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As an answer to: Re: Interpretation written by Aussie girl at 31 Jul 2003 19:32:42:
> Yes, this is what I was thinking Jay's problem could be; anxiety over the loss of sensation, or your and Paul's suggestion of anxiety over the relationship.
The nature of Jay's query suggests to me that he hasn't yet enough experience to detect loss of sensation, and that also relates to the nature of masturbation, below.
As to your 38-year-old, it sounds very much as if he had developed a very particular and peculiar form of masturbation - for whatever reason. It is most unlikely (and particularly as you observe that his tightness was quite readily fixed) that the lack of movement of the foreskin over the glans was any bar to masturbation, but on the converse, not masturbating in the "conventional" fashion would have prevented it being mobilised in the normal fashion and thus, perpetuated the problem (and even perpetuated the "excess sensitivity" of the glans because so little of it was being stimulated). In short, he simply was not using his foreskin in the normal way at all.
Now it does seem to be the case, that those who use a peculiar mode of masturbation, often have difficulty with intercourse (specifically, difficulty achieving orgasm) - it is a matter of "learning" or a "conditioned response", and needs to be re-learned. And presumably part of the "re-learning" occurs whilst implementing the stretching program, also.
But as I have pointed out previously, there is - sadly - a substantial difference between the ages of 24 and 38 - part of the wider continuum. Notwithstanding whatever physical changes in sensitivity may occur, that is not (at least until somewhat older 
,) the major determinant of the excitement required to obtain orgasm, the expectation of the situation is generally the stronger stimulus - which is exactly why premature ejaculation is a problem of younger men (and perhaps, younger women!). It's when they get older that they need the physical stimulation and get more "particular" as to exactly how it occurs so that the "muted" sensation of a non-retractile foreskin becomes a limitation.
I stand to be corrected, but this is a pretty general theme throughout the field of sexology.