At what age did you discover masturbating?

In My Humble Opinion
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As mentioned in this thread (albeit as a poll, but still) I figured I would post the question.

Some quick hits about it

  1. Male or Female?

  2. What age did you start?

  3. Did you know what you were doing? If not, did you do it anyway?
    I think those are appropriate defining questions…if anyone has any others they can chime in

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Female.

Yes, I knew what I was doing. At first, I felt a bit ridiculous, but once I got into the groove, I kicked myself for waiting so long.

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  1. M
  2. 14
  3. I had a suspicion. I had a pretty bad cold and had slept too much during the day, so it was 11pm or so and I was bored…well I started bored. Didn’t end up that way. I kinda miss that whole experimentation with a body I’ve lived with my whole life that all of a sudden does a new trick that felt AMAZING.
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Male.

9 or 10, but I didn’t know it was MASTURBATING until I was 13. I just thought it was something that felt nice and strangely left wet spots on my bed. I honestly thought it was my waterbed leaking for the first couple years…

5

Male, 14, yes.

My mom gave me a basic sexual health book for teens. It never inspired me to actually try what it was talking about until I was 14. But when I did start, I definitely knew what I was doing. :wink:

6

Female

20

Yeah, I was a slow learner. :smiley:

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Male

I was dry humping to orgasm at least once a day since some time before I was five years old . It wasn’t until I was in high school, when I learned everyone else was using their hand that I switched, allowing more private opportunities.

God, was I ever a wanker.

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  1. Male

  2. 14

  3. I knew what I was doing. I deliberately decided to try masturbating. I actually considered it rationally.

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Female

around 15

Oh yeah, I knew what it was the first time I tried: thanks to reading Changing Bodies, Changing Lives I finally figured out that girls could too (without using toys, I mean. I knew what a vibrator was), not just boys. It even told you how! Great book.

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Male

About 5 or 6 years old. No I didn’t know specifically what I was doing, but yes, I did it anyway.

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Male.

About 8.

I didn’t know what I was doing, but with a bit of practice I figured it out.

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14, immediately after (well, during) a movie called Watch Me on Cinemax late-night. It just sort of… happened.

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Male;
12;
Didn’t know exactly what I was doing, only that it felt good.

14

Ah yes, Cinemax and Showtime. Those two got me through adolescence.

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Male, 13.

I was taking a bath, and suddenly realized how good it felt to soap up my dick. Then it felt REALLY good, and some stuff came out. I thought it was pus, not that that stopped me. I was totally clueless, and I don’t remember how long it took before I understood what it was.

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Coda:

Orgasm but no actual ejaculations until I was around 10 years old, but by that time I knew what it was and I was ready and waiting for it. It was my precious.

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  1. Female
    1. Then I lost interest and didn’t start again until 13.
  3. I didn’t know what I was doing. At all. As far as I remember, I thought it was like twirling my hair or something. I didn’t even realise it was sexual - but, then again, all I knew about sex was that it somehow led to babies. The second time around, I had a vague idea what it was about and a book had assured me that it was normal and I wouldn’t go blind or get hairy palms.
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Male

Around 7 or 8.

If, by that, you mean “did I have any clue that anyone else in the world had tried this and found it pleasant, as opposed to it being my own unique kinkiness”, no, I had no clue.

Well, DUH!

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About 10. My friend and I were climbing poles. She said it happened to her too, and i suppose it did. Female.

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Were you guys getting erections at age <10? Perhaps a dumb question…