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[–]TheForeignMan 75 points76 points ago*

Bring yourself to the edge, and don't cum. Calm down, then repeat. Do this a few times every time you masturbate, and it'll help give you more control. You'll be more aware of your body and you'll be able to tell when you're about to climax, giving you chance to pace yourself.
When you get to actual sex, relax! It's supposed to be fun! if you finish sooner than you would like, remember your tongue and fingers don't go soft ;) being good in bed doesn't mean 'be a porn star', just keep communicating with your partner, have fun and you'll do fine. I believe in you!!

[–]CosmicGame 12 points13 points ago

What this guy said, right here! When I first started dating my husband, he'd been through a multi-year dry spell, so sexing him was like doing a teenage boy. I was a little put out at first, but he made sure I came at least once for every time he did...and often more! Once his body got the memo that I wasn't going anywhere, it was much easier for him to last longer.

[–]anniedesu 3 points4 points ago

Yeah, a good couple of weeks of a real relationship with a human being typically improves performance dramatically.

[–]Moustachiod_T-Rex 7 points8 points ago

I believe in you too, TheForeignMan.

[–]JamesGray 6 points7 points ago

I, on the other hand, am fairly certain that TheForeignMan is actually a myth.

[–]mattdawg8 -3 points-2 points ago*

Wouldn't this give you some serious blue balls?

EDIT: SRSLY, had no one here ever had blue balls before? No, they do not literally turn blue.

[–]sinistersmiley 21 points22 points ago

No, it wouldn't. If you were to bring yourself to the edge, stop, then put away your hand lotion, close out of your scat porn and go visit your mother for supper, then you would get blue balls. But if you bring yourself to the edge, stop, rest a minute, then continue on to climax, you'll be fine.

[–]PublicStranger 3 points4 points ago

In my experience, "blue walls" (the female equivalent of blue balls) does not happen immediately. It happens after a while, when blood in erectile tissue doesn't drain out as it should. For me, this occurs when I don't orgasm for several days—not several hours. I basically end up being in a state of semi-constant arousal, and I start feeling achey, similar to menstrual cramps (which are also caused by congested blood vessels in the reproductive system). By that point, masturbating to orgasm does not help; the congested blood just has to slowly drain out, which can take an hour or so. Masturbating does help prevent it from happening again, though, because it releases sexual tension and prevents me from feeling constantly aroused.

Some people don't get the problem at all. I, unfortunately, am very susceptible to it. But as susceptible as I am, taking my time while I masturbate does not cause a problem. I would have to masturbate without orgasm for a really long time—like, 12+ hours—to develop pain.

[–]moarroidsplz 0 points1 point ago

Pretty sure op is a man, though.

[–]PublicStranger 5 points6 points ago

It's the same process. Both men and women have erectile tissue in the same organs (the organs are shaped differently and go in different places, but they all developed from the same fetal body type), and blue walls/balls (officially called "vasocongestion") affects us both. Vasocongestion literally means "blood congestion", and some people experience pain when it happens for a prolonged period.

[–]mattdawg8 -1 points0 points ago

I think the two things happen a little differently, because (from personal experience and friends' stories) with guys, it seems to happen pretty consistently if you get to be like... 2 strokes from finishing and then, for whatever reason, have to stop. You end up with all the build up and no release. I guess the pain would be from the congested blood vessels, then?

It doesn't happen if you just don't masturbate or have sex for a while. Or maybe it does, but I haven't really gone more than 2 weeks without either since I started doing that kind of thing.

Anyway, thanks for responding. Interesting stuff. Did not know 'blue walls' was a thing.

[–]PublicStranger 1 point2 points ago*

For you, how quickly does the painful congestion happen after stopping yourself from orgasming?

I went through a period of near-daily blue walls a couple years ago when I had the bright idea to stop masturbating. I was in a relationship getting sex about 2 times a week, and I thought it would be fun to only orgasm when I had sex. I thought it would make the sex more exciting.

The end result, though, was that I thought about sex all the time and was basically constantly aroused—and because I didn't relieve my arousal, I got cramps on and off each day. When I started masturbating again, I stopped getting cramps. (Masturbating didn't stop a cramp I already had, but it stopped new cramps from forming because it relieved my sexual tension.)

But I can go a day or so without orgasm and feel fine, as long as it hasn't been more than a couple days since my last orgasm. The cramping doesn't start immediately when I get aroused; I have to be aroused for very long periods to feel pain, and that usually only happens when I'm long overdue for an orgasm.

If I'm not mistaken about what causes the pain (basically, internal reproductive tissue spending too long engorged with blood due to prolonged arousal), then perhaps the difference you and I are seeing is that you spend more time aroused than I do, so you have to orgasm more frequently to keep it under control. Or your nerves might simply be more sensitive to vasocongestion, so you feel pain more quickly after it occurs. Some people never feel blue ball/walls at all, even though everyone gets vasocongestion (it's how men get erect penises and women get hard clits, for example), so some people might just have a higher pain threshold in those areas.

[–]mattdawg8 -1 points0 points ago

Like... maybe 20 minutes? I never really timed it, tbh, and it has only happened maybe 2 or 3 times.

It seems that our situations are a bit different, though. It's not like this happens just because I don't masturbate for a while. As I said, it's only if I'm in the process, and I cut it off right before lift off. I don't start getting blue balls if I haven't gotten off for a while, which sounds more like your case.

[–]aaomalley 0 points1 point ago

See this is something I don't understand. I have never once experienced pain caused by coitus interuptus. Through my life there have probably been well over 100 instances during both masturbation and sex, where I have been interrupted somehow, hell sometimes I'll be masturbating and just lose interest (hasn't happened for a while, it was normally because I couldn't find the perfect porn image I wanted to finish to and just gave up). I honestly thought blue balls were either total myth which got passed down and perpetuated because guys don't want to be left out of the group, or the situation was being grossly exaggerated.

On the other point, whether it happens if you go prolonged periods without orgasm. I can tell you that (for me) it does not. At the current point it has now been very close to 4 years since I have had any type of sex. It doesn't bother me anymore though, the worst was the 6-18 month period. After that though I went through a period of significant loss of sex drive. I would still regularly get aroused if a sexual situation came up (either reading or in a movie/TV) but I lost any desire to masturbate. I went about 6 months without an orgasm of any kind. I never had any problems doing it, I honestly just didnt have the energy, I would plan on jerking during the day for when I went to bed but by the time I got to bed I didn't even think about it.

Off topic, but that period was also the first time in nmy 30 years that I had a wet dream. It was really quite freaky for me.

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[–]mattdawg8 11 points12 points ago

?? Can you explain this to me? I've definitely come close to climax, had to stop, and had intense cramps and some serious vein-age on my junk. Promise I'm not trolling or anything, I'm just pretty convinced it's a real thing because it has happened to me.

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[–]mattdawg8 0 points1 point ago

Umm.. the first time it happened to me, it had been earlier that day (whoo, junior high jerkin'), and I guess the same for the second time (interrupted sexy times on this occasion). It happened another time, but I forgot why or when I had last gotten off.

Meh. Dicks are weird sometimes.

[–]Kazaril -1 points0 points ago

er... see a doctor?

[–]mattdawg8 2 points3 points ago

I'm pretty sure this is a common occurrence, given that I've had conversations about with friends. Has no one here ever heard of this before? Seriously?

[–]Psuffix 2 points3 points ago*

Yes, we've heard of it, it's just that a lot of people like to deny its existence.

If I'm not mistaken, you get blue balls because your testicles literally "get ready" to send a batch of sperm to your prostate, meanwhile your prostate is producing all these fluids getting ready... and then your body doesn't expel them and, similarly to what PublicStranger said, your body has to slowly drain and reprocess those fluids and there's a period of time when your testicles and prostate are engorged with blood and these fluids, uncomfortably so. Some people get it worse that others, too, and a lot of people have the perspective along the lines of "Well I've never experienced it, it must not be real."

EDIT: Just read that you can actually alleviate blue balls by lifting something really heavy! Valsalva maneuver

[–]manwithabadheart 6 points7 points ago

They are, but they wouldn't happen from just getting yourself to the edge, stopping, and then starting again.

[–]shaggorama 20 points21 points ago

I'm afraid I won't even last foreplay.

So....you haven't had sex yet then? Don't stress about it. You can cross that bridge when you come to it (so to speak).

[–]sunsunsun 8 points9 points ago

This is the best advice. You're giving yourself one more thing to worry about.

[–]LuxNocte 15 points16 points ago

Guys, in general, are too focused on penetration. Women don't usually orgasm from penetration alone. Overgeneralizing way too broadly, I'd say that cunnilingus for women is like penetration for guys. (YMMV)

I try to make a girl orgasm before even penetrating. I enjoy going down...but it's not as "stimulating" for me...I think of it as giving her a head start. If she's working on her second orgasm before I even start thinking about my first, sometimes she'll get there, sometimes she won't, but either way, we both leave happy.

[–]boolean_sledgehammer 3 points4 points ago

Here's the thing - you have to do kegels for more than a week in order for them to be effective.

Your pelvic floor muscles are, as the name implies, muscles. Do you get ripped six pack abs after only a week of doing crunches? Can you dead-lift 500 lbs after one week at the gym?

Of course not.

If you're looking for some magical formula that is going to give you herculean sexual stamina overnight, you're going to be sorely disappointed. Lasting longer in the sack is no different than any other skill - it takes practice. It takes a while to strengthen an underused muscle, and you have to keep at it.

After a month or two, you should start to notice that you have better control over your ejaculation reflex. It will take a few tries, but with practice you'll be able to clamp down on your pc muscles, ride out the urge to ejaculate, and keep going.

You also have to change your body's response to stimulation. A lot of guys have been inadvertently training themselves to pop off as soon as possible through their masturbation habits alone. Another thing you can do to get yourself used to the idea of not ejaculating as quickly as possible is to masturbate until you feel an orgasm coming on, but then stop. Seriously, stop. Don't cum. Making a habit of this does wonders for training your body to recognize that stimulation doesn't automatically have to end in orgasm.

In short, change your masturbation habits, keep doing kegels. This almost always works. Above all, be patient. It isn't going to happen overnight.

[–]Yimris 1 point2 points ago

While all the information you gave is good, you get bonus points for successfully using the phrase "herculean sexual stamina".

[–]balancedhighs 4 points5 points ago

If you were going to get used to pain what would you do? Inflict small amounts of pain at increasing intervals to get used to it.

Exactly the same method should be used with masturbation. Masturbate really really really really really really really lightly. Then when you're about to cum, stop, calm down a little, then try again, but this time, do it slightly less vigorously. Eventually, you'll get used to it. But you just need to control those nerve endings in your penis!

[–]mandano 6 points7 points ago

Real sex isn't the same as masturbation. The pressure on your dick from another person's mouth/ vagina/ whatever is a lot weaker than the pressure and motion you put on it with your own hand, so you'll probably last longer during sex with another person

[–]mefansandfreaks 3 points4 points ago

mostly true, exept the most important part where "you'll probably last longer during sex with another person" which is completely not true...

[–]mandano 0 points1 point ago

For all we know, he death grips and is unable to come with another person rather than his hand

[–]recoil669 1 point2 points ago

I can get myself off in under a minute, sex almost always goes longer than 30 though.

[–]twiggy_trippit 0 points1 point ago

Here's something I wrote on that topic a while ago. But the Foreign Man basically summed up the technical advice for it.

I think you should be upfront with an eventual partner that you come really quickly, and at first you should focus more on sensual touching than directly working on your dick, just to enjoy the nice sensation that won't get you off. There are all sorts of ways of making love, and you need to adapt to what your body can and can't do at the moment. Focus on the things that work and that make the two of you feel nice.

Also, I think it's a matter of how quickly you can recover from your ejaculations. It's not necessarily that big of a deal if you come quickly but are raring to go again moments later, but it really depends how your body works.

[–]Rambosherbet 0 points1 point ago

I might pose this question to r/sex. I don't think this is the right subreddit for this.

[–]Walfred 0 points1 point ago

Like others have said, try to "Edge".

I'd recommend at first, masturbate until your close, and just stop. Put the porn away, and go do other things. Give yourself "blue balls" if you will. When you first do this, it'll be very short you erect/close, but if you keep doing this, you'll end up pushing yourself longer and longer you will last longer.

Another thing I'd try, after masturbating do it again right after. Try and get yourself to recharge and get hard. You might find if you last much longer on the second round.

Lastly, and most importantly. When I masturbate I take maybe 10-20% of the time it takes me to cum while receiving oral. Try getting a blowjob and do the same edging techniques.

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Read the Kinsley Report

[–]mugfulofbees 0 points1 point ago

Hey, I wouldn't worry about it all to much. I also don't last to long when I am playing a solo game. Truly, who wants to? Its a get-in-get-out back to business as usual operation.
But, when I am with a consenting lady friend its a different ball game. It feels different, smells different, and there is another person with you. Its a horizontal adventure. So, as long as you don't really over think shit and back yourself up, or over exit yourself at the prospect rl sexy-time you will be fine.
Plus, when you are that aroused... which is significantly more than when your locked in a bathroom somewhere with a laptop, your brain kinda turns off. More specifically your central nervous system lowers in function. So, don't stress you will live.

[–]averyrdc 0 points1 point ago

Do you smoke cigarettes? What is your diet like? How much caffeine and alcohol do you intake? Are you under a lot of stress?

Sex acts aside, these are important factors that do affect your libido.

[–]satanlovesme 0 points1 point ago

This book will tell you all.

[–]literallyoverthemoon 0 points1 point ago

Have you ever had sex?

You'll last a lot longer than you do on your own.

[–]cdwillis 11 points12 points ago

I find that the inverse is true.

[–]Clbull -3 points-2 points ago

Maybe see a doctor?

I think if you only last 30 seconds from masturbation, it's probably a case of premature ejaculation.

[–]BaseballGuyCAA -5 points-4 points ago

Smoke some weed beforehand. It somehow has the seemingly-incompatible effects of making you more sensitive, while also enhancing your ability to control when you get off.

[–]pcarvious -1 points0 points ago

Second and third shots usually take longer to achieve than the first. If you have the time you could masturbate before you know you're going to have sex.

[–]slandeh 0 points1 point ago

TBH, Kegel exercises are for guys who want to get bigger, not go longer.

The first thing you need to do is find your climax point and learn to stop. When you can manage that, you can actually do well with shooting. What you should do is what was mentioned above, edge until you reach your climax point, stop, calm down, and start over. Another thing to try is when you are taking a piss, try to stop midstream. This helps you recognize your climax point and learn to stop and start on command. It can also teach you intensify and shoot farther and harder.

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