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A study revealed that only 14% of women wish their man's penis were larger.
According to research, among women who say they care about penis size, fewer care about length than girth.
The typical flaccid penis is 3.5 inches long.

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We all harbor secrets. Some are big and bad; some are small and trivial. Researchers have parsed which truths to tell and which not to.

Posted November 1, 2014

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In previous blog posts, I’ve tried to reassure anxious men that penis size doesn’t matter to the substantial majority of women. And every time, comments have poured in from gals calling me a fool, saying that size matters a great deal to them.
Okay, size matters to some women. I’ve never said it didn’t. But based on decades of conversations with sex therapists and many women, I’ve concluded that the substantial majority of women don’t care, that they’d rather be with men who are warm, kind, solvent, caring, and funny, who share their values and interests than one who has a phone pole in his pants. Unfortunately, I couldn’t back that up with research because I knew of no study that explored women’s feelings on the subject. Now the verdict is in.
Recently, researchers at UCLA and Cal State Los Angeles published a report showing that 84 percent of women feel “very satisfied” with their man’s penis size. Fourteen percent wish it were larger and 2 percent would prefer smaller. The 84 percent figure means that seven out of every eight women think their man is just fine, corroborating my assertion that size doesn’t matter to the substantial majority of women.
This study is particularly persuasive because its methodology goes way beyond your run-of-the-mill survey of 100 college undergraduates. The researchers posted their questions on MSNBC.com and got responses from 26,437 women ages 18 to 65. Respondents were a self-selected group, which raises questions about demographic representation. But 26,437 is a huge number, a number so large that statistically it obviates concerns about self-selection and strongly suggests that the findings are truly valid.
The survey also attracted responses from 25,594 men. Two-thirds of them rated their penises as “average,” exactly matching what the women said about their partners. But women were only half as likely as men to call their man’s penis “small,” and were more likely to call it “large.”
Our equation of manhood with a big penis stands in marked contrast to how the ancients viewed genital size. In Aristophanes’ play, The Clouds (423 B.C.), a character admonishes delinquent young men that if they continue to behave badly, as punishment , their penises will grow larger, but that if they repudiate their wicked ways, their organs will remain as they should be, small.
Five centuries later, the Roman novel, Satyricon , (c. 50 A.D.) describes bathers at a public bath who make fun of one character’s large penis, calling it as ridiculous as contemporary reactions to the outsized shoes of circus clowns. Like the Greeks, the ancient Romans thought the most attractive penises were on the small side.
The classic view that small is beautiful persisted through the Renaissance. Consider Michelangelo’s David or male nude sculptures by other artists of that period. The penises are surprisingly small. At that time, “masculinity” had less to do with the size of a man’s penis than with the size of his scrotum. A big scrotum that hung full and low suggested large testicles, which in turn, suggested great potency. During the Renaissance, penises were considered little more than incidental injection devices for what really counted, sperm.
That changed in the second half of the nineteenth century as photography (invented around 1840) and motion pictures (1890) paved the way for modern pornography . Porn has always been primarily a masturbation aid for men. Male masturbation is all about erections, so porn transformed penises from injection devices into the center of attention —and for portrayal in photography or film, the bigger the better.
To most people, “penis size” implies length. Some two dozen studies have measured it. Most measure on the top side from the pubic bone at the base of the penis to the tip of the glans—without pushing the ruler into the gut or pulling on the shaft to stretch it. The results:
Ironically, among women who said they care about size, fewer care about length than girth.
The taller the man, the longer his arms and legs—and penis. But according to the survey, compared with the shortest men (5 feet 2 inches) the tallest (over 6 feet 4 inches) reported feeling only slightly more satisfied with their size.
Weight is another story. The slimmest men are much happier about their penis size than men who are obese. This makes sense because as weight increases, the lower abdominal fat pad grows and envelopes the base of the penis, making it look considerably smaller.
Want to make the most of what the good Lord gave you? Forget all the pills and potions advertised on the Internet. They’re all cynical frauds. To be all you can be between the legs, lose weight. But do it for yourself because there’s an 84 percent chance that the woman in your life is perfectly happy with your penis as it is.
Lever, J. et al. “Does Size Matter? Men’s and Women’s Views on Penis Size Across the Lifespan,” Psychology of Men and Masculinity (2006) 7:129.
Clarke, J.R. Roman Sex . Harry N. Abrams, NY, 2003.
Michael Castleman, M.A. , is a San Francisco-based journalist. He has written about sexuality for 36 years.

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We all harbor secrets. Some are big and bad; some are small and trivial. Researchers have parsed which truths to tell and which not to.

Sizing up: women prefer slightly larger penises, new study reveals
Researchers asked women to pick from 33 different-sized 3D models made of rigid, odorless, blue plastic – the color was intended to minimize racial cues. Photograph: LAL/Getty Images
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Women chose bigger penises for a one-time sexual encounter versus a long-term partner, showing that the ideal penis is larger than the global average
A new study has revealed that women prefer a slightly larger penis in a one-time sexual partner compared to a long-term partner.
Researchers from the University of California and the University of New Mexico provided women with 33 different-sized 3D penis models made of rigid, odorless, blue plastic (they were blue “to minimize racial skin-color cues”) to choose from. In total, 75 women, ages 18 to 65, took part in the study.
When asked to select the model which represented their preferred penis size in a long-term partner, the average response was 6.3 inches (16cm) in length and 4.8 inches (12.2cm) around. For a one-time sexual experience, the average plastic penis the women chose was slightly larger – 6.4 inches (16.3 cm) long and 5.0 inches (12.7cm) in circumference.
Previous studies had presented women with 2D, flaccid penises, so this is the first research to provide hard evidence that women’s ideal penises are slightly larger than average penis size.
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The women in the study chose penises that were, on average, larger than those on supply. The average erect penis is 5.2 inches (13.1cm) long, and 4.6 inches (11.7cm) in circumference, according to a global analysis of 15,000 phalluses published last year. The interactive below, created by Nick Evershed , allows you to explore those averages.
Sexual psychophysiologist Dr Nicole Prause and a team of researchers also gave the women a questionnaire about their past sexual experiences. Their responses revealed a diversity of first-hand penis encounters, ranging from 2.5 inches in length to 8 inches. Some women also said that they had ended a relationship partly because of their partner’s penis size – 7% of women said because their partner’s penis had been “too large”, and 20% said it had been “too small”.
In August, Dr Prause spoke to the Guardian about female pleasure as part of a video series Vagina Dispatches .

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Ah, men. We're a simple creature sometimes. And we're never simpler than when we're thinking about size. Generally, one very particular size. There is not man out there who hasn't wondered, at some point, how their penis size measures up. Who hasn't measured their own, then questioned whether they're measuring from the correct point, and tried to steal an extra inch by sliding the ruler further down (for those in doubt, you do it from the top, starting where penis meets torso). Well, ideal-penis-size-questioning-men, you need wonder no more.
Sound the klaxons, scream it from the mountaintops, gather the villagers from their huts and clink every glass in the cabinet, for we have found the FINAL and official word on the ideal penis size and it is dogma.
It is 6.3 inches, or 6.4 inches for a one-time encounter. Six Point Three. Six Point Four.
That's the end of it. Stop Googling questions about penis size. You're done now.
A study from the University of California and the University of New Mexico took 75 women, aged between 18 and 65, and presented them with 33 different-sized 3D penis models made of rigid, odourless (very considerate), blue plastic to "minimise racial skin-colour cues."
The results found that the average preference was for a penis that measured 6.3 inches in length and 4.8 inches around. Whereas for a one-time sexual encounter, the average plastic penis the women chose was larger, measuring 6.4 inches and 5.0 inches in circumference.
Now, this isn't the best news for most men's egos, because the average male penis is 5.2 inches long and 4.6 inches around, as revealed in a global study of 15,000 members.
But don't worry too much. According to the same study, only 2.8 per cent of men have an abnormally small penis, so the chances are you should be ok.
And if you're not? Well, there's help out there .

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A groundbreaking study has found that women prefer larger penises in male sexual partners.
Researchers from the University of New Mexico and the University of California studied 75 women aged 18 to 65.
Scientists presented them with 33 different 3D-printed plastic penises of various sizes, which were all blue-coloured and odourless to prevent any bias.
Researchers then asked the women which model was closest to their preferred penis size in a long-term partner, and then which penis model would be best for a one-time thing.
The women, on average, chose a penis of around 6.3in in length and 4.8in around for a long-term partner.
When it came to a one-night stand, however, the average plastic penis was a bit bigger – more like 6.4in long and 5in around.
Both of these penises were on the larger end of the spectrum. The average erect penis is 5.2in long and 4.6in in circumference, according to a study last year that looked at 15,000 penises worldwide.
Dr Nicole Prause, a sexual psychophysiologist, also asked the women about their previous sexual experiences with penises of all sizes.
Some 7% of women said they had ended a relationship because their partner’s penis had been ‘too large’.
However, significantly more women – 20% – admitted to dumping a guy because his penis was ‘too small’.

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