sebbie
08-20-2025, 12:58 PM
The subject of precum and the psychological aspects of feeling horny has long been a topic that has fascinated me. Technically, what goes by the slang term of precum is fluid produced not by the prostate but by the cowpers, related to but separate from the much larger prostate gland, the source of the liquid in the orgasm ejaculate. in prostate surgery, the prostate gland is removed but usually not the cowpers.
The reason the fluid is called precum is because that is what it is, pre cum. When a guy is aroused and thinks of himself as feeling horny as in interested in having an orgasm, generally the first thing that happens is not an erection. A horny guy starts dripping precum aka preejaculate as a clear, viscous fluid produced by the cowpers containing no sperm.
In reading on the cowpers, I learn that less is known medically about the why of cowpers fluid than most of the rest of the stuff that goes on in human sex. It was long believed that the fluid was produced by the male to make certain that the vagina was clean and of the correct pH so as to not kill the sperm in their travel though the vagina with the goal of fertilizing the egg. I think this explanation is far too simple and naive. There is a bunch of other stuff going on as well, related to the male reaction to any situation psychologically putting the guy into an aroused but not yet erect state.
As a simple illustration, consider a guy who is planning a shopping trip to purchase a swim brief for the very first time. Having never worn a swim brief, he might be apprehensive about what might happen down there once he is wearing the brief, and in relation to that his mind might be racing in different directions. How do I put this on without getting a visible hard-on? What happens in the event that I do? How will I cope? etc etc.
All of these thoughts could send the cowpers into overdrive and the guy will start dripping cowpers fluid. If he is wearing cotton underwear, the initial drop may be small enough and in the store, Whatever he is wearing over the underwear will hide the tiny drip from view. But soon the spot expands and the precum can be felt as a damp spot right at the very end of the penis tip. This is either great or scary or maybe combines great and scary.
Immediately, as the successive drops form, the guy senses that all this thinking about shopping for a swim brief happens the guy is starting to feel aroused as in "I am paying attention to what is happening to me. Interestingly, this "problem" with the cowpers starting to pump fluid out happens very similarly to what happens when a male gets into a situation where he thinks he might be confronting a real sexual partner and his penis could end up inside another person, but in that instance the psychological/cowpers event is soon followed by a real erection which is what the male is actually hoping for.
Still, the whole psychological arousal that may precede an erection is still an interesting place to be. The guy shopping for his first swim brief has a new "problem" to confront--if I crawl inside a snug swim brief, how am I going to stop the precum from flowing? (this is all but impossible if you are psychologically feeling horny) If my penis is snuggly in the penis pouch won't I get a noticeable damp spot on the outside of the brief wherever the tip of my penis lands within the pouch. Is this why so many guys position their penises "down" inside a swim brief, so any damp precum spot is hidden from view? (maybe yes). And there is also a fear that if I am dripping quite a bit, this will be followed by a full-blown ejaculation.
In reality, a guy can be aroused and drip for a long period of time without getting a full erection or ejaculating but to do so takes a bit of training and experience. I tend to like to use thong underwear as nighttime wear. Starting out, I may have produced only a few drops of precum that shows up as a damp spot on the thong pouch. But I fall asleep in that situation. I wake up hours lated to discover that a dime-sized spot of precum has expanded while I was asleep to the size of a half dollar. I end up doing this night after night but not having an orgasm. A basic problem is that lots of guys do not pay a lot of attention to the fun dripping part because they are so orgasm-fixated. Each phase of this has its own special appear, and getting an erection and orgasm quickly is not the best idea from the perspective of long term pleasure for you or a partner.
The reason the fluid is called precum is because that is what it is, pre cum. When a guy is aroused and thinks of himself as feeling horny as in interested in having an orgasm, generally the first thing that happens is not an erection. A horny guy starts dripping precum aka preejaculate as a clear, viscous fluid produced by the cowpers containing no sperm.
In reading on the cowpers, I learn that less is known medically about the why of cowpers fluid than most of the rest of the stuff that goes on in human sex. It was long believed that the fluid was produced by the male to make certain that the vagina was clean and of the correct pH so as to not kill the sperm in their travel though the vagina with the goal of fertilizing the egg. I think this explanation is far too simple and naive. There is a bunch of other stuff going on as well, related to the male reaction to any situation psychologically putting the guy into an aroused but not yet erect state.
As a simple illustration, consider a guy who is planning a shopping trip to purchase a swim brief for the very first time. Having never worn a swim brief, he might be apprehensive about what might happen down there once he is wearing the brief, and in relation to that his mind might be racing in different directions. How do I put this on without getting a visible hard-on? What happens in the event that I do? How will I cope? etc etc.
All of these thoughts could send the cowpers into overdrive and the guy will start dripping cowpers fluid. If he is wearing cotton underwear, the initial drop may be small enough and in the store, Whatever he is wearing over the underwear will hide the tiny drip from view. But soon the spot expands and the precum can be felt as a damp spot right at the very end of the penis tip. This is either great or scary or maybe combines great and scary.
Immediately, as the successive drops form, the guy senses that all this thinking about shopping for a swim brief happens the guy is starting to feel aroused as in "I am paying attention to what is happening to me. Interestingly, this "problem" with the cowpers starting to pump fluid out happens very similarly to what happens when a male gets into a situation where he thinks he might be confronting a real sexual partner and his penis could end up inside another person, but in that instance the psychological/cowpers event is soon followed by a real erection which is what the male is actually hoping for.
Still, the whole psychological arousal that may precede an erection is still an interesting place to be. The guy shopping for his first swim brief has a new "problem" to confront--if I crawl inside a snug swim brief, how am I going to stop the precum from flowing? (this is all but impossible if you are psychologically feeling horny) If my penis is snuggly in the penis pouch won't I get a noticeable damp spot on the outside of the brief wherever the tip of my penis lands within the pouch. Is this why so many guys position their penises "down" inside a swim brief, so any damp precum spot is hidden from view? (maybe yes). And there is also a fear that if I am dripping quite a bit, this will be followed by a full-blown ejaculation.
In reality, a guy can be aroused and drip for a long period of time without getting a full erection or ejaculating but to do so takes a bit of training and experience. I tend to like to use thong underwear as nighttime wear. Starting out, I may have produced only a few drops of precum that shows up as a damp spot on the thong pouch. But I fall asleep in that situation. I wake up hours lated to discover that a dime-sized spot of precum has expanded while I was asleep to the size of a half dollar. I end up doing this night after night but not having an orgasm. A basic problem is that lots of guys do not pay a lot of attention to the fun dripping part because they are so orgasm-fixated. Each phase of this has its own special appear, and getting an erection and orgasm quickly is not the best idea from the perspective of long term pleasure for you or a partner.