# Men & Masturbation: Wet or dry? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 5, 2001, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-masturbation-wet-or-dry/97005 "2001-12-05T10:25:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-masturbation-wet-or-dry/97005/21 "2001-12-05T20:38:59Z")
What? i **D** on’t mastu **r** bate! **y** ou think i’d tell here even if i did? ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-masturbation-wet-or-dry/97005/22 "2001-12-05T20:44:17Z")
I masturbate dry. I’ve never understood how anyone could use a lube to masturbate. It feels wrong, it is messy, ind if you use the wrong lube, it can hurt. ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-masturbation-wet-or-dry/97005/23 "2001-12-05T21:21:33Z")
I have to say I go dry 95% of the time; the other 5% I’ll lube up with some Wet[sup]TM[/sup] when I’m waxing the tadpole. ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-masturbation-wet-or-dry/97005/24 "2001-12-05T21:26:49Z")
I have to say I go dry 95% of the time when I’m flying solo. The other 5% I’ll lube up with some Wet[sup]TM[/sup] when I’m waxing the tadpole after my partner has already climaxed. If I’ve already got lube on my johnson, I have to keep it lubed in order to get off, otherwise the friction can be painful as the lube dries. For some reason, I’m unable to have an orgasm through intercourse or getting head; I just stay rock hard for a long, long time. Great for my partner, not so great for me. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-masturbation-wet-or-dry/97005/25 "2001-12-05T22:24:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mudshark \* > \*\*I masturbate dry. > > I’ve never understood how anyone could use a lube to masturbate. It feels wrong, it is messy, ind if you use the wrong lube, it can hurt. \*\* I feels right to me. There are fewer things less sexy than a dry woman or a dry hand. Why risk friction burn? ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-masturbation-wet-or-dry/97005/26 "2001-12-05T22:28:08Z")
> [@](#): > > Oh, and thinksnow, soap? What is your dick made out of, dude? Soap does bad things to Junior, so we avoid it. If you’re whacking off in the shower, I would recommend a conditioner over shampoo. Preferably one of those non-scented conditioners… there was one time when Lil’ SPOOFE (and my left hand) were left smelling like vanilla and jasmine. BUT… if all you’ve got is shampoo, I’ve found that - strangely - Head (no pun intended) & Shoulders performs nicely. Smells a tad strong, but it’s nice and slippery. ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-masturbation-wet-or-dry/97005/27 "2001-12-05T22:33:19Z")
> [@](#): > > I’ve never understood how anyone could use a lube to masturbate. It feels wrong, it is messy, and if you use the wrong lube, it can hurt. Underlining mine. Ask **SPOOFE** about that one. Gotta go and brush my teeth now… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Medea\_s\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Medea\_s\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Medea_s_Child)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-masturbation-wet-or-dry/97005/28 "2001-12-05T22:50:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dead0man \* > \*\*. Now about the handling by others part. WOMEN CAN NOT GIVE HAND JOBS!! I’m not gay, but I’d be willing to bet that a man would give a 10 times better hand job than a woman. I’m sure there are exceptions. And I’m sure we will hear them. But they will be lies. Women, ITS NOT A FRICKEN HAMMER and it aint an egg either. Gentle yet stern. Firm yet foregiving. O screw this, just spread 'em. > dead0man > …going TMI for the second time \*\* You impugn my dignity here boy. While I pride myself on blowjobs, I would like to think I can give a mean hand job. I understand that it requires teaching, but y’know, I’m a damn attentive learner with enough of a sadist streak to keep a guy on the edge for a good half hour or so. Its called communication. Here, I’ll demonstrate “Harder… harder…ohhhhyesss…goddamn…mmm…oh,oh,oh…littlefasterlittlefaster…please…” Try it sometime and if you are with a woman of any worth at all she’ll adjust to you, applying the pressure you like in the way that you like best. (And beyond that all guys are different and there is a learning curve that cannot even be started until you **tell** me what you like. As intuative as I am, I am not a mind reader and while groans and moans are fung “UNggghhghghhhh…” is hardly informative about my technique.) As for the question, I don’t go solo and I’ll ask my guy when he gets home. (_grin_ He’ll love what I’m discussing online today. “Let me get this straight hon, you talk about blowjobs with random strangers?” “Yup, and by the way sweetie, how do you masturbate… there’s a poll on my boards.” “Anyone call you a slut yet today?” “Love you too.”) ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-masturbation-wet-or-dry/97005/29 "2001-12-05T22:54:35Z")
Definitely dry. Better sensations that way. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-masturbation-wet-or-dry/97005/30 "2001-12-06T00:12:26Z")
> [@](#): > > Underlining mine. Ask SPOOFE about that one. Gotta go and brush my teeth now… Oh, shush. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-masturbation-wet-or-dry/97005/31 "2001-12-06T01:25:26Z")
yojimboguy: > [@](#): > > I feels right to me. HeeHeeHee. I nominate this for most inadvertently appropriate typo. A most enlightening thread, gentlemen. heeheehee ---
**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:** [December 6, 2001, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-masturbation-wet-or-dry/97005/32 "2001-12-06T01:29:50Z")
Dammit, **Punditlisa** beat me to it (hee - get it? “Beat me”?) ---
**Author:** ![Hemlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Hemlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hemlock)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-masturbation-wet-or-dry/97005/33 "2001-12-06T01:46:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by PunditLisa \* > \*\* > A most enlightening thread, gentlemen. > > heeheehee \*\* Definitely. You learn something new every day. I’ve been scratching my head trying to work out what everyone’s on about. Then I get it… _These poor shmucks have all been circumsized_. I never realized it was such an impediment. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-masturbation-wet-or-dry/97005/34 "2001-12-06T03:57:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by PunditLisa \* > \*\*yojimboguy: > > > [@](#): > > > > I feels right to me. > > HeeHeeHee. I nominate this for most inadvertently appropriate typo. > > A most enlightening thread, gentlemen. > > heeheehee \*\* heeheeeheee Oops, but in retrospect I stand by the statement. ---
**Author:** ![freshmeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c4cdca/32.png) [@freshmeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freshmeat)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-masturbation-wet-or-dry/97005/35 "2001-12-06T03:59:04Z")
If I’m squeezing one out real quick or right before bed, then I go dry. If I have some time and don’t mind having to clean up, I always use lube. freshmeat ---
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-masturbation-wet-or-dry/97005/36 "2001-12-06T06:25:55Z")
Spoofe, do you ever have wistful thoughts back to the glory days of the TMI thread? 'Cause quite frankly, I’m thinking yes. _The way we were…_ ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-masturbation-wet-or-dry/97005/37 "2001-12-06T06:47:06Z")
Ah, the TMI thread. I remember how it started… people began talking about popping zits, and then it evolved into the magical work of carefully sculpted art that it is… ---
**Author:** ![Freyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freyr/32/5763_2.png) [@Freyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freyr)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-masturbation-wet-or-dry/97005/38 "2001-12-06T07:30:40Z")
Hrm… I go 50/50 here… sometimes with lube, sometimes dry. Yeah, dry can be good and the best part, you can lick your own spunk (if you’re into such things :D). But wet, wow… the intensity of the sensation is so much better. And differing your stroking rhythm feels so good. For me at least! ---
**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:** [December 6, 2001, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-masturbation-wet-or-dry/97005/39 "2001-12-06T12:41:27Z")
Ahem. Friction can be a good thing. Dries the skin a little though. ---
**Author:** ![Neidhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-masturbation-wet-or-dry/97005/40 "2001-12-06T13:38:25Z")
Always dry. I start with my bare hand, then use a Puffs tissue to climax and contain the mess. (Softest tissues on the market!) I tried KY jelly once, and while the stroking feels a little better, as **Chief Crunch** noticed, the actual orgasm is just blah. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-masturbation-wet-or-dry/97005.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-masturbation-wet-or-dry/97005.md?page=3)