I have no idea how to go about starting a poll.. i'm not a computer wiz..

It depends how you ask the question.. That's a common survey downfall.. And a great way Fox News fixes survey results to reflect a personal bias on issues..

For instance.. if you ask something like.. "Which is better? Watching porn & jerking off, or having sex with that girl?" You're going to get different results.. If you ask.. "Which feels better for your penis; having a hand stroke it, or having vaginal sex?".. you will also get different results.. even if you intend to ask the same thing..

I guess it's hard for women to seperate the physical and non-physical pleasures.. Maybe some guys have a hard time doing this aswell.. When they hear "sex", maybe they throw in everything into the mix.. rather than think of just how the penis feels, and nothing else..

I guess since we have nothing better to do.. we can come up with a simple model:

Net Pleasure = Benefits - Cost

NP = (Physical Benefits + Non-Physical Benefits) - (Physical Costs - Non-Physical Costs)

Physical Benefits = Stimulation on the penis & testicles
Non-Physical Benefits = (emotional bonding, connection, expressing affection, having affection expressed to you, pleasing your partner, etc)
Physical Costs: (arm hurting, fatigue, waist hurting, other pain & discomfort)
Non-Physical Costs: (having to focus on your partner's pleasure not not being able to focus on your own)

So.. you can see how each question would yield different results.. the way the first question is phrased.. is asking about (Net Pleasure).. plug in the net pleasure from watching porn.. vs. the net pleasure from sex.. and it's pretty obvious which is the winner..

But, the second question is asking about (Physical pleasure).. and looking at that alone.. you're get a totally opposite answer.. It all depends what answer you want to hear.. and then depending on that.. how you would like to phrase the question to satisfy your need to hear such an answer..

Also notice, how physically.. blowjobs and handjobs are more enjoyable.. "all benefit.. very little cost"

It's all really simple.. but not really the appropriate thread to be talking about it.. given the issue from the OP..

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