Years ago I read a book by a Christian self-help guru who stated that masturbation is a form of cheating on one’s spouse. This is in reference to solo-sex, not mutual masturbation or foreplay, etc.

The writer went on to explain how masturbation conditions a person to enjoy self-stimulation more so than the touch of a lover.  Also, he stated that solo-sex affects one’s emotional well-being by putting up walls and by inhibiting one’s ability to be open (heart, mind, spirit) to his/her partner (not just sexually but in other aspects of the relationship).

Do you believe any of these statements are true?  How has masturbation positively or negatively affected your relationship with your lover/partner?  How has solo-sex affected your emotional well-being?

Topics: relationships, sex, masturbation, NSFW, emotional health