If there is one thing that drains a marriage of passion, it’s a husband’s masturbation habit. He should be retaining semen for the benefit of the relationship and recognize that you have the right to be involved with what he’s doing in private as it directly effects you. To me this habit is close to adultery in what it does to a marriage.
One thing is paramount: masturbation must stop. You need to take an interest and monitor this. Your marriage must be built upon honesty. If he’ll lie to you about this, then there is a whole lot of work that needs to be done before you even consider this road. Just like alcoholics have a sponsor, you need to be his masturbation sponsor. He needs to be accountable to you, and call you if he has a problem. If there is an infraction, I expect him to call my secretary and tell her he as a problem at home that needs my attention, and she’ll give me a message. He should know there is an immediate consequence for that infraction, and I know how much he dreads making that call. We’ll address the issue when I get home and deliver the appropriate consequence
Also he needs to be honest with porn viewing. Porn viewing is a waste of his valuable time and energy. Energy that should be channeled into more productive avenues. And of course, it’s a powerful stimulus that leads to masturbation. You need to learn how to check his browsing history on his computer. That alone will let you see what’s going through his head. Let him know that he shouldn’t be ashamed then delete his history. My husband knows that he needs to confess any porn that he happens upon on the net. He knows he needs to leave the site immediately and lingering brings consequences. If he doesn’t come to me and confess immediately, and I find it in his browsing history, the consequences will be far more severe. Really, he’s been quite good about this. If he has been compliant, I’m fine with giving permission for 15 minutes of free computer time once in awhile.
I hadn’t realized how central this habit was to his life until we started this. With appropriate consequences, he has gone from 30-60 times a month to 0 times a month. He also has the desire to abstain as he knows I expect the Bellagio water show when he releases, and he doesn’t want to disappoint. In addition, his daily passion for me verifies that he’s not depleted. So when I allow him an ejaculation, I always comment on how impressed I am at his orgasmic expression demonstrating my appreciation for what he’s accomplished. This functions as a positive reinforcer for his abstention behavior and further builds compliance with the no masturbation rule in the household.
Sometimes we as women would rather not know, and just ignore this issue, but we do it at the peril of our relationship. Then we wonder why he’s not aroused by or interested in us. I told him at the beginning of this journey in a very endearing loving manner I was going to break him. And in less than a year he has come to accept that ejaculation at the end of intercourse is optional, rare, and not a given. Masturbation for him has now been completely abolished. He now realizes that ejaculation happens only through me. Eventually, masturbation will become just a distant memory. It really can’t be any other way. I know too much to just standby and let him damage our relationship.