After I clean up I do completely nonsexual things, such as doing dishes, laundry, housework, or working on my car. Chances are that I will not be masturbating again right away. As soon as I ejaculate, the whole idea of sex and masturbation just turns me off. However, when I am masturbating with a girl and I ejaculate, I don't lose interest. Then I can't think about anything but sex. Go figure.
- age 23, Texas
I usually stay naked and just chill.
- age 16, New York
I'm usually peeing to get the last drops of semen out of my urethra. If I don't, it dries and glues the head of my penis to any cloth (ouch!).
- age 33, Finland
I lie there for a couple of seconds and let the feeling sink in. Then I grab a tissue and clean up my semen. Most nights when I'm done I just roll over and fall asleep, but some nights I continue to masturbate for another half hour.
- age 17, Canada
I like nothing better than listening to music. I have done this ever since I first masturbated when I was 12.
- age 27, Australia
After I masturbate, I usually fall asleep within minutes. It really wears me out. It's a great sleep aid!
- age 15, California (female)
I usually masturbate to a video. When I'm done I don't move at all — I just lie there as if dead. I am in a sort of dream state — half asleep, half awake. There is no point in moving because I am perfectly comfortable lying there. If I don't get up and get into bed after a few minutes, I'll fall asleep right there.
- age 24, New Jersey
I lie there and think, "Wow! I feel better. Now what am I gonna use to clean this mess up?"
- age 15, Texas
I relax and enjoy my feeling of well-being. I masturbate either in bed with my wife beside me or else in the shower, usually after I have dried myself. So that usually means I have to clean up the semen from the shower floor or from the walls. If I have been masturbating in bed I use a special small towel that my wife keeps under my pillow and washes regularly. My wife has long passed menopause and has minimal libido, but maximum understanding.
- age 61, Australia
I'm usually holding my penis, making sure the coast is clear before I run to the bathroom to wash my hands.
- age 14, Colorado
I could be doing any number of things — lying in bed, holding my foreskin closed to wait until I can be bothered to clean up, shutting down the computer (or at least the windows that display porn), continuing with the shower, or maybe frantically running to hold the bedroom door closed as my mother is about to barge in with some clean washing.
- age 19, United Kingdom
After my climax I usually need to eat something sweet, like chocolate or cookies, so I pig out. Then after that I just continue as usual.
- age 16, Australia
First, I catch my breath. My orgasms are quite intense, which I love. Sometimes I massage my testes, and then maybe stroke my penis to go for another orgasm. But usually I fall asleep after I have relaxed. My masturbation sessions are usually right before I go to sleep for the night, but not always. Often I masturbate outdoors in the woods, since I live in a heavily wooded area.
- age 25, Michigan
Usually I just lie there and enjoy the little aftershocks from my orgasm. These little contractions feel so good I don't want to go anywhere while they're happening. I just want to lie there and enjoy as much as I can. Also, I sometimes start masturbating again, because I'm learning I can have several orgasms with my little massager vibrator. My mom actually bought it for me! I have the coolest mom in the world.
- age 13, Ohio (female)
Saying, "No! Don't come in, Mom! I'll be out in a second!"
- age 20, Massachusetts
I usually lie on my bed wondering how amazing it would have been if the two beautiful sisters who live down my street had been lying next to me and masturbating me. It often makes me start again really quickly!
- age 16, United Kingdom
I usually masturbate at night when my wife is away — so I have time on my hands, so to speak. Releasing the sexual tension relaxes me and I hold my penis, gently milking what is left of my ejaculate. My eyes are closed and I fantasize that someone, usually my wife, is there next to me. After a few minutes, I come back to reality and clean up the mess on my chest. I really look forward to masturbating alone; it adds another dimension to my sex life!
- age 31, Washington
If it's convenient, I just lie in a euphoric state in whatever position I was in during my orgasm. It is such a relaxed feeling. Often I rub my nipples, my prostate, or my thighs — reveling in the increased sensitivity of my whole body. Occasionally, I even have a second orgasm.
- age 16, Oklahoma
If I'm alone at night, I usually go to sleep. If I'm with my boyfriend, he is so horny from watching me masturbate that he needs relief. Usually, I give him oral sex while he rubs or sucks my clitoris to help me have another orgasm. When we are both satisfied, we sleep.
- age 31, Texas (female)
I go into the bathroom to clean up and pee. Then I hide any evidence that I masturbated. It's also fun to tickle my genitals, as they are soft to the touch.
- age 15, United Kingdom
I usually take my finger and massage my clitoris and vagina as a "come-down" from the orgasm. I breathe deeply and relive the intense feeling I just encountered. When I'm finally calm and through fingering myself, I'll walk around naked for a few minutes, carrying on as I was doing before I masturbated. Then depending on my mood, I'll put my clothes back on and finish the day. Or — and this is the BEST option — I get myself back in the right frame of mind and try to bring myself to another wonderful orgasm.
- age 22, Michigan (female)
After I'm done masturbating I usually feel guilty and don't know why. I know that almost 95% of all men do it, but I still feel guilty. It's like I'm hiding something.
- age 12, Canada
Thanking my buddy and lying down next to him, chillin'.
- age 20, Connecticut
While masturbating, I usually read a Motor Trend magazine. So after I'm done, I tend to go through my old Motor Trends to look for reviews on all Daimler/Chrysler cars. I usually do this until I soften up a bit and can put it back in my pants.
- age 18, Wisconsin
I'm usually putting away my baby oil, flushing my tissues, and returning my porn to its hiding place.
- age 51, Vermont
A couple of minutes after I masturbate, I usually take a digital photo of myself (from head to toe) in the nude. This is some kind of a lifelong art project, if you will. I got the idea when I saw a time-lapse film in biology class of flowers and trees growing. I thought it would be incredibly cool to do that with a nude human being you could see grow and develop and age. So I started taking these photos regularly, always in the same position in front of the same background from the same navel-high point of view, so I can animate them on the computer. One day I could probably sell it to the BBC for one of their science shows — but I prefer to keep it for myself as a remembrance of "how fabulous I really looked," to quote the Sunscreen song. I do it shortly after an orgasm for vanity's sake, because then my penis is nearly as big as when it's erect, only it is pointing downward as though it is flaccid. I'd like to remember myself as well-endowed. So sue me!
- age 16, France
Even though I don't have any guilt over masturbation, when I'm done I'm usually happy but thinking, "I'm a huge pervert!" I don't take it too seriously — life's too short.
- age 34, California
I'm usually asleep or getting dressed. Sometimes I'm just relaxed, still rubbing myself gently. Sometimes it is a huge emotional release and I cry — odd, I know.
- age 14, Ireland (female)
Usually I am sitting naked, watching the rest of my porno and waiting to become erect again so I can enjoy myself one more time.
- age 20, Wisconsin
Usually I'm still having "aftershocks" for about a half an hour, so I just lie back and let them come to me while I watch TV or have breakfast.
- age 17, California (female)
I usually watch and feel my penis go limp and fall back into the puddle of my semen. Then I rub my penis in it and spread it around as much as possible to get any last sensations. Occasionally, I taste the semen. Or, when I clean up, I try to see if I produced more or less than the previous time. There's so much you can do with semen — it's too bad that it comes after the fact.
- age 20, Nevada
I often have a sneezing fit about 2 minutes after ejaculating. I don't know where it comes from, or why it happens. I hope I'm not allergic to my own semen! Apart from that, I'm wiping up, removing other evidence, and hoping nobody heard me.
- age 18, Australia
Usually when I finish masturbating, I eat the semen I just squirted onto my chest so I can get another erection and go at it again. Eating my semen arouses me.
- age 15, Missouri
I usually just lie down and gently caress my body, focusing with one hand on sensual parts such as my breasts and stomach. With the other hand, I caress my vagina and inner thighs. It's the same as if I had just had intercourse with my lover. I love soft, gentle touches all over my body after an orgasm. It just completes the moment for me.
- age 21, Oregon (female)
I usually get on JackinWorld and read about other people masturbating.
- age 12, Michigan
If I masturbate in the morning, I usually clean up and then go about the day's business. Or, if I masturbate in the evening, I usually go to bed and have a good, undisturbed sleep. Not too exciting, I admit. I have found that masturbating is a very effective tension reliever. No matter what time of day I do it, I emerge relaxed and willing to approach the next step of my day with vigor.
- age 44, Canada
I sit and play with my semen. I love to rub it onto my stomach.
- age 12, Massachusetts
Within 2 minutes of ejaculating, my hand is still holding my penis snugly and my eyes are still closed as I savor my orgasm. When I open my eyes, I see my semen puddled in the valley between my thumb and glans, perhaps overflowing the side of my thumb. Sometimes I lick it up. Then I wipe off the Albolene that I used for lubrication. I may look again at the image on my computer screen that put me over the edge, or close my eyes for another few minutes and just rest. By now, my tubes and sacs feel evacuated, my whole body feels sated, and I experience that gentle, drifting feeling of gradual settling that I know as afterglow.
- age 58, New Jersey
I just lie back and take in the wonderful feeling. Often I stroke the underside of my penis and rub right behind my scrotum. It feels wonderful!
- age 16, Wisconsin
I am floating in a galaxy far, far away, gently coaxing any remaining sensations from my orgasm. Then I gradually drift back to Earth and my muscles start to relax. If I'm lucky, I can continue to lie there and fade into a blissful sleep. Masturbation is one of life's greatest, most gratifying pleasures, don't you think?
- age 48, Virginia