# Sexual braggers? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 14, 2018, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-braggers/816086 "2018-06-14T13:20:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-braggers/816086/1 "2018-06-14T13:20:51Z")
Last night I made a comment to someone I have been listening to for the past 20 odd years who is constantly bragging about how good he is in bed. I told him the best judge of whether or not you are good in bed is how often the girls call you back for more. He seems to be pretty good at getting one night stands but he seldom talks about repeat performances. He got a dumbfounded look on his face and changed the subject. One of the other guys lightly admonished me telling me I hurt his feelings. Was I rude? I still don’t think so. Should middle aged men be bragging about their sexual prowess? ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-braggers/816086/2 "2018-06-14T13:23:44Z")
Nah, that guy’s a tool. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-braggers/816086/3 "2018-06-14T13:27:10Z")
A better way to admonish someone like this is from the TMI approach. Hey buddy, at our age we really don’t want to hear about your sexual exploits. You went at the issue of whether or not he’s actually good in bed, which is going to put him on the defensive. Ask yourself: Do you really even want to know how good in bed he is? I have some middle-to-late-middle age friends who often bring up their exploits from back when they were in the 20s or 30s or even in High School. Glory Days, man. Glory Days. No one wants to hear you brag about how much of a stud you were. Especially when the line of discussion is about how hot your ex-girlfriends were. You’re not complimenting the girls, you’re bragging about being able to attract them. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-braggers/816086/4 "2018-06-14T13:28:34Z")
> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > Should middle aged men be bragging about their sexual prowess? Nope. Nobody _should_, regardless of age. It’s a dick move to everyone involved, including himself. He’s clearly an insecure fool, overcompensating for… something. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-braggers/816086/5 "2018-06-14T13:30:12Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > It’s a dick move Like… literally. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-braggers/816086/6 "2018-06-14T13:39:02Z")
As others have stated, he sounds like an insecure tool. I would add simple-minded. If someone were to brag to me about the skill in bed, I would ask - What’s your point? Are you trying to convince ME to sleep with you? Probably not. Are you trying establish your dominance over me, that you are better than me at this specific skill? Thanks, duly noted. Are you trying to make yourself feel better (see above)? Ok, I hope your feel better - anyway, how about them Warriors? But I probably wouldn’t be hanging out with someone like that to begin with. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-braggers/816086/7 "2018-06-14T13:40:13Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > A better way to admonish someone like this is from the TMI approach. Hey buddy, at our age we really don’t want to hear about your sexual exploits. You went at the issue of whether or not he’s actually good in bed, which is going to put him on the defensive. Ask yourself: Do you really even want to know how good in bed he is? > > I have some middle-to-late-middle age friends who often bring up their exploits from back when they were in the 20s or 30s or even in High School. Glory Days, man. Glory Days. No one wants to hear you brag about how much of a stud you were. Especially when the line of discussion is about how hot your ex-girlfriends were. You’re not complimenting the girls, you’re bragging about being able to attract them. oh my lord, so much this. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-braggers/816086/8 "2018-06-14T13:52:41Z")
Sex and money. The more you talk about it, the less you are really getting. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-braggers/816086/9 "2018-06-14T13:58:25Z")
Sometimes it’s better to not put on my reading glasses. “Sexual badgers” was an intriguing thread title. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-braggers/816086/10 "2018-06-14T13:58:41Z")
> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > Should middle aged men be bragging about their sexual prowess? Hey, I’m telling _everyone_! ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-braggers/816086/11 "2018-06-14T14:01:25Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Hey, I’m telling _everyone_! Classic ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-braggers/816086/12 "2018-06-14T14:08:11Z")
> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > One of the other guys Unless he’s trying to pick up one of the other guys, I don’t see why he needs to inform them about his sexual prowess. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2018, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-braggers/816086/13 "2018-06-14T14:21:07Z")
In my experience, there’s usually a type that brags about their sexual prowess. They drink to excess, never exercise, never engage in any sort of physical activity, and probably haven’t eaten a vegetable in ages. Yet, they are magically “great” in bed. I can’t help thinking to myself: Dude, _sex_ is a physical activity. And if you live a poor lifestyle, the chances of you being good at it are exactly nil. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-braggers/816086/14 "2018-06-14T14:41:52Z")
> [@CookingWithGas](#): > > Sex and money. The more you talk about it, the less you are really getting. I never mention either ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-braggers/816086/15 "2018-06-14T14:49:04Z")
So, **Badger** , what are those Secret Service guys _really like?_ ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-braggers/816086/16 "2018-06-14T15:35:49Z")
> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > Should middle aged men be bragging about their sexual prowess? I know I do. Especially the one in the fall. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-braggers/816086/17 "2018-06-14T15:40:33Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Sometimes it’s better to not put on my reading glasses. “Sexual badgers” was an intriguing thread title. I am so not Googling that. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-braggers/816086/18 "2018-06-14T15:53:40Z")
My personal experience lo these many years on earth is that the more someone brags about something, the less true it is. Yeah, I know - it’s just anecdotal, but in many cases, it’s still accurate. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-braggers/816086/19 "2018-06-14T15:55:24Z")
I don’t need to brag. It is a simple fact. Somebody has to be the best. ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-braggers/816086/20 "2018-06-14T16:01:37Z")
> [@Shagnasty](#): > > I don’t need to brag. It is a simple fact. Somebody has to be the best. Did not know it was a contest. Ignorance fought. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-braggers/816086.md?page=2)