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You masturbate. Your partner masturbates. Both are sexy separately, but together? That can be hot, too. While mutual masturbation can look different in every relationship, it simply means your partner is included in your solo play sesh in some way (think: touching yourself as your partner touches themselves, or taking turns watching each other). “Mutual masturbation can be done independently alongside partners, and doesn’t always have to involve reciprocity,” says queer sex therapist
Veronica N. Chin Hing-Michaluk. “[It’s] the journey of exploring body senses, feelings, and social connectedness with partners to experience pleasure together,” she adds.