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But right now we're going to get to the questions that have already been recorded.

Hey, Dan.

My name is Mark.

I'm a 33-year-old gay man and a long-time masturbator.

And ever since I was about 18 or 19, I started using cock rings and have ever stopped.

I enjoy it immensely and have ever stopped. I enjoy it immensely. And I also wondered, is there any

lasting damaging effects that can come from the clock rings? I know that tightness is a factor,

as well as prolonged use for hours on end.

It's also a factor that I'm wondering if there's maybe anything else.

There's only one really lasting, damaging effect.

You have to worry about it when it comes to cock rings.

It's your cock falling the fuck off,

which is only going to happen if you use a cock ring that's too tight or too small. The point is you want to restrict the blood flow,

you don't want to cut it off. The veins, you know, the internet tubes that carry blood into your

dick are deep inside your dick and the veins that carry it away arteries, veins I ever remember which are which, are closer to the surface on the outside of your dick.

So if you just pinch those a little bit, blood comes into your dick, and it doesn't come out.

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