Choosing to swallow, spit out, or refrain from touching semen are all personal preferences that should be respected. Semen is made up of a few different components. Approximately 80 percent of semen is made up of water. Sperm cells themselves make up less than one percent of semen. As shown, the components of semen are edible.
The Situation: Your friend loves sex—but she's not exactly tied down to one guy, and even when she is, one fact remains constant: She loves giving oral, and she always swallows. No shame in that, you think—to each her own. But what about all that man juice? The Reality: Semen is made up of the same harmless nutrients, minerals, and sugars that you probably eat every day—stuff like vitamin C, potassium, calcium, and fructose.
For most people, the taste of semen is mild and inoffensive. People have described the flavor as bitter, slightly salty, sweet, or metallic. There is no right or wrong way to feel about semen. Likewise, some people may feel self-conscious about allowing a partner to taste their semen.
For decades, Rod Stewart's name has been synonymous with ingesting quarts of cum. The rumor goes that he sucked off and swallowed so many sailors in a gay bar in San Diego that he landed in the hospital and needed to have his stomach pumped. What a lightweight. Despite what he claims, it's become such an accepted part of his bio that the seemingly straight-laced, Talbots-wearing ladies who filled the chairs of Katie Couric's talk show stage giddily screamed, "FACT!!!