sex when we’re not in the mood – with research showing 80% of women feel pressured into “seeing it through” to avoid embarrassing their partners.
This study disturbed sexpert Nadia Bokody, who used results to expose a common 'lie' men use to convince their partners to pleasure them.
The 37-year-old writer, from Australia, is tired of blokes complaining about having “blue balls” in order to get their way.While some act like this sexual frustration is extremely painful, this isn’t actually the case.Nadia pointed out that there’s nothing stopping chaps from enjoying some “alone time” instead of looking to women to satisfy them.She cited Nikki Glaser, an American comedian who talked about the “blue balls” myth on Netflix special Bangin’.The stand-up star joked: “It’s not a pain … It’s a feeling, and I will validate that.
It’s just like a, ‘I want to. Please, but I want to! Mum! It’s not fair! He got to come!’ That’s it.” Nadia echoed these thoughts, telling news.com.au : “Of course, sexual frustration exists – for all genders. “A build-up of blood flow to the genitals that doesn’t culminate in a release (read: climax) can result in a few minutes or hours of discomfort, regardless of whether you have a penis or not.“Though that’s easily remedied via some *ahem* alone time, or a cold shower.“There are to date, no known cases of men dying clutching desperately at their engorged testicles, choking out the words, 'If only my wife had been in the mood!'”Nadia acknowledged “blue balls” has a medical term – epididymal hypertension – but describes it as a “minor inconvenience”.She pointed out that if anyone should be sexually frustrated, it’s women.A study published in the National Library of Medicine found just 65% of women reached.
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