# Spit or Swallow? A followup poll TMI? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 29, 2003, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070 "2003-03-29T20:44:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/41 "2003-03-30T16:30:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by auRa \* > \*\*Swallow. But, like **Medea’s Child** , I prefer to wash it down with something afterwards. While not life-threateningly awful in any sense, the taste isn’t exactly one I want lingering in my mouth for hours on end. \*\* _Drops four chlorine-free ice cubes into a Waterford rocks glass, adds Coke, and hands the glass to **auRa** _ ---
**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/42 "2003-03-30T17:35:06Z")
I’ve never seen the point to spitting… once it’s in your mouth it is easier to swallow! If your problem is with taste… I figure you’d taste more trying to eject it back over the tongue than to just let it go down the back of your throat… it’s already mostly there! _shrug_ It’s hardly ice cream but in no way revolting 🙂 I must admit though that since I got pregnant swallowing does give me horrible heartburn so I haven’t been swallowing lately. ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/43 "2003-03-30T19:07:43Z")
My husband is always a little, well, twitchy at that time. TMI AHEAD!!! (As though you NEED a warning in this thread!) He bucks his hips so hard, he usually pops out of my mouth, so not a whole lot actually gets in there. I swallow on occasion, but he gets himself so … messy, that I go get a warm wet washcloth to clean him up (perfect time to spit out any residual, as well). I used to swallow almost exclusively (with past bfs), but I always wanted a drink of something afterwards. ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/44 "2003-03-30T19:46:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rhino’sHoney \* > \*\*LOL you MA men … all the same !!! \*\* 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Contrary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/db5fbb/32.png) [@Contrary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrary)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/45 "2003-03-30T22:26:42Z")
Davebear – yup. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Ace\_of\_Swords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@The\_Ace\_of\_Swords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Ace_of_Swords)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/46 "2003-03-30T22:39:52Z")
Most women I’ve met were graceful swallowers. Brought up right, AFAICT. ---
**Author:** ![Searching\_For\_Truth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@Searching\_For\_Truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Searching_For_Truth)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/47 "2003-03-30T22:47:34Z")
I’ve done both, but I almost always swallow. It is easier clean-up wise, and it just seems right. **AntaresJB** , your story made me smile! My first time was _very_ similar, though I realized what was happening when he came. I was like, “Whoa, this wasn’t hard at all…and I didn’t hardly taste anything…this ROCKS!” I like what **Medea’s Child** said - it’s the best when they have a Coke or something nearby to help you erm, wash it down a few minutes later. I have gagged a little once or twice, but it hasn’t been a problem in a long time. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/48 "2003-03-30T22:51:44Z")
Nothing like having a GF dash to the bathroom and semi-puke in the sink to make a guy feel really loved. If I can kiss her passionately afterwards with relish, I can’t see her objection. Needless to say, I’m not dating the {above example} anymore. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/49 "2003-03-30T22:56:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Contrary \* > \*\*Davebear – yup. \*\* Well, I won’t pursue it, since you seem reticent. But, if you’d care to share… ---
**Author:** ![Contrary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/db5fbb/32.png) [@Contrary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrary)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/50 "2003-03-30T23:03:30Z")
Perhaps later 😉 I have to head off to meetings (it’s 7 am). ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/51 "2003-03-30T23:04:22Z")
_sets up more Cokes for **Avarie537** and **SFT** _ I’m starting to feel like a bartender. 🙂 Not that I’d be complaining, if I had _that_ reason to be serving up drinks. This is just a stray thought. When I first joined SDMB, and saw all the smilies, I had no idea what :o was. It looked like a yawning orange, to me. Then I realized it was intended to symbolize embarassment. Seemed pretty silly, to me. Why orange? Why mouth agape? Why closed eyes? I’ve never turned orange in my entire life, though I’m told I blush pretty well. But, in the context of all these oral sex threads, well…it seems to take on a whole new meaning. ---
**Author:** ![Contrary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/db5fbb/32.png) [@Contrary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrary)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/52 "2003-03-31T00:52:37Z")
Ok morning meeting was cancelled. So to answer your question, yup I’ve been with women (and yes I am a woman). Guess you’d classify me as straight bi since I tend to prefer men but also like women. And . . . lemme tell you that IMO giving a BJ is a lot more work than going down on a woman in terms of neck ache and jaw ache. Again, your experience may differ from mine. ---
**Author:** ![little\_lighthouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea666f/32.png) [@little\_lighthouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/little_lighthouse)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/53 "2003-03-31T02:23:45Z")
This is kinda a goofy thing to add, but I generally need a beverage of some type afterwards because you get that “residual effect” on your teeth- similar consistancy of cream rinse- that you need to wash off, so to speak! And yes, I’m already aware of the potential comparisons with my cream rinse remark! ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/54 "2003-03-31T04:23:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Contrary \* > **So to answer your question, yup I’ve been with women (and yes I am a woman).** …for those who haven’t been paying attention. > [@](#): > > \*\* Guess you’d classify me as straight bi since I tend to prefer men but also like women.\*\* Personally, if I were going to classify you, I’d classify you as a keeper. > [@](#): > > \*\* And . . . lemme tell you that IMO giving a BJ is a lot more work than going down on a woman in terms of neck ache and jaw ache. Again, your experience may differ from mine. \*\* Well, yes. My experience does differ from yours, in that I haven’t played both sides. But, I would imagine you would be correct, even without actual experience to back it up. I _have_ strained my tongue, on occasion, but it would take a pretty odd position to induce neck or jaw strain. I was really thinking more along the lines of your comparison of the two experiences. You mentioned men tasting stronger, which doesn’t correspond with what my nose tells me. And, it really is more of an olfactory sensation than a taste sensation, for me, though far from exclusively. But, under the right conditions, the scent and taste of a woman is utterly heavenly, to me. Of course, the female scent is probably naturally engineered to appeal more to men, than women. So, I’m curious if cunnilungus can ever be as enjoyable to perform, for a woman, as it is for a man. Is there any sensory pleasure in it, at all, even? Again, I realize we’ve long since left the borderlands of TMI territory, and are headed deep into the uncharted wilderness, at this point. So, please don’t let me push you into anything you aren’t comfortable with. I only ask because you seem so open about it, and it’s my first opportunity to ask some of these questions. But, I’ll live, if you choose not to go there. ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/55 "2003-03-31T04:26:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by little lighthouse \* > \*\*This is kinda a goofy thing to add, but I generally need a beverage of some type afterwards because you get that “residual effect” on your teeth- similar consistancy of cream rinse- that you need to wash off, so to speak! > > And yes, I’m already aware of the potential comparisons with my cream rinse remark! \*\* _And, another Coke, coming up, for the lady with the shiny, healthy looking…teeth?_ ---
**Author:** ![Contrary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/db5fbb/32.png) [@Contrary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrary)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/56 "2003-03-31T07:17:02Z")
\*\*Warning! \*\* This is probably a lot more TMI than most of you are interested in reading. If you continue on, consider yourself warned . . . [TMI] > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Davebear \* > \*\* > Personally, if I were going to classify you, I’d classify you as a keeper._\* Why thank you – my fiance has said the same thing which is rather nice 😛 > [@](#): > > \*\*So, I’m curious if cunnilungus can ever be as enjoyable to perform, for a woman, as it is for a man. Is there any sensory pleasure in it, at all, even? \*\* Well sure. Isn’t a large part of why you enjoy doing because of how you are making her feel? It becomes a turn-on because of what you are doing and what she’s feeling. So of course it’s as enjoyable for me to perform as for you. Hey a turn-on is a turn-on, right? As far as taste, a man’s diet can really affect the flavor. Plus the texture affects the taste. Think of people who don’t mind the taste of mushrooms, for example, but really dislike the texture. Same difference here. Not to mention, the amount produced is different – while most women may produce a fair amount of uh well let’s call it juice, they are not going to shoot wads of it. OK [/TMI]. I promise. ---
**Author:** ![BrattiAtti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@BrattiAtti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrattiAtti)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/57 "2003-03-31T07:39:47Z")
I swallow because I don’t like the sight of jizm. I then talk myself through the ten minutes of nausea that follows. “It’s not _really_ mucus. That magazine was lying. It could be worse; he could have blown his nose in your mouth. (Etc.)” ---
**Author:** ![auRa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@auRa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auRa)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/58 "2003-03-31T08:37:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tanookie \* > \*\*I must admit though that since I got pregnant swallowing does give me horrible heartburn so I haven’t been swallowing lately. \*\* Being the rather tired person that I am at the moment, I at first read this as “since I got pregnant swallowing, …” and then did a slight double-take. Oh my, **Davebear** … You certainly have a little harem building up here. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/59 "2003-03-31T12:48:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Contrary \* > \*\*Why thank you – my fiance has said the same thing which is rather nice 😛 \*\* I knew you were engaged. (I’ve been paying attention.) I wasn’t hitting on you, just stating an opinion. 🙂 > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Davebear \*So, I’m curious if cunnilungus can ever be as enjoyable to perform, for a woman, as it is for a man. Is there any sensory pleasure in it, at all, even? > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Contrary \*\*\* > Well sure. Isn’t a large part of why you enjoy doing because of how you are making her feel? It becomes a turn-on because of what you are doing and what she’s feeling. So of course it’s as enjoyable for me to perform as for you. Hey a turn-on is a turn-on, right?_\* I knew that part was easy to misinterpret, but I was trying to get to bed, so I was in a hurry. By “sensory pleasure”, I meant, specifically taste and/or smell. For me, those a big part of what _I_ get out of it. I just don’t know if it’s the same for a woman, when she does it. I would assume the emotional/intellectual pleasure would be the same. But, it wouldn’t surprise me if women did _not_ get the same pleasure from the scent and taste. And, I’m gathering the texture of sperm is unpleasant, but there isn’t anything comparable in a woman’s response. (And, now I’m in a hurry to get ready for work, so I hope I’m not screwing up, again.) ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070/60 "2003-03-31T12:51:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by auRa \* > \*\*Oh my, **Davebear** … You certainly have a little harem building up here. 😃 \*\* :eek: 😃 😃 😃 Oh, wait. They’re all engaged or married. :rolleyes: ☹ 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-or-swallow-a-followup-poll-tmi/165070.md?page=4)