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[NSFW] What does satisfaction mean to you?

Asked by wundayatta (58722points) June 7th, 2011

Someone once told me that the only guy who ever satisfied her knew tantra and could make love for seven hours at a time. This made me wonder what satisfaction, sexually speaking, was for her… and for everyone.

I think our tendency is to think that an orgasm is the most satisfying culmination of sex. Yet I know plenty of women who say they don’t need an orgasm to feel good about it.

Most men seem to believe that orgasm is synonymous with satisfaction. The desire to continue making love tends to leave you at that point and you are ready to be nothing (usually asleep). Since that’s what does it for us, it seems natural to assume that it also does it for women. So we get hung up on this goal of making sure our woman has an orgasm.

For some reason, women seem to buy into this, even if it doesn’t matter to them, and they don’t tell us we don’t have to keep trying. Like they figure our little egos will be crushed if they say they don’t need it because we’ll deduce that we aren’t good enough to give them an orgasm.

Anyway, lot’s of stereotypes. What ways can you be satisfied, sexually? Do you communicate this knowledge to your partner? If not, why not? For men, in particular, have you ever been satisfied by anything other than orgasm? If so, what is it and how the hell did you get to be this way?

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everephebe's avatar

The rocks are successfully off. That’s generally what I think of – in this particular context. But that doesn’t mean it’s necessary in all cases. A fine and dandy time, is a fine and dandy time no matter where the rocks are located.

josie's avatar

Re Satisfaction

When I’m ridin’ round the world
And I’m doin’ this and I’m signing that
And I’m tryin’ to make some girl
Who tells me baby better come back later next week
‘Cause you see I’m on a losing streak

I can’t get no…

TexasDude's avatar

This.

For the women I… eh… know, it differs. Some have to get off to be satisfied. Others are perfectly fine with a reasonably long shagging, and that’s enough.

ItalianPrincess1217's avatar

I need to be touched and kissed and caressed all over while making love in order to feel totally satisfied. If I don’t feel that connection, I usually can’t get off.

Coloma's avatar

Uh….are you serious or looking for some vicarious excitements?

I’d say most of us want a connection of some sort, short of the turbo jets in my hot tub, unless you are a sociopath, in which case, fake it til you make it. lol

jonsblond's avatar

I’m satisfied sexually because I communicate with my husband. Some days I want nice, soft touches and an orgasm, other days I just want a good hard fuck/no orgasm needed. Depends on the mood. ;)

MissAnthrope's avatar

I think women and men are built very differently, in this way. I would guess the difference lies in physiology.. not that I have any research to back me up, but it does seem to me that the way men experience arousal and release is much different than women. That’s not to say I haven’t been severely sexually frustrated before (to what I assume is the female equivalent of blue balls), but my experience is that women are less dependent on orgasm to feel satisfied.

I really am not sure why it is.. it’s something I’ve pondered about myself on numerous occasions because it doesn’t make sense, but truthfully, I can feel perfectly sated without an orgasm. It just depends on the situation.

Thammuz's avatar

To me, satisfaction == giving an orgasm (or more than one). That’s pretty much it. I like having orgasms but there’s nothing like giving them.

FutureMemory's avatar

@Thammuz I have to agree, nothing beats giving the big O.

sansam1988's avatar

satisfaction means sacrifice…

megzybrahh123's avatar

Satisfaction…....Well at first i like to be kissed and touched and theres nothing like a good touch that gets me going.

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