I wore those "tightey whiteys" for as long as I can remember. Then I got to college and had a rather sexually adventuresome girlfriend (to put it mildly). One of the first things she bought me was a pair of silk boxers, and let me tell you, the first day I wore them (when my girlfriend and I decided to go out to a movie) I had a perpetual erection. It was amazing how good the boxers felt on my penis and testicles – almost like I wasn't wearing any underwear at all. My girlfriend noticed this, and she constantly kept rubbing my crotch throughout the whole movie. I came close to staining my new boxers several times! Now, whenever I really want to masturbate but can't for whatever reason, I put on a pair of those silk boxers and go around in them all day. I don't always get an erection anymore, but I sure as hell have to have fun with myself when I take them off at the end of the day.
- age 23, Minnesota
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- age 15, New Zealand
Clothing has some different effects on me. First, when I wear something like tight underwear or something else that makes me look good to myself when I look in the mirror, I sometimes turn myself on just by looking at how I'm dressed. Second, I have a pair of shorts with a small hole in them that fits my penis and testicles – but only when I'm not erect, which makes for an interesting twist. Then I can masturbate right out of that hole, which for some reason is more fun. The last thing can be done with just about any cloth or even a feather. Just the feeling of cloth being swept across my genitals is very interesting.
- age 15, Wisconsin
I usually wear bikini-style underwear, but from time to time I wear boxers. Feeling my member moving free arouses me, and I usually get an erection. The only way to get rid of that is to masturbate. When I wear boxers, I masturbate more than when I don't. I love to pull my penis out of the fly without taking them off and watch myself in the mirror wearing them and masturbating.
- age 18, Chile
If I'm wearing my trousers with the zipper it's hard to pull up my pants before someone comes downstairs. I prefer to masturbate wearing track pants because they're easier to pull up and generally more comfortable.
- age 17, Australia
Seductive clothing sometimes enhances the fantasy aspect of my masturbation, but being totally naked is always the most arousing.
- age 40, Pennsylvania (female)
When I wear boxer-briefs and get an erection, my penis rubs against the cloth, and I get the urge to masturbate. But if I wear boxers, I don't get this effect. If I go "commando-style" and don't wear underwear, I need to masturbate often – probably because I find it so arousing to go without underwear.
- age 15, Canada
I wear only silk underwear and often rub myself against it before masturbating. I generally prefer to be completely naked when I masturbate, because I don't like to be restricted by clothes. However, if I'm online, I wear loose cotton shorts so I can easily pull my penis and scrotum out for some TLC if necessary.
- age 39, Wisconsin
I find that if I wear sexy clothes, I feel more attractive and it's easier for me to imagine a guy finding me attractive, which really turns me on. This makes it easier for me to masturbate.
- age 15, New York (female)
I have a pair of gym shorts I put on just to wear around the house when I'm in for the night. They provide easy, quick access. I've masturbated so many times with these things around my ankles that putting them on now sort of constitutes being "ready to rumble."
- age 19, Indiana
Boxers have a strong effect on my masturbation. I used to wear briefs all the time. Every once in a while I would put on some boxers to sleep in. Two years ago, I began to wear boxers during the day, and a brief hasn't touched my body since. I think it makes me horny all the time because my testicles are just swinging around. I love that feeling.
- age 18, Texas
Sometimes wearing Speedos makes me *really* horny, and I have to masturbate immediately.
- age 20, Norway
I find that if I begin masturbating with clothes on and then gradually take them off, it increases my pleasure. Sometimes I'll have everything on, stick my hand down my pants, and start to feel myself. Then I'll glide my pants down, continue, take off my shirt and bra and feel myself up top. Then I'll take off my panties a little – stuff like that.
- age 17, Florida (female)
I like to wear thin, short pants without underwear. I find it very erotic to walk around and feel my penis being rubbed by my clothes. With it hanging free, I can enjoy rubbing it through my clothes, and my movements also cause a sensual feeling. I have a woodworking shop in the backyard and I often get so horny dressed like this that I have to masturbate. An electric sander (without sandpaper of course) really feels good when placed on my crotch.
- age 66, Texas
Usually I have to be naked. It's just my thing. I am really uncomfortable if I masturbate with my clothes on. It also depends on how hot it is. If it's really hot I must be naked – but if it is cool, I just wear boxers and a T-shirt.
- age 13, California
The clothes make the orgasm. If I'm wearing nothing, I lie flat on my back and use my thumb and forefinger, "Stop & Go" – analyzing every nerve that fires in ecstasy like it was a science experiment. If I'm fully clothed, I open my fly standing up and pound away, relieving my sexual desire like a biological function. The most interesting is if I just take off my shirt and unbutton my pants, I like to lie on the edge of the bed with my legs over, not pounding but very intense – as if my wife (someday I'll be married) needs me so badly she can't wait to get my clothes off. Those last are the best and most intense orgasms, especially right after a long day at work.
- age 25, Minnesota
Underwear greatly affects my masturbation. If I wear boxers, I want to masturbate more because I'm hanging down and swinging, and my penis is always rubbing against my boxers. If I wear briefs, I tend to want to masturbate more if I see myself wearing them. And if I'm wearing a jockstrap, I constantly want to masturbate, because I love the way it feels. I got my first oral sex wearing a jock strap!
- age 16, New York
I usually masturbate naked, but sometimes at night if I wear satin or silk boxer shorts I like to leave them on, as they are cool and feel smooth against my penis. Sometimes also, if I'm with a mate, we get a pair of big satin boxers and both get in them facing each other. Then we lie down and roll around. Sometimes we thrust against each other to simulate sex. The orgasms are the best you can get, and it feels great to ejaculate all over each other!
- age 15, Australia
When I masturbate I sometimes wear Speedos, because they have that close fabric feel like silk. When I put the Speedos on and I start feeling the fabric around my testicles, I get tons of "pre-cum." The orgasm and ejaculation are much more intense, and a lot more semen spurts out.
- age 26, Canada
I find that jockstraps are very arousing, and when I wear them I can't help but get hard. I also wear them when masturbating as I find it really erotic.
- age 17, United Kingdom
I went to Catholic school when I was in the 5th and 6th grade. When I came home from school, my mother wouldn't be home for another 3 hours. While still in my uniform I would masturbate on my bedroom floor, flipping the skirt up over my head. One time I even went to school not wearing underwear, in hopes of masturbating at school – but once there I didn't have the nerve to try. What's strange is now that I'm older I can't *stand* to masturbate wearing socks. They irritate and distract me. What's also odd is right after I masturbate, I *must* put my underwear back on, even if the rest of me is naked. Thinking back on masturbating in my Catholic school uniform is a *huge* turn-on for me now.
- age 19, Massachusetts (female)
When I wear silk boxers, I want to masturbate more. Also, the looser my clothes, the more I want to masturbate – tighter means more strain on my testicles (not a turn on!).
- age 15, North Carolina
Ever since I switched to boxers, my masturbation sessions have been more frequent and powerful. Nothing is obviously the best thing to wear. Wearing shorts while "going commando" means an almost instant erection! And walking around the house with nothing on, with the possibility of being seen by the neighbors, is better than morning wood. Aside from wearing no clothes, silk boxers are always fun – but the best is a jock strap or string bikini. These just add to the moment! Seeing the bulge grow, watching the veins pop, and slowly sliding it off is enough to bring on an orgasm within seconds.
- age 18, Wisconsin
At times when I go to school, I get very horny because of my clothing. Sometimes my pants touch my penis and it becomes very hard. Then the urge to masturbate comes, and I must do it. Sometimes I even masturbate at school. Also at night, when I have just boxers on, I get the urge to masturbate. My penis swaying inside my shorts, the feel of the silk...you know. I become very horny so I need to masturbate. Oh, I love masturbation!
- age 17, Puerto Rico
The clothes I wear during the day definitely affect my masturbation. If I'm wearing something I think looks really good on me, and I'm really comfortable and relaxed in it, my scrotum and penis hang down and are larger than normal. Usually, it hits me when I get home from school. I'll go to the bathroom and look at my penis in the mirror when I'm done. It's so much larger when it hangs down, as opposed to being all shrunk up as it is sometimes. This gets me extremely aroused and almost always results in me going downstairs to my computer and masturbating.
- age 16, Indiana
Sometimes I masturbate naked and sometimes I wear clothing. When I wear clothing, I rub against a pillow (allowing me to control the pressure against my genital area) or a hard surface I can "hump" (like a bathtub wall). The clothing, underwear, and even jeans sometimes cause slight friction and added pleasure.
- age 18, Georgia (female)
I almost always masturbate with clothes on. I prefer loose clothing, and I wear boxers for easy access. This way, I can masturbate safely without the fear of being caught. If I hear someone coming, I can simply pull out or zip up quickly. Or, I pull my pants down around my knees with a blanket overtop, so that if someone comes in I am shielded and they're oblivious to what is going on. When no one is at home, I strip completely naked – this is more fun, but I am not able to do it often.
- age 17, Canada
Loose pants and soft knit boxers have always been a "dangerous" combination for me. The motion of my walking and the angle that I dangle often conspire to gently rub the head of my limp penis against the soft fabric of my boxers. My penis goes from swinging gently in the breeze to straining hard against my pants. Unfortunately, I don't often have the opportunity to take advantage of such happy circumstances. Sometimes, though, I'll be able take a "detour" to the nearest men's restroom. In the privacy of a stall, I'll slip out of my pants and underwear, fold up the offending boxers, wrap them around my erect shaft, and...! More than a few times I've walked out of a restroom with a happy look on my face and a pair of gooey boxer shorts stuffed in my pocket.
- age 29, Texas
I usually wear white, black, or gray boxer-briefs – but for some odd reason, whenever I put on my bright green boxer-briefs, I become almost instantly aroused. I almost always masturbate after putting them on.
- age 18, Idaho
I always wear clothes when masturbating. I can't do it naked – I'm not sure why. Maybe because being naked makes me feel vulnerable, like someone is watching me. Walking around the house naked is totally different; I do that all the time. Also, I like having my pants or underwear on so the backs of my hands have something to press against as my fingers work their magic. If I am using a vibrator, which is rare, wearing underwear keeps it in.
- age 29, California (female)
I don't wear boxer shorts because my erections (which happen at the wrong times) are too obvious. With briefs, the bulge made by an erection is less obvious. Also, I like to have my testicles pulled through the fly of the briefs while I masturbate. It gives a different feel.
- age 17, Ohio
I wear really soft cotton boxer-briefs. The nice feeling of the cotton often gets me aroused. I love to masturbate by rubbing my penis with the soft cotton of my boxer briefs or T-shirt. I often use this method when I masturbate at the computer. The feeling of the cloth brushing all around my glans and shaft drive me crazy. I also like to take the elastic of my underpants and pull it just below my scrotum to lift up my testicles. The constant pressure in that area enhances my feelings.
- age 40, Pennsylvania
I really enjoy masturbating in my school uniform without wearing panties. I've also had great orgasms masturbating in nothing but a pair of pantyhose.
- age 15, Australia (female)
I enjoy both masturbation and sex a lot more when clothing is still present. I don't know why this is so, but I do know my orgasms are much better when I simply have my penis protruding through my shorts as opposed to taking them off. I could masturbate for hours with nothing on, but when I am covered in clothing as much as possible with only my penis exposed, I enjoy fantastic orgasms fairly quickly.
- age 19, Connecticut
When I wear white socks during a masturbations session, I am *way* more aroused than when totally naked. I also love to see people in porno movies wearing only white socks. It's the *one* major clothing-masturbation tie I have.
- age 29, Kentucky
I'm an underwear freak, and while I masturbate, I like to put on different types of underwear, such as boxers and then briefs, bikinis, etc.
- age 17, Tennessee
I'm quite muscular, so I like to wear a sleeveless T-shirt or tight vest, which accentuates the muscles in my arms and chest. I'll wear a pair of shorts and not pull them down, but pull just the front down so the elastic is just underneath my scrotum, supporting and lifting up my testicles.
- age 20, Norway
I once wore really tight underpants – ones that fit me when I was about 11. My testicles were terribly squeezed when I sat in school without a chance to "free" them. Sometimes when I would get an erection, it would seem to me that my pants were exploding. I wouldn't masturbate until I got home in the afternoon. Then I'd go straight up into my room and start wanking.
- age 16, Australia
I love sagging (wearing extremely baggy shorts so my boxers show) when I masturbate. Sometimes I don't even take off my clothes; I just reach in through the leg of my shorts and have at it.
- age 21, Oregon
Sometimes I don't wear underwear, and the feeling of my penis bouncing freely and rubbing against my pants gets me hard. I enjoy being able to reach into my pockets and rub my penis lightly, or just hold it inside of my pants. When I'm not wearing underwear it's easy to do this, and when I get home, I can masturbate and it's great. It's like I have been masturbating all day, and my ejaculation is usually bigger than normal.
- age 15, California
I hate to wear clothes, so I wear as few as possible. I rarely ever wear underwear, so the constant rubbing of my penis against my pants is a turn-on, and I often have to just drop them and masturbate. The only problem I have is that I wear loose shorts, so I must be careful how I sit. People could see up my shorts and see my genitals. But that is also a turn-on if the right person is looking.
- age 48, Ohio
I love to prepare for a masturbation session well in advance by going around without underwear and in loose-fitting pants of a soft material, preferably shorts if the weather is warm. The feeling of my penis hanging free and the head rubbing against the soft cloth is exquisite. I find that going around like that really puts me in the mood, since my penis is very sensitive and "charged."
- age 15, Maryland
You might find this weird...I do. Vertical stripes turn me on. No, it's not a fetish, it's a problem! You see, when I see vertical stripes in any format (clothing, paint, etc.), I get an erection. It's sort of like when you wake up with an erection – it's there, but you don't feel like masturbating. But if I do imagine someone masturbating in a striped shirt, or two people having sex in striped shirts, it's enough to give me a spontaneous orgasm. I'm consulting a few psychologists to see who can help me the most. Wish me luck.
- age 21, Florida
If I'm wearing tight underpants, I see the bulge in them, get turned on, and start masturbating. That's about it, though.
- age 16, Canada
Clothing definitely has an effect. Silk is best! I like to be masturbated while wearing a pair of silk boxer shorts, but a pair of cotton flannel pajamas I bought at a garage sale 10 years ago is almost as good. As an older married man whose wife has gone through menopause (and has lost a lot of her libido), I get my jollies by having her masturbate me – as often as I do through intercourse. The sensations of being masturbated through silk are definitely better than having it done bare-handed. On those occasions when she does want to have intercourse, it makes foreplay that much better, too.
- age 63, Ohio
The one thing that turns me on more than anything is a pair of Speedos. I sometimes wear mine all day, just to feel the nylon sliding around on my erection. I sometimes use them to masturbate, which gives a really good feeling.
- age 17, Wisconsin
Clothing has very little effect on my masturbation habits. There are times when I wear very loose-fitting clothes and no underwear so it can stimulate an erection or result in my getting very horny. This is rare and happens only in the winter after a shower, when I'm wearing sweatpants and a fluffy shirt to keep warm. The feeling of my genitals swaying while I walk, or having the outside air sift through the fabric of my clothes, stroking them, enhances the sexual stimulation. During normal life, aside from this situation, clothes have no effect on my masturbation habits.
- age 36, New York