At college or in the military, if private showers were available, some people reported continuing to prefer to masturbate in the shower. But if only group showers were available, many people would either not masturbate in them at all or find a time when they could be alone. Many youngsters who began masturbating in the shower graduated to masturbating in their bedroom when they got their own room. However, many young teens reported preferring to lie in bed to masturbate. Or, mature adults would report still preferring to masturbate in the shower.
Women who preferred to masturbate in the bath liked to use water flowing either from the tap or through a vibrating showerhead for clitoral stimulation. Both males and females reported liking to use water streams from Jacuzzi jets to stimulate themselves.
Safety note: Although a few people mentioned it, we don't recommend using soap or shampoo as a lube, as it can irritate the skin. For more on this, see JackinSafety.]
I usually masturbate in the shower every morning before I go to work. It's a good way to start the day.
- age 26, Washington
I really don't like to masturbate in the shower. As convenient as it seems, I find there is nothing better than lying on my bed to masturbate. The orgasm even seems better when I am not in the shower.
- age 17, Indiana
Hardly ever do I masturbate in the shower anymore – once a month or less. As a young teen, though, I did it in the tub all the time! (and on the toilet... and in bed... and... and... and....)
- age 37, Washington
I masturbate most when I'm in the shower. The water is soothing, it's the highest level of privacy I can get, and there's really easy cleanup! I usually masturbate once every time I shower, sometimes twice.
- age 15, Canada
When I'm in my college dorm, I don't masturbate in the showers at all – at home, about one in five times.
- age 20, Virginia
Since I was about 10, I have always masturbated when I bathe. The only times I haven't was in my high-school gym-class shower. Later on, when I was in the military, I couldn't masturbate in the open showers, but in the private showers or when I knew no one was around I would do it. Back in civilian life, I would usually do it in the shower. As I have gotten older, I seldom do it in the shower. There's always time to enjoy it in bed or whenever I have time alone.
- age 54, Ohio
When I was younger, the shower used to be the main place I would masturbate. It was easy to clean up and private. Since then, I've realized it's far more noticeable to do it in the shower rather than in my bedroom. Spending 25 minutes in the shower could give the game away! Now I do it in the shower only when I'm sure no one else is home.
- age 16, United Kingdom
When I first discovered masturbation at age 12, it was in the shower, and that is where I masturbated – daily – throughout my teens. It wasn't until my early 20s when I moved away from my parents' home that I felt I had enough privacy to masturbate anywhere other than in the shower or bathroom. I never masturbate in the shower now – can't remember when I last did.
- age 36, Texas
I haven't been able to masturbate while in the shower or bathing for many years. It's not that I haven't tried – I could masturbate in the shower when I was younger, but lately I seem to be unable to get an erection in the water no matter what I try for stimulation.
- age 25, California
I'd have to say very rarely.
- age 16, Ohio
I usually masturbate once or twice a day, and yes, I am married. I masturbate in the shower almost every morning. Our shower curtain is not see-through, and my wife doesn't know about my ritual. She tells me she doesn't masturbate. I have tried to get her to, but she will not, and we respect each other's privacy. She is not very sexual and knows I do masturbate – but she does not know how much I do it. I have tried several techniques from this site, but most of them don't work well in the shower!
- age 29, California
I masturbate in the shower often because that's one of few places where I have total privacy. I'm a lot more comfortable knowing I'm in no danger of being caught.
- age 15, Pennsylvania
I masturbate every time I have a shower or bath. I have a handheld shower massager. Unfortunately, I find that although it turns me on greatly, it does not usually get me to orgasm. So I usually finish with my vibrator on the bathroom floor.
- age 26 Canada (female)
I masturbate every time I take a bath. It's the only place in the house where I can do it without being afraid someone will catch me.
- age 17, Poland
I masturbate every time I get a bath, and I usually invite my wife to join in. I have found this to keep our sexual activity still arousing, even after 40 years of marriage.
- age 60, Pennsylvania
Well, I never do it in the shower because if "it" gets wet and shrinks, I can't find it!
- age 25, Mississippi
I always masturbate in the bath because it's easier: I have more privacy, so there is less danger of being caught. The warm water might even be a turn-on. When sitting in a bath I am more relaxed, and last, the infamous cleanup is easier – just wash it away.
- age 17, Holland
I've tried masturbating while showering, but it doesn't really work well for me. I can't seem to get to orgasm while standing up. I prefer to be on my back or my stomach. That's why I like doing it whenever I'm taking a bath. That doesn't really happen too often, because I prefer to shower. But sometimes I take a bath just to masturbate and I use the water coming out of the showerhead to stimulate my clitoris. It's a huge turn-on!
- age 15 United Kingdom (female)
Nowadays I don't masturbate in the shower, but when I started at 12, it was the only time and place I could get any privacy. After a while I preferred doing it before having a bath, but it was often better doing it in the shower.
- age 44, Scotland
The only time I can masturbate is when I am in a shower. I am in college now. It sucks that I can't do it anywhere else
- age 19, Pennsylvania
Rarely now. When I was a teenager, the shower was my preferred place to masturbate 2 or 3 times a week. It had 3 things going for it: I could be naked and see myself in the bathroom mirror, soap was a handy lubricant, and the noise from the shower was a neat way to cover up some heavy breathing and stroking! I also thought I was doing the right thing by spending lots of time in the shower. Mom thought cleanliness was important! Now, since I don't have to "cover up" my activity with the shower, I find it much more satisfying to pleasure myself when and where I please.
- age 55, Connecticut
Only about once every 2 or 3 months do I masturbate in the shower. We don't have a detachable showerhead, so I have to scoot myself under the faucet (a technique learned from JackinForHer). Also, the orgasm I get with this method is quite different from my usual orgasms, so it's something of a special treat.
- age 18, Massachusetts (female)
I never masturbate in the shower. It doesn't feel as comfortable to me to do it standing up. I like to take my time masturbating in bed. Occasionally, if I am visiting friends and have no other place to do it, I'll masturbate in the shower just to relieve myself, but I don't enjoy it all that much.
- age 29, South Carolina
I don't usually masturbate in the shower, but I do so almost always right beforehand. However, when I take a bath, I always masturbate. With the warm water all around me, I just get the biggest erection, and I can't help touching myself.
- age 17, Massachusetts
I never masturbate in the shower – no need to. I live alone and I love to get naked and take my time with myself – usually on the couch or in the bed.
- age 30, Florida
I never masturbate in the shower. I always masturbate only by rubbing my naked body up and down on my bed. I can't seem to achieve orgasm in any decent length of time any other way! Obviously, when I'm in the shower, I can't do this.
- age 17, Scotland
Almost every time I shower, I masturbate. The combination of warmth, relaxation, privacy and time to oneself makes it a natural opportunity to masturbate. If I take a shower, which I prefer, the feeling of the hot jets of water from the hand shower underneath my scrotum is wonderful. If I'm bathing, oils can help me relax still more and provide a ready source of lubrication. However, you need to be more careful with cleanup to avoid telltale signs. Also, the noise of splashing water can be heard outside the bathroom (embarrassing memories from long ago).
- age 44, United Kingdom
When I turned 12 and started masturbating, I often did it in the shower, but it took too long and my parents didn't want me to stay in there so long. So I did it in bed at night and sometimes in the morning. After school, I sometimes masturbate with a friend at his house because both his parents work. I still soap up my penis in the shower, but I usually don't ejaculate.
- age 13, Florida
When I was a teenager, after I discovered the joys of tub faucets, I'd masturbate there a couple times a week. In college, I masturbated there almost exclusively, since I rarely had the privacy to do it anywhere else. Now that I have my own apartment and my own toys, I find it more comfortable in places other than the tub – at least until I buy a removable showerhead!
- age 23 Maryland (female)
Only once or twice a week. Usually I'm in that morning rush. However, weekends are perfect because you can take your time and plan your showers so you can masturbate, enjoy it, and still have enough time to get ready for wherever you have to go.
- age 20, Canada
I usually prefer having visual stimulation when I masturbate, so it is quite rare for me to masturbate in the shower. I'm not saying I don't; in fact, I've even found ways to bring magazines into the shower with me! As for the tub, I sometimes take a bath early in the morning (at 2 or 3 AM) when I'm alone. I don't know why exactly, but I always seem to get excited while I'm in there, and I wind up masturbating every time.
- age 18, Connecticut
I rarely go into the bathroom intending to masturbate, but once I'm in the bath and feel the water lapping against my penis, it kind of gets hard and I can't resist. It's even worse in the shower, feeling the water trickle over it and seeing myself in the large mirror on the opposite wall. So really, I masturbate in the bath and shower almost every time. There's something about being naked and wet that makes me very, very horny!
- age 18, United Kingdom
I seldom do it in the shower anymore because it tends to add too much extra stimulation. I do it in the whirlpool at the club occasionally. I've even done it with others in the whirlpool with me. It's a real turn-on to be climaxing when others are just a few feet away and unaware.
- age 43, Minnesota
Because I'm in college now, I masturbate more in the shower than I did when I lived with my parents. I enjoy the rush of the water as it beats over my shaft and head (especially under the head). I also like the feeling of being in the same place as other naked guys. The thought of it turns me on. I still masturbate out of the shower, though.
- age 19, Indiana
"I recommend masturbating in a totally cold-water shower.
The orgasm might make you collapse in ecstasy."
I am a university student and live in a dorm with common showers. I masturbate everyday in the shower, and most guys do likewise. Sometimes I share a shower with a guy and I do it with him. That usually leads to more sexual stuff in the dorm room...go figure.
- age 23, Indiana
I find it isn't necessarily easier to masturbate while I shower, but sometimes the experience is better. Normally, I don't masturbate while I shower, but if I want to get two things done at once, I will. If the shower is particularly hot or cold, it really heightens my experience. I recommend masturbating in a totally cold-water shower. My orgasms are stronger, ejaculations farther, and my erections are quite hard when I masturbate in a cold shower. Of course, you have to get used to the cold water, but the experience is worth it – the cold water won't kill you, but the orgasm might make you collapse in ecstasy.
- age 16, Nebraska
I like to masturbate every time I shower, especially when other boys are in the dorm showers right next to me. I try to be really quiet and think about them while I do!
- age 18, Ohio
I never masturbate in the shower. I live with one other male and two females. We have a house rule of fooling around with others or yourself only in your own room. I respect that and hope they do as well. Now, when I do get a place of my own....
- age 23, Canada
I never masturbate in the shower. I tried once, but upon reaching orgasm, I slipped and fell. So the moral of the story is to make sure you have some non-slip stickers on the bottom of your shower for safety's sake.
- age 29, Missouri