What’s everyone’s reasons for pulling back

[Lanyx]

Aesthetics (it simply looks better)
Hygiene (It feels cleaner when I pee)

[HeroicGlance]

When I originally started retracting, it was the standard occasional reasons: basic hygene, and masturbation.

I started retracting regularly at night when I was about 19 - for some reason, it helped me sleep.  By the time I was in my early 20's, I couldn't sleep at all, unless everything was pulled back. 

By the time I was 30, temporary retraction was no issue at all.

One day, when I was "radom page" surfing on Wikipedia, I happened upon the page about the coronal ridge of the glans. I realized that mine had apparently come to resemble that of a circumcised man, even though I was uncut:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corona_of_glans_penis#/media/File:Corona_of_glans_penis_comparison.png

I think that all of those years of keeping my glans exposed for 8-10 hours a day caused partial keratization, and this expansion of the ridge - which in turn made keeping the foreskin retracted far more easy.

By the age of 35, my foreskin kept slipping back unless I wore tight underwear.  If I went outside during the colder months, it was guaranteed that my foreskin would retract fully, no matter what I did.

Such was the case a year ago, when I made the decision to just stop interfering.  It's clear my foreskin didn't want the job of covering the glans anymore, and was content to lie back and relax.

Settling into this "New Normal" was the toughest part.  Things didn't start feeling proper again for around three months. It took six, until I could again walk and run comfortably as I did before.

These days, the thought of pushing the skin back down again strikes me as impractical and absurd. I doubt it would even cover the glans halfway, even if I tried.

[soundsgreat87]

By the age of 35, my foreskin kept slipping back unless I wore tight underwear.  If I went outside during the colder months, it was guaranteed that my foreskin would retract fully, no matter what I did.

Such was the case a year ago, when I made the decision to just stop interfering.  It's clear my foreskin didn't want the job of covering the glans anymore, and was content to lie back and relax.

Settling into this "New Normal" was the toughest part.  Things didn't start feeling proper again for around three months. It took six, until I could again walk and run comfortably as I did before.

These days, the thought of pushing the skin back down again strikes me as impractical and absurd. I doubt it would even cover the glans halfway, even if I tried.

That's incredible!

[Test123]

Anyone staying retracted to help with scrotal webbing? I saw somewhere the suggestion that it can help.

[HeroicGlance]

That's incredible!

Not so much, when you consider that by the time I was 35, I had been retracting every night for 17 years.  Further, over the past year, I've been diligent about exfoliating the retracted skin on the shaft - that has really helped "tighten up" things.

When I was younger, if I tried retracting while awake, I doubt it would have stayed in place for more than an hour.

[anon21]

Aesthetic, hygiene, glans sensitivity, basically.

[jimmy]

Anyone staying retracted to help with scrotal webbing? I saw somewhere the suggestion that it can help.

What's the problem with scrotal webbing?

[Test123]

It's where some of the scrotal skin extends onto the penis (if you search with Google you'll find example images). Retracting the foreskin helps because there's then more skin on the shaft and so less gets pulled up from the scrotum.

[jimmy]

It's where some of the scrotal skin extends onto the penis (if you search with Google you'll find example images). Retracting the foreskin helps because there's then more skin on the shaft and so less gets pulled up from the scrotum.

Yes I know what it is I was just wondering what the problem was that you was experiencing

[gayonlyporn]

Aesthetics, it's much cleaner and I used to have a very sensitive head. Now I am permanently retracted I can enjoy different sensations.

[baremountainman]

For me its many reasons although I like being uncut. I like to be ready for sex at any time so I like the hygienic aspect and being free of the unexpected smegma or yeast infection. I think it gives me a better hang. I like getting the glans desensitized. I don't like the sudden shriveling of the foreskin and pushing inward of my penis when its a little chilly or I'm nervous about something.

[PossibleMagician130]

I originally retracted out of insecurity, but later, I mostly do it for auto-erotic reasons.

[thezulu456]

For me it's always mainly been the look - I just liked the way retracted foreskin looked, particularly when soft. I grew up in the UK, and most are uncut here, so I guess the exposed glans was more of a novelty

[GarethUK]

For me, it's mainly just the horny excitement of knowing my glans is bare and exposed in a way that it's not "supposed" to be. The extra sensation, hence extra awareness of my cock, is a bonus, and when this starts to fade it is a sign to me to go covered for a while so I can enjoy that all over again when it's come back. Starting to wank skinned back and lubed up years ago meant that a reduction in over-sensitivity wasn't an issue for me when I started retracting.

[hung.part.timer]

For me, it's mainly just the horny excitement of knowing my glans is bare and exposed in a way that it's not "supposed" to be. The extra sensation, hence extra awareness of my cock, is a bonus, and when this starts to fade it is a sign to me to go covered for a while so I can enjoy that all over again when it's come back. Starting to wank skinned back and lubed up years ago meant that a reduction in over-sensitivity wasn't an issue for me when I started retracting.

Ditto - I'm nearly totally aligned with this. This round of retraction has the easiest in terms of my foreskin staying back 99% of the time as well as times when it felt like it was creeping forward and then stopped itself. However, this time the level of constant residual arousal has been it's highest. Think my glans is no longer 'ouch' sensitive, but still 'mmmm' sensitive. But it's been a distraction to my daily productivity demanding my attention at in opportune times