Hi there Betty,

Firstly congratulations on a great web site - it's unique !

My question might seem unusual, but it's been puzzling me for some time. I'm a young guy, quite attractive, in my late twenties and I masturbate daily, which is always in the morning when the house is empty. One technique I like to use is to slap and drum my penis with my finger tips while I'm lying on my bed because it gets it rock hard and I like the sound it makes. The problem is, the walls to the adjoining house are rather thin and I've started noticing creaking noises and loud coughing coming from next door - which 'always' starts to happen when I start masturbating. My next door neighbor is also on her own in the morning and it's just dawned on me that the slapping, thudding noises I make may be audible to her (maybe she can hear the rustling of porn mags as well). Yesterday, I could make out the sound of someone sinking onto a bed and the creak of bed springs, then the coughing - on cue as ever...

I don't like to listen to music when masturbating and I admit the house is stony silent. I feel my neighbor, who's slightly older than myself, is quite attractive and she is always pleasant and complimentary towards me when I see her. What I've noticed is that I have now started to be quite turned on by the prospect of her with her ear to the wall listening for signs of me slapping and thudding away.

Basically , I would like to ask :

1. Is this normal for women to be intrigued or even turned on by such things ?

2. As it appears that my neighbor is obviously attracted to the noises coming from my room and I enjoy doing it, do you think it's wise to continue ? Maybe I should make the noises louder (ha!) - any tips ;-)

Once again I must commend you on a great site and I've found the whole process of sending this e-mail very therapeutic, as it's not exactly the sort of thing I can talk to many people about!

Kind regards
Somewhere in England

Dear Somewhere, Drum away Sweetie. If you're neighbor is listening and not complaining, I'd call that consensual audible masturbation between two adults. You're playing a tune on your dick and she's coughing to let you know she can hear you. Or maybe not. Either way it's a great fantasy whether it's true or not. Normal doesn't exist. Just consensual pleasure. When I was an art student living in Paris, I'd rush home most afternoons and press my ear up against this old flimsy wall and masturbate while I listened to the prostitute in the next room faking out another john. What entertainment. Of course at the time I felt guilty about doing this. You can enhance your auditory show if the idea turns you on. But don't assume that your neighbor is "obviously attracted" to the sounds you are making unless she tells you. Just continue to enjoy the fantasy and your masturbation. But if the two of you end up having an affair, by all means let me know. Betty