Touching Facts

If you masturbate, you are definitely not alone—well, you might be alone when you do it, but you’re not alone in the fact that you do it. This is a wonderful thing: Pleasuring yourself on your own is just as important as doing so with a partner. And it can make sex with a partner better, to boot, because masturbating helps you figure out what you like and how to bring yourself to climax. Orgasms are a massive health-booster, so you can’t ever have too many of those.

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