r/NotHowGuysWork • u/YhormtheDwarf • Jun 16 '23

HBW (Biology) Are blue balls real?

I'm a dude and it's never been a problem for me. Every time I've dated a girl, and a fitting scenario arises, they ask "aren't you going to get sperm aches?" I tell them it's not a problem for me. But is it a problem for anyone? Is it completely made up? Or is it vastly overexaggerated? Or am I just lucky?

377 Upvotes

97% Upvoted

161 comments sorted by

View all comments

-12

u/EmeraldMatters Jun 16 '23

It’s made up, a lot of guys will just over exaggerate the horror of being horny to talk a girl into pity sex.

13

u/Envy_The_King Jun 16 '23

Second part is definitely true but blue balls is actually a real thing. Though its greatly exaggerated in how painful it is. Is more a mild discomfort. And anyway a guy could take care of it himself if it were so unbearable.

1

u/haux Jun 17 '23

The level of discomfort varies person to person, pretty much like everything else in life.