# Hey ladies, how long does it take you? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 9, 2001, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ladies-how-long-does-it-take-you/49199 "2001-01-09T19:37:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Delta-9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3be4f8/32.png) [@Delta-9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delta-9)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2001, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ladies-how-long-does-it-take-you/49199/1 "2001-01-09T19:37:47Z")
In [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=54594) we’re dicussing what percentage of women masturbate in the office restroom. I mentioned the fact that _generally_ women take longer to “get the job done” than men (so there would be fewer women doing this at work) and was called on that generalization. So ladies, how long does it take you to get off when you’re alone? The rest of us “Worker Jerkers” want to know. ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2001, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ladies-how-long-does-it-take-you/49199/2 "2001-01-09T19:46:46Z")
Not that I would _ever_ do this at work… 😉 Down and dirty, self inflicted quickie? About 2-3 minutes. I _know_ what I need, after all. ---
**Author:** ![racerx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5e9695/32.png) [@racerx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racerx)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2001, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ladies-how-long-does-it-take-you/49199/3 "2001-01-09T19:52:00Z")
usually 12 - 20 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Deiket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Deiket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deiket)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2001, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ladies-how-long-does-it-take-you/49199/4 "2001-01-09T20:10:54Z")
I can usually get the job done in about five minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Palandine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/958977/32.png) [@Palandine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palandine)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2001, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ladies-how-long-does-it-take-you/49199/5 "2001-01-09T20:11:55Z")
Five minutes, give or take ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2001, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ladies-how-long-does-it-take-you/49199/6 "2001-01-09T20:30:10Z")
3 or 4 within a 10-15 minute session is typical. The first one takes the longest - maybe 5 to 10 minuntes; after that they’re easy. ---
**Author:** ![Hamadryad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6de8d8/32.png) [@Hamadryad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamadryad)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2001, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ladies-how-long-does-it-take-you/49199/7 "2001-01-09T20:38:39Z")
a) For freakin’ ever. b) Those of you who way “…for the first one” make me sick. c) Damn you. ---
**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2001, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ladies-how-long-does-it-take-you/49199/8 "2001-01-09T20:45:51Z")
I usually don’t bother unless I’m, uh, hot and bothered to start with. If I’m _seriously_ aroused already, I can be finished in under a minute, easily. Starting from ground zero, oh, maybe ten or fifteen minutes. But I wouldn’t do that at work. ---
**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2001, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ladies-how-long-does-it-take-you/49199/9 "2001-01-09T20:47:24Z")
After a microsecond of thought, I realize “ground zero” was a stupid choice of words. Starting from “ground level” or “zero” would do better. ---
**Author:** ![stargazer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@stargazer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stargazer)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2001, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ladies-how-long-does-it-take-you/49199/10 "2001-01-09T20:54:26Z")
I’m with Podkayne – I generally don’t bother unless I’m, shall we say, “ready.” It takes too long. So, once I’m all turned on and everything, it usually takes me about 5 minutes, I think. And the more turned on I am, the less time it takes. Hope that’s not TMI. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Delta-9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3be4f8/32.png) [@Delta-9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delta-9)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2001, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ladies-how-long-does-it-take-you/49199/11 "2001-01-09T21:50:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by stargazer \* > \*\*Hope that’s not TMI. 😉 \*\* Hell no! Keep it coming, ladies! (pun certainly intended) ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2001, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ladies-how-long-does-it-take-you/49199/12 "2001-01-09T21:55:25Z")
I just responded to the GQ thread but I’ll give a more detailed response here. My record is about 30 seconds (I was watching an MPEG video so I know exactly how long it took). Most times, between 1 and 5 minutes depending how aroused I am to start with and whether I use _ahem_ aids, visual or mechanical. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2001, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ladies-how-long-does-it-take-you/49199/13 "2001-01-09T23:53:26Z")
“I mentioned the fact that generally women take longer to “get the job done” than men” Well of course they do, a guy can get himself off a lot quicker that way than a woman can. ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ladies-how-long-does-it-take-you/49199/14 "2001-01-10T00:09:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by handy \* > \*\*“I mentioned the fact that generally women take longer to “get the job done” than men” > > Well of course they do, a guy can get himself off a lot quicker that way than a woman can. \*\* Coming from someone named handy. I’m curious about how you girls time it. ---
**Author:** ![stargazer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@stargazer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stargazer)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ladies-how-long-does-it-take-you/49199/15 "2001-01-10T00:40:43Z")
Well, I don’t actually _time_ it; I was estimating. However, this girl I knew in high school had timed herself from start to finish – and I think she meant starting totally, um, dry – and her “record” was **45 SECONDS**. :eek: Holy freakin’ shit, is what we all said when she told us this. But I figure it can’t have been all that _good_ if she was a) finished in 45 seconds, and b) timing herself. Personally, I think I’d rather enjoy the process a _leeetle_ more than that. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jeyen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a4c791/32.png) [@jeyen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeyen)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ladies-how-long-does-it-take-you/49199/16 "2001-01-10T01:58:31Z")
Never managed without a vibrator :(, so I probably won’t be taking up the practice in the bathroom at work. 😃 A convenient 5 to 10 minutes with the vibrator on low using the correct attachment. Video assistance helps – not porn, but swordfights, starship fights, or explosions. Something vigorous and bright. ---
**Author:** ![KitKhat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b3f665/32.png) [@KitKhat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KitKhat)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ladies-how-long-does-it-take-you/49199/17 "2001-01-10T02:15:23Z")
2 to 5 minutes by hand and under a minute with a mechanical aid. Also an additional minute by hand for the second one and almost immediately for the second, third and fourth with mechanical aid. (My hand gets tired!) I’ve only done it once at work… Nobody’s hot enough to get me going except for that one temp… ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ladies-how-long-does-it-take-you/49199/18 "2001-01-10T03:27:04Z")
I’ve got a wide range of how long it takes. If I’m really aroused, it can take 2-5 minutes; if not it takes about 20 minutes to an hour. Don’t ask me how it takes an hour, just sometimes I guess I pace myself really slowly and stop just before to build up a bit more intensity. I dunno, go ask my clitoris. PS: I tried a vibrator a few times, didn’t like it at all. ---
**Author:** ![Delta-9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3be4f8/32.png) [@Delta-9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delta-9)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ladies-how-long-does-it-take-you/49199/19 "2001-01-10T04:01:55Z")
“I mentioned the fact that generally women take longer ‘get the job done’ than men” “Well of course they do, a guy can get himself off a lot quicker that way than a woman can.” “I’m curious about how _you girls time it_.” I think we’ve hit upon the key here. The big factor is the time it takes to become aroused. Shoot-for a guy, if the wind blows right. . . Thanks for the responses, ladies. I, um. . . gotta go take a shower or something. And ssskuggiii? I’d like to make an appointment with your clitoris. How’s next Friday? ---
**Author:** ![reprise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@reprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reprise)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ladies-how-long-does-it-take-you/49199/20 "2001-01-10T04:06:00Z")
Please refer to [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=53155), for anecdotal responses to your OP. Personally, I don’t accept any of these cites and therefore insist that we conduct a double-blind, peer-reviewed study into the question of just how long it takes females to achieve orgasm under different conditions and via different methods. In the interests of science, I selflessly offer myself as a test subject for research (and wonder why threads of this nature are framed in terms of males seeking answers about female sexual response, and not the reverse). So now all you need to do is arrange the funding for the SDMB study into the mysteries of female orgasm… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ladies-how-long-does-it-take-you/49199.md?page=2)