Is sexual exploration with a sibling normal?

I was speaking to my sister the other day about growing up and how we had explored each others body as curious kids and how we both agreed that it did no harm and provided a real wealth of knowledge and fun... so is it really wrong to do this or is it a good way to learn about the opposite sex in a loving caring way without any pressure...
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  • Yes, I think it's very common as well. My sister is a little younger than me and a few times in our early childhood (probably up to about when were in 2nd grade) we would play doctor, touching each other genitals and would stick a play thermometer in each other's butts (lol).

    We knew it was wrong because we didn't want our parents to catch us. It was just some innocent curiosity, and looking back it probably helped us both to be more comfortable with our own sexuality and the opposite sex later on in life. We're both happily married to our spouses now and it's never affected me much more than to look back and laugh.

  • Yes it's very common. It was a good learning experience. And by you saying you had a discussion with your sister the other day, what you really meant was you were re-enacting your childhood experiences because it's wrong that equates to hot.

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  • well when I was young about 7 I think I also did that with my older brother,...well yess the exploring , touchng...and maybe making out and petting...and now I got this flashbacks ...and I'm very disgusted by myself...i feel anger when I look at my brother we never talk about this it like we never did this and I don't want to but ... is this really common and normal ? should I feel guillty ? please answer me I really need someone right now ...

    • Pretty late answer (found this on google) but i can say that i had such exploration myself and ask myself the same question like you do/did.

  • It happens. I'm not sure if that makes it normal, but I think it is pretty common. My brother and I played doctor at a pretty young age. So yeah, his was the first penis I saw or touched. We were too young for this to really be a sexual thing, but I do remember wondering why it got bigger.

  • i guess its pretty normal! its just talking, getting to know your sister..it is a good way to learn about the opp. sex but as long as its within the limits. I mean keep it clean, no dirty talking or extreme talk.

    perhaps she could also advise you about women in general.

    • We used each other to find out about the opp. sex what they liked etc, she showed what a female body looked like, what they liked and enjoyed having done to them etc.... and I did the same for her...

    • So you have sex with her? or you just talk to her about sex? because I think am missing the point here...?

    • No sex, it was basically a lot of chat, asking questions about the others body, showing what each other looked like, what things felt good to us when we masturbated etc. We did touch each other to find out what things felt like.....but no sex

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  • Based on your comments on rdabby's question, your exploration included touching each other sexually. This is not appropriate, and is in fact illegal in many countries. It is a form of incest dude, and not cool.

    • It wasn't so much sexual at the time, rather it was more curiosity or exploration...we were really just discovering what things were and felt like etc, it was educational not sexual

  • Wow, my first reaction was a strong one. But after giving it some thought, if there is no sexual tendencies towards each other AT ALL, then that sounds all right to me. I know that some families (not many, some) walk around nude all the time and there's no sexual feelings about that, its just the way they are.

  • Wish I had a ladeh to feel.

    :(

  • Say I'm wrong, but I actually think you're lucky in that way.

    I want details. Lol.

  • If ur touching, that's not common at all! it it's just talking then that's okay.

  • 1.

    You can both be happy to have been able to inform each other, to contribute to the other's advancement, to have been helped by the other.

    2.

    It probably happens between a lot of siblings: kid's stuff.

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    No one is hurt by it, you both got a benefit from it: no problem at all thus.

  • Yes. Common and normal, if you know the limits and boundaries.

  • no no sexually approaching with a sibling is wrong

  • Well it was for me and My younger Brother.
    We messed a bit when we were around 7 and 9, but things got more involved when we first did the deed in our mid teens.
    I pretty much instigated things because my 15 year old Brother had a girlfriend, and they were sexually active, where as I was a bit more of an introvert at the time and had a thousand questions about oral sex. I started seeing a guy I was crushing on and was scared to give him oral because I didn't know how really. One day I asked my Brother about how to give a blow job. He started to try and explain it but soon got frustrated and told me to look, and pulled out his dick. He had a big old boner too!
    What I didn't realize that first time I sucked his penis was how ridiculously thick he was compared to other guys I would encounter later. He also had a nice upward bend that I wish my husband had now as it sure cums in handy.
    I am Married now and have had a 5 or 6 guys in my life but none better or thicker then my little Brother.
    He is the only guy that's ever given me a g-spot orgasm through just vaginal intercourse, no manual stimulation at all.
    We totally have an otherwise normal Brother Sister relationship now.

  • This is very normal despite the fact that there are quacks that would label this as "sibling sexual abuse". Sibling sexual abuse is very rare and involves one sibling forcing another into sexual behavior against the other siblings will. Normal curiosity, exploration, and even petting is just part of growing up. I do believe, however, that parents who "catch" their children engaging in such behavior should take the opportunity to discuss with them the nuances (age appropriate) of their sexuality, bodies, and why this behavior is generally considered unkosher. For gods sake don't lead them to believe they have done anything wrong...but rather explain that if they have further curiosities regarding the opposite sex you will be receptive to their inquiries.

  • no. dude. I don't agree with it at all.

  • I did with my sister and it felt normal because it was just physical curiosity. Sometimes I would ask to do it, sometimes it was her. I was 15, she was 14. We would watch tv together while my parents were out and it would turn into touching and then the clothes came off. We enjoyed each others' bodies and discovering what the other liked. It was fun at the time and I still look back on it that way. It lasted maybe a year until she was feeling guilty and then I did too. We haven't talked about it since and we are good friends. It can work if it's consensual.

  • it's normal for siblings to play "doctor" when they're little. the boy isn't getting a boner or anything, it's not sexual. it's just innocent exploration, "hey, why doesn't she have a penis?"

  • no not at all I think its odd and gross.

    • You could at least tell why you think that.

    • Because that person is your brother or sister explore it with someone else who is not a family member, I would fell very dirty if I did that with my brother where I can't even think about it.

    • This question is referring to very young kids who've not even developed a sense of sexuality yet. it's just children being naive.

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