I have asked my wife if she masturbates, and she has said no, not since she was a teenager. I have masturbated in front of her, but it was awkward.
My wife doesn't either.I have asked my wife if she masturbates, and she has said no, not since she was a teenager. I have masturbated in front of her, but it was awkward.
I'm not sure if I've ever felt shame associated with masturbating. I felt like a pioneer of sexual exploration when I first discovered masturbation. Then some of my first sexual feelings for other men occurred when I watched men masturbate or masturbated with friends, so it was always something beautiful to me.It's a societal thing, there's elements of shaming, unrealistic expectations of masculinity, even behavioral deviance all associated with men masturbating. It's something indoctrinated in the younger yrs, where either gender can face embarrassment if they are "caught" per se, but there's a stark asymmetry in how that act is recieved, especially by members of the opposite sex. So a female being "caught" by a male contemporary will most likely find him ambivalent, or interested in observing /participating...while a male "caught" by a female can usually expect revulsion, shaming and overall disgust.
It's weird because unfortunately the attitude persists even if you come a across a partner okay or even encouraging of your masturbatory life. My wife and I are at a bit of an impasse because she's all in for my masturbation now, but that wasn't her default. I'd always been secretive about my habits before her, so I didn't change...when she "caught" me the 1st few times it was always with some disgust and anger at play. We talked about it, she did some soul searching, and now, even I have to admit it's a much different vibe if she walks in on me. But while it's nice to feel confident that her walking in on me jerking it isn't going to result in her divorcing me and making me out to be the town pervert; her, as well as what seems like all of reality's 1st and default reaction of disgust have entombed ideas of self loathing and resentment into masturbation that I can't shake, which means I can't really be free about it around her.....
Which really sucks because now she's expressed interest in getting me some fancy fleshlight like stuff. I'm thinking about therapy, but I know sexual frequency is also a factor here, so that's a rickety bridge I'm not looking to cross as well.
I have always loved masturbating with my partners. Some have been more fun and comfortable than others, but that is normal, as we are all different. I love watching Mrs. Random touch herself. Especially when toys are involved.So I was a little shocked by my straight friend who was in a situation where he was living in a tiny home with his girlfriend of five years and complaining about her not having a higher sex drive. I'm, like, okay, that's a normal complaint. then he adds about it being too cold out to masturbate in the outdoor shower and not having any privacy to masturbate at all, or the possibility of being caught. He said, word-for-word, he would be "devastated if she ever caught him masturbating". Mind you they're not just starting out. They've been together for *five years*. I inquired further and he admitted to me that "of course we've never seen each other masturbate, that's weird." Now, to my point of view, this sounds really unhealthy to me. How can you feel really comfortable and safe around an intimate partner if you're not comfortable with them seeing you masturbate or vice versa?
When I expressed my confusion and concern, he told me, "Well, I'm a lot more vanilla than you." But I couldn't wrap my head around that. What's a more vanilla and wholesome sex act than a couple masturbating together? Is this normal for straight couples? Or am I correct in thinking that my friends' relationship has a sexual disturbance because of this bizarre discomfort surrounding masturbation?