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Kendall frowned. The kind of man who isn’t getting all of his sexual needs met from his wife, he wanted to say. “It’s mine. Why can’t I masturbate if I want? It’s a part of me. Most times I just milk it. Tease myself. Most times I fantasize about you doing things you don’t normally do with me in bed,” he added.
Krista scoffed. “Ugh. I don’t even want to know. Not right now.”
Kendall looked over at Dr. Dangerfield and she took that as her cue to step in. “Mrs. Evans, when a man or woman who is partnered masturbates, it’s not always a reflection on the other partner, nor does it have to do with not having a pleasingly healthy sex life.”
“Oh, I know it’s not because of me,” Krista said indignantly. “So let me stop you right there.” She shifted her attention back to Kendall. “So again, Kendall, what kind of man is playing with himself, like it’s some hobby?”
“C’mon, Kris. Stop. I masturbate because, one—it feels good; two, it helps relieve stress; and, three, because sometimes I’m too horny to want to wait until you get home to have sex.”
Krista grunted. “So you fuck yourself?”
Kendall let out a frustrated sigh. “No. I stroke myself.”
Dr. Dangerfield jumped in. “Mrs. Evans, masturbation isn’t some antisocially deviant behavior. Frequency of sex in a marriage has little connection to the frequency of when a partner masturbates. In fact, there are plenty of couples that have extremely healthy sex lives who still enjoy pleasuring themselves. Self-pleasuring—masturbation—is a healthy part of our humanness. Exploring one’s own body is a healthy part of our sexuality.
“And there are many married men and women who enjoy sex with their partners, while still enjoying pleasuring themselves. It doesn’t mean that there is anything wrong with their partners or with their relationship/marriage. In fact, masturbation allows a person to stay in touch with their own bodies and their own sexual needs and desires. Self-exploration brings about self-discovery. For men, masturbation can help them learn ways to control their orgasms, while women can learn how to have orgasms more easily. Simply put, Mrs. Evans, good sex begets more good sex.”
Krista turned her lips up. “I would have rather not known that my husband likes playing with his dick.”
Kendall cringed. “Wait a minute, Kris, what exactly are you trying to imply here?”
“I don’t know. Why don’t you tell me, Kendall? You’re the one who likes having a dick in his hand.”
“Not a dick,” he snapped. “My dick. It’s a big difference.”
Krista snorted. “Mmph. It’s still a dick, no matter how you look at it.”
Kendall responded by giving his head a little shake, as if he couldn’t have possibly heard Krista right. He stared at Krista, and then shook his head again in disbelief.
“You’re joking, right?” Kendall asked.
“Do you see me laughing,” Krista said.
Dr. Dangerfield felt like screaming out, “Stroke it! Finger it! Get yourself off. Masturbation is good for the soul!” But, instead, she uncrossed her legs and then shifted in her seat and said, “Self-love is a beautiful thing. It can be empowering to explore one’s own body.”
Krista just crossed her arms over her chest and rolled her eyes.
“Judging by your facial expression,” Dr. Dangerfield said. “I take it you don’t masturbate?”
“No. I absolutely do not,” Krista said incredulously. “I wipe it. I clean it. I don’t need to play with it.”
“Oh, I see. So tell me, Mrs. Evans,” Dr. Dangerfield continued. “Do you not love your body?”
Krista huffed. “Of course I do.”
“Then why not love it in every way?”
“I have a husband for that,” Krista stated.
Dr. Dangerfield nodded. “So then what is it about self-stimulation that you find so appalling?”
Krista stared at her, then folded her arms. “Lust is a sin. And masturbation goes against God, His ways, His word, and His purpose for how a married couple should relate to one another in their union as husband and wife. Period.”
“It doesn’t have to be,” Dr. Dangerfield challenged. “Not when it’s in the context of a marriage. Not when a wife arouses her husband, or when a husband arouses her . . .”
“I’m not going to debate this,” Krista said, annoyance coursing through her. “Kendall should be able to say no to his lustful thoughts. If he turned to Christ and gave his life to our Savior, he wouldn’t allow temptation to control him. He wouldn’t be pulling out his dick or having the need to masturbate.”
Kendall just blinked, sighed. He was really beginning to think he was fighting a losing battle. Krista was sounding more and more like a certified whack-job.
