Is masturbating and making sex the same thing? If not, what's the difference?
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I have never made sex in 43 years.
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You should spend less time masturbating and more time either learning to spell or learning how to use spell check.\n\nIf you would have used spell check it would have caught your error!\n\nmasturbateing = incorrect\nmasturbating = correct (no "e" after adding "ing")
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Masturbation - \n\nIt is not a sin. it is one way of enjoying sex by oneself with out going to any other person of the opposite gender.  God will not mind if you Masturbate as he is now aware of what is masturbation and your will be doing it in the bathroom or in a separate room with doors closed. \n\nIt will not hurt anyone as you are not going to  beat anyone with your action. Secondly you are not going to do it in front of others. So why worry. i find your worry is baseless and there is nothing harm to do it.  \n\nNow you should know something about Mastubation. What is it?Masturbation is the manual excitation of the sexual organs, usually to the point of orgasm. It can refer to excitation either by oneself or by another (see mutual masturbation). It is part of a larger set of activities known as autoeroticism which also includes the use of sex toys and non-genital stimulation. There are also masturbation machines used to simulate intercourse. Masturbation and sexual intercourse are the two most common sexual practices, but they are not mutually exclusive (for example, many people find the sight of their partner masturbating highly erotic). Some people are able to achieve orgasm only through masturbation and not sexual intercourse.\n\n[edit] Benefits\nIt is held in many mental health circles that masturbation can relieve depression and lead to a higher sense of self-worth (Hurlbert & Whittaker, 1991). Masturbation can also be particularly useful in relationships where one partner wants more sex than the other — in which case masturbation provides a balancing effect and thus a more harmonious relationship.\n\nOn July 16, 2003, an Australian research team led by Graham Giles of The Cancer Council published a medical study [2] which concluded that frequent masturbation by males may help prevent the development of prostate cancer. The study also indicated that this would be more helpful than ejaculation through sexual intercourse because intercourse can transmit diseases that may increase the risk of cancer instead.\n\nMasturbation is also seen as a sexual technique that protects individuals from the risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS. Support for such a view, and for making it part of the American sex education curriculum led to the dismissal of US Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders during the Clinton administration.\n\nSome people actually consider masturbation as a cardiovascular workout. And while doctors have no proof of this actually being true, those suffering from cardiovascular disorders (particularly those recovering from myocardial infarction, or heart attacks) should resume physical activity (including sexual intercourse and masturbation) gradually and with the frequency and rigor in which their physical status will allow. Some doctors will advise those recovering from heart attacks to resume sexual activity (solitary or with a partner) when one is able to climb two flights of stairs without experiencing shortness of breath or chest pain-.
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In males no there is no biological difference, unless you are stimulating the prostate, in which case the result is the same, but the method is different.  So no matter how you get off, the biological symptoms are the same, spazm and ejaculation.  The factor that makes it seem different is the method and emmotions involved, such as making love vs masterbating.  With women there are two classified types of orgasms, there is the clittoral orgasm, in which an orgasm is achieved by stimulating the clitoris externally.  There is a second type of orgasm, which I have heard called the g-spot orgasm, but I cannot remember the actual name.  It is achieved from stimulating internally near the cervix in the vaginal canal.  I hope this helps, women also have a stronger emmotional aspect attached to sex, so they may be more likely to have intense orgasms associated with sex as opposed to masterbation.
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Please, forget about the bible and all that crap, masturbation is a throughly natural human response. You will not go to hell for it and it will not make you a sex maniac.
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If with "doing sex" you meant sexual intercourse with a partner.... only mastu*bation could give you similar satisfying then. Somebody likes some sex toys too.
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First - your spelling is atrocious.  \n\nSecond - If you are asking if it's okay to masturbate because you have been told it's a sin....then the answer is NO it's not a sin.  Everyone does it, including the people who claim it's a sin.
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I have heard the "sit on your hand until it's numb & masturbate with it" too.  Supposedly feels like someone else giving you a hand job, I'm a girl so wouldn't know.  You'd have to be pretty bored!
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Sex with someone is better than masturbating by yourself !
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I do it, and I think it's perfectly healthy and natural for both men and women to masturbate. \n\nI prefer the contact of another person to doing the deed myself, it's more fun. Masturbation is about the destination, Sex is about the journey. \n\nMutual masturbation can be fun too.\n\nI hate how women are taught that it's dirty and weird to play with themselves. Most of us do it, but only a minority will admit it.
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do a google search for masturbation,you will be surprised at peoples different methods.I tried one i saw,wasnt bad.You vaseline the old fella,stick it in a small plastic bag.Then stick it between your mattress and a pillow(and pump away)no hands,just like sex,except your pumping a bed(get naked while doing,much more fun)would be hard to explain yourself,if you got caught in the act though.Be defenite of privacy,doing this way
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Masturbation is the manual excitation of the sexual organs, most often to the point of orgasm. It can refer to excitation either by oneself or by another (see mutual masturbation), but commonly refers to such activities performed alone. It is part of a larger set of activities known as autoeroticism, which also includes the use of sex toys and non-genital stimulation.
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If you're young, I'd recommend asking your parents these questions first.\n\nMasturbating = Pleasuring oneself by touching/stroking/stimulating ones genitals.\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masturbation\n\nCircumcised = A procedure that remove some or all of the foreskin from the penis.\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumcised
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masturbating doesnt burn alot, but sex burns alot of calories !!!! So if you have sex a few times a week for at least 30-45 mins then yeah that could be considered a cardio work out.. I've lost weight from doing it 4 times a week for half hour each time.. :)
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It is perfectly natural to masturbate. Even monkeys do it. You will drive yourself crazy if you have to stop. Why do so many people want to deny themselves simple pleasures? \n\nAnd as for the advice about getting married just to relieve sexual tension... what a TERRIBLE reason to marry somebody!
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Masterbation is normal, and it is perfectly natural to masterbate even if you have a partner who is intimate in bed. This does not mean the partner lacks skills. It just means that you enjoy sex, whether it be from your partner or from your hand. Some people have problems with their partners masterbating, but this is mostly because they are confused about what it means. Masterbation means nothing more than that you enjoy stimulating your genitals, and it has NOTHING to do with how good your partner is in bed.
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Well lets just say Its better than going out and having  unprotected sex.   You cant make a baby by masturbating!