Mutual masturbation is a sexual act where two or more people stimulate themselves or one another sexually, usually with the hands. It can be part of a full repertoire of sexual intercourse. It may be used as an interlude, foreplay, or as an alternative to penetration. For some people, non-penetrative sex or frottage is the primary sexual activity of choice above all others. Participants who do not want full sexual intercourse thus still enjoy mutual masturbation.
Mutual masturbation is practiced by people of all sexual orientations. When used as an alternative to penile-vaginal penetration, the goal may be to preserve virginity or to prevent pregnancy. Some people choose it as an alternative to casual sex because it results in sexual satisfaction without actual sex. For some people, masturbating with friends helps lift the stigma they feel surrounding the act. This helps them develop their orgasm, increase its pleasure, and inspires them to masturbate on a more frequent basis.
Mutual masturbation can be practiced by males or females in pairs or groups with or without actually touching another person as indicated by the following examples of contact versus non-contact scenarios:
- Non-contact mutual masturbation
- Two people masturbating in the presence of each other but not touching.
- Contact mutual masturbation
- One person touching another person to masturbate. The other person may do the same during or after.
- Non-contact group
- More than two people masturbating in the presence of each other in a group but not touching each other.
- Contact group
- More than two people physically touching each other to masturbate as a group.
- Mutual masturbation foreplay
- The manual stimulation of each other's genitals where the session eventually leads to sexual intercourse.
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