How much do you masturbate?

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My husband is convinced that most men jork it at least once a day, as in, that’s the bare minimum and age is not a factor. I think it varies a lot more than that, but now I’m curious. I know this is a very specific corner of the internet, so this obviously won’t reflect global stats or anything, but I’d still love to get a sense of what’s “normal” for any gender here ( maybe I really mean average instead of normal.) If you’re comfortable sharing, how often do you actually masturbate, or what are your best guesses? And if there are any professionals or people with more research-backed insight, I’d be really interested in your perspective too. Just an honest question from a curious mind.

Comments

  1. Dadpurple Avatar

    I’m 40.

    2-3 times a day. God help me if I have a day with no wife and kids and time alone.

  2. bmd9109 Avatar

    I don’t have a super high sex drive, but I’m also a single father of two and work full-time. So I might get a few a week? I’ve also been seeing a FWB lately, so I usually just save it up for when we meet. 😅

  3. Randumbthoghts Avatar

    There’s an amazing Chris Rock skit from around the Bigger and Blacker time frame. I’m not sure if it’s that special or not. It’s about men having the house all to ourselves and the secret Batcave stash of porn 🤣

  4. Randylahey2884 Avatar

    Once, maybe twice a week but I have a lower than average labido

  5. InteractionFast9213 Avatar

    1-2 times a day normally.

  6. Kindred_Assembly Avatar

    Once a day sounds about normal to me.

    At least that’s what I’m gonna tell myself, because that is myself.

  7. Tschudy Avatar

    Twice or more a day unless I’m sick

  8. TheCattorney Avatar

    Usually once a day.

  9. chesherkat Avatar

    Life is just one big gooning session if you’re a guy.

  10. DariusIsBroked Avatar

    Once per week. But as a teenager I used to look like this gif

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  11. damagecontrolzack Avatar

    4-5 times a week usually, maybe more, maybe less.

  12. Thoughtful_thinks Avatar

    3-5 x per week. (55/M) Now, if I had more time alone with my thoughts, and less people running around the house, at least once a day

  13. minecraftingsarah Avatar

    Twice a day, more when I’m ovulating

  14. Piano_Man_1994 Avatar

    I’m 30, at least twice a day. Once when I wake up, and once when I go to bed.

    Honestly, I think your husband’s guess is pretty close. I would say most men jerk off once a day when living alone. When they have a partner, they either mess around with them, or have to sneak to the bathroom, so it might go down but not willingly.

  15. Fate_BlackTide_ Avatar

    Depends. My average is a couple times a week but I take medication that’s blunted my sex drive a bit.

  16. CropFarmer Avatar

    I flick the bean at least once per 12 hours

  17. MorningMindBurp Avatar

    Every second or third day if I have a full schedule – maybe once a day if I have got time off. It all depends on my general mood and stress level. If I am very stressed and in a bad mood I tend to do it more. Dopamine is the name of the drug.

  18. bitetheasp Avatar

    0-2 times a week.

  19. Jirachibi1000 Avatar

    Once a day, sometimes twice.

  20. Puzzleheaded_Shake43 Avatar

    I can’t even comprehend how people can do it multiple times a day.
    For me it’s about once a week

  21. Desperate_Algae_7131 Avatar

    (23M) , once in 10 Days or more , and sometimes i do long breaks like 2 to 4 months

  22. Doxsein Avatar

    Pretty much once a day. It’s a huge stress reliever for me so if I have more time at home and I’m relaxing, I might do it twice on that day. Once in a while I’ll do thrice in a day but it’s not super common.

  23. StrandedTwist213 Avatar

    Being an unemployed Man? Almost everyday.

    But when I’m employed, 2-3 times a week.

  24. Beneficial_Ad_1273 Avatar

    Sometimes once a day sometimes twice sometimes not at all sometimes all the time most the time it’s most the time but more time than not I’m not
    Hope that helps
    Lol

  25. throwaway_hotgirl Avatar

    A few times a month but im a european

  26. Lilledev Avatar

    As a teen, every day a few times. As an adult 3 times a week.

  27. zolfx Avatar

    Minimum once a day, on the high end 4 times a day 😅

  28. portablecocksack Avatar

    i’m a 19 year old woman, usually it’s once a week, but sometimes twice a week

  29. 1n1billionAZNsay Avatar

    Every other opportunity I get.

  30. tamarizz Avatar

    31M
    Almost daily, probably 5 to 7 times a week.
    Rarely more than once a day, but sometimes up to 4 times in a day.

  31. BusyBoyMcFly Avatar

    When I was 18, I could knock out 5-6 a day
    At 30 probs 2-3 a day
    Almost 50 now, just prefer the real thing at 2-3 a week! Hope that helps

  32. SignificantSlice117 Avatar

    Once or twice a week for me. More when I’m stressed. Haven’t done more than once per day since I was a teenager.

  33. TheGreensKeeper420 Avatar

    Usually 2 times per day. Maybe 3 if I have the house to myself.

  34. thebestinvests Avatar

    I don’t do it at all. I should practice the Taoist version of edging but I keep forgetting to do it lol

  35. OkRuin2622 Avatar

    Once a day on a regular day when my wife is around. More if she’s out of town. It would be less, actual sex with my wife is infrequent enough that I spent a bunch of time over at r/deadbedrooms. More sex would equal less tuggin. I’m 50.

  36. martsand Avatar

    Just enough

  37. AnAntWithWifi Avatar

    Too much, I’ve got issues right now. Normally, I do it once a week but I guess the stress of college exams made it climb up to twice a day…

  38. Truckyou666 Avatar

    That’s about right.

  39. No_Frame_4250 Avatar

    About one or so a day if it’s a weekdays but let’s get crazy by doing maybe 2-3 on the weekends lol.

  40. ForeignSatisfaction0 Avatar

    As a teen, twice a day, as a 46yr old man, once a week, maybe twice

  41. Nightmare0411 Avatar

    Once a day before bed unless I’m really tired and go straight to sleep

  42. sciguy52 Avatar

    It has varied with age. Post puberty 3 times a day. Into adulthood maybe once a day depending on circumstances. Less in my 40’s, maybe a couple times a week. Dropped off a lot in my 50’s where it sort of comes and goes. May go a month without, then every day for a week, then nothing for a month, pretty variable.

  43. heckinbees Avatar

    Twice a day. Sometimes three or more if time permits

  44. legolosss Avatar

    At least once a day, idk if this is good or bad but it helps me wake up and get moving

  45. ToxicDeath78 Avatar

    40s everyday

    Probably average twice a day over week.

  46. turkishpresident Avatar

    Twice in the past 7 months, but I’m recovering from surgery. Don’t really feel like it.

  47. HkHockey29 Avatar

    15yo, 4 times a week

  48. zedo1g Avatar

    Twice a week

  49. Geeko22 Avatar

    Usually two or three times a week. My penis gets really sore if I try more often than that.

    I don’t understand the men who say they do it 2 or 3 times a day. Wtf?

  50. demonfoo Avatar

    Mid 40s. Sometimes it’ll be 1-2x daily, other times I’ll go several days without. Depends how I’m feeling that day.

  51. Big-Recording-5693 Avatar

    Between 2 times a week, or 2 times a day.

  52. Offline_Mode_ Avatar

    Man these comments lol Im a man and at least once a week. Where do you guys find so much time lol

  53. Poverty_welder Avatar

    Once every few months. It’s very disappointing usually.

  54. cliffliam Avatar

    50/Male at least once a day.

  55. AlanElPlatano Avatar

    I’m 21, at least 5 times a week. Always before sleep, i’m not even horny anymore, but it is amazing at helping me sleep so if i need to sleep asap (i’m a STEM student so that’s almost everyday lol) i bust one before falling into a deep slumber

  56. Liwpe Avatar
  57. No-Mathematician678 Avatar

    33F

    I haven’t done it in like 2 months and a half, and I’m in an distance relationship with my boyfriend so I’m not that sexually active.

    But when we started the in distance I used to do it daily though

  58. BackgroundStudio155 Avatar

    Once every two or three days

  59. CobaltOne Avatar

    Once a day, on average.

  60. beahdma Avatar

    I masturbate thrice a day, since the age 17, 38 no btw. Never affected my sex life.

  61. shellofbiomatter Avatar

    Maybe once a month when circumstances align and i get bored. Cursed with a really low libido.

  62. mp3god Avatar

    Once a day unless sex happens and even then I still probably rip one

  63. Hopeful_Being135 Avatar

    Once a day if possible

  64. Afraid-Astronomer886 Avatar

    34/F Every few months if the mood strikes me. Anti depressants have killed my libido plus I’ve never really enjoyed self love, I can’t really get into it

  65. dirk_funk Avatar

    good lord i have gone 6 months without realizing it. i don’t have anywhere to do it. my youngest kid insists on sleeping in my room. my oldest kid tends to stay up as late or later than i do. neither kid believes in the concepts of space or locked doors or anything. a locked door means banging on it.

  66. SleipnirSolid Avatar

    2-3x per week.

  67. deldulin Avatar

    That’s hilarious. Nah I just bone my wife and that seems to do it for me.

  68. HootyMacBewb Avatar

    Like per week? Or in the time it took me to finish this post?

  69. bobisgod42 Avatar

    38 m. Generally once or twice a day. Sometimes zero but that’s rare. If I have sex it drops to 0 or 1. Occasionally more but that isn’t as often.

  70. qwertyxdxdxd Avatar

    Once a month max

  71. Ogaboga42069 Avatar

    1-7 times a week

  72. British_B0ss16 Avatar

    Without ssris everyday with ssris once every 3 days

  73. RealBowsHaveRecurves Avatar

    Usually 2 or 3 times a day

  74. IBetANickel Avatar

    Once a day on average 40M

  75. TheRantingPogi Avatar

    3 times a week at least.

  76. wigglerworm Avatar

    5ish times a week but I’m single and still in my 20s. If I had a partner I feel like it’d definitely be different.

  77. Hoosier108 Avatar

    Male, before anti-depressants twice a day, now two or three times a week.

  78. Vfour86 Avatar

    On my prime days, 3 times per month. But now I’m declining.

  79. ZucchiniAny9574 Avatar

    Not a whole lot. Every few days

  80. Anasomething Avatar

    Once or twice a month

  81. Rnmhrd1718 Avatar

    54- 1-2 times a day..

  82. splendadd Avatar

    3-4 times a week for me

  83. Little_Pink_Lady Avatar

    Depending on a moment of cycle, few times a day to few times a week. Most of the time it’s a pretty good twice a day

  84. icemountainisnextome Avatar

    Whoa, if other people are being honest, I gotta get my numbers up. Im a once maybe twice a week guy.

    36/M. Divorced and depressed.

  85. wEiRdO86 Avatar

    Once or twice a day

  86. BlueVerse207 Avatar

    Once or twice a week. I don’t have a very high Libito.

  87. zogduke Avatar

    62-year-old man. At least once a day, sometimes two.

    I was down to two or three times a week but I’ve started taking testosterone and my libido has just gone through the roof. I love it. Wife…not so much.

  88. SecretSanta416 Avatar

    maybe 2-3 times a week

  89. Evergreen9744 Avatar

    Once a day, but if I had a good hearty meal that day twice

  90. Fit-Trade-8927 Avatar

    1 to 8+ times a day easily. Usually once in the morning and once before bed when I’m not actively seeing someone. I’m late twenties male

  91. Hawkerdriver1 Avatar

    It promotes prostate health. 😀

  92. whydatyou Avatar
    1. 4 or 5 times a week. Thought that my drive would go down as I age but it has not. sadly that is not what has happened with my spouse. after menopause she went celibate.
  93. Airbee Avatar

    Not often. I want to give my wife the cream

  94. MyOwnApocalypse Avatar

    38 and I’m probably once or twice a week.

  95. Valuable_Meringue285 Avatar

    Every day, after I get stoned and I’m about to head to bed

  96. J0NAH666 Avatar

    Well I had phases where it was once a week or where I surpressed it amongst people but it’s usually at least once a day sometimes I skip sometimes multiple times when I am alone

  97. IcySetting2024 Avatar

    I’m a woman. I do it daily.

    The problem is it naturally lowers my libido when it comes to actually fucking, so when it has been a while and I know my husband will want to have sex, I have to stop it for a few days.

  98. TECH-TRAVELLER26 Avatar

    Depends if I’m stressed or depressed o gotta insult myself first to jerk off

  99. icaredoyoutho Avatar

    Your hubby is right, nuff said.

  100. redflare545 Avatar

    3 times a week

  101. VocationFumes Avatar

    like a few times a week, used to be everyday but I’m 35 now so things are just a bit different

  102. Slyding1 Avatar

    2 week bruh yall corn addicted

  103. Jolly-Musician-1824 Avatar

    Anything more than once a day is obsessive, but its tempting to do when you’re bored

  104. kei990 Avatar

    some days it’s 3x day some others it’s 1 per week

  105. Snowconetypebanana Avatar

    Usually at least 3 times a day (38F).

  106. Uncle_Guido1066 Avatar

    At least once a day, most days twice. If it’s my day off, I might go four or five times.

  107. _disguisenburg_ Avatar

    Tldr I don’t want to cut into masturbation time

  108. barewear2267 Avatar

    This question should be re-asked but with a requirement to specify age because that makes a huge difference

  109. solemnjockey Avatar

    2-3 times a day

  110. glamericanbeauty Avatar

    single 26f and on average once a week, maybe less. if i were seeing anyone romantically i’d definitely have sex more than that. masturbation just doesn’t do all that much for me anymore. like it’s chill or whatever i guess… but i just dont have that much of an urge to do it. i wouldnt say i have a low libido necessarily either, i just don’t get anywhere near as much satisfaction by myself. it kinda depresses me to masturbate honestly.

  111. Unfair_Yogurt8571 Avatar

    Al least once a day. I wanna cut down on the amount of time I spend on doing it but it’s hard

  112. TheQueerProtogen Avatar

    I have an annoying high libido. So, uh, yeah I don’t really count if I’m home alone

  113. dkeduikebd Avatar

    It used to be like 3-5 times a day until I went back on antidepressants. To say the least, my lower sex drive has been a relief to both me and my boyfriend 😂

  114. watchtheworldsmolder Avatar

    Men, average once a day sounds about right

  115. like_a_liger Avatar

    One, two, maybe sometimes 3

  116. Opening_777 Avatar

    Around 3 times a day. Male, older than 30, younger than 40.

  117. Thwomp69 Avatar

    im in a constant state of cum. You gotta go with the flow brotha

  118. Shy9uy77 Avatar
  119. mygreyspace Avatar

    Around 2 a day, I’m a woman

  120. A_Martian_Potato Avatar

    Male, mid-30s. Varies but maybe 2-5x per week. Pretty much never more than once in any given day anymore.

  121. bellthebull Avatar

    Avg 3 times/day 32M

  122. HoneyStripes Avatar

    19F : less than once a week, more so an every once in awhile thing for me

  123. windjamm Avatar

    1-3 times per day.

  124. creepjax Avatar

    It do it a couple times a week, hard to get in the mood for me since I got schooling.

  125. SlapfuckMcGee Avatar

    I have bad insomnia, so constantly.

  126. BruhUnlegendary Avatar

    Twice or so a week, usually more when I’m ovulating.

  127. the1000waterfists Avatar

    Too much times to count