Men's and Women's Reports of Pretending Orgasm (Report‪)‬

The idea that women "fake" orgasms is familiar, but the idea that men "fake" orgasms is not. Many people regard such pretending by men as almost impossible. For example, Braun, Gavey, and McPhillips (2003) wrote that "the almost complete linking of orgasm and ejaculation for men almost exclusively precludes men faking orgasm" (p. 257). There is evidence, however, that some men do pretend orgasm. For example, describing his clinical observations, Zilbergeld (1999) wrote, Research on pretending orgasm can provide insights into sexual scripts and the functions and meanings of orgasms within these scripts. If an individual pretends orgasm, this suggests a discrepancy between what is actually happening and what that individual thinks should be happening that is, a discrepancy between what is happening and the individual's sexual script allowing researchers to make inferences about the individual's sexual script. If an individual pretends orgasm to achieve a desired outcome, this suggests that one function of orgasm is to produce that outcome.