Generally, when kids first learn to masturbate, they do it frequently and for shorter periods of time. As they mature, they begin to discover the joys of taking longer. Some have practiced techniques for prolonging their masturation sessions, thus deriving greater pleasure from them.]
I usually go for about 15 minutes if I'm pushed for time or if someone else is at home – but I've gone for as long as 5 hours. I was pretty sore after that. Still, I felt good, though physically drained. I go through periods of wanting to masturbate a lot, and then I don't for a while. I used to think frequent masturbation was bad for me, but now I don't care.
- age 22, Australia
My sessions take 25 minutes. I'm very happy with it. I think it is the correct amount of time, because I reach super-orgasms and enjoy them a lot. If you hurry up, you do not get as much pleasure, and if you last a long time, the thing becomes boring. I think a typical masturbation session should last between 20 and 30 minutes.
- age 18, Argentina
My typical session lasts about 7 minutes. I can't say I'm really happy with that amount of time. I really wish they would last longer, but I run out of things to do. I'm not one to do anything with my butt (occasionally a marker or finger). What I really want is to invest in a vibrator, but since I'm only 17, it's kind of hard for me.
- age 17, Pennsylvania (female)
My sessions usually last around 20 minutes – but if I've gone for 3 days or more, it can be as quick as 10 minutes. Sometimes my penis becomes so desensitized it can take 40 minutes or longer. I often go soft without climaxing. I don't care so much about duration as about sensitivity. I'd like to get more out of my sessions.
- age 44, California
My sessions range from 10 minutes to an hour-and-a-half. I sometimes wish it took less time when I masturbate in the morning so I wouldn't be late for school. It takes me longer in the morning, and I've been late to school a few times because of it.
- age 16, Kansas
My sessions usually last about 10 minutes. I do rush some, as I don't like my husband to find me. I wish I could have several hours to pleasure myself.
- age 50, Florida (female)
Unfortunately, my average session is only about 10 minutes at most. Being married with 2 kids makes it difficult for me to find a longer block of time. My favorite time is in the morning if my wife is in the shower first and the kids are still asleep. Then I can get my full 10 minutes or even more! Rarely do I have time at home alone to do it. Our sex life is fine, even great. But I still enjoy a good masturbation session alone!
- age 29, Virginia
It all depends on how much time I have. I can climax in around 2 minutes if I need a quickie. But if I have all the time in the world, I relax and try numerous techniques. After 30 minutes to an hour, I usually ejaculate large amounts. Often my girlfriend and I masturbate ourselves for 20 minutes or longer, either as foreplay or after sex.
- age 18, Minnesota
It depends on whether I am by myself or with my wife. Generally when I am by myself my sessions tend to be anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes. If I'm with my wife, they can take up to an hour. With my wife, many things are going on and they interrupt the masturbation. When I am by myself I generally concentrate on orgasm and finish sooner.
- age 51, Georgia
I get annoyed that I take so long to reach orgasm during masturbation. Also, unfortunately, I can't reach orgasm through penetration alone – so if I decide I want an orgasm during sex, I have to masturbate until I'm right on the verge of orgasm, and then have my boyfriend start penetrating me. He gets very impatient waiting for me, because I take about 25 minutes. But when I'm alone, I take only about 10 minutes.
- age 18, Australia (female)
I have two typical sessions. One type happens either after school or in the morning. The other is really only when I cyber-chat. I can start and finish the first kind in about 30 seconds – really! In the other type, I know I go for 30 minutes and many more things happen. I like the long sessions better, but sometimes I just have to go for it and masturbate as fast as I can.
- age 16, Texas
My typical session lasts 15 to 20 minutes, but I have gone as long as 3 hours. I would like to last longer, but I have a roommate – and although I know he masturbates and I am sure he knows I do, we do it in private, generally believing that the other is asleep. We've never discussed it, but maybe we should so we both aren't so inhibited.
- age 39, Ontario, Canada
I just learned how to masturbate, so I'm doing it a lot. I wish I had more time to do it. The typical session depends. If I do it in the morning (mostly on weekends) it'll probably last only 10 minutes because I have to be careful not to be discovered by other people in the house. If I do it in the afternoon after school, it'll probably last over half an hour, because I get home before my brother does and I have the house to myself. I pretty much always do it in the afternoon for this reason, and I can have several orgasms in 1 session (normally 2, but my record is 5 in 45 minutes). If I do it at night, it'll probably be for only for 10-15 minutes because I don't want to be found just like in the morning. My parents and my older brother think I am such an angel and that the last thing on my mind is sex, so I want to keep it that way.
- age 13, California
My sessions usually last 20 or 30 minutes. I am pretty happy with their length. Sometimes I wish they were longer – but at the same time, I want it faster. It's like eating your favorite food: When you start, you want to eat it as fast as you can. But at the same time, you want it to last forever.
- age 18, Texas
My average session is 5 to 10 minutes. But all of my friends seem to be able to go at it for an hour before they're done. One time we were watching a porno at a friend's house and taking turns in the bathroom. They laughed at one of my friends for going in the bathroom and coming out only 10 minutes later. So when it was my turn, I did my thing and just stayed in there for 30 minutes. I can go for about 20 minutes if I'm not concentrating, though.
- age 15, Illinois
I wish I had more time to masturbate, but I usually do it in the morning when I shower before work. That way I have fewer erections while at work. All I do is think of sex and there it is.
- age 34, Virginia
I guess I like the amount of time I spend masturbating. I can make it last longer if I want to, or I can make it shorter. It all depends on what I'm fantasizing about at the time. If it's so good that I don't want to stop, I just slow down.
- age 18, Canada (female)
Generally, my sessions are too short because I don't want my wife to discover me. She doesn't approve of masturbation, so I finish in 5 minutes or less. When there is no danger of being interrupted, a session lasts from 15 minutes to over an hour. I am satisfied with the sessions when my wife is away, but not with the "quickies."
- age 59, Texas
My typical session lasts about 15 minutes. However, that time is not set in stone; 15 minutes is usually the most convenient length of time for one session. If I have lots of privacy, I can relax, take my time, and extend my session to just about as long as I want. Or if I'm in a hurry, I can speed it up so it takes only a few minutes. Since I have the ability to control myself and manage my masturbation time, I am always happy with the length of my sessions.
- age 18, Canada
I need at least 60 minutes to have a satisfying session. Sure, I can climax in a few minutes, but as they say, "The beauty is along the road, not just at the destination." When I am on a business trip, I sometimes take 2-3 hours to masturbate while alone in a hotel room. I have found that if I spend more than 3 hours stroking, I seem to become inordinately exhausted. My head feels heavy, and I get somewhat cranky. I am not sure why this is, but I call it "testosterone burnout." I have never discussed it with anyone, but I imagine that long durations of arousal might affect others similarly.
- age 33, Florida
My sessions last a good amount of time – usually 20-25 minutes, depending on how horny I am. Sometimes I wish they were longer, because I love the feeling, but I also wish they were shorter. Sometimes I have to try to rush, because my mom might come home. So if they were shorter, I could climax and not have to quit early when my mom arrives.
- age 16, Wisconsin (female)
My sessions are about 15 minutes – longer if I have no reading material available. For those interested in the benefits of taking longer (30 minutes or more), the book ESO – Extended Sexual Orgasm is an interesting read. It has a chapter at the back especially for solo practitioners.
- age 32, Connecticut
If I want to do it in a very short time, I stroke at high speed and can be done in minutes. If I just want to lie there and enjoy it, I put on the lotion and stroke slowly. That can take over an hour. I like the ability to be quick or slow. If a friend and I masturbate together, say while watching a video, I can go for only a half-hour or so. Mutual action lasts about 10 minutes.
- age 43, Pennsylvania
Oh, I never time it. If I'm using an outside stimulus such as stories or pictures, it takes longer. I have to find the right part of the story for my climax, and I want to finish the story. If I'm using my own beautiful fantasies, then it doesn't take as long. Of course, if I want another orgasm, that adds time, with the second orgasm taking less time than the first. The second orgasm is usually stronger than the first. A third will usually be stronger than the second, but a fourth won't be as strong. (I generally stop at one or two.) A session could be less than 10 minutes or longer than an hour. The longest was about an hour and a half with 6 orgasms. *sigh*
- age 29, California (female)
I masturbate either for an hour or more, or for less than 10 minutes. When I can set aside the time, I love to spend up to 3 hours enjoying myself with lubrication and long fantasies. However, in school or at work, it can be great to step out to the bathroom for a couple of minutes, just long enough to get a quick orgasm. Both are really exciting for me and can lead to equally powerful climaxes.
- age 19, Massachusetts
I started masturbating at about 9 years old, but didn't have a proper orgasm until I was around 12. All the boys in school did it all the time in class and were very quick. I used to masturbate at home up to 6 or 7 times a day – but when I was 15 I stopped doing it so frequently and started to enjoy doing it for longer. I would typically masturbate for 4 or 5 hours. I would maintain an erection all the time and stop when I neared orgasm. It was exhausting, but wonderful. Now I find that in sex with my partner it takes me ages to climax and I often wonder if it was a result of my earlier practices. When I masturbate now, I still take a long time (up to 30 minutes) in the bath or some other private place.
- age 38, United Kingdom
My session usually lasts for at least 2 minutes. If it were longer, my 13-year-old brother would walk in. I wish it were longer, though. My brother laughs when I start ejaculating. He's just jealous that he can't ejaculate yet.
- age 14, Missouri
If I masturbate every second day, it usually lasts about 10 minutes. I'm usually satisfied with that amount of time, since I typically do it in the shower and don't want to be in there too long. On other occasions I can go longer if I want by taking breaks while I masturbate.
- age 18, Canada
My sessions usually last about an hour. I usually do it when I know I will be home alone for a while. I use a few techniques to get me going but finish with the bathtub "faucet" technique. It's nice to have the time to myself to take it slow and enjoy myself. If I don't have that much time on my hands, I just go straight for the bathtub faucet, which takes about 7 minutes. This is satisfying as well, but climax is much more intense when I have more time to relax and enjoy. Either way I am pretty happy about the time it takes.
- age 21, California (female)
Using the "Rosy Palm" technique I can usually last up to 45 minutes or more. I also use the typical full-fist stroke if I want a quickie. But I find that the longer a session is, the bigger the ejaculation.
- age 16, Virginia
For one wonderful hour at a time the world fades away, replaced by the world of pleasure in my own body. I guess you could say I'm happy with it. I've practiced the "Stop & Go" until I can pretty much control how long I masturbate, ranging from 3 minutes to a record of 250 minutes without stopping. I love self control!
- age 24, Minnesota
I can get off in a couple of minutes or I can take up to an hour. If I am at work, on a break, or out at a public restroom, it's a quickie. If I am at home watching porn, I can last a long time. Either way, any masturbation time is a good time. The end results are always great, no matter how much time I have.
- age 36, New York
If I know I have only 20 minutes to spend on pleasuring myself, I usually hurry things along a bit, not allowing myself the full pleasure in what I'm doing. On the other hand, if I know I will be totally uninterrupted for several hours, I lie back, take my time, and be very attentive to my body. I'll touch all the places that feel good, then rub my clitoris until I feel the orgasm coming, and then back off and divert my attention to less sensitive areas. Finally, after repeating this cycle several times, I massage my clitoris very slowly and very deliberately in a rhythmic motion until I have a huge orgasm. I guess on a good, relaxed day, I would spend about a full half hour on each masturbation session, sometimes a little longer. I would wish for longer masturbation sessions only when I could be sure I would be uninterrupted for longer periods.
- age 32, Maryland (female)
It varies. I wish my sessions could go on for at least an hour. But I have neither the time nor the discipline to continue that long. When I am in a hurry (such as when I have homework and I want a quickie), I can usually achieve orgasm after about 30 seconds to as long as 5 minutes. For longer sessions I can last 35 minutes at most. However, I love the feeling when I do last that long; the orgasm is incredible. Just thinking about it makes me want to go stroke right now!
- age 16, California
I masturbate for about 10 minutes. If it's much longer, I lose my erection.
- age 58, New York
I've got 3 different time lengths for masturbation. If I just need the release, it takes about 10 minutes with no lube. With a bit more time, I use a lube and different stroking methods and do some fantasizing, too. That takes about half an hour – it's the method I usually use. If I've got some really serious time to masturbate, I use a porn video and practice some of Bruce McFarland's techniques for extending the orgasmic feeling we all shoot for. (Pardon the pun, as my dad would say.) Bruce's suggestions have made it possible for me to last at least an hour before I ejaculate. My girlfriend is grateful, too! Sex with my her is great, but the suggestions on your site have made masturbation a lot of fun, too. I graduate from college in June and start graduate school soon after. I have a feeling I'll need lots of "stress reduction" time and will be "forced" to practice even more techniques in my half-hour sessions.
- age 21, California
I have just started to masturbate and I don't ejaculate yet, but I do have orgasms. It takes me about 10 minutes, but I usually do it more than once every time.
- age 9, Australia
I have been practicing longer masturbation sessions for over 2 years now. They have amazing results when you finally have your orgasm with at least 8-10 long ejaculations. Now, however, I want to go back to the quick orgasm techniques, but find it difficult to do so. Mind you, I prefer the longer method because I get the most satisfaction out of it – but I just don't have the free time I once did in my teenage years of immaturity.
- age 20, Canada
I love the longest ones and can extend them if I stop moving my hand – actually letting go of my penis – just before ejaculating. Then it may dribble a little – but once it's relaxed, the sensation in my penis remains strong and I can begin masturbating again with a full erection. I've done this as many as 7 times – the nearest thing to heaven I've gotten in the experience of orgasm. The final one, when I actually keep stimulating my penis, is a beauty.
- age 57, Massachusetts