Sologamy is a growing trend among millennials who are happy being single but who also yearn to be married, so they wed themselves. Sologamy has become so popular in recent years, in fact, that there’s even a whole website called IMarriedMe.com that offers sologamy ceremony kits.
But what about singletons who are happy flying through life solo, but still crave a little romance, yet aren’t ready to make the commitment to self-marriage?
That’s where “romansturbation” comes in.
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We’d been discussing the current situation of our libidos, as boys do, and while some of our sex drives were through the roof, squeezing three or four wanks into a day, others were taking a different approach.
It involves the like of lighting candles, scattering rose petals and putting some champagne on ice, all to seduce… themselves.
Matt tells Cocktails and Cocktalk that he first read about the idea of self-dating in a book after he split up with his boyfriend four years ago. Since then, he’s been all about romansturbation.
“I prefer one long session, to a few little ones,” he says. “Light some candles, have a little prosecco.”
Matt says a typical evening starts with fixing himself a nice, home-cooked meal followed by a slow, sensual, self-induced orgasm.
“It just helps if I’m feeling a bit down; like a date night with myself,” he explains. “It’s a bit like a ritual, especially if I’m feeling a bit lonely.”
He now spends more on scented candles, erotic oils, and fine wines than he does on rent. But that’s OK. Because he’s worth it!
What do you think about the idea of romansturbation? Sound off in the comments section below…
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Vince
What would I do without queerty showing me these hard-hitting stories of crap that I wouldve just never even have known about. 🙂
sfhairy
LOL, exactly. I’m sure there’s like 5 millennials who are doing this.
JK 1984
Queerty, we give you the hard stories….
Sfhairy, I doubt even 5 millennials are doing this. Although that could depend on what you consider romance.
In the past when the (now) Husband has gone away for work trips I have eaten dinner then had some solo time.
Oh god, does that make me a romanstubator?
Please kill me now, hahahahaha.
HereIAm
At least what they are doing is wholesome and positive. They are not watching porn excessively. They don’t do hard drugs and most importantly, they don’t do anonymous online hookups to degrade their soul and contaminate their body. I just fail to see anything wrong with their practices.
Toofie
Wait, HereIAm is for masturbation??!
Billy Budd
At least this made me laugh.
thisisnotreal
You know, I’m pretty sure all those tired old quotes about self care and self love weren’t meant to be taken this literal smh.
Ashke113
I swear since my last comment is in “moderation” and won’t get posted because the thin skins that own this page are millenials themselves. I’ll put this nicely so as not to offend any other self entitled self righteous egotistical “don’t want to be labeled but here’s my new label” I’m right and you’re wrong you’re old and we’re not millenials……LIGHTING CANDELS THROWING DOWN ROSE PETALS OR HAVING WINE AND HAVING DINNER BY YOURSELF THEN TOSSING ONE OFF IS NOT ROMANSTURBATION……..call it what it is—–(the idiots that run this won’t let me say it so you use your imaginations for whatever they’re worth).
twohanded
We called it “a night in wanking”
Itsonlythetruth
How many others think this is ridiculous?
sfhairy
Me!
CarrieV
Ditto.
misterjack
HERE!
badpappy
Hey, if it works for someone, why make fun of it? There’s room for all of our idiosyncrasies.
Brian
Why make fun of it? Because it’s ridiculous? Men have been masturbating since we’ve existed. It’s so typically millennial to give themselves a label so they’re even special snowflakes when doing something that’s literally part of our biology, and done by virtually everybody with arms who’s ever lived.
Aires the Ram
There are a hundred if not a thousand ways guys jerk off. This is merely another. If it ain’t the way you like it, then don’t do it that way. There. Problem solved.
PinkoOfTheGange
New? Really? Sharon Stone “Sliver” 1993.
gcmbeach
Am not one to knock my own generation. It’s original. Not sure it has legs. No pun intended.
gymmuscleboy
Not a good direction for a society to head in…
Mick406
But what if you get mad at yourself? Do you cut yourself off until you makeup with yourself?
Heywood Jablowme
You ghost yourself! Also you talk trash about yourself behind your own back.
Curtispsf
No, you just cheat on yourself with your “other” hand. Chances are that “one hand doesn’t know what the other hand is doing” so just keep it all to yourself. M’kay?
JK 1984
We used to call that “the stranger” in my teen years.
Bonus points for sitting on your “other hand” until you lose blood circulation.
ShowMeGuy
The poor Millennials and Post-Millennials so desperate to “invent” their own culture when; sadly, all their new ideas have been done before…..by their grandparents.
Next week they will “discover” this awesome new profile site called *Myspace*.
1898
Honestly this isn’t a new thing at all. Women have been doing this for decades, maybe centuries. Light some candles, pour a glass of wine, draw a hot bubble bath, put on some sensual music, and flick the bean. The difference is that they didn’t make up a stupid word for it.
Leave it to young gay white men to take something women have been doing forever and claim they invented it!
CarrieV
Nothing is ever *a thing* until men do it, dontcha know.
theafricanwiththemouth
Nonsense.
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
Must make for very awkward time after a break up…
Curtispsf
From the “article”: “He now spends more on scented candles, erotic oils, and fine wines than he does on rent. But that’s OK. Because he’s worth it!”
This sounds like something out of Vogue or Cosmopolitan. YUK!
IKilledLizPurr
Candles? Prosecco? All in the name of dropping a load solo? I don’t need candles I need motivational porn.
Greg
It sounds stupid. “I married me”. Oh brother.
Daggerman
…well all of us including those hilarious bible bashers are wanking senselessly shall it be said ‘abusing’ themselves non-stop, so I kind of feel this isn’t really news, at all.
Daggerman
..we humans are so funny, I mean we all masturbate even in some elaborate ways….I’m convinced it’s a private thing. But how can it be private? It’s regardless of what sex you are. We somehow feel forced to joke and speculate how ‘others’ do it!