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Is He Masturbating Instead of Having Sex with You?
Facts About Married People and Masturbation
Masturbation is a normal sexual activity that most people enjoy at one point or another in their lives. Not all people masturbate, but for those who do, there is nothing to be ashamed of or try and hide. Whether or not to tell your husband or your wife or partner about your masturbation and your masturbation practices is really up to you. I applaud you for being in touch with your own sexual pleasure and attending to yourself as needed. Many people end up pressuring their partners for sexual activity during stressful times which can, in fact, add more negative pressure to the relationship and to the emotional state of the depressed person.
Sometimes when you're hungry, you just want a good steak. Maybe you even need a steak. You go to the market, you get a good cut of meat, you make your own marinade and tenderize the meat.
Many wads of ink pun unavoidable have been spilled pondering the hazy stigma of masturbating whilst in a relationship. According to David Ley, writing in Psychology Today , romantic relationships and masturbation have always had a murky connection. To be clear, masturbating while in a relationship is perfectly normal and even encouraged by most experts these days — after all, sometimes the clock strikes horny for one person and not the other. The evidence, too, suggests that masturbation has little to no effect on the frequency of sex for a couple.