5 Ridiculous Myths About Sex Most Men Believe

When you start getting curious and exploring your body, you stumble on various sites that mostly utter lies and ridiculous myths about sex. We found five ridiculous myths about sex that most men believe.

1. The longer, the better

Almost all men acknowledge that the longer penetrative sex is, the better for all the parties involved.

This myth has pushed many men to engage in a lengthy yet dull penetration lasting more than an hour. They still strive to please their sexual parties even when it turns dull.

However, a sex marathon isn't always better sex. Studies found that healthy penetration sex lasts, on average, about six minutes, yet couples don't have any issues with this duration. 

Long-lasting sex doesn't bring anything new – just sore bodies and wasted time. Further, doing it fast is not always a good idea. Vigorous sex elevates your risks to penile injury and aching vagina.

As indicated by research highlighted in a Medium article, refraining from ejaculation over extended durations during sexual activity can lead to physical discomfort and raise potential health-related issues. Therefore, it remains of paramount importance for men to strike a harmonious balance between exercising control over ejaculation and ensuring their overall sexual satisfaction.

This doesn't mean that the duration is uniform. While the timings involved in sex could vary between different couples, it also changes with the same partners during various sexual escapades. 

Thus you shouldn't set your stopwatch to one hour to prove that you have engaged in a fulfilling sex act. 

2. Headache is an excuse to avoid sex

This is a long-accepted myth, especially for men. Women usually "get" headaches anytime there is a disagreement of some sort. They go ahead and skip sex using the excuse.

But these scenarios should arise in the first place. One study found that having sex increases the secretion of dopamine. These are feel-good enzymes that also act as natural stress depressants. 

In this situation, sex may help to ease migraines. A study undertaken in 2013 and published by neurologists from the University of Munster, German revealed this.

It discovered that more than 50% of couples who had headaches experienced calm after sex.

Interestingly, about a fifth of the sample fully recovered from the migraine after a sexual activity culminating in orgasm.

The publication also showed that ejaculation affected males who reported migraines before sex, different from women.

This offers yet another reason why you should take your sexual dose of painkiller for that throbbing headache.

3. More sex increases your heart attack odds

Sex is a gruesome activity, no doubt. It would help if you had the energy and stamina to get you going until you climax.

With the vigor involved, many men falsely conclude that sex indeed is a massive contributor to your cardiac arrest. 

To put this myth to rest, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology concluded that this is not the situation.

The researchers studied 538 men with heart conditions who were 30 to 70 years. It found that only 0.7% engaged in sex one hour before a heart attack.

Further, more than three-quarters confirmed having sex more than 24 hours before the incident.

During another study in Germany, the author concluded that sex doesn't necessarily trigger an occurrence of a heart condition. It's bound to happen whether or not sex takes place.

But the odds of a coitus heart attack are increased in men who have sex with other non-regular partners. These patients are also likely to show signs of ED.

4. Good sex ends with orgasm

Yes, typical men again assume that all sexual activities are judged by the big O. Nothing counts as sex without your partner attain any orgasm. 

But men interestingly never even know when women ejaculate. This session could manifest from a subtle eye flinching to a roaring scream.

So men not well versed would assume that she hasn't had an ejaculation and would continue pumping. 

We may never know it, but sometimes women just want cuddling and affection. Sex is not in their mind.

And when they give in to your demands, they may need gentle hip grinding instead of pumping assault.

Talking dirty and expressing affection could do the trick and help her wind her stormy day to sleep well.

So, don't fret about having to achieve an orgasm and wonder whether you did your best in the event you did not come.

5. Back pains prevent good sex

Back injuries could result in excruciating pains. There are various causes of backaches. And depending on the triggers, they manifest in either temporary, short term, or long term injuries.

Muscle ligaments strains, bulging, or ruptured disks could cause a paining back. Other triggers include arthritis and irregular skeleton formations.

The pain could range from a dull thumping to spiking pain. They may cover lower back, mid-spine, or even the whole back.

So how does sex increase these pains? Some styles like doggy style force you to arch in front, hence causing a constriction of these muscles.

As per the discoveries reported by Bonobology, it's an oversimplification to assume that back pain universally impedes enjoyable sex. Back pain is a multifaceted issue, and how it influences sexual activity varies greatly from person to person. The impact of back pain can also be contingent on factors like the sexual positions chosen, with positions like doggy style potentially exacerbating discomfort for individuals with back pain.

Then standing techniques also force you to lurch forward to hold your shorter counterpart.

Even with a long term back injury, you can still enjoy painless sex. Using a pillow to maintain the natural spine formation can reduce the strain of holding a man on top.

This is where the woman suffers such injuries. Couples can swap places if it's the man who has back pains. 

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6. 6-inches is what is 'normal'

This thing about male sexuality is so deeply ingrained in the minds of many men that it is quite sad.

Many men, since a young age, were brainwashed to think that they should be able to grow a 6-inches penis for them to prove their masculinity.

If they should ever fall short on that (pun not intended) they are never going to satisfy their partner as much as the other guys who are actually 6 inches and beyond.

This makes many men wonder if their partner would leave them for another man who has bigger junk, but this is all hogwash.

Good sex is not just about a man's size, rather, it is more about how you use your penis and how you make your partner feel when with you.

There is a lot more to satisfying a woman than just sheer size, although that does help.

7. You're not good enough if you can't make her cum

Well, in recent decades, it does seem like more and more men put a high priority on being able to make a woman cum.

Yeah, thanks, Internet (especially Twitter and Tumblr). But in reality, not being able to make your lady cum doesn't necessarily mean you are not good enough.

Already, for a woman to cum, it is no simple business. Sure, those who do have the ability to make a woman cum must be good, but that doesn't have to diminish your effort.

Because, in reality, females are satisfied with sex even without cumming as long as they are doing it with a person they like a lot.

As per a study discussed in Glamour, numerous women find immense pleasure and fulfillment in a wide range of sexual activities, irrespective of whether they result in orgasm. Acts of intimacy like kissing, touching, cuddling, and other forms of closeness can offer profound enjoyment and satisfaction independently of reaching a climax.

To a real woman, that emotional closeness you feel during sex is more important than the ultimate physical satisfaction, like cumming.

There is more to sex than just the ability to end with orgasm, you know.