Ace's recent erotic dream thread cues a question I've wondered about for some time. And first off, because this is the org, I can see the insanity coming from a mile away. I apologize in advance.

In the meantime, I don't know where else I could ask this...

According to (debatable) research by Alfred Kinsey in 1948, 83% of male Americans will experience nocturnal emissions sometime in their life. I, however, have never had one, nor do I know anyone -- of any age -- who's mentioned ever having one. Now I don't assume I know the complete sexual history of every guy I've met, but I'm wondering: Do you all think the 83% stat is accurate? Have you heard/experienced/etc. anything that suggests wet dreams are that common? (Wiki's page on nocturnal emissions even says that in some parts of the world they are more common -- Indonesia at 97% by age 24, for example.) I just find this all tough to believe.

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No.

I had a few in my teens; actually I think I had my first one at about 12.

Efan said:

I had a few in my teens; actually I think I had my first one at about 12.

Same here. Don't remember age or how often, but I'd say a few around those years.

Efan said:

I had a few in my teens; actually I think I had my first one at about 12.

I think you're officially the first person I know who's ever had a wet dream. And they stopped before you reached adulthood, right?

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Lammastide said:

Efan said:

I had a few in my teens; actually I think I had my first one at about 12.

And they stopped before you reached adulthood, right?

I had one in my early 20s. I was kind of surprised by it, because it had been a while. None since then.

Lammastide said:

I think you're officially the first person I know who's ever had a wet dream.