# Have you ever used a vibrator to masturbate? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 7, 2014, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-a-vibrator-to-masturbate/687855 "2014-05-07T00:08:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![scootergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@scootergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scootergirl)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-a-vibrator-to-masturbate/687855/21 "2014-05-07T05:17:42Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > Y’all don’t think people use those back massages on their **backs** , do you? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-a-vibrator-to-masturbate/687855/22 "2014-05-07T06:21:01Z")
Okay…embarrassing question…how does a male use one? Are we talking anal insertion? Or just buzzing the perineum? The shaft, the glans, the meatus…? The chock, the yoke, the ring, the sling? I mean… How? And do the things still make a terrible buzzing racket, so everyone in the whole house knows what’s going on? Or have they gotten better at silencing 'em? (Sigh. I’ll just stay with the familiar old sweat-sock, I guess…) ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-a-vibrator-to-masturbate/687855/23 "2014-05-07T06:51:38Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > Okay…embarrassing question…how does a male use one? Geez, do I have to draw you a picture? [![](http://www.geocities.ws/EnchantedForest/Cottage/6102/rube-alarm-clock.gif) ](http://www.geocities.ws/EnchantedForest/Cottage/6102/rube-alarm-clock.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-a-vibrator-to-masturbate/687855/24 "2014-05-07T07:24:57Z")
Yeah, ya did. And you did quite well, if I may add. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-a-vibrator-to-masturbate/687855/25 "2014-05-07T11:03:51Z")
You’d have to define your terms. I’ve tried it, but it didn’t work for its intended purpose. Does that still count? It seems that different types of stimulation work best for different types of genitals. As a teenager I tried a lot of things, and only manual stimulation achieved completion. ---
**Author:** ![The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-a-vibrator-to-masturbate/687855/26 "2014-05-07T11:10:51Z")
> [@Maastricht](#): > > Why do you ask? My fiance is of the opinion that nearly every woman uses one, and I thought he was exaggerating. So I posted a poll to the Dope, and while I suspect this will return slightly more yeses than average since this is a liberal place, I thought it could give me more reliable feedback than I could gather on my own. (I did Google it, and the results said just slightly more than half of women use them, but my fiance swore that it was simply a case of underreporting due to embarrassment.) I just threw in the men options so the men wouldn’t feel left out. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-a-vibrator-to-masturbate/687855/27 "2014-05-07T11:37:45Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > In the video game Dead Rising you can take a vibrator and combine it with a leaf blower to make a weapon that shoots dildoes like a machine gun to kill zombies. Does that count? I figured attaching it to a leafblower to make a dildo machine gun was what the op was talking about. How else do you use them? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-a-vibrator-to-masturbate/687855/28 "2014-05-07T13:04:47Z")
Only if I can refer to my partner as a “vibrator.” ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-a-vibrator-to-masturbate/687855/29 "2014-05-07T13:08:42Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > I figured attaching it to a leafblower to make a dildo machine gun was what the op was talking about. How else do you use them? Yep. Just like God intended it. I’m sure its in the bible somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-a-vibrator-to-masturbate/687855/30 "2014-05-07T14:36:28Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > You’d have to define your terms. I’ve tried it, but it didn’t work for its intended purpose. Does that still count? It seems that different types of stimulation work best for different types of genitals. As a teenager I tried a lot of things, and only manual stimulation achieved completion. Pics or it dint happen. 😛 (had to be said) ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-a-vibrator-to-masturbate/687855/31 "2014-05-07T14:53:56Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > Y’all don’t think people use those back massages on their **backs** , do you? My Aunt and Uncle (the preacher) often had a big ol’ Hitachi Magic Wand sitting right on their coffee table, completely unaware that it could be used for anything other than massaging ones back. It was uncomfortably hilarious watching 12 people sit in a room actively not noticing the enormous vibrater. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-a-vibrator-to-masturbate/687855/32 "2014-05-07T15:14:02Z")
> [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](#): > > My fiance is of the opinion that nearly every woman uses one, and I thought he was exaggerating. So I posted a poll to the Dope, and while I suspect this will return slightly more yeses than average since this is a liberal place, I thought it could give me more reliable feedback than I could gather on my own. (I did Google it, and the results said just slightly more than half of women use them, but my fiance swore that it was simply a case of underreporting due to embarrassment.) > > I just threw in the men options so the men wouldn’t feel left out. My wife is as “liberal” as they come, and wouldn’t be adverse to using one if she wanted to. We bought one once to give it a try. So, if she was responding to the poll, she would have said yes to “ever” using one. However, she didn’t see the need and we eventually tossed it out after months of no use. Thinking back over a lifetime of relationships, no women I have ever lived with owned one. I think your finance is quite mistaken, and I’m glad we could fight his ignorance. ---
**Author:** ![scootergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@scootergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scootergirl)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-a-vibrator-to-masturbate/687855/33 "2014-05-07T15:53:50Z")
I’d say that 50% of women (or slightly more) own one. In my group of women friends that would probably be pretty accurate. I think that some couples consider them, “their toys,” not just her toys. Some men, like my ex-husband, think they’re being “replaced.” I didn’t have any for almost two decades. I don’t consider sex toys a replacement of anything, or anyone. I find them best, when enjoyed together with a partner who is open to experimentation. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-a-vibrator-to-masturbate/687855/34 "2014-05-07T18:46:28Z")
My wife has several and uses them about half the time she masturbates. In fact, just this morning she texted me a picture of today’s solo session with her most recently purchased little friend. She tried using one on me once and it really did nothing for me. Sometimes she just uses her fingers, but there are times that they just don’t provide the ‘oomph’ she needs. ---
**Author:** ![DirkGntly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-a-vibrator-to-masturbate/687855/35 "2014-05-07T19:13:29Z")
> [@corkboard](#): > > My wife has several and uses them about half the time she masturbates. In fact, just this morning she texted me a picture of today’s solo session with her most recently purchased little friend. I don’t believe you. Can you provide a cite? ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-a-vibrator-to-masturbate/687855/36 "2014-05-07T19:14:26Z")
> [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](#): > > My fiance is of the opinion that nearly every woman uses one, and I thought he was exaggerating. So I posted a poll to the Dope, and while I suspect this will return slightly more yeses than average since this is a liberal place, I thought it could give me more reliable feedback than I could gather on my own. (I did Google it, and the results said just slightly more than half of women use them, but my fiance swore that it was simply a case of underreporting due to embarrassment.) > > I just threw in the men options so the men wouldn’t feel left out. Maybe the women who say they don’t own a vibrator have an electric toothbrush… > [@](#): > > _Amy Farrah Fowler:_ You know, if being on your own is new to you, I’d be happy to share some tension-relieving techniques for ladies that I’ve perfected over the years. For example, do you have an electric toothbrush? > \*Penny: \*Uh, no. > _Amy Farrah Fowler:_ You should get one. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-a-vibrator-to-masturbate/687855/37 "2014-05-07T19:39:52Z")
My wife and I have a Hitachi Magic Wand (serious horsepower; forget the toothbrushes). It gets used plenty - solo as well as together. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-a-vibrator-to-masturbate/687855/38 "2014-05-07T20:40:25Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > Geez, do I have to draw you a picture? > > [http://www.geocities.ws/EnchantedForest/Cottage/6102/rube-alarm-clock.gif](http://www.geocities.ws/EnchantedForest/Cottage/6102/rube-alarm-clock.gif) NOW I get it! Looks kinda noisy, though; I guess they still need to work on that. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-a-vibrator-to-masturbate/687855/39 "2014-05-07T20:44:55Z")
Yeah, tried it once or twice in both of the places a male can. Not really a fan–not a lot of lot of pleasurable stimulation, more just a sorta numbing. Haven’t messed w/ 'em in years. ---
**Author:** ![JuliaSqueezer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/82dd89/32.png) [@JuliaSqueezer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JuliaSqueezer)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-a-vibrator-to-masturbate/687855/40 "2014-05-07T21:26:57Z")
Female here. The answer is no. God created the spin cycle so I wouldn’t have to. Mmmm… just thinking of lopsided loads… Yesss! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-a-vibrator-to-masturbate/687855.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-a-vibrator-to-masturbate/687855.md?page=3)