# Is masturbation cheating? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 1, 2001, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-masturbation-cheating/96298 "2001-12-01T11:27:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![pezpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2001, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-masturbation-cheating/96298/41 "2001-12-03T19:17:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Weedeater \* > \*\*IMO, there’s nothing sexier than watching my wife do a little clam digging… > > Now, all this talk has made the blood leave my brain, and I gotta go smack the flesh ketchup bottle. \*\* Wow! Bye bye appetite for the day. ---
**Author:** ![Tygr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@Tygr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tygr)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2001, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-masturbation-cheating/96298/42 "2001-12-03T20:56:18Z")
Waitaminit… If masturbation is cheating, then what is it when she’s doing it TO me? A threesome? 🆒 Personally, I’ve found during the current forced dry spell that her watching me is an incredible turn-on. No need for any 2-dimensional visual stimulation. Plus she admits it turns her on to watch me. And watching each other is great fun, too. -Tygr, anxiously awaiting Dec. 12, when he’ll finally be able to give his hand a rest ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2001, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-masturbation-cheating/96298/43 "2001-12-04T14:42:01Z")
spooje: Well, then theres something wrong with me and many other folks, according to YOU. ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2001, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-masturbation-cheating/96298/44 "2001-12-04T15:30:12Z")
Of course it’s cheating! It is depriving a hooker of a job! So don’t be so cheap and go out there, be patriotic and do your part to revive the economy. Your country needs it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Paris1803](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bb73d2/32.png) [@Paris1803](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paris1803)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-masturbation-cheating/96298/45 "2017-11-27T22:03:30Z")
My wife found out today that I masturbate and don’t understand it’s not about her. I love making love to my wife and I don’t want another woman. But I am always horny because of a medication that I have to take every day. Now she thinks that I’m unhappy with her and our sex life with is far from the truth. She told off her wedding ring and throw it across the room. I don’t cheat when I said I do no other woman mean anything to me. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-masturbation-cheating/96298/46 "2017-11-27T22:34:23Z")
> [@Paris1803](#): > > My wife found out today that I masturbate and don’t understand it’s not about her. I love making love to my wife and I don’t want another woman. But I am always horny because of a medication that I have to take every day. Now she thinks that I’m unhappy with her and our sex life with is far from the truth. She told off her wedding ring and throw it across the room. I don’t cheat when I said I do no other woman mean anything to me. Get rid of her and find an adult. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-masturbation-cheating/96298/47 "2017-11-27T23:18:15Z")
Join date. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-masturbation-cheating/96298/48 "2017-11-27T23:33:32Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Get rid of her and find an adult. I must agree. I have been married for thirty years. Sometimes she isn’t in the mood but I am (and vice versa) . Grownups can handle this, just like if I needed lunch but she wasn’t hungry. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2017, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-masturbation-cheating/96298/49 "2017-11-27T23:50:11Z")
> [@Paris1803](#): > > My wife found out today that I masturbate and don’t understand it’s not about her. I love making love to my wife and I don’t want another woman. But I am always horny because of a medication that I have to take every day. Now she thinks that I’m unhappy with her and our sex life with is far from the truth. She told off her wedding ring and throw it across the room. I don’t cheat when I said I do no other woman mean anything to me. I’m not on any medication, but I am “always horny” too. ---
**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:** [November 28, 2017, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-masturbation-cheating/96298/50 "2017-11-28T00:07:13Z")
> [@Paris1803](#): > > But I am always horny because of a medication that I have to take every day. What medication are you taking that makes you horny? ---
**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:** [November 28, 2017, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-masturbation-cheating/96298/51 "2017-11-28T00:17:45Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > What medication are you taking that makes you horny? Vodka? ---
**Author:** ![rsat3acr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-masturbation-cheating/96298/52 "2017-11-28T02:13:35Z")
Can zombies do it until their hand falls off? ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-masturbation-cheating/96298/53 "2017-11-28T02:27:20Z")
As noted, this is a very old thread with most of the participants long gone. If anyone feels the need to continue the topic, open a new thread. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-masturbation-cheating/96298.md?page=2)