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Summary

The article recounts the author's encounter with a man publicly masturbating on a morning commute train and reflects on the motivations and appropriateness of such behavior.

Abstract

The author describes witnessing a man masturbating on a crowded train during the morning commute, expressing that while the act was clearly intended to be seen, it was neither offensive nor arousing. The author contemplates the man's motivations, questioning his lifestyle and the frequency of such behavior, while also emphasizing that the man's actions were not welcomed by the commuters. The article serves as a caution to the man and others that public masturbation is inappropriate and potentially risky, especially in a setting where people are simply trying to go about their day. The author, who identifies as a writer and people watcher, uses the incident as a study of human behavior, finding the man's actions more amusing and intriguing than anything else.

Opinions

  • The author believes that the man's behavior was a deliberate attempt to be watched and was not merely a private act in a public space.
  • Despite watching the man, the author did not find the act sexually arousing or consider it a positive experience, but rather found it amusing and intriguing from a human behavior perspective.
  • The author is of the opinion that the man's actions were bold but not impressive or attractive, and certainly not appropriate for the setting.
  • There is a clear message that public spaces, especially during morning commutes, are not the place for such explicit acts, as they are unlikely to be well-received by the general public.
  • The author suggests that the man should be more considerate and aware of his surroundings, implying that there are more appropriate venues for such behavior if one seeks attention or sexual expression.
  • The author warns that the man's actions could lead to negative consequences, such as physical altercations or legal trouble, if directed at the wrong person.
  • The author's interest in the man's behavior seems to stem from a broader curiosity about people, possibly influenced by their profession as a writer and their natural inclination towards introversion or nosiness.

To the Morning Commute Train Masturbator

Yeah I watched, you nasty fucker

Photo by Oleg Sergeichik on Unsplash

You weren’t the first person I saw masturbating in public. Just a year prior, I was coming home from work in the early afternoon and when the train stopped near some parked cars, I saw a man doing his business right in the driver’s seat, probably oblivious to the fact that anyone could see him. But you? You clearly wanted to be watched. Why else would you stick your hands in your pants in the middle of a crowded train that morning and whip it out while I was sitting right next to you?

I usually don’t reward bad behavior, but in this case….

Did I watch you? Yes. Did I enjoy it? Yes. But not in the way that you probably think. As far as I’m concerned, if you’re going to be bold enough to whip out your dick in the middle of a crowded train at 7:00 a.m. when I’m on my way to a job I hate, you’d better put on a great show and be packing something that doesn’t look like an eraser belongs at the end of it.

You came, I saw, and that was the end of it.

If you were trying to offend or frighten me, you didn’t. I can’t even say I was mildly annoyed by it; I was more amused. And it wasn’t sexy at all, so if you think I got to the office and ran to the bathroom to diddle myself in a stall, you’d be dead wrong. There was nothing about you or your cock that was remotely arousing to me.

But I did find you interesting in another way. I wondered what the fuck was going on in your mind that would make you do something like this. Did you do it all the time? Was there something about me in particular that inspired you to do it for some reason? It was so early in the morning, you had to be on your way to work, even though you were dressed fairly casually. I wondered what you did for a living and if anyone in your life knew about your nasty extracurricular activities.

Then, as my mind ran through different scenarios about your life and motivations, it was over. You came, I saw, and that was the end of it. I got off at my stop and went on about my day.

Photo by yanyong on iStock

Just because I gave you the attention you obviously wanted…doesn’t mean your cock is so grand….

So what’s the moral of this story? You really need to read the room. No one going to work that early wants to see your dick. No one. Just because I gave you the attention you obviously wanted because I’m weird like that doesn’t mean your cock is so grand that you need to show it off everywhere you go. While there are definitely places where your public masturbation would be tolerated, or even celebrated, a train full of tired, miserable commuters going to a job they probably despise is not one of those places.

As for me, you’re just another person I happened to watch. You see, I’ve always been a people watcher. I don’t know if it’s because I’m a writer or an introvert, or maybe I’m just plain nosy, but I’ve always found human behavior interesting — within reason of course. While I won’t crane my neck to listen to the conversations of people sitting near me on a train, if they’re exceptionally loud, I will pay attention to what’s going on and try to figure out why it’s going on. And that’s what you were to me.

Another word to the wise, more importantly, stop doing that shit. If you don’t, you’re going to come across somebody who isn’t as indifferent about your public masturbation as I was, and you may find yourself picking your ass up off the floor or in handcuffs — or both.

As someone who saw what you’re working with and saw your moves, believe me, they’re not worth that kind of trouble.

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