Does size matter?

shadowcat
Atlanta suburb
New data has finally put to bed the age-old debate: Does size really matter?

The controversial topic has long caused a divide among men and women, but researchers have just released stats that prove the issue isn’t actually about what’s in a man’s pants, but instead lies in the taboo surrounding female sexual preferences.

Academics at the University of Kent, in the UK’s south, have just released a “groundbreaking” study that debunks some of the biggest myths about sexual pleasure for women.

By analyzing 265 sex toys, the study assessed factors such as size, material, price, and customer reviews to uncover what women really like in bed.

The findings were very revealing, showing circumference trumps length in importance when it comes to women’s preferences.

Researchers gathered data from 75 studies with over 55,000 men from 1992 to 2021 focusing on the length of an erect penis was analyzed.
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It also dispels the long-held belief that “bigger is better’” in the context of sexual satisfaction.

Researchers concluded that “women don’t place considerable emphasis on large phallus size.”

The surprise bedroom revelation comes after it was found that the average penis length has increased over the past 30 years.

Research published in the World Journal of Men’s Health last year discovered that the average penis size had grown 24 percent over nearly three decades.

The controversial topic has long caused a divide among men and women.
But while many may think the findings are good news, experts warn it’s actually a “concerning” discovery.

Researchers at Stanford University who conducted the study fear the phallic inflation is due to unhealthy habits, like bingeing junk food or being mostly sedentary, or even pollution.

“Any overall change in development is concerning, because our reproductive system is one of the most important pieces of human biology,” Dr. Michael Eisenberg, the study’s author, told Stanford Medicine’s blog Scope.

“If we’re seeing this fast of a change, it means that something powerful is happening to our bodies.”

The study assessed factors such as size, material, price, and customer reviews to uncover what women really like in bed.

To get to this alarming conclusion, data from 75 studies with over 55,000 men from 1992 to 2021 focusing on the length of an erect penis was analyzed.

“Erect penile length is getting longer, from an average of 4.8 inches (12.1cm) to 6 inches (15.2cm), over the past 29 years,” Dr. Eisenberg said.

While more studies are needed to confirm the findings and, if confirmed, “determine the cause” of the changes, this research’s conclusions are hard for experts to swallow.

Dr. Eisenberg assumed he would see a decline in length – instead, he found the opposite.

Researchers concluded that “women don’t place considerable emphasis on large phallus size.”

“Given the trends we’d seen in other measures of men’s reproductive health, we thought there could be a decline in penile length due to the same environmental exposures,” he said.

“What we found was quite different from trends in other areas of male fertility and health.”

Chemical exposure from pesticides or hygiene products, he continued, could be one of the various factors causing the quick growth.

Such chemicals can disrupt the endocrine system, which regulates hormones.

Past studies have claimed pollution is shrinking penises.

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  • captainfun
    9 months ago
    The author definitely enjoyed writing the one line: ‘hard for experts to swallow’ given the subject matter.

    I find it hard to believe that size has increased 29% in 30 years. Seems highly unlikely and makes one question the study.
  • Puddy Tat
    9 months ago
    I have had women say girth matters more than length, but a lot depends on the anatomy of the woman.

    I've been with women that I couldn't get more than a finger inside of without pain. Her pussy was tighter than most women's asses. And others who were a lot wider, or had much deeper pleasure spots that they needed a thick 10.5-incher to hit. It's tough to generalize.

    For "size queens" I think it's psychological. It might hurt more but they associate a huge cock with hypermasculinity.
  • Call.Me.Ishmael
    9 months ago
    Regardless of the validity of the study, I usually read these things and then think "Well... I've got what I've got and this doesn't change that."

    But if someone ever comes up with a safe, viable, and realistic(ish) penis enlargement procedure, that person is going wind up living in a solid-gold mansion.
  • Studme53
    9 months ago
    Interesting. I think the prevalence of porn has skewed people’s views on penis size. The guys in porn are in the top 1% in size.
  • motorhead
    9 months ago
    I take size surveys with a grain of salt. I believe the Kinsey study in the 50’s was self reported. And even when the condom companies take actual measurements of spring breakers - I have a feeling smaller guys aren’t volunteering to be measured
  • rickthelion
    9 months ago
    Size doesn’t matter that much but spininess does. Fortunately this rick’s appendage is both amply sized and majorly spiny. ROAR!!!
  • sinclair
    9 months ago
    I think it is more about how your size matches up with your mate. I have been with spinners who couldn't handle my shaft. If I was into those six foot tall girls that were on the rowing team in college, I'm sure they would think I was not filling them up enough.
  • twentyfive
    9 months ago
    I’ve told this joke before, it’s relevant to this conversation

    A man boards a flight and is lucky enough to be seated next to an absolutely gorgeous woman. They exchange brief hellos and he notices that she is reading a manual about sexual statistics.
    He asks her about it and she replies, "This is a very interesting book about sexual statistics. It identifies that American Indians have the longest average penis and Polish men have the biggest average diameter. By the way my name is Jill. What's yours?"
    He coolly replies, "Tonto Kowalski, nice to meet you."
  • Studme53
    9 months ago
    ^ ha ha - heard it with a variety of setups and punch lines, Buck Goldberg, etc.
  • Puddy Tat
    9 months ago
    @twentyfive , I've seen that only with Jewish men and Goldstein
  • twentyfive
    9 months ago
    ^ How would that joke work with Jewish men and Goldstein?
    Something I heard long ago on talk radio, with George Carlin, and I don't remember who he was talking with, but I remember he said there are very few new jokes, most are reworking the same joke using different settings or narrators.
  • 5footguy
    9 months ago
    Of course, the most important thing to remember about women when it comes to the things they say they prefer about sex and men, is to completely disregard everything they say.

    I didn't read the actual study, but I'm skeptical of their conclusions: "... fear the phallic inflation is due to unhealthy habits, like bingeing junk food or being mostly sedentary, or even pollution."

    They thought dicks would get smaller because of pollution, and dicks are bigger, so maybe it's the pollution, sedentary lifestyles, and junk food eating making them bigger. Hey, it's above my pay grade, but it all sounds like an entirely large croc of shit to me.
  • mogul1985
    9 months ago
    What about rack studies? I don't care for Ds. A nice, natural, unadulterated, B is preferred. And just SHORT, non-FANCY-ASS-FREDDIE-KRUGER NAILS, and minimal tats.
  • goldmongerATL
    9 months ago
    Women prefer smaller dildos only because they fit in their purse.
  • stripperlover777
    9 months ago
    @ The Porn Shop, I Always Saw Girls Grabbin' The Medium/Bigger Size Dildos From The Shelf. I Saw Them In The Exotic Lingerie Section As Well. They Always Walk In With Just Their Self. I Think They Like The More Natural To Man Dildos Look That's A Medium Or Slightly Oversized Medium Size. I Saw Them Grab The Color Kind & Natural.
    I Noticed A Trend Of Color Dildos Like Purple & Pink With Smoother Surfaces. A Great Way To Treat Your Stripper/Escort
    📊 📈 📊 📈
  • ilbbaicnl
    9 months ago
    In other news, surveys show that no men have a wife or girlfriend whose boobs are too small.
  • RonJax2
    9 months ago
    > “Erect penile length is getting longer, from an average of 4.8 inches (12.1cm) to 6 inches (15.2cm), over the past 29 years,” Dr. Eisenberg said.

    This to me is the most shocking news in the article. That's a 25% increase in 30 years. What's driving that?

    Assume that trend continues. My back of the napkin math suggests if it does, the average dude will be walking around with a 1 footer holstered just 3 generations from now.
  • captainfun
    9 months ago
    People that conduct studies like this - any study for that matter, drive toward a conclusion that suits their desire. When I was younger and less jaded I would find things like this fascinating. Now that I’ve logged many years working for large institutions that claim this or that I know that there’s often a lot of bias and fine print behind the stated results.
  • Studme53
    9 months ago
    Jewish Cowboy
    I got on a bus and sat down next to a beautiful blonde woman. She was crying, so I asked her what was the matter.

    "I just left my psychiatrist, and he doesn't know what to do with me," she said.

    "Well what's wrong?" I asked.

    "Why would I tell you, we just met!"

    "Sometimes is good to tell your problems to a random stranger on a bus."

    So she looked out the window for a second and then turned to me and said, "I'm a nymphomaniac and I'm only attracted to jewish cowboys. By the way, I'm Diane."

    So I looked at her and I said, "Hello Diane, I'm Buck Goldberg.”



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