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Dear Dr. Dick,
I have just started dating a lovely guy and the sexual attraction is immense! He switches me on like a light and I can't get enough, but when it gets down to it- he lasts, on average, five minutes. I'm well aware that I may be being fussy, but I love sex! And I really want go for ages with him. The other night, I couldn't hide my disapointment- he knew but I wouldnt say. I'm frustrated, but I don't want to hurt his feelings. I'm a nympho, but he has such good qualities otherwise. What do you think I should do?
-Fussy for Fucking
Dear FFF,
FUSSY? When your fuck sessions only last five minutes?? You're no nympho, doll, but you do have the patience of a saint. Listen up, skip trying to spare your guy possible hurt feelings and tell him the truth. You'll be doing him (and yourself) a big favor. He needs to attend to his short fuse ASAP, and you can help.
Lasting longer is a relatively easy thing for any man -- gay, straight, whatever -- to accomplish. Have your guy simply follow one or another of the following techniques. He may want to start this process on his own, but then the two of you can work together.
If your guy is like most men, his wank sessions are speedy little affairs. Squeezing off a quick one just to relieve sexual tension is a good thing in some instances. But years of this same behavior will habituate a guy's body to having a very short fuse, if ya know what I mean. If his body is sensitized to cumin' quickly like when he's jerkin'-off just relieve tension, then that's how it'll respond later, when he's with you. No big mystery there.
I suggest that he begin his effort to last longer by fundamentally changing his self-pleasuring activity. Most, if not all, of his masturbation from now on should be dedicated to full body masturbation. The purpose of this kind of masturbation is to play with and move around the sexual energy that builds up as he pulls his pud. The object here is to delay, for as long as he can, having an orgasm.
What the hell is full-body masturbation, you ask? Well it's pretty simple really. He's gonna be moving the sexual energy from his stiff cock all over the rest of his body. Since this is a sexual enhancement exercise, and not just a means of getting off, he's gonna have to dedicate some time to this effort. I instruct the men I see in my private practice to allot 30 minutes a day three times a week for these exercises. If your guy can't see his way to spend that kind of time to overcome his premature ejaculation concerns, he's not really all that motivated to change. And if that's the case, you'll just need to move on.
Here's what I want him to do. I want him to touch and pleasure his whole body while he's stroking his cock. He is to make the pleasure last as long as he can. He may even want to incorporate a vibrating toy into this exercise. As he reaches the point where he feels an ejaculation is near, he is to stop stroking his dick and play with some other part of his body, tits, asshole, feet, etc. When the urge to cum subsides, he can start to stroke again. I want him to do this over and over till he can last the full 30 minutes.
Remember, the object here, I mean besides the joy of touching and pleasuring his whole body, is to retrain his sexual response cycle. If he practices this method conscientiously it will increase his sexual stamina. He will also have learned a swell way to extend your partnered sex play too.
Check it out! When you guys are having sex, I want the two of you to do the same thing as when he's masturbating. Spread that sexual energy around. Don't just focus on his dick. Concentrate on building up his sexual tension, playing with that tension and stalling his orgasm. If you're fucking and he's getting close to shooting, have him pull out of penetration, turn his attention elsewhere -- like your clit -- till he regains control, then he can reinsert.
This is known as the "start and stop" method of lasting longer. Only my way of doing it insures that he will know more about his sexual response cycle from his own full body masturbation. His building sexual tension will not take him by surprise. He'll also know what to do when he feels himself getting close. He'll stop thrusting, but he won't have to stop the sex all together. Rather he'll seamlessly turn his attention to other pleasurable activities before he resumes the actual fuck.
After 30 minutes a day, three times a week for 2-6 weeks of the stop and start method he'll notice a marked improvement in his sexual stamina. In time he'll not even need to concentrate on his own sexual response cycle to keep up with you; it will be second nature to him. Kinda like learning to ride a bike.
Let's review another technique, a couple-friendly method, called the squeeze technique. I've introduced many a couple to this approach of prolonging pleasure with great success. The beauty part of this technique is that its success is dependent on good communication between the partners. And nothing serves good sex better than good communication.
Again, since this is a sexual enhancement exercise, and not just a clever new way of getting off, you and your partner will have to dedicate some time to mastering this method. Like the stop and start technique exercise above, allot at least 30 minutes a day three times a week. You can't commit that kind of time to solving your problems? Okey dokey! Just don't cum bellyachin' to me.
Here's what you're gonna do. Your guy is going to be the passive recipient while you pleasure him. Like the previous exercise it's all about gaining control over his sexual response cycle. Start by massaging his dick with a wet hand. Some nice lotion or lube works fine. You'll want to spread his sexual energy around, not merely concentrating on his cock and balls. He'll have to keep you posted on how close he is to cumming. When he feels he's about to shoot, stop stroking his dick and squeeze his cock by wrapping your thumb and index finger around his unit at its base. Apply firm pressure, focusing on the urethra, the tube running along the underside of his johnson. Then let go, and wait for about 30 seconds before you resume. This applied pressure short-circuits the building tension and postpones the ejaculatory response. Simple!
Because it's essential that you apply pressure a few strokes before he's about to shoot, he's gotta talk you through it the first few times. Soon you'll begin to notice the signs of an impending ejaculation on your own and take the appropriate measures.
Most couples see a dramatic lessening of premature ejaculation in as little as two to six weeks of practice.
Additional Resources
Coping With Premature Ejaculation
Pe: How to Overcome Premature Ejaculation
Originally published September 2007 - "Saucy September"