# How often do you wank? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 21, 2003, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582 "2003-08-21T03:07:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SkyBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@SkyBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkyBum)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/1 "2003-08-21T03:07:58Z")
Interesting study [here](http://www.playwithyourself.co.uk/game/html/mdb/stats.php). Put yourself into the database and see where you fit in. How did _I_ compare? Uh uh. No way I’m going there…but share your feelings on the subject here if you must (however, please keep your hands to yourself). ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/2 "2003-08-21T03:32:29Z")
Hmm, masturbation…hey, now there’s something I haven’t tried before. Is it fun? ---
**Author:** ![Rabid\_Squirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Rabid\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabid_Squirrel)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/3 "2003-08-21T03:55:25Z")
Well, I like to think of it as [prostate cancer prevention](http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993942). [Warning - cliche overload] Besides, is it wrong to have sex with someone you love? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/4 "2003-08-21T04:22:33Z")
I won’t get into details, but according to my results, I’m 54%normal. Hm. Happy ---
**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/5 "2003-08-21T06:30:08Z")
64% normal ---
**Author:** ![sirtonyh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@sirtonyh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sirtonyh)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/6 "2003-08-21T06:38:44Z")
65% normal which is probably the most normal I’ve ever got in any kind of survey ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/7 "2003-08-21T10:30:16Z")
66% normal. I simply cannot imagine masturbating to rap music. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/8 "2003-08-21T10:48:42Z")
69% normal. But the posters in front of me probably skewed the results. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/9 "2003-08-21T11:03:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SkyBum \*(however, please keep your hands to yourself). Umm, wasn’t that what the thread was about? Keeping your hands to yourself? I hit it on the head at 60% normal. I’m guessing that’s a good thing. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/10 "2003-08-21T12:12:17Z")
55% normal. Robin ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/11 "2003-08-21T12:52:56Z")
58% normal for me. I have to have a quiet room. Having music playing or the TV going is too distracting. Since the OP title specifically asks how often, I indicated once daily (though occasionally some nights I’m just too damn tired). The survey should have asked whether or not we have sexual partners in our lives as this factor can easily influence how often one does it. I haven’t had a girlfriend in almost a year, so I imagine those of us who are without a partner are more likely going to indicate they indulge in self-play more often than those who are married, dating, etc. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/12 "2003-08-21T12:59:39Z")
59% normal. My frequency is WAY down from previous years, for good reason. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/13 "2003-08-21T13:04:22Z")
Okay then, who’s a bigger freak than Happy? The competition’s begun… 🙂 Happy ---
**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/14 "2003-08-21T13:11:40Z")
56% Still, nobody’s beat Happy…'cept Happy, of course. ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/15 "2003-08-21T13:22:20Z")
“I imagine those of us who are without a partner are more likely going to indicate they indulge in self-play more often than those who are married, dating, etc.” You would think so, but… ---
**Author:** ![Omnipresent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8c91f0/32.png) [@Omnipresent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omnipresent)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/16 "2003-08-21T15:52:43Z")
I’m with Happy - 54% ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/17 "2003-08-21T16:15:59Z")
> [@](#): > > 19% have masturbated over one of their family members. Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!1 ---
**Author:** ![Omnipresent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8c91f0/32.png) [@Omnipresent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omnipresent)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/18 "2003-08-21T16:51:45Z")
Oh sure! C’mon, a cousin? You know you have! ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/19 "2003-08-21T18:23:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AngelicGemma \* > > > [@](#): > > > > 19% have masturbated over one of their family members. > > Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!1 Doesn’t a spouse count? ---
**Author:** ![Incubus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582/20 "2003-08-21T18:33:45Z")
For me, I have a hard time thinking about what the ‘average’ number of times a day I masturbate. See, sometimes, when I’m busy, I won’t masturbate for weeks at a time; I just won’t have enough free time to think about it. On the other hand, when on vacation, or when I have a lot of free time, I definitely make up for all those lost opportunities. Yes I have gotten caught before (embarassing to say the least, but once something like this happens to you its hard to be embarassed about other things- it really puts things into prespective 😉 ) Yes I like to play music while I’m doing it. I’m a little paranoid someone in the house might hear me, so I always like to have some background noise playing. The only significant locations they mentioned were in the shower and outdoors, neither of which seem that unusual. How about some interesting places? Anybody masturbate in a church? Or in the doctor’s office during that boring 10 minute stretch of time between when the nurse leaves and the doctor comes in? Or what about in a jacuzzi with other people sitting right next to you? Or during a long car drive? Or in a movie theater, etc, etc. You’d be surprised- you could be sitting in class and the person sitting next to you could be masturbating, without giving any suspicious indication of body language, facial expression, or, err, hand movements. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wank/196582.md?page=2)