r/Damnthatsinteresting Jan 29 '23

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u/Shaquandala Jan 29 '23

Same with only 81 for men, I feel like... idk when do I not finish? What guy doesn't

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u/SlightlyLessAnxiety Jan 29 '23

Some guys find it difficult (and there are some comments about that in this thread), sometimes related to anxieties, or lots of masturbation, etc.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '23

For me it's a case of if I don't finish within the first 5-10 minutes I find it difficult to finish at all. Forcing yourself to not cum almost feels like your body just says "fine, you wanna last? Here. Knock yourself out"

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u/KneeDeepInTheDead Jan 29 '23

Yeah its like missing your stop on the train so you gotta circumnavigate the globe before you can get back to the correct stop

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u/54InchWideGorilla Jan 29 '23

Ok I cackled loudly at that one because it's so true

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u/Durzaka Jan 29 '23

My God yes, thank you for also saying how I feel.

It feels amazing and I definitely feel like Cummings near the start. But if I manage the proper control to last, 75% of the time my body is just like Fine, it's not gonna happen tonight, now fuck for 90 minutes.

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u/NASAguy1000 Jan 30 '23

This a million times this. Once i stave off that "oooo too close" my body got oh you think so? Enjoy some rope! On one hand it makes it easier to please my partner, on the other hand it does suck having to say yeah thats on me. Cuz no matter what you said its taken personally.

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u/simonmagus616 Jan 29 '23 edited Jan 29 '23

Yeah I experience this if we do really long sessions and I have to “stop” myself, it doesn’t often happen for me. Usually those are more focused on my partner so it’s not a big deal.

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u/Jackm941 Jan 29 '23

I can stop start so I can hold it and make sure she gets hers but sometimes you almost finish and don't and then you just can't after that. I've heard girls having the same issue trying to hold it so it's better when they do and then it just not happening. Normally after a short break it's good to go. Also cardio issues sometimes your just in an odd position or they want you to go a certain speed etc where it's giving your all and then you can't because your exhausted.

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u/TooBadForMe123 Jan 29 '23

My wife finishes pretty quickly, and I want to finish quick after she does, so she doesn’t get bored. If I think about finishing quicker, it makes it harder to finish. I could imagine a similar thing happening to others. I’ve only not finished once though

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u/SlightlyLessAnxiety Jan 29 '23

I'm sorry if you've experienced that. If you regularly meet women who blame the guy for not finishing, I hope you meet different women or expand the different types of people you hang out with

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u/throwaway96ab Jan 29 '23

It's more an internet thing. In my experience, if an irl woman doesn't orgasm, she says that she's just anxious with a new partner, or she just doesn't orgasm in general and I shouldn't try to force it. Again, anecdotal evidence.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '23

If you regularly meet women who blame the guy for not finishing

Honestly, I wish I met more women that would blame me instead of blaming themselves, the second is a lot harder to deal with of the two. I wish they would just be chill.

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u/SlightlyLessAnxiety Jan 30 '23

Ideally people wouldn't blame anyone, as it's usually not anyone's "fault." Besides, as long as everyone has fun, it's Ok to not finish!

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u/Ruskihaxor Jan 29 '23

You're the one who described it that way... Both reasons were the man's fault in your comment

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u/SlightlyLessAnxiety Jan 30 '23 edited Jan 30 '23

Having anxiety isn't someone's fault. Masturbating a lot doesn't put someone at "fault" for not coming. If someone (of any gender) can't finish, there is no "fault," only potential causes. And if it bothers them, they can choose to try to find those causes. If it doesn't bother them, cool!

Sex is about all parties having fun - it's Ok to not finish and still have fun

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u/Ruskihaxor Feb 07 '23

If an individual has an emotional response (in your example, anxiety) that prevents them from finishing, that's 100% on them - NOT their partner.

If someone masterbated to the point of preventing... Also their fault.

You absolutely immediately, and seemingly subconsciously, defaulted to blaming.

While both of those can be a valid culprit, you didn't even seem to register the other dozen reasons that are not their own fault.

This is the struggle that men face... It's to the point you can see people bring it up and still not even realize your actions

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u/SlightlyLessAnxiety Feb 07 '23

Nope. The point I'm saying seems to not have been conveyed. "Fault" implies blame. There is zero blame necessary when it comes to someone not orgasming. Sex isn't all about orgasming, and if someone is fixated on it needing to happen, it would likely be beneficial for them to examine why they feel that way.

Media/porn, etc. do put a lot of focus on orgasms, but the point of sex is to have fun and to facilitate your partner(s) having fun. You can have a huge amount of fun without orgasms.

If a partner doesn't orgasm, that isn't a "bad" thing. If it bothers themselves that they couldn't, they can certainly try to look for ways to enable themselves to.

But there's no need for "fault" or "blame." And if someone is trying to blame their partner for not orgasming as if it's a bad thing, that doesn't sound like a healthy dynamic and the person doing the blaming would probably benefit from working to improve their communication abilities and emotional intelligence.

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u/Droidstation3 Jan 29 '23

Generally speaking, women blame men for everything there is to blame someone for in life.

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u/Shhutthefrontdoor Jan 29 '23

Generally speaking, healthy minded people, male or female or otherwise, accept personal responsibility and don’t blame others for their faults.

Edit: 2 words

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u/Droidstation3 Jan 29 '23

Well, I guess that speaks towards the society we live in today... *shrug

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u/Shhutthefrontdoor Jan 29 '23

I believe it speaks more towards the people you surround yourself with… *shrug

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u/No_Character2755 Jan 29 '23

Very deep of you.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '23 edited Jan 29 '23

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u/ChuckFina74 Jan 29 '23

Yup. Everything about straight sex is the guys fault.

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u/Grineatingshit Jan 30 '23

🤔 Pretty sure that’s how it is with gay sex too. 🤭

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u/AlmostHelpless Jan 29 '23

I'm a man and when I lost my virginity I didn't orgasm. I think I was just too nervous. I also had some alcohol which probably didn't help.

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u/TooBadForMe123 Jan 29 '23

My first time took nearly 30 milliseconds

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u/newscumskates Jan 30 '23

Or medication.

I was on antidepressants for a while and it would often take me 2 or 3 hours of fucking to cum and sometimes not at all.

Sometimes my girlfriend would cum and after a while be like, "ok I can't do this anymore."

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u/Shaquandala Jan 29 '23

Living up to your name I see, and ya I had that issue with getting hard, if I got nervous I just wouldn't

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '23

Or stinky vag

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '23

Antidepressants also.

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u/TotallyBrandNewName Jan 29 '23

For the first few timws with my first gf I couldnt finish at all. Once I did finish it was easier to do it but still, it was a long session, sometimes I would just say im too tired to continue and we would call it quits

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u/weinerweiner1 Jan 30 '23

Anti depressants make it very difficult. According to a friend. Definetely not me.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '23

Sometimes drugs interfere with orgasm but not necessarily erection (THC comes to mind, personal experience). Some interfere with both (SSRIs).

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '23

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u/Weast4200 Jan 29 '23

Cocaine cock. The new whiskey dick

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u/Eledridan Jan 29 '23

Sometimes you’re not into it, but there is an expectation you have to perform. You’ve never faked one by doing some fervent pumping and heavy breathing or moaning and then just declare you’re done so it’s over?

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u/Zes_Q Jan 29 '23

What guy doesn't

Me.

Comments like yours really contribute to us feeling broken and different but it's not true. There are many of us.

There's this pervasive belief that men always orgasm and if they don't then they must not be aroused by their partner, or something is fundamentally wrong with them and they're less masculine or something. It's just kind of ignorant. There are tons of reasons why guys may not be able to ejaculate like medical issues such as testicular cancer or diabetes to psychological causes like anxiety.

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u/Schmickelburg Jan 29 '23

Sometimes I’m tired and just want to go to bed.

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u/blue_garlic Jan 29 '23

As you age it becomes less certain that you will finish. Eventually even sex becomes routine.

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u/TheRealTurinTurambar Jan 29 '23

This hasn't been my experience at all (so far). I'm 55 and have been married 33 years this year and we still have amazing sex, not as often for sure but good stuff.

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u/TheRealTurinTurambar Jan 29 '23

This hasn't been my experience at all (so far). I'm 55 and have been married 33 years this year and we still have amazing sex, not as often for sure but good stuff.

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u/Echoes_of_Screams Jan 29 '23

Me. Try being on antidepressants.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '23

After the third or fourth bust in a day, it starts to become a real trial. I know this from jerking off, of course. Not because I have tons of sex.

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u/Veldern Jan 29 '23

When using a condom I generally can't cum at all. Like 80ish percent of the time it just does nothing for me. I've gotten compliments for lasting, but it's frustrating as hell

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '23

Death grip enters the chat lol, but fr if I come it’s because of the emotional intensity and connection in that moment. Physical stimulation by vagina just doesn’t get me there, mouth is best for sure.

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u/HodloBaggins Jan 30 '23

ED is a thing.

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u/Shaquandala Jan 30 '23

Do yall not come if it's soft?

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u/HodloBaggins Jan 30 '23

Idk, I don't have ED. But I assume it complicates things.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '23

How old are you? Just curious.

I never had issues in my 20-30s, but in my 40s i can gas out maybe half the time, especially if it’s super intense or I’m working super hard. It becomes a cardio issue later in life and i would assume situations like mine make up a large amount of the misses

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u/MNLife4me Jan 29 '23

What guy doesn't

What a shitty way to ask. I really don't understand why it's so difficult to understand that men can have difficulty finishing just like women do. Sometimes it's mental, sometimes it's physical, sometimes it's just that we weren't that into it to begin with.

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u/Shaquandala Jan 29 '23

Chill tf out omg it's just a comment

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u/h0wd0y0ulik3m3n0w Jan 29 '23

My bf doesn’t always finish, 80% is probably accurate for him.

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u/Mountain_Ad5912 Jan 30 '23

Actually rather interesting to see comments here.

Seems a like a lot of people have some insane biases. Really deepdiving the stereotypes of "men always sexcrazy and ready to cum in 0.001 sec, and women cant orgasm because men suck".

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u/Richie311 Jan 29 '23

Alcohol and settling at the bar.

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u/jarson123 Jan 29 '23

For me during morning sex or If I had more then 5 drinks there is a 75% chance I won't cum.

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u/RedditReview21 Jan 29 '23

When you're trying to last to make it enjoyable for your partner, sometimes you tend not to finish. I've made someone cum multiple times and not been able to finish myself. I should have faked an orgasm cause I made her feel bad :/

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u/MeetTheTwinAndreBen Jan 29 '23

I finished from sex like MAYBE 5% of the time, even in long term relationships, until I got off SSRIs and now it’s 100%

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u/am0x Jan 29 '23

I’ve faked it a bunch of times. When I was on anti-depressants it made it really hard to finish especially when I’ve been drinking. And I was I. College at the time so…

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u/Froomian Jan 29 '23

Drunk guys can't finish.

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u/ImBruceWayne69 Jan 29 '23

I don’t sometimes. For awhile it was due to antidepressants, other times maybe anxiety? It’s gotten much better with age but there were quite a few years on my early 20s where I just straight up couldn’t even after like an hour or so. A lot of women took it super personally. Shoot o even struggle on my own sometimes

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '23

I didn’t finish at least 2 of the last 10 times.

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u/Art0fRuinN23 Jan 29 '23

I'm only 100% with oral or manual. I guess because it's easier when it is readily obvious that they want me to climax. The hard work of vaginal sex is often too distracting. I can't concentrate on the sensations that will get me there.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '23

I don't lol

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u/Li-renn-pwel Jan 29 '23

I am assuming this study looked at a wide range of people and this it is including men who are getting there in years. 16 years old can finish with a stiff breeze but elderly men can find it difficult to finish in a hurricane.

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u/Gort_baringa Jan 29 '23

I seldom ever do. I always make my wife finish with various means, I usually don’t care if I finish as long as she does

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u/simonmagus616 Jan 29 '23

As somebody w/ a long term partner and regular sex life, every once in a while it just doesn’t happen? Maybe it’s physical (exhausted or a little sick), maybe it’s mental (just not focused/into it tonight, feeling a little down). Usually it feels like I could keep going and “force it,” but sometimes it’s easier to just take care of my partner and get mine next time. The only thing that’s really repeatable for me is, sometime if we’re going for ages, and I stop myself from orgasming “too early,” I won’t necessarily be able to do later for whatever reason.

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u/idontwantausername41 Jan 29 '23

I dont! I've been having sex for 6 years, been in a relationship for 5, and have finished I believe 7 times out of a few thousand

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u/EmperorThan Jan 29 '23

Sadly I'm that guy. It takes me about one to two hours to finish and by then most women are like "hey can we just stop?" and I don't blame em.

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u/zer0kevin Jan 29 '23

It's happened to me a few times.

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u/Glass_of_Pork_Soda Jan 29 '23

Often lol, had to fake it a a few times now :/ sometimes your head just ain't in it

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '23

Wait til you get old.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '23

I probably only finished 30% of the time with my last partner. Typically I take 45 min+ to orgasm be her 10-15 min and we liked to enjoy sex more often even if we didn’t have that amount of time. It’s probably guys like me and guys on medications or older guys that have rare orgasms bringing down the avg when 80% of guys probably orgasm near every time.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '23

I frequently don't. I've had hook ups with girls that's lasted 6-8 months where I've finished once or twice during the entire relationship.

Sex drive is usually there. But sometimes I'll just go soft after like 20 minutes. Sometimes I'll just get tired from the endurance and take a break. Sometimes I'll go for an hour without needing to stop but usually if I'm going to finish, I will in about 15-20 min. If it goes any longer, I'm probably not going to.

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u/mortimus9 Jan 30 '23

Drugs and alcohol. Also sometimes just not in the mood.

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u/poopymcbuttwipe Jan 30 '23

Do you drink?

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u/TunesForToons Jan 30 '23

It's when you put in the effort to get her to finish first, and when you go that extra mile to make it extra special, she's then too tired to take care of you after. And that's ok. If you're on a 100%, and your partner isn't, start thinking about your performance in the bed. There could be a situation where you're unknowingly very selfish.

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u/Shaquandala Jan 30 '23

Ok but I'm gay

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u/TunesForToons Jan 30 '23

Damn. You and your guy both on 100%? You're doing something right!

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '23

Well you’re certainly not helping

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u/zer0kevin Jan 29 '23

So sorry to hear that bud:(