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Written by Paul B. at 30 May 2002 23:05:01: Progress speed up!
As an answer to: Progress slow down / foreskin question written by Tony at 30 May 2002 21:05:31:
Hello Tony.
> I feel like progress slowed down lately. Maybe is because I am focusing mostly on just retracting rather than literal stretching. Could be that?
Definitely. You have stated that you chose not to use a dilator, and your main stretching approach has been retraction itself. Nevertheless you appear to have achieved this far in some four weeks or so.
The stretching force applied to the foreskin is (much) less as it approaches the size of your erect penis. As a natural consequence, the effect of stretching will slow down. As long as you continue to practice retraction (which you should naturally do as part of whatever sexual activity you pursue), it should slowly loosen though it might not of its own accord do so to the extent of free back-and-forth movement in intercourse.
We stress the need for "over-stretch" to get the desired effect in a short period. Whilst wearing a dilator - the ever-popular film canister comes immediately to mind - is presumptively the fastest way to do this (and use it with lubricant if you do), the most direct and "apparatus-free" method is to put two fingers inside the foreskin whilst it is over the glans (and beyond), and pull them apart.
This is the method to make the foreskin wider/ looser than just going over the glans. And to ensure it becomes that way permanently, you will need to continue whatever exercise is effective, for another two months, before you can fall back relying on normal sexual activity (and retraction to pee).
> I've noticed that the inner foreskin it's someting different from the outer counterpart.
It is, isnīt it? Uncannily similar to that inside a lady's lips.
> It's more pinky and sensitive and also a bit "sticky" (tend to stick to glans)... is this normal?
Well, if one considers its "intended" use, just like the lady's lips I mention, it is not supposed to (get the opportunity to) dry out. As we often point out, the same situation as the inside of your mouth. In terms of sexual use, it is expected to be lubricated, so that it slides rather than sticks.
> and it's going to change with stretching?
It may dry out a little. Like your mouth when you mouth breathe. Exactly.