I think I masturbate much more than most people. To this day, I masturbate at least once a day. About half the time, I do it twice a day. I very seldom skip a day, and that's only when I'm on a family trip or in another situation where I can't be alone. Another difference is that I seem to enjoy it more than most people do. I plan time for it, remove my underwear and go commando for a couple of hours, and then take my time when I do it. Once I'm fully aroused, the feeling of light, soft stimulation on my penis is just as good, if not better, than the orgasm itself. I try to get myself into that feeling for at least a half-hour (better if it's an hour), just lightly stroking my penis with my lubed hand — not hard enough to trigger orgasm, but almost. I eventually get to the point where I just can't stop, and then *wham* — oh, I love it!
- age 54, West Virginia
This Week's Wackiest Response:
I like to masturbate in the cafeteria in front of the lunch ladies while eating prairie oysters and head-cheese. So I guess I'm pretty much average.
- age 14, California
If I stop and think about it, I sometimes think I masturbate too much, although I don't really believe it. I can go from zero (rare for me) to 7 or more times per day in the few hours from when I get home from work or school until I go to bed. The average is two or three times a day. Sometimes, I can climax in a few minutes; sometimes, I make it last for hours. Occasionally I have serial orgasms, one right after another. Sometimes I look at porn; sometimes I just fantasize; sometimes I go online and "show" or "cam2cam" for people — male or female. So, do I think I'm average? Not in the least! I don't think this is what the average male of any age does. But that doesn't bother me at all. I'm proud of my habits and wouldn't want to be any other way.
- age 19, Pennsylvania
I consider myself an "average" masturbator, but I used to think some of the techniques I use are strange. My friends don't discuss masturbation, so it's hard for me to know. However, since I started visiting this site, I have learned what "normal" is because people talk about masturbation so freely here. Thanks, JackinWorld!
- age 16, West Virginia
My sessions differ from average in two respects. First, I often masturbate to homosexual porn (the male physique does thoroughly intrigue me when I'm horny). Second, I often masturbate when someone else is in the room, although he or she rarely knows it.
- age 18, Alabama
I could be seen as an average masturbator. On a typical day, I masturbate in the morning before I head to campus for class, and then again at night, which leads to a comfortable and peaceful night's sleep. Although the pleasure should never be taken for granted, masturbation is something I must do every day at least once, almost like indulging in dessert after dinner.
- age 20, California
I'm about average: I masturbate when I'm in the shower, in bed, and sometimes on the computer. However, I did one weird thing. Once late at night, when my brother thought I was sleeping, he started to masturbate while looking at porn on the computer. I watched him and masturbated as well without him knowing. It was very arousing. We must have gone on like this for two hours.
- age 13, Georgia
I think I used to be average, but now I masturbate *only* on the phone with my girlfriend. In fact, that is the only way I can get stimulated enough to have a good session.
- age 23, Virginia
I am very flexible and can perform auto-fellatio, where I get more than just the tip of my penis into my mouth. Given the right conditions, I include this in most of my sessions. I also often include anal stimulation. Other than that, I suppose I'm normal — I masturbate once or twice a day and use the fist method.
- age 16, North Carolina
My masturbation frequency and technique are average. However, one thing separates me from others — sometimes, in order to reach orgasm, I look at pictures of naked men and sometimes even gay porn. I am not gay and don't have any physical attraction to the men; it just helps me to get the job done. I wonder how common this is.
- age 20, Illinois
I have found myself masturbating at both extreme and average levels, depending on my mood and the time available. Usually, I just stroke my penis without lubrication or other assistance. However, sometimes I spend more time and do more interesting things. I include my anus by inserting a small wooden bat covered by a condom. Or I get pleasure from punching my testicles and then immediately stroking my penis. Occasionally, I sneak into one of my family member's rooms as they sleep and masturbate right there. It turns me on that they could wake up and catch me.
- age 17, Massachusetts
Since turning 17, I've usually started my masturbation sessions by stimulating my nipples. It gives me an immediate erection and feels great. Every few weeks or so, the nipple rubbing gives me a more intense feeling, and the tingling spreads to my genitals. When this happens, I try to climax with no penis contact at all. I actually can achieve orgasm this way about once a month, and it is a distinctly different kind of orgasm. The buildup to orgasm lasts several minutes and feels just as good as the orgasm itself.
- age 41, Massachusetts
I masturbate daily, almost without fail. I am an average masturbator in most respects, except for one — when I masturbate, I rub my clitoris and labia through my underwear instead of touching them directly. This adds a little more friction and heightens the sensation of orgasm.
- age 19, Canada (female)
I think I masturbate less than most people who post on JackinWorld — less than once a week.
- age 15, Australia
I used to think I masturbated more than average for a married man my age, but since discovering JackinWorld and JackInsider, I think I'm about average. I masturbate several times a week, usually sitting at the computer and looking at or reading erotica. This seems typical.
- age 61, Texas
I don't think that there's such a thing as an "average" masturbator. We all have our own unique quirks and oddities. Mine is walking around naked for a while before I start to masturbate. It gives me a sense of anticipation and builds up the excitement.
- age 15, Ireland
I am a furry (someone who feels a deeper-than-normal connection to animals), so I take on animalistic traits when I masturbate. I grunt, growl, snarl, and occasionally even roar when I approach orgasm.
- age 19, United Kingdom
I'm not an average masturbator. I like to rub peanut butter on my penis and testicles and have my dog lick it off; then I put more on and she licks that off. I do this until I ejaculate. Some people probably think this is gross, but it gives me the best orgasm!
- age 15, Montana
Before I found JackinWorld, there were several things about my sexuality that I thought were unusual. I thought I was weird for masturbating so often, even though I have a very good sexual relationship with my wife. I also didn't know that many other straight males fantasize about masturbating with other men and engage in a wide variety of masturbation techniques. Now that I feel more "normal" or "average," *all* aspects of my sex life have improved. It's unfortunate that I wasted so many years feeling bad about myself, but at least now I can go at it with a smile on my face.
- age 48, New Jersey
On the only occasion that I masturbated with a group of five school friends, I noticed that they all used either all of the fingers on one hand or their whole fist. (One boy, who is in the year below me, was already well enough developed to use both hands.) However, my penis is still very small and I tend to use just my thumb and forefinger to rub my foreskin across the head. My friends noticed this and started to laugh, saying, "You'll never reach orgasm in a million years." I felt rather embarrassed that they saw my technique, but I managed to achieve a full ejaculation before the rest of them!
- age 15, Denmark
An experienced hooker once told me that no one else on the planet employs my unique masturbation style! First, I am uncut and have an abundance of foreskin. My glans never sees the light of day during my solo sessions. Using two fingers, I simply rub the head of my penis through the foreskin, which acts as a natural lubricant. Although it takes about 20 minutes, it usually results in a spectacular climax — one that cannot be replicated by intercourse. I can achieve it only when I lie in the same position and use my left hand. I have used this formula since I was 14. I have experimented with other styles, but they don't bring me to ejaculation. Even intercourse is almost impossible for me.
- age 37, New York
I masturbate at least 3 times a week, but if I'm in a good mood, it becomes a daily activity. I also use about 5 different techniques and technique combinations — anything from simply stroking my clitoris to stimulation with a hand-held showerhead to penetration with an object. I would like to think I am an average female masturbator — meaning that I am very comfortable with my sexuality and my body. I wish it were the same for *all* girls, but I know for a fact that many aren't so lucky. Ignorance, repressive attitudes, and a lack of female-oriented sex education keep many girls afraid of their own urges and desires so that they either don't masturbate at all, or do so very infrequently because they think it's "dirty" or "only for boys" or quite simply because they don't know how. More than once I've had to inform a sexually frustrated friend about the benefits of masturbation. Girls deserve orgasms and need to be encouraged to pursue them.
- age 18, Spain (female)
I'm an average masturbator. I do it two to four times a week. My masturbation habits are to use my hands or to rub my penis on the bed. When using my hands, I occasionally use lubrication. When I decide to rub my penis on the bed, I get a plastic bag and two sheets of Kleenex tissue. I fill the plastic bag with a small amount of lubrication, scrunch it, and open it. Then I wrap my penis with the two sheets of Kleenex tissue and place it inside the bag. I do it this way so my semen won't wet my sheets.
- age 28, California
I would have to say that I am a below-average masturbator for my age. I masturbate only about 3 times a week. Usually I wait until I am quite horny, so that my ejaculation is more powerful, which makes the whole session more enjoyable. My only habit is to always masturbate with Astroglide lube (it's awesome!). I use a lot and it makes my penis extremely slick. I love its feel. It is the key to my masturbation success.
- age 15, North Carolina
I don't use porn. 'Nuff said.
- age 19, Florida
I have masturbated since I was 13, and over the past 17 years I have been pretty much an average male masturbator. As a teenager I couldn't do it enough — sometimes 3 or 4 times a day. As a young adult over 18, I still masturbated daily and had several mutual masturbation experiences with other guys when I was in college. After I married, my frequency slowed to maybe 4 or 5 times a week. Although sexual intercourse with my wife is awesome, I still love to pleasure myself. After all, no one knows better than I do what feels best. My current frequency may be higher than for most men my age and marital status. One thing I do know is that I will never stop masturbating. It is the most awesome thing a guy can do to himself, and I could not live without it.
- age 30, Pennsylvania
I masturbate about the average number of times per week, which for me is usually 3 or 4 times. But my method seems to be different. Most of my friends use vibrators or their hands, but I prefer to hump things.
- age 22, New York (female)
One of my weird masturbation habits is that I stick out my tongue as far as I can into the air and wave it around, as if I were making out.
- age 15, Missouri
I'm about average — about 3 times a week when I'm not in a relationship, fewer when I am.
- age 28, California (female)
I would consider myself average — probably 4 or 5 times a week. One "not-so-normal" thing about my masturbation habits is that I love to be watched. I love to stimulate myself where I know someone can see me. In the stall in public restrooms is a turn-on. I have even done it in the community shower at the gym! I just pretend I don't see the other person and then apologize profusely when I "see" them — no one ever minds. I mean, after all — who *doesn't* do it?
- age 23, South Carolina
Having finished my first semester at college and started my second, I now know that I'm very average. At first, I would never have masturbated in front of my roommate. However, after a few frank discussions about the subject, we started masturbating after the lights are out. It has become common for one of us to hear the other doing it in bed, so the other just naturally joins in.
- age 18, California
I'd consider myself average. I've talked about it with some of my friends, and it seems we all do it about the same. One thing that is different for me is I don't get random erections all the time. Nor am I totally horny every second of the day like a lot of guys I see in movies. Still, the 3-to-5 times a week that I masturbate are great!
- age 15, Washington
I think I am mostly average. One thing that probably sets me apart from the rest is the fact that I really enjoy flipping my legs over my head and ejaculating into my mouth.
- age 22, North Carolina
I am definitely not "average," since I haven't masturbated at all for the last year or so. I found that the more I masturbated, the more I would walk around with an erection. So I gave up doing it. Instead, I have a "wet dream" most nights, which is nice if I wake up just as I'm starting to ejaculate. I get used to cleaning up the mess — it's often confined to semen that has trickled down my shaft into my pubic hair.
- age 14, Norway
I consider myself average, but probably a little more honest about my masturbation practices. I have enjoyed masturbation from when I was 9 until now, over 50 years later. When I admit my masturbation to other males, I find that most eventually admit it, too, although most worry about what society thinks of it. Recently, a friend was complaining that his wife had been gone and he was getting "needy." I suggested that he has two hands and the knowledge of how to use them. He grinned sheepishly and said that it helped a lot, but it still wasn't quite the same. We laughed and talked about other things. Later, he asked how often I was "handy," and when I admitted that it was a big part of my life, he admitted the same.
- age 67, Texas
I masturbate 3 or 4 times a week on average. I suspect this is about average for guys my age. I am currently single and find that the "urge" is not lessened by the absence of a regular sexual partner. While I was married, I masturbated somewhat less, but not significantly so.
- age 39, United Kingdom
My unusual habit is that I like to smell my own semen from previous ejaculations while I masturbate to porno movies.
- age 29, California
I don't think I'm average. As I've gotten older, I've begun to masturbate much more frequently than when I first discovered self-pleasure. Now, I'm up to 10 to 12 times a week, compared to maybe 3 or 4 before. I also tend to masturbate in the weirdest ways just to try different things in the pursuit of the ultimate pleasure.
- age 18, Australia
Frankly, I don't do it enough. The weird thing is that when I do attempt to masturbate, I can finish only about half the time. This is because my wife regularly masturbates me. She does it at least 3 times a week and she is very good. She can do things to me that I cannot do myself. So, I have become quite dependent on her to please me. I know, it is sad — but I can't complain!
- age 24, Illinois
My habits are probably very unusual. Once I've given myself an erection, I actually stop rubbing my penis and concentrate solely on my scrotum. Since I was 14 or so, I've found that the place just between my testicles and the one just behind my scrotum is so sensitive that I can obtain incredibly "deep" orgasms without further stimulation of my penis, glans, or foreskin. Using this technique, I find that the pleasure comes much more from my anal area and my whole groin rather than just a pleasant sensation in my penis.
- age 17, Ireland
I don't know about "average," but I masturbate a couple of times a week — more when menses is approaching. What might be different from other women is that I can climax in about 5 seconds when I'm very horny, and I can have about 10 orgasms if given a couple hours.
- age 35, New York (female)
I masturbate once every 10 days or so. I realize that this is much less often than the typical JackinWorld reader. Because I take Prozac, I must work quite hard for an orgasm, which takes much longer to achieve these days. That is what makes me a bit different.
- age 28, California
My only unusual masturbation habit is that when I do masturbate, I talk to my penis, telling it how fine it is and commenting on its perfect size, great brown color, and how good it feels!
- age 46, Hawaii
Of course I'm average. Twice a day is great when you do it once in the afternoon and once at night. It's good if you can get some good movies or pictures from the Internet. I have a laptop, so I just watch the movies I have on it, and my orgasms are great.
- age 16, Illinois
The only "unusual" thing I do is to use my non-dominant hand to masturbate. I guess everything else I do is normal: sometimes I fantasize about masturbating with other guys, and sometimes I use lube.
- age 21, Massachusetts
I consider my masturbation habits unusual. I enjoy masturbating in bondage. Some people think it's odd or strange, but I find that it heightens my orgasms quite a bit.
- age 15, New York
I probably do it more than most guys, usually at least twice a day — always once within two hours of getting up and before (or in) my evening shower. Sometimes I do it in the afternoon, too. I *never* do it less than once a day. Is this a lot? I often see other guys in the gym, on the street, etc., and wonder how many times a day they do it, too.
- age 29, Texas
When I first started masturbating, I thought I was doing it too much and that I had become some sort of a pervert. But then when I found JackinWorld, I was relieved to find I am normal. The information on this site helps me out a lot because I don't have anyone else to talk to about masturbation. Thanks!
- age 15, North Carolina