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I am hoping the men will respond to this.

I recently read a post in which a man, after his wife found condoms, said they were used for masturbation.

I know this is a personal question but answers from men will help.

Do men use them for masturbation.

I also found condoms and my husband claimed the same thing.

He said he was embarrassed to admit it, but he used them when he masturbates to prevent a mess.

I am think he could just as easily use a tissue.

Help? Is this a valid reason to use condoms?

Edited to add:

What about using them when getting a lap dance so as not to ruin his pants????????

Is that possible???????

[This message edited by seethelight at 12:51 PM, June 24th (Tuesday)]

Only place I've ever heard of it was on here.

I suppose its possible, but there is Occam's Razor and all.

No. He had years of practice before he met you and before he was old enough to go to a store and buy condoms to need to use one now. Kleenex is way cheaper. And using a condom only adds complications to the main event. If the lube variety, another type of mess would be transferred to his hand.

Is this reply blunt enough? Sorry if it is.

I've never heard of that. Sorry, and while anything's possible, this almost certainly a lie.

No. Somehow two separate men associated with SI have used the same lie. No way, no how. Complete BS!

Sorry but I don't buy it at all. I have allot of buddies and we all talk about openley and I have never heard this ever. It would actually make a little more of mess>

No. Never heard of it.

Thanks all:

What about using them, when getting a lap dance.

Do you guys buy that???????????????

No. Not ever.

In a word, no. It has never been my experience with them that they unroll themselves onto the object in question. Need I say more?

The only "nonstandard " use I've ever seen made of them is for rather large water balloons. Has he told you it was left over from sophomore year when the Phi Delta condom bombed the Chi Omega house? That is more likely than the masturbation/lap dance scenarios you proposed.

[This message edited by Schadenfreude at 12:51 PM, June 24th (Tuesday)]

See my user name? Yah I have a more than the average persons exposure to sex, sexual behaviors, and complications. I have only heard of this in one place. Here on SI, and I have probably heard a WS use this lame ass excuse about 6 times on my time here.

He is Gaslighting you. Call Bullshit, and a time out. Review behaviors, actions, time alone, computer/phone usage, and see if you don't come up with something else to go with those condoms.

No.

1. Cost

2. Feel.

Why would I give up pleasure at an increased cost? Plus, you still need to clean up!

'Course if he is afraid of germs.....maybe condoms give him a sense of sterility?

I work with a woman that constantly wipes her hands with wipes......so.....maybe this is possible? But if that's the case....I would think adultery and STD's would not be an option for him either.

Peace.

Possibly as a teenager when you're just getting familiar with condoms ..... maybe a kid would masturbate in some fasion with a condom. That's even a maybe. But a grown man? Definitely a lie. As others have said, the condom makes more of a mess, complicates lubrication, and is totally not necessary (tissue, sock, tshirt, almost anything that can be washed or trashed). And a man in a committed relationship with a woman that does not require condoms would NOT TAKE THE TIME OR MONEY TO BUY CONDOMS TO MASTURBATE!!! NEVER!!!

*not a man*

But I feel qualified to answer your question. I found condoms in my WH/XH's things too and he gave me the same excuse.

To make a long story short, it was a COMPLETE lie. He was a serial cheater. He only used the condoms with AP's who insisted. (obviously not many ~ he had an OC)

The excuse that they use the condoms while masterbating to "avoid the mess" is complete BS. Men don't like to wear condoms. There is loss of sensation because of the lack of direct contact. This applies if it's sex or masterbation.

Sometimes I think I love him less. But, that can't be true or I wouldn't try to R.

oops the above quote is not the one I thought cut and pasted. so ignore it

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All these responses are enabling me to laugh today.

Thank you all so much.

Tush nurse.

The condoms were found in the past. He continues to lie about them. They were found about three years into our marriage.

Lying is what bothers me because it means he is hiding something worse.

[This message edited by seethelight at 1:00 PM, June 24th (Tuesday)]

Has he told you it was left over from sophomore year when the Phi Delta condom bombed the Chi Omega house? That is more likely than the masturbation/lap dance scenarios you proposed.

Schadenfraude:

Oh God, yes, yes, yes, He tried using something very similar to your words. Sigh!

He at first said they were leftover from his single days. But I told him that sounded like hogwash and he came up with the other two scenarios because I didn't believe he would keep condoms around after being married.

I was too stupid to check for an expiration date.

Adding...

How is he going to wear one during a lap dance? One must be "erect" when applying the condom. Does he jack himself up and then apply the condom, then request the lap dance? All while maintaining while waiting his turn?

Or when his dance starts he says, "Hang on a minute. I need to put on my hoodie."

No way!

I think the answer to that masturbation question has been answered.

using a condom during a lap dance? does he have problems with premature ejaculation? taking it one step further, he put the condom on prior to the lap dance with the intent to ejaculate. is it any less adultery for the lack of penetration?

Next time ask him if he's seen the message at base of every condom, sort of like a fortune cookie. He'll say no,,then you hit him,with " I guess you never had to unroll,one that far, huh?"

Adding...

How is he going to wear one during a lap dance? One must be "erect" when applying the condom. Does he jack himself up and then apply the condom, then request the lap dance? All while maintaining while waiting his turn?

Or when his dance starts he says, "Hang on a minute. I need to put on my hoodie."

No way!

Sad too:

Thank you for explaining it that way. It really explains things well.