It's difficult to decide a favorite position, because I like them all. A long, leisurely session in bed, right before I go to sleep, is wonderful. I also enjoy wandering around the house naked, slowly masturbating as I walk. But if I'm forced to choose, I suppose standing in front of my full-length mirror, watching each and every movement and facial expression, is my favorite. It's as though it's proof that I'm enjoying it as much as I think I am. Close to the end, I bend my knees slightly and flex my leg muscles. It makes the orgasm a lot more powerful.
- age 68, Texas
This Week's Wackiest Response:
My favorite masturbation position is slightly above the Roman numeral IV. It's extremely pleasurable to masturbate while surrounded by Roman numerals – I never masturbate without one around somewhere.
- age 15, Canada
I usually masturbate kneeling on a towel (for easy cleanup). But sometimes, I masturbate lying flat on my back – actually, I do this only when I'm with someone else, because in that position, if I'm very excited, I can ejaculate over my head!
- age 31, New York
I like to stand in front of the bathroom mirror. This gives me the most privacy and leads to an easy cleanup. A shower always follows, further facilitating cleanup. My wife is not a fan of my masturbating, so this position is the best. When more privacy is available, lying on my back or sitting in a chair are also enjoyable. These other positions happen once a month or so.
- age 42, Massachusetts
Lying down is the best, since it is the first position I tried. Now, I sometimes masturbate while half sitting, half lying down in my chair. I have managed to masturbate while standing only twice – it seems to be so difficult.
- age 14, California
I have to change positions. I start out masturbating on my back looking up. This is best for letting my hand wander over the front of my legs and belly and for playing with my nipples while I relax and masturbate with the other hand. It's a nice position for daydreaming. It gives me the best access to touching my clitoris and enjoying the texture of my vulva and vaginal opening. and it's also my favorite for intercourse and for sleeping. But when I masturbate most intensely, I have to put a finger on my clitoris, clamp my legs tight together, and roll over onto my front, pressing into the bed or floor. My body goes rigid and I wiggle the finger as I clamp my legs around it as if I am trying to keep the finger from moving at all. It feels like a struggle but the little wiggle next to my clitoris always wins and I have a most intense orgasm. I don't know if anyone else in the world does this, but I have done it ever since I was a girl. I don't like to have intercourse turned in that position – it's just the way I masturbate.
- age 59, Maryland (female)
My favorite position is on my back lying down in my bed. I usually get totally naked and use the fist technique. Other times I do it in the shower half sitting up and half lying down. Occasionally, I lie on my stomach and rub my penis against my mattress. It feels great at the different speeds I hump.
- age 15, New Jersey
My best orgasms almost always happen when I'm standing up. I don't know why, but I always ejaculate harder and more while standing, particularly when looking in the mirror. Often I masturbate sitting or lying down. When I am ready to have an orgasm, standing up to finish almost always speeds the process.
- age 20, Arkansas
My favorite position is standing up in the bathroom looking at myself pumping away in the mirror. Most of the time, I like to let the hot water run in the shower so the steam fills the bathroom. It makes me hot and sweaty, as if I were pumping for hours. It's such an erotic feeling!
- age 14, California
I usually masturbate in the shower; it's not my favorite, just more convenient. I *love* to masturbate lying on my bed, using talcum powder instead of lube, and just lightly caressing my penis head until I ejaculate. I do this about once a month.
- age 15, Australia
I do it in a recliner at full extension, and then I stand up to do pelvic thrusts. I average two to three positions over the course of a week, masturbating daily for at least 30 minutes.
- age 42, California
My favorite position for the past few months has been humping my pillow, with either a lubed baggie or the "Fifi" from JackinExpert. This way, I can rest on my elbows while I read erotic stories or look at pictures of hot guys. The orgasm is always so intense I often bury my face in the extra-long pillow to be quiet. I have found that since I can hump my pillow for a long time (an hour once!), I have gotten more solid in my abs and thighs – an added bonus.
- age 17, Hawaii
My favorite is to lie in bed with my back propped up on pillows and a mirror arranged on the side so I can watch my hand stroke my penis. But if I wake up with an erection, sometimes I just pump it lying flat on my back. Occasionally I've done it standing over the bathroom sink in front of the mirror. Then I can just rinse away my semen afterwards. If I'm sitting in front of my computer masturbating and then decide to finish, I'll stand up and ejaculate into my hand.
- age 50, Canada
I always lie on my stomach and thrust against my mattress in bed. It was the way I discovered masturbation (quite accidentally) when I was 10 years old. I always have gone to sleep using the same method after hitting the sheets. Since I've gotten onto the Internet, I use the simple fist method much more while sitting in this chair – but nothing beats the original and the best!
- age 17, Australia
Mostly, I just do it standing in front of my mirror, admiring my body and penis. Sometimes I lie on my back and throw my legs over my head so I can get a better view of everything.
- age 20, New York
My favorite position is on my knees on soft carpet. Then I spread my legs apart and start masturbating. I tend to transfer from this position to lying on my back during masturbation sessions.
- age 14, California
Usually, I am sitting because I love to watch porn. Sometimes I lie down, but most often, I'm sitting.
- age 24, Washington
My favorite position is my own variation of the "Baggie & the Mattress" technique from JackinExpert – very slow and with much lube. But because it takes so long and generates quite a lot of noise, I do it only when I'm home alone, which happens less frequently than my need to masturbate. So, my favorite technique is not the one that I use most. I usually use the "regular" technique so I can do it in my bedroom at night or whenever I must masturbate quickly and quietly.
- age 17, Belgium
I masturbate naked, lying on my back most of the time. For a different session, sometimes I get into a kneeling position, put paper on the floor, and see how far I can ejaculate.
- age 26, California
I really enjoy masturbating in my desk chair in front of my computer. It's great! I take off all of my clothes, sit down in the chair, and masturbate while looking at my favorite gay porn Web sites. The greatest thing about the chair is that it has fur on it. The fur feels great rubbing against my butt as I masturbate. I rarely masturbate anywhere else.
- age 18, Tennessee
Until I was about 14, my favorite position was lying on my stomach humping my pillow. I really liked that, but my bed got too noisy. So when I changed to using my hand, my favorite position was on my back with my head propped up so I could see my hand going up and down my penis. But since I discovered sex sites on the Internet about 4 years ago, my favorite shifted to sitting in a chair while I do it. I never used my left hand to masturbate until I made that change; in fact, I couldn't even get the rhythm. But once I started using the computer, I needed my right hand for the mouse, so I shifted to my left. So there I am – naked or with my pants pulled down, masturbating with my left hand as I sit in my computer chair. I love it!
- age 26, West Virginia
I like to sit in a chair. It is best for me because I can sit in front of the TV and watch an adult video or look at pictures on the computer. Normally, I masturbate twice a day, and I'd say one in every 4 times, perhaps every other day, I get into another position. Usually, the alternates are either standing in the shower or lying on my stomach.
- age 28, Ohio
My favorite position is sitting on my knees. It's easy, steady, and you can control where your semen goes. Otherwise I do it standing, but that takes more energy, and it's a bit uncomfortable. But hey, when you are in a small bathroom and you have to do it, it's always a solution!
- age 19, The Netherlands
I enjoy masturbating while standing up the most, because I masturbate either in the shower in my dorm (semi-public is very arousing to me), or standing in front of a full-length mirror so I can see my climax. Also, standing up makes my legs more tense, so the orgasm is even more intense. About once a week, though, I masturbate lying on my back so I can see how far my semen flies when I ejaculate.
- age 18, Wisconsin
It varies – I often masturbate in the bathtub with a hand-held showerhead, and when I do this I kneel, even though end up with sore knees! When I'm in bed, I usually just lie on my back. Recently, though, I've started masturbating on all fours because it's easy to fantasize I'm having sex doggy-style, which I love. The only problem is that my left hand and wrist get sore from resting much of my weight on it.
- age 19, England (female)
My favorite position is lying on my back. I masturbate a couple of times every day, so sometimes lying on my back is too risky. The bed shakes and someone might be listening. Also, it's hard to hear if someone is coming into my bedroom. So, I must masturbate discreetly standing up about 3 times a week. This way I don't make much noise, and if I hear someone coming into my room, I can cover up and pretend I'm changing my clothes.
- age 16, Ireland
My favorite position is lying on my bedroom floor while looking into the floor-length mirror in front of me. I love to watch myself masturbate this way. It's a rush to watch my scrotum lift up into my body, my anus pulse, and my face contorting in orgasmic bliss. But when I don't have the time or privacy to do that, I either lie in my bed and masturbate to a porno or take care of business while sitting on the toilet with my favorite mag open in my lap.
- age 20, California
Probably 75% of the time it's on my back in bed with my knees drawn up and spread. Next would be sitting with my hand down my pants watching TV. Once in a while I do it in the bath, too. I suppose the least common way is standing up. I do this only rarely, usually if I am out and desperate for relief – I do it in the toilet (quietly).
- age 38, United Kingdom (female)
I just get an erection and rub my penis through my briefs, all the way to ejaculation. It's fast, enjoyable, and fits most scenarios. Other than that, I quite often simply get naked and slow down a bit by caressing the area between my anus and scrotum. That is my favorite place to start either intercourse or "self-play."
- age 26, China
I live at college with a roommate, so I usually have to masturbate standing up in the shower. But every now and then, if he goes home for the weekend, I can lie down on my bunk and go at it. It's a little more work for cleanup, but it's worth it just to get to lie down.
- age 19, Georgia
I generally masturbate while lying on my back. My favorite sexual position with a woman is with her on top of me; so lying down facilitates that fantasy. I masturbate in a different position usually once or twice every week or two.
- age 24, Ohio
I use many positions – lying on my back, lying on my side, standing up, and on my hands and knees. But my favorite is kneeling and leaning back on my heels on either a firm mattress or the floor.
- age 47, New Jersey (female)
My favorite position for masturbation is upside-down. I have a pull-up bar, and I like to hook my feet over it and begin to masturbate. At orgasm, I try to catch as much of it in my mouth as possible. I never masturbate in any other position – this is the only one for me.
- age 16, United Kingdom
Because I am disabled, it's not easy to be comfortable. However, I find that reclining on the side of the bed with one foot on the bed and resting on one elbow is the only way for me.
- age 51, California
My favorite position is the "frog-sit," as my friend calls it. Basically it's a position where the knees are bent and the legs splayed, with the calves pressed against the thighs and the insides of the thighs pressed against the floor. I find it quite arousing because it opens up my anal and prostate region to stimulation from the floor. However, when I masturbate while online, I sit on the chair with my legs wide open.
- age 18, Singapore
I like to do it lying on my back. It's odd – all my friends like to do it on their knees, and they think I'm weird when I have to do it on my back. Oh well, they don't know what they're missing. How are they going to have sex with a girl while they're on their knees?
- age 14, California
I always lie on my stomach. This helps the blood flow to my clitoris and makes for better finger penetration. I've used this technique since I was 9 – pure ecstasy!
- age 21, Tennessee (female)
I thought about this for a long time, and I have to say it doesn't really matter to me. On the bed, it's different because I usually don't have any material (TV, computer, magazines, etc.) to help me. I love to do it in the shower. Yet I guess my favorite is sitting while surfing the Internet. I masturbate two to four times a day, mostly sitting.
- age 19, Finland
My absolute favorite masturbation position is lying in my bed with legs crossed "Indian style" with a pillow under them. I always take my PJs off, lie back with a full erection, and pump away. I don't use this position very often, because I need to avoid being caught. (I'm completely naked on my bed in a room without a lock on the door, for crying out loud!) If I masturbate any other way, it's usually with my penis under the showerhead, and once again, pumping away.
- age 16, California
My favorite position is sitting on the edge of the bed or a chair with my legs spread apart. I think this started as an adolescent when I would find time alone in the bathroom and sit on the toilet (with the top down) while experimenting with masturbation. In this position it's easy to use my left hand to catch my semen so it doesn't get on the carpet. My girlfriend likes to perform fellatio on me in this position, too. It works well for both of us.
- age 31, Alabama
My favorite position is sitting on the toilet in my bathroom, totally naked, watching myself in the mirror on the door while I masturbate. I have done this every day since I started to masturbate about 5 years ago. I get very turned on watching myself! I also masturbate in my bed, lying on my back. Lately, I have to masturbate two or three times a day, so I often am either sitting someplace else, like at school or at a friend's house, or standing up, if I have to hurry.
- age 17, California