Many males who already knew about ejaculation described their pride in "becoming a man" when they first ejaculated. Others who didn't know about it before were either puzzled by it or frightened, fearing that they had an infection, or had "broken" something. In these cases, friends, siblings, cousins, and (sometimes) compassionate parents calmed their fears and assured them everything was working just as it should. Both males and females described the buildup to orgasm as feeling that they had to urinate. Many actually went into the bathroom and tried to do so unsuccessfully.]
My first orgasm and ejaculation came at age 11 as a result of manual manipulation of my penis, and was a complete surprise and shock. The milky drops on the floor worried me, and I checked them out before wiping them up. In my ignorance I thought it might be fluid that cushioned my testicles and might get "used up" if I did it again. By the next day my memory of the mind-shattering pleasure of the orgasm overcame all fears and I did it again. And my penis worked again, and my next thought was that I had to show this to my same-age male cousin.
- age 64, New Jersey
Actually, I knew very little. I was around 10 the first time I had an orgasm. I was rubbing myself and suddenly felt a tremendous shivering feeling pass through my body. I knew about sex and had read the "birds-and-bees" books, but didn't have a clue that what I had experienced was my first orgasm. I couldn't ejaculate then. The first few times I did surprised me somewhat, although by then I realized what it was.
- age 16, Australia
At age 12 I'd read about orgasm in sex ed – that it was some biomechanical reaction to the stimulus of friction. It was described as pleasurable. I'd assumed it was like urination or a bowel movement – no big deal – and that sex in marriage was just an obligation. I didn't think it would be more pleasurable than the erections I already got when I had "impure thoughts." And, until I self-discovered *it* months later, I had no idea just how pleasurable it was. The moment my body began the run-up to orgasm I was carried away by the sensation, and the force of the climax surprised me. In my stupor I recognized *this* was what it was all about. No wonder people were so obsessed with sex – I certainly was after that first time!
- age 51, Virginia
I had no idea what it was. I thought there was some sort of liquid called orgasm.
- age 19, Sweden
I was about 12 when it happened first, and it was a complete surprise. Our clothes washer sometimes got out of balance and shook so much it would shut itself off before the spin finished. It often required physically sitting on it to finish its cycle. One day I was washing clothes while my parents were working and, of course, the thing became unbalanced. I had seen my mother sit on the machine to control it, so I did the same. I lay diagonally across it with my crotch resting on the front right corner while the machine went into its shaking, vibrating spin cycle. After a few minutes of the vibrations, my penis got hard and I soon had the strangest feeling between my legs as I came to my first climax. The unexpected but *very* pleasant sensations both frightened me and gave me extreme pleasure. Needless to say, I always volunteered to wash clothes after that!
- age 50, Tennessee
I expected ejaculation to feel just slightly better than urination. I had my first orgasm in bed. I was feeling sexually excited, and I began to rub my penis up and down on the mattress. It felt really good, and soon I got a funny feeling and couldn't stop. Then I climaxed – it was the most intense thing I had ever felt. I think I actually flipped over in bed.
- age 15, New Jersey
I knew you could rub your penis up and down and that it was supposed to result in ejaculation. Friends had told me they had done it in the showers. So I tried, but nothing much happened. When that special tingling finally occurred, everything went very fast. I was quite shocked and completely lost track of time during my orgasm. I didn't know whether it had lasted for seconds or half an hour. This never happened to me again – probably because I've always expected the orgasm since then. Before, I hadn't been able to imagine orgasm very well, but I'd never have guessed it would be so powerful a feeling.
- age 19, Germany
I was told it was like a major rush when you do it, but it was so much more than that – it kind of scared me by how great it felt. Why do people say not to do it? I mean, it just feels so good!
- age 13, Virginia (female)
My first orgasm happened in the shower. I was probably 12. It felt good just to soap up my penis and testicles and rub them. All of a sudden one time, I had an orgasm! I did not know what it was – just that it felt *very* good. I suspected it was naughty, but I loved it and did it whenever I showered after that. It was probably at least a year later that my dad had a talk with me about the "birds and the bees" and he explained what an orgasm was. Of course, I did not tell him I had already experienced many of them!
- age 58, Montana
I had been masturbating since 4th grade. It felt good, but I couldn't yet ejaculate. When I saw my sister in the living room masturbating with a hairbrush, I got a big erection. So I decided to start. Once I saw her climax, I sort of had an idea of what it would be like. It was exactly as I had expected – the greatest feeling in the world. I'm glad I got to see her do this; otherwise I wouldn't have started masturbating until later.
- age 16, Germany
I knew the feeling was intense. My mother didn't talk about such things with me when I was a teenager. I would climb a pole or ride a boy's bike, and that is what started the feeling. Soon I was humping things such as a stuffed animal to reach an orgasm. Once I started masturbating, I certainly didn't want to stop. I now masturbate about twice a day to relieve stress, sometimes with my husband watching so we both can climax.
- age 35, Indiana (female)
My parents had given me a book called "The What's Happening to My Body Book for Boys." It had very useful information on topics such as orgasm and ejaculation. I had a pretty good idea of what one was. One day I tried it, and it was the best thing I had ever done. It took me about a year and a half until I had my first ejaculation. (I was 10 or 11 when I started masturbating.) My first ejaculation happened after reading a very sexual book; I got "pre-cum" for the first time, and then I masturbated. Only a little came out, but I was very proud of myself.
- age 15, Pennsylvania
When I was 12, a friend who was 14 let me watch him masturbate. He kept telling me that it felt real good. I tried it for a week or so but would fall asleep before reaching orgasm. Then one night it just sort of happened. I had never imagined it would feel *that* good! I've been doing it ever since.
- age 52, California
My first orgasm was very interesting. I had no idea what it was, because I was only 12 years old. All of a sudden this overwhelming feeling came over me. I ran into the bathroom because it felt like I had to go. However, I didn't and soon realized it was rather enjoyable. I've been having orgasms ever since!
- age 18, Virginia (female)
I learned how to masturbate from a 14-year-old friend when I was only 12. I did not ejaculate until 4 months later. I knew what semen looked like but had no idea how intense the orgasm would be. Wow, what a rush! I could not wait to tell my friend that I, too, was a man.
- age 52, Michigan
I knew about orgasm, and I loved it. But the first time I actually ejaculated semen, it was a whole new powerful feeling. Afterwards, I felt like a "real man." I also enjoy reminding myself of the feeling every day!
- age 15, United Kingdom
I knew what it was, and I had my first in the shower. I could barely stand up it was so good!
- age 12, Canada
I didn't know what an orgasm was until I had my first one by masturbating. I was playing with my erection as usual, but this time I got carried away and I couldn't stop. Even though I was scared by how swollen my penis was becoming, I kept stroking it like it was an instinct. Finally I knew something had to give because there was just so much pressure building. I thought my penis was literally going to explode. That's when I climaxed for the first time. I was 12 years old, shocked, and proud.
- age 25, Oregon
I had heard of an orgasm before I had my first, but I didn't really know what it was. The first time I masturbated I didn't ejaculate, but I felt a great sensation from my penis, which I wanted to experience again and again.
- age 16, United Kingdom
When I first ejaculated, I completely knew what was happening, and because of that I scared myself. I thought, "Oh no, I'm going way too far with this masturbation thing." I stopped, but a few minutes later I returned and ejaculated into the toilet. That was 7 years ago.
- age 18, California
I started masturbating just under a year ago. I had been told about masturbating, and about orgasm and semen. But about the procedure I had only been told it was about "rubbing the penis." I had been trying to ejaculate for over a year but didn't know how to do it. I tried all sorts of rubbing of the head, etc. I did get an erection easily enough. But one night I was surfing the net and I found a site for penis-enlargement products. It had an instructional video there, and in that video it showed a man masturbating to get an erection to use in the tube. I then tried his fisting technique and it worked! I have been masturbating, usually once a day, ever since.
- age 16, Australia
I was 12 the first time I had an orgasm, and I didn't have a clue. I was rubbing my genitals simply because it felt great. The next thing I knew, this incredible feeling enveloped my entire body. It scared me so much I went to my older sister and told her what had happened. She patiently told me that what I'd been doing was called masturbation and that the incredible feeling was an orgasm. We must've talked for over a hour, during which time she told me of a few of her own masturbation experiences. I have her to thank for my good, healthy attitude about masturbation.
- age 37, California (female)
I knew about ejaculation but not orgasm. Of course, the first time I remember masturbating to orgasm I was about 12 and therefore wasn't ejaculating yet. I didn't know what to expect, so when it happened I was like, "Whoa! What the heck happened?!" Not long afterward (several minutes), I correctly deduced what had occurred and did it again.
- age 16, Michigan
I first masturbated one week ago after I found this site accidentally. I had been extremely horny for the previous few days. When I found this site, the first thing I did after reading through it was to lie down and masturbate, reaching an orgasm in only seconds. Everything I know I learned from JackinWorld!
- age 11, Florida
I knew that sperm was supposed to come out, but I wasn't ready for the intense feeling of actually ejaculating. I had been masturbating for a couple of years with dry orgasms, and when I first spewed, it was a surprise – a happy one and a little messy. I was 13 and later than my friends, so I had to show them I was catching up. I understood then why they thought ejaculating was so cool; it was a big step above my earlier orgasms.
- age 15, Texas
When I was 7 or 8 years old my dad got an anatomical chart of the male human body and gave my brother and me a lecture on the mechanics of "the birds and the bees." I figured that ejaculating must be just like urinating with an erection. I didn't really understand about how the genitals grow and become more sensitive, and of course, my dad didn't say anything about an orgasm feeling good. I started masturbating around age 10 because it felt good, but when I finally had an ejaculation (at age 12), it was a total surprise. I'd expected a lot more semen – perhaps several ounces – and was completely unprepared for the intense physical sensation. Afterwards, my penis and scrotum were sore and my anus kept having these little twitchy spasms (even though I hadn't done anything with it). But, I knew I loved the feeling and would do anything to experience it again.
- age 34, Washington
I didn't know what to expect. My best friend told me it was just one really intense feeling, and another friend said you could feel yourself working up to it, and then – BOOM! The first time I was so busy trying to feel these things that I didn't even really know what had happened. The next time I just didn't concentrate as much, and when it happened, I knew.
- age 14, Washington (female)
When I first masturbated (about age 13), I had no idea what orgasm or ejaculation was. I just kept rubbing my penis for fun now and again, and then one day I went over the edge (climaxed) for the first time and ejaculated. I saw all this semen on my chest and said, "Wow!" Afterwards, I looked up masturbation sites on the Web, until I found JackinWorld. Not until then did I learn about these new sexual feelings.
- age 15, Australia
I had read a few sex books as a young dude, so I knew what to expect when I first ejaculated, but it was way more exciting than the words explained. My first orgasm was much more forceful – my penis pulsed, my back arched involuntarily, and my legs thrust out straight. The book didn't mention the great odor of the semen, the new odor of my sweat, or how much a guy would sweat during masturbation. It was great for a young guy to experience all this for the first time.
- age 25, California
I knew about orgasm because an older female friend told me about it. She showed me how she did it, and then I did it while she watched and encouraged me. It was better than I expected, and it is even better now, 4 years later. Since my first experience with masturbation was with someone watching, rather than alone, I really like to do it with others, male or female.
- age 19, New Zealand (female)
Actually, I didn't masturbate to orgasm until after I visited JackinWorld over a year ago. I knew what an orgasm was before then, but I had no idea what it felt like. I'd had wet dreams before, so I knew somewhat how it might feel. But after coming here, I decided to try, and it felt so awesome it was beyond words.
- age 16, New Jersey
Considering that I "thought" I had achieved orgasm with a previous lover, when it actually happened – my legs shook and my release was absolutely extraordinary – I knew that is what it *had* to be.
- age 23, Illinois (female)
I have never had a great orgasm until last week when my girlfriend masturbated me. Until she did it to me, I never made any sounds or felt so good. I have been masturbating for many years and nothing has ever made me feel so good.
- age 18, Canada
Well, I knew enough, I suppose. When I was 10 I found my dad's Penthouse Forums and read some of the stories. So at that point I became aware of orgasm as a pleasure thing as opposed to simply something for making babies. And I read a lot of romance novels, so I had that view of things. I also had heard a *lot* of female friends say they had not had particularly good sexual experiences early on and that sex was nothing like the depictions in romance novels. But my first orgasm was with my current boyfriend, and I must say our sex is a lot like what's in the novels, only probably a bit kinkier. Since I didn't know exactly how it would feel (only that it should feel good), I didn't have much in the way of expectations, but I liked it a lot.
- age 22, California (female)
I had no idea how intense an orgasm would be. The first time I had one while masturbating it was so intense I went "blind" during the orgasm. I have been trying to get that first-time feeling ever since, but none has even come close.
- age 15, Minnesota
I didn't have the slightest warning of what was about to happen. I was nearly 13, lying in bed, tickling my erection because it always felt so good. Then I was seized by this incredible sense of imminent urination. My whole body tensed up (trying to hold back the urine, I thought). Then there was all this white stuff pouring and flying out of me! I thought it was evidence of some kind of horrible, probably fatal infection. A few weeks later I confided in a friend. He told me I was okay and even demonstrated that the same thing happened to him. What a relief!
- age 35, Washington
My best friend and I were about 9 when we first discovered the water faucet (we took baths together as little kids). We had no idea what we were doing; we just knew the feeling was incredible. We took turns until the water ran cold and was overflowing the tub. I didn't hear about orgasm until much later – I didn't even know I had already been having them in abundance!
- age 18, Illinois (female)
I had seen my cousin, two years older, masturbate and ejaculate. I tried, but at age 11 I could not ejaculate. Still, I liked the feeling of orgasm. Finally, when I was about 12 1/2, I ejaculated. My cousin and I have seen who can ejaculate the most. I usually win.
- age 16, California
It was exactly what I expected! It was great! I had intercourse many times before I started masturbating and hadn't had an orgasm yet, so when I finally did, it was great!
- age 18, Alabama (female)