I was fantasizing about having sex with a girl already, which was very different, mostly because I was thinking all the time about that it must also feel so good for "her."
- age 26, Poland
My first orgasm was the result of a determined effort over the course of several days to simulate what I had read and heard about sex when I was 13. The orgasm and ejaculation caused a major "Eureka," but it was more because I was successful and had proven my theory. It was kind of... clinical. I entered into the second session a day later in the same spirit, to improve my technique and gather more data. That orgasm was the one people talk about – the one where you are taken by surprise, get weak-kneed, wonder what the hell just happened, feel guilty and excited and tingly, and then realize that for the rest of your life you'll do it over and over and over again. The second one is the one I always wish I could reproduce and the one I will never forget.
- age 19, Maryland
I remember my second time better that my first – when I was 13 and just starting to get my period. I was in the shower, put the wand on my vagina, had a climax in the shower, and didn't know what it was. A few days later, I had just got out of the shower and was nude on my bed with the door locked and started to rub my vagina and feel all around it. I found a place on the top that I loved to touch. I kept touching it and rubbing around it for some time and it starting feeling great. I played until I had an orgasm. It was so strong; I loved it, did it about 6 times that day, and found out what masturbation really was. I love it still, am married, and have 3 children.
- age 31, Florida (female)
The first time I masturbated, I discovered quite by accident that rubbing my penis in a certain way felt really good. And I continued up to orgasm but stopped the hand movements when the orgasm started, so I got some "backwash" and an uncomfortable, somewhat painful feeling. I wondered why people would do this if it hurt when you finally had an orgasm. The second time, I didn't stop moving my hand when the orgasm started – and I understood why people like to do this so much.
- age 18, Texas