What are the expectations within a marriage about online self-disclosure to others?What role does the Internet play in the quality of married life?Parties interested in supporting work in this area, or who have enquiries about this project, should contact Dr Bernie Hogan.You know, there could be a situation where it's acceptable to bring up masturbation in a first text message, because, you know..wait, no there's not.Phone a friend (or three) and ask, "Should I send her this text message about jerking off? And if the answer is ever yes, you need to find new friends, stat.Maybe you're a younger guy who wants to learn from a more experienced woman, or who just finds older gals more attractive than his same-age counterparts.Upon completion, participants will be asked to allow their spouses to complete the second half of the questionnaire.Questions asked of both participants will be identical.

This theme of ‘reconfiguring access’ is an important element of several of our research projects.

Gentlemen, here's a tip for you: If a woman wants to know about your masturbation habits, she'll probably ask you about them.

If you want to send a text message or email to a prospective date and suddenly find yourself overcome with the urge to discuss the aforementioned habit, think before you hit send.

A total of 9300 couples will be expected to answer the survey.

Participants will be recruited from an international company specializing in online panels.