“What better way to pass the time, when you are waiting for something you don’t have total control of?”

QUESTION:

I love birdwatching, so I can be outdoors a lot in wild or semi-wild places. Instead of using binoculars which need both hands, I have a scope on a tripod. This also allows me to masturbate a lot while I wait for birds to appear: A great way to pass the time! Recently, just as I came, a Great Blue Heron flew up and away! It felt connected. Am I strange?

RESPONSE:

You are far from strange, and though this is the first time I’ve heard of a birdwatcher passing the time waiting for birds to appear by masturbating, I feel quite certain others sometimes do this as well. What better way to pass the time, when you are waiting for something you don’t have total control of?

Plus, of course, to masturbate outdoors amid Nature is always a pleasant enterprise! Why you are not indoors, either in private solitude or with another or others you consensually masturbate with, in a public place or one where you might be witnesses, I always suggest some caution. Though some readers may find me being a bit of an old fuddy-duddy, I have known several people personally arrested for masturbating where others can see them doing it.

Not to spoil anyone’s party or rain on anyone’s parade, but the laws about indecent exposure and performing sexual acts in front of people who may be surprised, shocked, or offended by seeing such things are nothing to trifle with.

At the same time, simply using some common sense, and making sure you remain aware of any potential audience, is all that this kind of situation requires. I’m aware of an entire genre of masturbation videos of guys masturbating in public spaces, such as by busy roads, or along trails where people walk and hike. And while this may prove quite exciting and arousing to certain kinds of exhibitionists, again, some care is advisable.

Though I don’t know anyone actually jailed for public lewdness or exposure, it is  legally possible in many places, and I do know of a few guys who ended up paying a fine, and being placed on a kind of probation. Public service or sex addiction counseling is possible.

To me, the concept of sex addiction is questionable, for certainly there are guys for whom sexual obsession interferes with other good aspects of their life, but what I call a “healthy obsession” with sex is natural, especially for young, healthy men. Older men often feel blessed if they have not lost interest in sex and masturbation, or if their interest gets rekindled after middle age.

My answer to you, Brother, is that no, I don’t consider you strange at all! Or if you are, welcome to the club: there are many members! I don’t mean that masturbating birdwatchers are necessarily common, but people that some might consider strange. We are Legion!

About the Great Blue Heron? Totally cool!

A note from The Batemaster: I’m honored that the guys at BateWorld have asked me to respond to some questions from male masturbators around the world every week.

Always check with your doctor about any issues you might be experiencing with your sexual organs. Prompt diagnosis and treatment are important. This article’s purpose is to inform and entertain readers and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment.