Masturbation (pre-lecture ideas)

As I said before I don't think masturbation is bad when it is private and only affects that person. I have been thinking about masturbation's place in relationships as that does affect other people and other possible reasons for it being 'bad'.

The main ideas for it being bad I think would be:

• (for men) the bodily fluid would be wasted during masturbation, this is particular relevant if you have strong Christian religious beliefs where sperm is only meant for procreation (I got these ideas off wikipedia)
• it could be considered selfish or cheating if you have a partner because you could have the same sensations but with your partner. It could also be a problem if one partner masturbates and then loses interest.
• the resources used to masturbate E.G porn, dirty talk through the Internet, looking at other people than their partners
• (for women mainly) losing innocence or becoming too sexual

I personally would feel really guilty if i masturbated then found out my boyfriend was 'in the mood' but I wasn't anymore because i had masturbated.

I also think though that knowing your won body allows you to be confident about yourself particularly during sex. (idea from Solo Touch)