We totally do, it's just not as big a deal for us.
I used to do it all the time when I was with my sexually repressed/messed up ex because that was the only way to get an orgasm. Now that I'm with a guy who actually tries to please me, I maybe only do it once a month or so. Even then it always feels like a let-down when I know I could have a better orgasm (or 12) via my boyfriend.

Basically, it's instantly gratifying but also depressing... like eating cheap fast food because you're too poor for a real meal. As soon as you're done, all you can think about is how you messed up your body* and how you wish you could've had what you really craved.

*(repeated masturbation won't make you blind or stupid stuff like that, but it can make you less sensitive, especially if you use a vibrator)
(Audienda, Fri 18 Feb 2011, 18:12, 1 reply)

You just summed up the difference.
It appears to me that women think of wanking as some sort of substitution for sex, when for me at least- and I assume most men- the two are mutually exclusive. If you want sex only sex will do, but also if you want a wank then you want a wank, sex would be a very poor substitute. Or as I once said,'Sex is ok, but you can't beat the real thing.'
( The Awful Puppy Bakery is still bored, Wed 23 Feb 2011, 11:34, closed)