A couple of years ago I was showering in the local Y. Seeing no one else in the shower or locker room, I slid off my swim trunks, got on my knees, and went for it. It was great and extremely intense, but then I looked around and saw this guy standing at the entrance. He didn't say anything, and to this day I wonder if he knew what I was doing.
- age 16, North Carolina
I was masturbating and using a cucumber as a "toy" for additional stimulation when my dad walked in on me and was shocked! Later he said it was not because I was masturbating, but because I was using the cucumber.
- age 22, Tennessee
I was masturbating in the school toilets with a friend. When I ejaculated, my semen covered my black trousers. I had to go through school with sperm on my trousers.
- age 19, New York
It was the only time ever that I was caught, and why did it have to be my mom? I was 16 or 17. At that age I was doing it everywhere – bad idea when it's your parents' bathroom and you *think* you locked the door!
- age 29, California
I had just borrowed a vibrator from one of my friends, and when I got home from school I decided to try it out. I got on my bed, spread my legs, and started. Since I thought no one was home, I moaned a lot and while I was climaxing, I screamed pretty loudly. Then I dressed and went into the kitchen to get an after-masturbation snack and found that my mom had come home early. She asked me why I was yelling, and my face turned really red from embarrassment. I said I had stubbed my toe on something.
- age 16, Wisconsin (female)
When I was in school, I stopped at a diner on the way home for the holidays. After eating, I had the urge to masturbate, so I went to the restroom. I thought I had locked the door, but I didn't know that because of repairs to the ladies' room, the men's was temporarily "coed." Just as I ejaculated, the door opened and a lady came in. She looked at me, turned around, and left. I put myself back together and walked out of the diner feeling that everyone was looking at me.
- age 65, New York
A few years ago when I was 16, my boyfriend wanted some pictures of me to masturbate with, so he asked me to pose for him. I agreed. We were at his house, in his room, and no one was there except his brother, who was 15 then. I got naked, lay down on his bed, spread my legs, and let him snap the pictures. I felt a little embarrassed because he kept leering at me. We were just about finished when his bother came in. I was so surprised that I fell off the bed! His brother stared for a minute, then backed out of the room completely embarrassed (but I think I was more embarrassed). My boyfriend, whom I am still with today, just cracked up laughing. I never felt so embarrassed in my whole life. I still have trouble facing his brother, who is 17 now (and really hot). I get all flushed and have a hard time talking to him.
- age 18, Oregon (female)
Easy answer – I was masturbating in my college dorm room. I finished and then fell asleep on my bed – jeans at my knees, shirt pulled up, stomach "wet," hand still you-know-where. My roommate returned unexpectedly, unlocked the door, and walked in – with *three* of his friends!
- age 40, Ohio
My mom walked into my room when I was masturbating. I didn't know she was home. She caught me with my penis in my hand! She said, "I'm sorry," and closed my door when she left. I was so embarrassed that I couldn't finish masturbating. During dinner that night I was uncomfortable, but my mom said nothing more about it.
- age 14, New York
A friend and I had just gotten starting playing with each other when his little sister knocked on the door. She thought she heard voices (she didn't know I was in the house). I had to hide in the closet while my friend put on his pajamas and opened the door to talk to her. I thought for sure we were both dead meat.
- age 44, Ohio
I was having a very "stimulating" phone conversation with my boyfriend and really getting into it, having a great time. Then my mother walked into the room and saw everything – me on my bed, legs spread, and definitely enjoying myself. All my mom could say was "Oops, sorry!" I could do nothing to play it off. No pun intended, but I was caught red-handed. My mom left me alone and never said anything about it, but I think she understands now why our phone bills have been so expensive lately!
- age 16, Wisconsin (female)
My wife was out of town for the weekend. After working around the house, I took a nap, awoke with an erection, and decided to take advantage of it. I was still masturbating when my mother-in-law came by to see how I was doing. I hadn't heard her come in, and I didn't know what to do. She smiled and said she understood – she had lost her husband 2 years earlier.
- age 45, New York
I was on vacation last year and my parents had gone away for the day. I was sitting on a sun-lounger, totally naked and having a nice masturbation session, when the guy turned up to clean the pool. I don't think I've ever moved so fast in my life as when I saw that guy and darted inside. More embarrassing was seeing him again every day after that!
- age 15, Scotland
I walked in on my boyfriend masturbating. He was really embarrassed. I was, too. Although I've tried to joke about it and discuss it with him, he's still really upset about it and won't talk to me about it at all.
- age 21, Australia (female)
My mom found semen on my clothes when she was washing them.
- age 13, Mississippi
When I was 17, my girlfriend and I were making out pretty heavily in my car. I felt the urgent need (and was comfortable enough with her) to start masturbating. Unfortunately, I was also pretty tense. When I reached for my fly, I farted loudly. That has to be my worst experience ever – I hope.
- age 25, Canada
Famous last words: "I forgot to lock the door...." The beat was going on, the point of no return fast approaching. My 7-year-old sister came home from school, making her afternoon run to the bathroom, only to find her brother hunched over his nudie magazine. "Mommy, [so-and-so] was in the bathroom playing with himself."
- age 16, New York
During my freshman year of college, I lived in a dorm with two other guys. One night I was alone in my room and getting set to masturbate. I had my pants down and a nice picture on my computer screen. I thought the door was locked, but soon I found that it wasn't. My roommate walked in and caught me with my pants down. At first I thought I was safe, but a few months later he mentioned it at a party. I was highly embarrassed.
- age 20, Maryland
My friend and I were talking on the phone. He told me that he masturbated and wanted to know if I did, too. I told him that I did, and it kind of got more involved. After I described my routine to him, he burst out laughing and said he was only messing around with me and he had really made all that stuff up! I was so angry and embarrassed.
- age 15, Colorado
My mother knocked on my door as I was masturbating. As soon as I pulled my pants on, I hopped off my bed and answered the door. Then she asked, "Did you eat that cucumber I was saving for dinner?" Just as she said that, she glanced at the floor and saw half the cucumber just under my bed! I was mortified!
- age 18, Canada (female)
My wife found me playing with myself while I was in the shower. However, she was very understanding and actually helped me finish.
- age 30, Pennsylvania
I was in my room masturbating when my brother came in. I almost had a heart attack. I was so embarrassed I felt like stopping masturbating for good – but happily that idea didn't last too long.
- age 16, Canada (female)
My girlfriend was giving me a hand job in my room when my mom walked in. It probably would not have been so embarrassing (yeah right!), but she walked in at the very end of the session when the first thing she saw was my penis straight up and semen spraying from it! I was grounded from that girl for quite a while!
- age 18, South Dakota
I was caught by a teacher.
- age 14, Michigan
One day in high school I was feeling really horny. In gym class I snuck into the showers early, and since I had an erection, I started to masturbate. I was really getting into it and must have lost track of the time, because when I ejaculated, I looked up and there were at least 20 guys watching me and grinning.
- age 23, Michigan
I was on a trip to Mexico with a group from school. I masturbate every day but hadn't done it for the first 4 days of the trip – so I really felt the urge to masturbate one evening. All three of my roommates were asleep. I didn't think they'd wake up, so I lay nude on top of the sheets and began to masturbate. As I climaxed and began to ejaculate, I grunted extremely loudly, waking my roommates. There I was naked, with an erection, and semen on my chest, while my roommates stared at me. I instantly got the nickname "Jack." Luckily it was the summer after my senior year, so I didn't have to face more embarrassment at school.
- age 18, Illinois
Once my girlfriend was at my house, and we were in my room cuddling. She got up to go to the bathroom, and I had this intense need to masturbate, so I did. Before I knew it I was reaching orgasm and couldn't stop. I must not have heard her walk back in, because she was standing right there and saw me ejaculate. At first I felt so embarrassed, but now we've talked about it and she's watched me masturbate a few times.
- age 14, New York
When I was 15, we went camping at a lake for a week. Mid-week, 3 friends and I went to take a shower, but only one shower was working so we all got in. We kept our swimsuits on until we started using shampoo and soap, and then we took off our suits. After several days of not masturbating, we got erections fairly soon, one right after another. Soon we were all laughing – then came the "how far can you shoot?" questions. Then it became a contest to see who could masturbate the fastest and shoot the farthest. We had no idea we were being so noisy until my dad came in and said to knock off the noise and keep it to ourselves. Four 15-year-olds standing naked with full erections and obviously masturbating, and your dad walks in – it was more than embarrassing.
- age 40, California
My brother (19 years old) caught me rubbing myself back and forth on the arm of a chair – I thought I was home alone! I was being rather noisy about it, and he walked up behind me and said, "Feel good?" For a week my face was so red around him! Later, we joked about what I was doing.
- age 16, Kansas (female)
I was masturbating at work and another employee walked in on me. I was able to get things "under control" before he knew what was going on.
- age 27, Pennsylvania
One day I masturbated with a friend because we were both curious about it. I ejaculated into his eye! I wasn't prepared for that, since it usually just dribbled out. To make matters worse, when he ejaculated, it went up into his hair. It was embarrassing, but it was also one of my best sessions.
- age 15, United Kingdom
Like most males, my most embarrassing situation was being walked in upon by my mother. She just said, "Oh, sorry – I'll come back later." She was really cool about it. I lost the erection, but it was nice not to be lectured about it. (I was 16 at the time.)
- age 22, Canada
A month ago my mother walked in the front door when I was masturbating nude on the living room couch. That was *so* humiliating! Later, she sort of laughed it off and said it is a normal thing to do, but that I should do it in my bedroom or the bathroom. Last week she walked into my room with some clean underwear, even though the door was closed, and yes...I was on my bed nude and masturbating! This time I didn't stop – she just put the laundry on my dresser and walked out with a grin. My mom is *very* cool.
- age 15, New Jersey
I was visiting someone at college one day. I was only about 16. I felt the urge to masturbate, so I went to the bathroom in the dormitory. While I was masturbating at the urinal, a guy who lived at the dorm walked in. I had to hug the urinal so he wouldn't see what I was doing. To this day, I have no idea whether he saw.
- age 27, California
Last summer I was on a Greyhound bus going to a city, sitting in the back seat with another guy who was 16 right in front of me. It was dark, and I got totally horny and needed to relieve myself. So I took my penis out and started to stroke it, thinking he wouldn't notice. About halfway through, he jumped up and sat beside me. It scared the bejeebies out of me. I felt really crappy, but he just smiled and asked if he could join me. So we did it together. But all the while I was totally embarrassed. Still, I *did* enjoy myself completely.
- age 15, Canada
This happened back when I was in college and in between boyfriends. My roommate and I were watching "An Officer and a Gentleman" one night, which left me glowing a bit down below. I was lying on the couch, in sweats, a blanket over me, and she was in a chair across the room where, since the lights were low, I didn't think she could see anything. I quietly slipped my hand into my panties and masturbated to what I thought was a silent little orgasm. But something made her turn and look – an involuntary sigh or a squeaky couch spring? Just as I was climaxing, she asked, "You couldn't wait?" I was mortified, but I noticed that she kept her legs crossed tightly through the rest of the movie then hurried off to her room when it was over.
- age 32, New Jersey (female)
About two months ago, my friend and I spent some time on the Internet looking at adult sites. I felt the urge to masturbate, so I discreetly went to my bathroom and quickly masturbated. I walked out of the bathroom and caught my friend listening at the door. I think he was more embarrassed than I was.
- age 27, California
My friend and I each thought the other was asleep, so we were masturbating. We caught each other.
- age 15, Canada
A friend and I were masturbating together and we thought we were home alone. Just as I climaxed I heard a voice say, "Oho..." I looked up with my penis in one hand and semen all over my stomach. In the doorway stood my older brother and his girlfriend.
- age 20, Sweden
I was in my girlfriend's bed. I thought she was in the shower, so I started masturbating. However, she came back just as I was about to climax. I couldn't hide my erection, nor could I stop myself from climaxing. She liked it, though, and later encouraged me to masturbate with her present.
- age 33, Netherlands