Question:
Hi,
I have a question about masturbation. I know you have said several times that it is not a sin as long as you are not lusting, but for some reason, I just cannot bring myself to do it. How important is it to masturbate regularly? Do you have any advice on how to allow myself to do it?
Answer:
No one has to masturbate. Rather, when a male is mature enough to produce semen, his body needs to ejaculate semen periodically because the glands that produce the semen can only hold a limited amount. If you experience wet dreams, those wet dreams usually handle the removal of excess semen. A few boys produce semen slower than the average and they manage to keep up by a small amount dripping out of their ejaculatory duct to be swept out the next time they pee. A large number of boys are unable to have wet dreams, which is a form of sleepwalking. For them, they experience an increasingly intense desire for sex until either they end up masturbating or they experience spontaneous ejaculations.