I'm not very consistent, because it depends on how and where I decided to masturbate. Two minutes after I'm finished is not always two minutes after I've had my orgasm, either. So I could be carrying a spermy towel to the laundry and putting the lotion back where it belongs. Or I might be either lying on my bed watching the light change in the sky, curling up to go to sleep at night, or shutting down pictures of pretty women on my computer — or even telling a chat partner that it was wonderful and I really enjoy being with them. In any case, I'm just letting the tissue holding my semen lie on the floor until I feel like dealing with it. Sometimes I've been interrupted or just didn't get to orgasm, so two minutes later I have my penis back in my pants and I'm trying to focus on life and other people and responsibilities. One thing I would like, but have never had, is to have a female friend with whom I could masturbate in person and talk about life and enjoy the closeness, and a couple of minutes after finishing I can well imagine that we'd be holding each other closely.
- age 51, California
This Week's Wackiest Response:
Saying goodbye to the nurses and arranging another appointment.
- age 24, United Kingdom
My masturbation sessions vary, so there really is no consistency. After I'm finished cleaning up, I might be rolling over to go to sleep or I might be getting out of bed to head to work. Other times, I might be turning off the computer or the DVD player. I could be walking out of the men's restroom or continuing to drive down the highway. Yes, I've been known to masturbate on long trips to pass the time while driving down the road. I like to keep things interesting, yet I'm careful not to be offensive while masturbating outside my home.
- age 43, Texas
I usually have to take a major pee after I'm done masturbating. It actually helps the feeling of delight. Also, sometimes there is still some semen left after I do go to the bathroom. I try and squeeze out anything I can find.
- age 14, Virginia
The couple of minutes after cleaning up, I'm usually relaxing and feeling very content and sexually satisfied. Sometimes the feeling afterwards is warm and tingly, too — and refreshing.
- age 50, California
It depends on the masturbation period. My masturbation sessions tend to fit into three basic categories: in the shower in the morning, in the bathroom while taking a break from homework, and in bed before I go to sleep. If I do it in the shower, I most likely clean up a little and kind of stagger around, recovering from my orgasm. If I do it in the afternoon while doing homework, I try to make my sessions short so that my parents don't get suspicious or so that I don't take too much time from my work. If it is in bed right before I go to sleep, I usually just soak it up with my boxers and go to bed. I can't spend a whole lot of time on my sessions each day, so my post-orgasm moments are usually spent cleaning and recovering for whatever it is I have to do next.
- age 16, Massachusetts
Besides cleaning up the mess, I always get the munchies after I'm finished. I have to go to the fridge and make myself something to eat; otherwise, I can't get to sleep.
- age 18, Iowa
A couple of minutes after I am finished, I am usually still playing with my penis. I like to work it down to its most flaccid state, and if possible, then get it back to an erection. If I can't get another erection, I drink my semen, and sit in my state of ecstasy. I do this after every session; the only difference is whether I can have a multiple orgasm.
- age 15, Ohio
I usually lie there a couple of minutes, enjoying the relaxing feeling of having released my sexual tension. Then I crack my toes (they always seem to need cracking after I masturbate). I wipe up the semen with a tissue and then move to the bathroom, where I wash the lube from my penis with a washcloth. If possible, I like to stay nude for a while after I've cleaned up.
- age 47, Tennessee
I like to feel my breasts.
- age 13, Canada (female)
If I've had a session in front of the computer in the middle of the day (which is any time of the day I wouldn't be going to bed directly thereafter), I'll probably be back at the computer surfing forums, communities, and such. However, if it's bedtime or time to wake up, I'll either have rolled over trying to get to sleep, or lie basking in post-orgasmic wonder. This is very consistent, almost compulsively so.
- age 20, Sweden
I am usually cleaning up the mess that the semen made. It doesn't get out of hand, like out of the region of my stomach and crotch. But after I am done cleaning up, I would just go back to what I was doing. If I'm masturbating at night in my bed, I usually just go to sleep. If I'm having a hard time falling asleep, masturbation helps. If it is during the day, I usually just go back to watching TV, talking to people on the Internet, etc.
- age 14, Iowa
That depends on the potency of the orgasm. If I have an especially potent orgasm, I am likely to just lie there motionless and savor the moment. This can sometimes last for several minutes. There have been some instances where I had apparently fallen asleep during my moment of personal reflection and awakened the next morning with my pants around my ankles and my flaccid penis still in my hand. On the other hand, if I happen to have a below-average orgasm, I am quick to clean up and get on with whatever I needed or wanted to do next. I've also found that I can far better focus on a task after orgasm than before. Before masturbating, I find myself unable to concentrate for extended lengths of time. Afterwards, I can devote 100% to whatever task I choose to do
- age 35, Indiana
Usually, I am cleaning up and getting ready for bed. This is pretty much every time I masturbate so I won't be walked in on or caught up in any uncomfortable situations.
- age 16, New Jersey
I learned a long time ago that it is most pleasurable to take my time with each masturbation session. I try to make them last at least an hour and I also try to do it no more than twice a week to build it up. I've found that the best way to finish these mind-blowing sessions is simply to continue stimulating my penis and body for another five minutes or so. This really draws out the pleasure and intensity of the orgasm and sometimes I can continue to a second orgasm.
- age 34, Ohio
I usually listen to music after I masturbate. However, if I masturbate with my girlfriend, we usually clean each other up afterwards and take a nap.
- age 18, Illinois
I nearly always masturbate with my 13-year-old friend from school, and we always try to ejaculate at exactly the same time. However, I usually ejaculate a bit before him, so the chances are that two minutes after my orgasm, I'll either be watching him ejaculate or at least looking at his face as he approaches orgasm.
- age 14, Belgium
Sometimes when I lie on my belly and pump into my hands, the feeling is so good that I just stay there and take long, deep breaths. Usually, I just get dressed and go about my business.
- age 47, Tennessee
I usually feel guilty for the first couple of minutes after a session. I don't know why I do, but it subsides by the time I am cleaned up. This is very consistent in about every masturbation session.
- age 15, Pennsylvania
It depends on where I am when I masturbate. If I'm at work, as soon as I "recover" from my orgasm, I usually pull up my panties and then unlock my office door. When I'm at home, I tend to take more time. I like to lick my fingers and taste myself. Sometimes, depending on my mood, I begin masturbating again. In other words, it's not too consistent.
- age 44, California (female)
A few minutes after I masturbate, I always seem to crave chocolate! So I always look around the house for cookies or a Mars bar or something. Weird, huh?
- age 14, Ireland
On some occasions I wipe up, dress, and get back to what I had been doing as quickly as possible. This is usually for midday or quick sessions. At other times, after I have climaxed and ejaculated, I will lie in bed and imagine in my future when I will be married, lying in bed beside my wife and holding her after we have shared a passionate lovemaking session.
- age 20, Maryland
After the cleanup, which doesn't take long, I like to relax and rest for a few minutes. I usually try to make my masturbation session last a fairly long time, up to an hour, and I find I'm very tired afterwards. Plus the release makes me very relaxed, so it is good to sit in a chair or lie down for a few minutes as the sensations in my penis and groin subside. While I'm doing that, I think about the story or pictures I've just masturbated to, and how good they were. It is a nice time for me.
- age 16, West Virginia
During masturbation I generally fantasize that I am engaged in a sexual encounter with my boyfriend, and I follow the fantasy through after I have climaxed. I lie back, close my eyes, and imagine he is lying beside me recovering from the same steamy, imagined encounter. Often I fall asleep that way, and it's wonderful.
- age 20, Australia (female)
I like to lie there and enjoy the sensation of perfect bliss. I wake up a half-hour earlier than I need to, just so I can have the time to enjoy myself. Then I take a shower, which makes me horny, so I am back where I started. I masturbate several times a day, so sometimes I have to make it a quickie and clean up fast. I prefer to take my time and work up a good sweat.
- age 15, Arizona
I always have a need to listen to music. Most of the time, it's pretty depressing music, I don't know why.
- age 20, Netherlands
For me, this has changed from when I first started to masturbate. In the beginning, I would just sit there for almost 10 minutes — almost in a dream-like state. It's an awesome feeling. Now, it's just a couple of seconds and then I clean up. But sometimes I just sit back, close my eyes, and I can hear music — note-for-note music. It's one of the coolest things about my masturbation sessions.
- age 15, Massachusetts
Depending upon the session, I either just relax and cool down or I jump into the shower. I usually masturbate standing next to the shower so I can ejaculate into the tub and jump in to clean off. That makes for a very clean and quick session. Sometimes when I masturbate, I actually get to take my time and lie down, either alone or with my wife's help. Then, I usually bask in the afterglow for several minutes before cleaning up and going to sleep.
- age 27, Oklahoma
I usually have to urinate and then I get very drowsy. That's why I like to do it in bed right before I go to sleep. Usually one time is enough, but if I see porn or maybe I've been at the beach that day, I can do it a second time in about 5 minutes, and then I *really* have to urinate, after which I sleep very hard.
- age 16, California
What I do a couple of minutes after I masturbate doesn't usually change from one session to another. After I masturbate, I lie on my back for 30 seconds to a minute — usually not very long. I then clean up, get dressed, and if I am using any kind of video of magazine, I put those away. Then I check to make sure everything looks okay, meaning it doesn't look like I just masturbated! Depending on what time of day it is or how much time I have, I might take a shower. (The shower part is the only thing that changes from one session to another.)
- age 17, North Carolina
Basking in the glory of the warm tingle that is still left over — it feels like I am heavy and stuck to the bed — grounded.
- age 19, Florida (female)
It's a cliché, but I quite often actually smoke a cigarette. I'd say I do it approximately 75% of the time. The same answer applies to what I do after having sex with my partner. Whether I have the cigarette or not, the idea is to relax for a brief while. After that short period of time I just move on to whatever random thing I'd be doing anyway.
- age 23, Finland
If it's at night, which it usually is, I'll fall asleep afterwards, and that's very pleasant. Sometimes I masturbate right after getting home from school (if my parents aren't home) and I usually fall asleep after that, too. That's always interesting, because I'll sleep for anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes, and then wake up sitting on my couch with my pants unbuttoned and my hand on my penis. I always worry that one of my parents will come home and find me asleep that way, but it hasn't happened yet.
- age 16, California
I am quite likely to be holding my penis as it softens; at the same time, I may be gently milking the last drops of semen from it. My eyes are usually still closed, and I remain in an euphoric state as I thank my penis for another wonderful session. If I've had the orgasmic equivalent of an F-5 tornado, my eyes will definitely be closed for up to five minutes, since they will not focus before then if I should try to open them. I feel my heart rate return to normal, as my breathing returns to its slow, steady pace. Eventually, I will open my eyes to see how much of a mess I have made, but since I have a towel under me and will shower soon, I take little notice of the mess. I rarely lick my semen from my hands; however, I may play with my semen, rubbing it all over my abdomen and chest, even allowing it to dry before I continue my routine. I always pee before I shower to flush any remaining semen from my plumbing. If I do not, t he end of my penis may later stick to my boxers or jammies, which is uncomfortable.
- age 63, Michigan
As I usually masturbate to orgasm only in the shower, this pattern is relatively steady. I turn the water off, lie in the empty tub and work on catching my breath. I towel off and put on some lotion, which feels especially good after my skin has been so sensitive. I then have to put up that whole fake "No-I-didn't-just-have-an-orgasm" look and eat dinner with my family.
- age 17, California (female)
Taking deep breaths, relaxing, wiping the semen and post-ejaculate off of my penis — also, stroking my scrotum and rubbing my pubes.
- age 30, Florida
I just sit and stare at my penis — almost every single time.
- age 15, Montana
Unless I am interrupted, I am usually floating on cloud 9, enjoying the aftermath of an orgasm. I can't swear to you that it happens for a couple of minutes, because I am not looking at a clock, and my whole sense of time is altered. What a delicious experience!
- age 42, Florida
When I finish masturbating, I used to have an intense feeling of guilt. I would feel like I had done something terribly wrong, as though I had ruined my body — pleasure for pain. Nowadays, I don't feel much guilt anymore, but at the end of my session, I just rest in whatever position I am in, and breathe deeply. I find it very cool how the minute you ejaculate, all the sexual energy and sexual drive is sucked out of your body. It doesn't vary much from one session to another, but I have noticed that if I finish masturbating and then stand up quickly, or without taking some deep breaths, I get a really bad head rush, or headache, and I can't hear or have fuzzy vision. So, I think it's important to rest for a couple of minutes after a session.
- age 14, Canada
If the orgasm was intense, I'm probably still lying or sitting where I masturbated, eyes closed, lightly massaging my genitals, and savoring the afterglow. If the orgasm was more ho-hum, or if I have something to do right away, I am wiping lubricant and semen off my hands, belly, penis, and scrotum. Then I place a tissue around the head of my penis because, where many other men have "pre-cum," I have "post-cum." No matter how much I milk my urethra, it seems there is always some prostatic fluid that dribbles out after I have an orgasm and have milked down most of the remaining semen. I think this process of my body creating the "post-cum" and it dribbling out through my urethra is one of the sweetest feelings after a good orgasm. It creates a pelvic glow for an hour or so — one that I savor much of the rest of the day.
- age 62, New Jersey
After cleaning up, I'm usually thinking of a way to apologize to my girlfriend, even though we both are perfectly okay with my masturbating. For some reason, I often feel horrible about what I've just done right after I do it. If I was looking at any kind of pornographic images, it is at this point I feel guilty about that and delete them. For me, there is a strong, post-ejaculation feeling of guilt, embarrassment, etc.
- age 18, Oregon
I usually get up and look for *carbs* to replenish my tank. I'm often very hungry after masturbating. When I'm not searching for carbs, I tend to want to lie around for an hour or so to rest and then I'm full swing into whatever happens to be on the agenda.
- age 40, Georgia
I usually continue to masturbate for a couple of more minutes. I have also found after I climax, that if I let my penis lose its erection and become semi-erect again, going at it again right away produces a great orgasm. So typically, I just cool down with a slower masturbation session, trying to get as much pleasure out of my "me" time.
- age 15, Minnesota
After about two minutes, I've pretty much oozed and stroked out the last of my semen and licked off my fingers. I sometimes wipe my hands off on my thighs, where I let some of my semen dry until morning. I usually stroke my softening penis and play with my balls, symbolically thanking them for the pleasure they gave me. I don't necessarily feel sleepy or tired, but I usually have a sense of satisfaction that my orgasm was a reward for a job well done.
- age 58, Ohio
I'm normally hiding the evidence that I just masturbated — hiding magazines, removing evidence from the PC, etc. I do this most of the time unless I'm watching porn on the TV, where I just have to change the channel and zip up.
- age 15, United Kingdom
After I masturbate, I normally like to sit or lie down, relax for about 15 minutes, bask in the afterglow and enjoy the tingling in my groin. It feels so nice then. All the sexual tension is gone, and all that is left is a contented feeling. I sometimes take a short nap — the only time I ever take naps. If I have to get right up and act normal, I feel cheated.
- age 16, Maryland
I usually masturbate in bed either before going to sleep or just after waking from a night's sleep. So after my shoot, I will be lying between the sheets on my back recovering my strength, and at night will usually soon fall asleep. This is fairly consistent. The following morning when the alarm clock wakes me after my night's sleep, I nearly always have another shoot, so there is likely to be a lot of semen on my bedding and probably on my pajamas. I need about 5 minutes lay-in before I climb out, have my shower to get rid of any telltale semen on my body. Then I have breakfast and leave for another day's boring work.
- age 38, Denmark
After I clean up I usually take a shower or go to sleep.
- age 17, Dominican Republic
Now that I think about it, it is the same most of the time for me. In most cases, I just enjoy the afterglow for a minute, doing nothing and feeling great. After that, I start cleaning up the semen, wash my hands and penis if I used some lube, and then finish the session with a cigarette.
- age 36, Netherlands
Now that I'm in college, I'm always busy most of the time. As soon as I finish taking care of business, I clean up and go out with friends. It's cool to think that just two minutes before I meet up with my friends, I was lying in my bed naked and masturbating.
- age 19, Kentucky
I sit and think, "Oh, I hope the next one will be as good as this one was!"
- age 16, Bulgaria