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GIRLS: HONESTLY; does size matter?

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Original post by de_monies
He must have been doing something wrong. I won't post my own size, but apparently 5.88" is the average:

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/sex_relationships/facts/penissize.htm

And in the UK, it drops to 5.5:
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/iv-drip/the-penis-size-study-how-do-british-men-fare-8192025.html

Your bf was under average, and I highly doubt that your new bf is 9"


He may have been doing something wrong as he was inexperienced, but it just didn't satisfy me because I could barely feel it.

My boyfriend is 9" (we measured once for fun) as like I said, he is on the large side. Maybe I have a large vagina, seeing as he said that he was surprised he could fit the first time - apparently he's had trouble getting inside other girls.

I know it doesn't matter to some girls, but the thread did ask for an honest opinion.
Reply 21
Size doesnt matter. Ive had 3 inches to over 7 and all of them made me orgasm.
Not really. My boyfriend (only one) is like 5 maybe 6 inches and Im more than happy :smile: To be honest if it was any bigger I think it'd be too big for me :tongue: Some of the deeper positions to hurt a bit so yeah can't imagine wanting anything bigger! Bit smaller wouldn't be bad either and if maybe something isn't quite as satisfying as hoped then theres always fingering and oral so it wouldn't really matter to me :smile:
Reply 23
9" and he was measuring it correctly? You don't measure from the side; you measure from the top, from the part where it joins, to the tip.
If it was from the side, you've easily added another inch on top of the correct measurement.

Plus op, I doubt because you have an average penis size is why girls haven't had sex with you, unless its caused you to be self conscience, and not wanted to chase after girls because of it.
Girls can't tell a guys size from clothes alone.

I wouldn't worry. Average is average for a reason, and if most girls didn't like it, a lot of people would be single, and a lot of girls striving for something more.

In terms of size, girth means a lot more than length with a lot of girls/and in different positions.
If you are average or above average in girth, you aren't too bad.

Sometimes a shorter, but thicker penis, I can imagine being more satisfying to a girl than a long but slim one.

Just a heads up.
Probably not, but I have a BBC :rolleyes:
It might be more of an issue in a ONS where the girl is purely looking for pleasure, but in a relationship it probably doesn't matter as long as she likes you. She's probably not just going to be with you for your penis.
Reply 26
Original post by Anonymous
Right the whole size thing has really got to me, I am averaged size, but the whole size thing is still the reason why I haven't had ANY girl go down there at all! I'm not that bothered by that, I don't care about losing my V, it'll happen when it happens. But I'd like to know the honest truth.I've never done anything in a relationship to deserve to be humiliated by size, but I'd like to think if I kept that up it wouldn't happen if that makes sense?


Your question is full of assumptions which I think are probably unfounded.

What makes you so sure that penis size was what stopped them?

If they hadn't 'gone down there', how did they even know what size it was?

If your penis is average size, why would you feel humiliated about its size?

Unless your 'average' penis is in fact really tiny, it's more likely to be your preoccupation with cock size that stops you getting laid.

Chill out. Most girls consider cock size to be a relatively minor factor in sexual attraction.

Work on your self-esteem which is (a) more important and (b) something you can change.
It doesn't matter in my opinion. Actually, if it's like HUGE, then I imagine it would probably hurt a girl a lot. Unless she had a massive V.

(I'm a girl by the way)
Reply 28
size does matter as some people may not be able to hack a big one and some guys may think having a big one is good but tis not good if a guys big one hurts the girl
Reply 29
Original post by Anonymous
Right the whole size thing has really got to me, I am averaged size, but the whole size thing is still the reason why I haven't had ANY girl go down there at all! I'm not that bothered by that, I don't care about losing my V, it'll happen when it happens. But I'd like to know the honest truth.I've never done anything in a relationship to deserve to be humiliated by size, but I'd like to think if I kept that up it wouldn't happen if that makes sense?


I always say extremes aren't good, so the perfect thing wouldn't be too small or too big. If it is so small you can't even feel it inside, then it's bad. If it's so big it hurts, then it's bad too. So I guess it does matter in that sense, but no, I wouldn't choose my partner depending on his penis size, that's just plain shallow, and there are more important things to worry about than a few centimetres.
Reply 30
yes it does. if it is very small the girl might not even feel it (sorry but it's true). if it is very big then it might cause pain. so size does matter.
to an extent, i mean if it's the size of a cocktail sausage it's going to affect pleasure, but once you get to average size it doesn't matter to me. In fact i have quite a small vagina so i think a "big" penis would be too painful for me.
Reply 32
Original post by Anonymous
Yes, it does.

One of my exes was too small (maybe 5", or just over?), and I didn't get any enjoyment out of sex because I couldn't feel enough.

My current boyfriend is quite large (9"), and it makes a huge difference. I'm not going to lie, it is more pleasurable for me, but he also has to be careful as he can hurt me in some positions.

It doesn't really matter with oral, to me anyway. Also, like someone already said, girth also makes a big difference. One of my partners was an ideal size, and I'd probably put him between 7-8".


Have you actually measured your current BF of '9 inches'? I ask because almost all guys exaggerate their size and most girls are clueless when assessing those dimensions. I'm a little over 7 inches (and my gf has seen it measured), but almost all girls who have seen it without me specifying my size have thought it was around 8 or more inches. Moreover, if he was that big, sex would be virtually impossible. I remember hearing in a documentary that even the biggest guys in porn are rarely 9 inches - it's just a size that guys still sporting very large ones can get away with stating. It's that sort of size inflation that makes men paranoid. Girls who think they're getting something of 8 inches are often getting something closer to 6.5 :P

Also, it sounds suspicious because you described his '9 inches' as being 'quite large'. If he actually had that sort of size, it'd be around the same length as a forearm and would require the more apt description of 'monstrous'.
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Reply 33
Original post by Kage
9" and he was measuring it correctly? You don't measure from the side; you measure from the top, from the part where it joins, to the tip.
If it was from the side, you've easily added another inch on top of the correct measurement.

Plus op, I doubt because you have an average penis size is why girls haven't had sex with you, unless its caused you to be self conscience, and not wanted to chase after girls because of it.
Girls can't tell a guys size from clothes alone.

I wouldn't worry. Average is average for a reason, and if most girls didn't like it, a lot of people would be single, and a lot of girls striving for something more.

In terms of size, girth means a lot more than length with a lot of girls/and in different positions.
If you are average or above average in girth, you aren't too bad.

Sometimes a shorter, but thicker penis, I can imagine being more satisfying to a girl than a long but slim one.

Just a heads up.


Measuring from the side rather than the top doesn't make much - if any - difference for a lot of people. Not for me, at least. I think it's more likely he has a fairly good understanding of his own size but inflated it for his gf :P
It's not about size, it's about how you use it. The worst sex I ever had was with a guy who has the biggest dick I've ever seen. At the moment I am seeing a guy who is average sized at best and the sex is better than with the guy with the huge dick, also it is much easier to go down on guys who don't have massive schlongs.:wink:


My friends always say it is girth not length that counts.
All fat girls love big dicks as an normal size would not even touch the sides

I'm normal size 6 inch and I've had loads of sexual partners at first when I had no clue what I was doing it was all about how fast I could cum and get out, but now after a long relationship I no what I'm doing and have even made girls squirt and tell me best they have ever had.

Size normally is not an issue as long as you can make the women feel good as well as your self, some women love a big cock 7-8 + just to suck but from what I've been told by girls to big can hurt them, scare them so they don't enjoy as much.

It all depends on the girl, I've had some.if the best sex ever with my normal sized cock and will keep ****ing till I'm married then it stops lol

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Reply 36
I wish I could say no, it doesn't but then I would be lying. It does matter... At least for me and I wish it wouldn't.
I've heard it said a couple of times that once a girl is used to a large penis, their vagina then 'prepares' for the same, lubricates to incorporate? By that theory swapping from a large one to smaller ones may be an issue...

Generally, a guy can be great in bed without having a huge penis. It matters how much he turns a girl on and uses his tongue/hands as well as his dick... And personally I've never orgasmed through penetration alone,ever!

Only my opinion though. The last two men I've been with have been large (just under 9inches, I've not measured my current but he's almost as large, maybe the same but he is a bit overweight which affects how it looks and feels) and I still am really small down there. It can hurt if I'm not turned on enough.
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