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  • shoshannah
    Veteran Member
    • Nov 2010
    • 228

    fingernails/scratching during O

    Women: Do you ever scratch your man/dig your nails in during your orgasm? I do sometimes, depending on position and how strong my orgasm is. I keep my fingernails pretty short for my organ/piano playing, but even so, last night I really got my fiance, to the point I drew blood, with about 6 fingers. That, too, has happened a few times. I feel a little bad about it, but he says he doesn't mind as long as it isn't in a place that shows. Is this unusual?

    P.S. I suppose men can answer this too since women aren't the only one with nails. :-)
  • Obelisk
    Veteran Member
    • Jul 2013
    • 441

    My girl does this, I think it's kind of funny, but not hard enough to draw blood. I'd probably ask her to be more careful if that happened.
    Pigeonholer extraordinaire!

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    • DreamP346
      • Oct 2011
      • 2053

      Perfectly normal. During as orgasm, the body releases certain chemicals that cause the curling of fingers and other such reflexes. That is why you are never supposed to have your partner's body parts in your mouth when orgasming. You may bit down as a reflex. Same reflex as the nails curling and digging.
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      • EricNYU
        Member
        • Jun 2013
        • 46

        Originally posted by sp346
        That is why you are never supposed to have your partner's body parts in your mouth when orgasming. You may bit down as a reflex.
        Ouch hell!

        I dated a girl briefly who scratched like that. It wasn't everytime, but she'd get my shoulders when she did it. It was an ego trip for me and it didn't hurt that much. I kinda miss her now.

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        • a_dub
          Veteran Member
          • Dec 2011
          • 514

          Sounds painful. Maybe the reason why a lot of guys are in it for their own orgasm only???

          My little cousin's had sex with a lotta girls who were scratchers and he said he enjoys it. Don't know if they've ever drawn blood tho.

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          • kira
            Veteran Member
            • Feb 2008
            • 986

            I used to leave red marks on the back of my first partner but he didn't like it and told me to stop. I've avoided doing it since. I keep my nails trimmed so short the fingertip sticks out farther just out of habit from breaking them while working horses so I can't scratch. The red marks are just from the pressure of my fingers sliding across. Now though I hold my partners upper arm or shoulders instead of their back.

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            • jns
              Assistant Admin
              • Mar 2010
              • 8398

              Originally posted by shoshannah
              Women: Do you ever scratch your man/dig your nails in during your orgasm? I do sometimes, depending on position and how strong my orgasm is. I keep my fingernails pretty short for my organ/piano playing, but even so, last night I really got my fiance, to the point I drew blood, with about 6 fingers. That, too, has happened a few times. I feel a little bad about it, but he says he doesn't mind as long as it isn't in a place that shows. Is this unusual?

              P.S. I suppose men can answer this too since women aren't the only one with nails. :-)
              I would think most guys would think of this as a badge of honor: to get their lover to orgasm so hard she digs her fingernails in. Of course, a little blood is probably good and a good memory, a lot of blood may cause infection problems.

              I've had fingernails dug in to my back but not had blood drawn. It increased the intensity of my orgasm.
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