Hey Greg, to answer your questions quickly, yes. I do think that being sexually intimate and allowing yourself ‘sexual release’ as a man can be very beneficial for you, your partner, and your relationship as a whole.
As with most important things out there, I’d recommend a balance that works for you. Consider going on a 14-day cycle where days 1-10 you practice retention and karezza. During these days, your energy will be up, male aggression (not a bad thing if used properly) will be elevated, and also I’ve found that if I’m avoiding the use of substances during these days (cannabis, alcohol, etc), my meditation practices seriously benefits during these days too.
Then days 11-14, have all the fun you want and clear out the pipes, so to speak. I find that this back and forward can of course be difficult during the 10 initial days, but lets remember both that nothing good comes easy and that its worth practicing delayed gratification (check out the marshmallow experiment to understand why delayed grat is good.)
Now obviously it doesn’t HAVE to be a 14 day cycle, you can totally change this to your liking, but I would suggest a minimum of 4 days of SR. Maybe you make it into a weeklong cycle – I don’t know. But the point and practice remain the same. Yin and Yang my brother.
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