# How long till you say "I'm out!"? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 6, 2010, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-till-you-say-im-out/542108 "2010-06-06T00:02:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [June 6, 2010, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-till-you-say-im-out/542108/1 "2010-06-06T00:02:26Z")
(Referring of course to Kramer on the \*Seinfeld \*episode “The Contest.”) My partner travels a lot on business. In fact he just left this morning for an 18-day trip. When he’s in town we have sex every single day, sometimes more than once. I have found that when he’s away I still need it just as much, and have to “take matters into my own hand” before even 24 hours are up. So I’m wondering: For those of you who have sex on a regular basis, do you still need it just as regularly when you’re on your own, for whatever reason? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2010, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-till-you-say-im-out/542108/2 "2010-06-06T01:47:08Z")
Hang on a sec… I’m out. ---
**Author:** ![Not\_a\_Platypus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@Not\_a\_Platypus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_a_Platypus)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2010, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-till-you-say-im-out/542108/3 "2010-06-06T01:47:20Z")
For a while, yeah, but the longer I’m on my own the less I need it. The interest is still there it just isn’t as… urgent, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![toofs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2010, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-till-you-say-im-out/542108/4 "2010-06-06T02:09:44Z")
My wife is in Indonesia for the next three weeks, and I’ve been turning my crank more often than the amount of sex we usually have. Weird, I think about my wife and jerk off more frequently than if she was home. If that makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2010, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-till-you-say-im-out/542108/5 "2010-06-06T03:01:23Z")
Yes. I take care of myself regularly anyway because I have a much higher sex drive than my partner. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2010, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-till-you-say-im-out/542108/6 "2010-06-06T04:00:06Z")
I think the answer is “No”, but what do you define as a “regular basis”? ---
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2010, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-till-you-say-im-out/542108/7 "2010-06-06T06:41:40Z")
I believe I’ve gone a year. do i win? ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2010, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-till-you-say-im-out/542108/8 "2010-06-06T07:07:08Z")
I can’t even go a day, even when I have someone to play with. ---
**Author:** ![runcible\_spoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc29f/32.png) [@runcible\_spoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/runcible_spoon)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-till-you-say-im-out/542108/9 "2010-06-06T22:39:09Z")
Only if there’s something major to occupy my time - if I have any free time, it’s gonna happen. Hell, even when I’m gettin’ some, I usually take things in hand regularly. Unless you’ve got a live-in, always-up-for-it partner, there are going to be times of drought.