Handjob:

The hand job is a well known sexual practice which is also called manual relief and which can be compared to the similar sounding blow job. The difference between these two sexual practices is that the penis is only stimulated by the hands until the man ejaculates, and not with the mouth, lips, or tongue. The difference to masturbation is that the penis is not stimulated by the man’s own hand(s) but that the man is the passive partner whose penis is stimulated by the hands of either a man or a woman. However, hand jobs are more common between heterosexual partners and they are especially popular among younger sexual partners.

Heavy petting is a form of sexual activity during which hands jobs are most likely to be given. Petting is each activity which is sexually satisfying without any sexual intercourse though. Especially juveniles use petting and heavy petting to make first sexual experiences. While petting also includes activities like kissing, cuddling, and fondling which are usually performed fully dressed, heavy petting is mostly limited to activities that stimulate sexual organs and which lead to an orgasm.

Most of the time a hand job is given during foreplay to excite the sexual partner or to generate an erection. However, in contrast to heavy petting, no ejaculation should occur since rather the excitation is at the center and an orgasm should result from the actual sexual intercourse.

There are various techniques to stimulate the penis with the hands when giving a hand job. Mostly the hand is put ringlike around the penis but also single fingers can stimulate the penis. Moreover, the speed, the rhythm, and the pressure play an important role. Due to the fastness of preferences a hand job cannot be generalized and has to be given according to these preferences. It also is decisive if the hand job is performed wet or dry meaning with lubricants or saliva or without any liquids which makes a difference in the way the hand job feels. Yet again the different preferences have to be taken into consideration.

The term manual relief for a hand job likewise means that the passive partner whose penis is stimulated has an orgasm, thus meaning that he can completely relax while the active partner does all the work, massages the penis with their hands and fingers until he has an orgasm and ejaculates.