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Going Soft

Anna tackles a half-erection question.
Tuesday Sep 02, 2008.     By Anna Pulley
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Anna,

I have been married for nearly 20 years to the most wonderful, beautiful woman. We have a pretty good sex life, not as often as I'd like, but life tends to get in the way. We adapt and make the most of it when we can. The problem for me is when my wife goes down on me my full staff starts to falter. It feels very, very good and I have mind popping orgasms nearly every time. But it really bugs me and I fear that it makes her feel slighted. This wilting never happens when we have intercourse, and it fires right up when I go down on her. If this is in my mind do you have any thoughts to help?

~Flag Pole Sags

Dear Flag Pole Sags,

Are you telling me you're not one of those eternally hard, Voltron-penis types? Because you should definitely ask for your money back, if that's the case. There are any number of things that could cause your stiffy to wilt. A short list includes: stress, mental anxiety, too much masturbation, watching "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" and substance abuse. You've probably heard this before, from McCain's campaign slogans, but often times, too much emphasis is placed on the Almighty Erection, and not enough on what feels good. Unlike women, who can pretty much fake their way from arousal to orgasm, men have very visual signals of arousal. And we can feel slighted when faced with a bout of lap taffy, even if we know that we have nothing to do with it. The most important thing is not to put pressure on yourself, and from your description, I'd say it's probably in your head, especially if you are still having mind-popping orgasms.

Of course it'd be easy for me to say just don't worry about it and leave it at that, but Centerstage said they'd take away my mini-bar if I don't elaborate. So, back to your beef bayonet. Like I said a while ago, many people get off just as much from pleasuring others as they do being pleased, and you seem to be of the same party. This means you could probably benefit from more sensory stimulation to distract you from thinking too much. Position yourself so you can touch your wife at the same time she's going down on you. You can also keep your mind preoccupied by giving her lots of feedback, which is also just good manners. Throw in a "yeah baby right there" or "that feels amazing" or "can you pass me a Raisinet?" every once in a while. She'll feel less slighted with the auditory encouragement and you'll be able to focus on both yours and your wife's pleasure instead of your erection.

There are also cock rings, which constrict the flow of blood and allow for heightened sensitivity and longer hard-ons. You can get them pretty much anywhere, even at Hot Topic, though they might be marketed as "Marilyn Manson bracelets." Above all else, try not to police yourself. While it would be rather convenient if one could simply say "Seth, come hither!" (or whatever you've named it) and it would be so, we simply can't control every willy's nilly ways.

Anna Pulley, our Carnal Consultant, has been on more bad dates than J. Lo's been to divorce court. She's been a one-date wonder and Wonder Woman. She's bi, and no she doesn't want to sleep with your boyfriend, thanks. When she's not giving advice, she enjoys theme parties for every and any occasion and working as a Carnal Consultant for Early to Bed. Buy her a drink or ask her a question already.

 

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