Thanks, and good luck to you as well 😘! I can wear my cherry keeper for quite a while (i.e., on at wake up until off before sleep for weeks), but I’ve never tried metal and don’t know what I’m missing. Minimizing ring friction and permanent, piercing-enforced chastity interest me 😈 I don’t have a keyholder atm, I’m self-locking. But I’d like to be well-prepared when I do have a keyholder though - like, be able to wear it 24/7. However, I’m not working on that at the moment. Right now I wear it only when masturbating, to avoid temptation to masturbate with what I consider the ‘wrong’ part of my body ;)
I wish I could get a full day wear, with all the standard cages i’ve tried the best i can get is a few hours before the ring rubbing becomes a problem.
I’m sort of in a similar usage situation as you but with my own motivations. mostly look and feel.
trying to justify the costs of the cherry keeper at the moment. i’m hoping their larger ring sizes will work without being loose and pointless.
For the rubbing, do you use any sort of lubricant? Have you tried metal cages (I assume they’d cause the least friction/rubbing). One thing I like about the Cherry Keeper is the “headlock” feature some of their models have, which gets at the “loose and pointless” concern you mentioned. It prevents the head from ‘turtling out’ of the cage. I’ve found it effective because I like my cage to sit close to me but I don’t want the ring too tight
If I may be so forward, I think you might wear rings that are too tight. Your WFH pic looked tight to me, like it’s a cage for a selfie versus daily wear. For me, there were a couple times when I accepted the limitations of chastity after initial disappointment and afterwards enjoyed chastity much more. The first was realizing I could pull my penis out without a piercing. The second was realizing that the ring isn’t going to be glued to me (in terms of how close it hangs to my body) 24/7. I’m a grower, and my balls do vary in shape quite a bit. I think if you get a ring that’s too tight, that’s a recipe for a bad time. Especially when you’re starting into long-term wear, I think you want to err on the looser side, which isn’t great in terms of aesthetics but is more effective in terms of your body getting used to wearing it. Ideally, you want to be able to fit 2 fingers between your balls and the ring, and for the ring to be able to move a bit ‘up and down’ your balls. I use a body butter (a thick body cream) - I can’t really comment on if it’s better or worse than an ointment like vaseline. I did find the headlock helpful in accepting that the cage won’t be glued to me 24/7. Even when I’m in a hot bath and my member gets as small as it does, the head doesn’t turtle out of the cage ☺️. The other thing I’d suggest if you’re looking for more options is if/when you feel discomfort down there, try to figure out what’s going on. E.g., are you getting chafing because the ring is too tight to move around a bit like it wants to naturally or are your testicles trying to retract into your body. That should help a bit in terms of guiding what you can do about it. If you’re really susceptible to friction, pay close attention to the materials and friction the ring is made of. It’s been nice chatting and I look forward to seeing you around these communities 😘
appreciate the thoughts and info. yeah, definitely to tight for more than a couple of hours of wear.
I think I will just take the plunge on trying some stuff from cherrykeeper. i have a ring sizing set of theirs already. so it’s just time to go for it.
i’ll probably share some stuff around here as i go. thanks heaps.
Thanks, and good luck to you as well 😘! I can wear my cherry keeper for quite a while (i.e., on at wake up until off before sleep for weeks), but I’ve never tried metal and don’t know what I’m missing. Minimizing ring friction and permanent, piercing-enforced chastity interest me 😈 I don’t have a keyholder atm, I’m self-locking. But I’d like to be well-prepared when I do have a keyholder though - like, be able to wear it 24/7. However, I’m not working on that at the moment. Right now I wear it only when masturbating, to avoid temptation to masturbate with what I consider the ‘wrong’ part of my body ;)
I wish I could get a full day wear, with all the standard cages i’ve tried the best i can get is a few hours before the ring rubbing becomes a problem.
I’m sort of in a similar usage situation as you but with my own motivations. mostly look and feel.
trying to justify the costs of the cherry keeper at the moment. i’m hoping their larger ring sizes will work without being loose and pointless.
For the rubbing, do you use any sort of lubricant? Have you tried metal cages (I assume they’d cause the least friction/rubbing). One thing I like about the Cherry Keeper is the “headlock” feature some of their models have, which gets at the “loose and pointless” concern you mentioned. It prevents the head from ‘turtling out’ of the cage. I’ve found it effective because I like my cage to sit close to me but I don’t want the ring too tight
yeah, i’ve tried vaseline and other anti chafing creams. but i just seem to struggle with how much i pull in at times.
Sounds like trying out cherry with a larger ring and the headlock feature you mention might be the best bet.
i haven’t tried metal. didn’t want to spend that much money until i could get the sizing right first.
If I may be so forward, I think you might wear rings that are too tight. Your WFH pic looked tight to me, like it’s a cage for a selfie versus daily wear. For me, there were a couple times when I accepted the limitations of chastity after initial disappointment and afterwards enjoyed chastity much more. The first was realizing I could pull my penis out without a piercing. The second was realizing that the ring isn’t going to be glued to me (in terms of how close it hangs to my body) 24/7. I’m a grower, and my balls do vary in shape quite a bit. I think if you get a ring that’s too tight, that’s a recipe for a bad time. Especially when you’re starting into long-term wear, I think you want to err on the looser side, which isn’t great in terms of aesthetics but is more effective in terms of your body getting used to wearing it. Ideally, you want to be able to fit 2 fingers between your balls and the ring, and for the ring to be able to move a bit ‘up and down’ your balls. I use a body butter (a thick body cream) - I can’t really comment on if it’s better or worse than an ointment like vaseline. I did find the headlock helpful in accepting that the cage won’t be glued to me 24/7. Even when I’m in a hot bath and my member gets as small as it does, the head doesn’t turtle out of the cage ☺️. The other thing I’d suggest if you’re looking for more options is if/when you feel discomfort down there, try to figure out what’s going on. E.g., are you getting chafing because the ring is too tight to move around a bit like it wants to naturally or are your testicles trying to retract into your body. That should help a bit in terms of guiding what you can do about it. If you’re really susceptible to friction, pay close attention to the materials and friction the ring is made of. It’s been nice chatting and I look forward to seeing you around these communities 😘
appreciate the thoughts and info. yeah, definitely to tight for more than a couple of hours of wear.
I think I will just take the plunge on trying some stuff from cherrykeeper. i have a ring sizing set of theirs already. so it’s just time to go for it.
i’ll probably share some stuff around here as i go. thanks heaps.