People's opinions about something you do tend to be influenced by your response to it. I took an intentional year-long sabbatical from women and relationships in my 20s and bought a flesh light the first week of it. I named it Tina after a girl that everyone knew I was into but never approached. I told everyone with no shame. Literally everyone I knew (except my parents) that I was unavailable due to spending time sorting myself out, and banging a flesh light. Everyone thought it was hilarious and often asked me how Tina was doing. I had lots of close friends that would have told me if it was weird, trust me. It ended up being just a funny thing that everyone around me was cool with because I was totally open about it.