# I scratch my balls too much .... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 1, 2005, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-scratch-my-balls-too-much/328947 "2005-11-01T19:13:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-scratch-my-balls-too-much/328947/1 "2005-11-01T19:13:16Z")
… at least my wife thinks so. Or else she’s just paying more attention to my crotch. Actually when I catch myself it’s more of an adjustment type of thing. I’m 47 years old so maybe it’s a result of a physical change. I don’t know. Anyway, your advices would be very appreciated. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2005, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-scratch-my-balls-too-much/328947/2 "2005-11-01T19:45:44Z")
Gold Bond Medicated Powder. ---
**Author:** ![Burrido](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Burrido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Burrido)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-scratch-my-balls-too-much/328947/3 "2005-11-01T20:07:09Z")
Boxers? Briefs? If i wear whiteys, I’ll scratch. Boxers are heaven. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-scratch-my-balls-too-much/328947/4 "2005-11-01T20:48:59Z")
You’re not the only one… > **[My husband's ball scratching is driving me nuts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=340106)** > > Of course he only does it while he’s home. But as soon as he gets home, he puts on his “comfy pants”, which have a stretch waist band and lots of room, so he can shove both arms down there. It annoys me the most when we’re having a conversation. ... ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-scratch-my-balls-too-much/328947/5 "2005-11-01T21:02:22Z")
Maybe if you transition to just cupping your nuts she won’t find it as offensive. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-scratch-my-balls-too-much/328947/6 "2005-11-01T21:21:54Z")
Point to the window and say “Look is that a Ivory Billed Woodpecker in the tree.” Scratch while she looks, and don’t get caught for God’s sake. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-scratch-my-balls-too-much/328947/7 "2005-11-01T21:23:12Z")
So long as you’re only scratching your own balls, or not asking an interested third party to handle the task for you, it’s all good. Scratching your own balls is one of the pleasures of life, enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-scratch-my-balls-too-much/328947/8 "2005-11-02T00:32:07Z")
**Batsinma** , I thought **What the…** was YOUR husband at first, all guested up so he could present his side of the ball-scratching story. **What the…** , I suggest you see a dermatologist if your crotchal area is unusually itchy, and if there is nothing pathological going on, just try to break the habit of too much scratching. Tie a string around your finger to remind yourself not to scratch, or hang around the house naked and put jalapeno sauce on your fingers. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-scratch-my-balls-too-much/328947/9 "2005-11-02T00:47:04Z")
Get a new wife? May be easier than changing a ball-scratching habit. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-scratch-my-balls-too-much/328947/10 "2005-11-02T01:41:19Z")
No greater pleasure is there than to scratch one’s balls. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![neofishboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/neofishboy/32/444_2.png) [@neofishboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neofishboy)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-scratch-my-balls-too-much/328947/11 "2005-11-02T02:04:08Z")
Now, me … I don’t scratch my balls _nearly_ enough. My wife has declined to share an opinion on this. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-scratch-my-balls-too-much/328947/12 "2005-11-02T02:18:13Z")
Heh, you know the other day I was at the gym. I was sitting on the bench between sets when I felt the need to adjust myself. So I did so. (From the outside of the clothing) As I was doing so, my eyes just so happen to meet another girls eyes from across the gym. She immediately gave me this “evil eyed” look as if I was some kind of freak. I didn’t say anything, but my original thought was: “Hey screw you lady! unless you were born a man, you don’t know what it’s like! When a man’s got to adjust, a man’s got to adjust!” Then later on that day I got to thinking about it again, when all the sudden I realized the REAL reason why that lady might have been giving me the “evil eye”. It occured to me that she may have been thinking that I was uh, er, _pleasuring_ myself whilst whaching her workout. Because my head was already turned her direction when she turn her head and our eyes met. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![JustAnotherGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@JustAnotherGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustAnotherGeek)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-scratch-my-balls-too-much/328947/13 "2005-11-02T02:28:22Z")
> [@](#): > > Gold Bond Medicated Powder. Seconded! ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-scratch-my-balls-too-much/328947/14 "2005-11-02T07:29:40Z")
A while ago, there was a thread asking if females noticed guys " adjusting" . Apparently, underwear with inside folds and envelopes can keep a penis nicely aligned, straight up, so it can grow without the kink-in-the-hose-pipe-effect. I assume that getting the penis out of the way makes the balls less itchy, too. ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-scratch-my-balls-too-much/328947/15 "2005-11-02T09:12:45Z")
> [@Maastricht](#): > > Apparently, underwear with inside folds and envelopes can keep a penis nicely aligned, straight up, so it can grow without the kink-in-the-hose-pipe-effect. I assume that getting the penis out of the way makes the balls less itchy, too. You’re female, right? Though I fail to see how any of this would affect ball itchiness, there is a truism regarding public hardons… They MUST be aimed upward lest they poke through our pants at an odd noticable angle, break in half as you said, or be pointed downward in a most uncomfortable position. > [@SHAKES](#): > > It occured to me that she may have been thinking that I was uh, er, _pleasuring_ myself whilst whaching her workout. Because my head was already turned her direction when she turn her head and our eyes met. :smack: Ouch. While I’m sure that you were doing it in the most discreet manner… as in merely sliding a finger up your shortsleg and allowing the scrotum to “uncatch” from your leg… I can see through her eyes now and it’s pretty damn funny. You perv 😉