I'm sure threads like this have been started and finished before, but as I'm relatively new to this site, I'd like to ask again. I believe there's a lot to learn about women's physiology and arousal by the way they masturbate, so if you can put aside your feelings that I'm catering to the fantasies of adolescent boys, I think this could be interesting.
You see, after dating a girl for a year or so, I was let in on the cult-like secrets of her masturbation ritual: her favorite thing to do was to read erotic stories in her computer room (from start to finish, mind you; none of this man-like inability to wait or build arousal). Afterwards, she would go back to her room, and re-live them in her head, slowly bringing herself to orgasm as she thought about the story from start, to climax, and how each aspect would look and feel.
Past my initial hard-on at such an amazing and intricate practice (i was 18, she was 16 when she shared this with me), this clued me in to her possible interest in role-playing, as well as really drilled in that build-up was extremely important to her. Some girls claim to touch and caress themselves for up to an hour before being ready to go for the finish. So what are your stories/rituals? I feel like with most guys it's pretty straight forward, but if you have something unique, feel free to share as well!