When size DOES matter

Executive Director of PhillyGayCalendar

“The girth of my penis is just four inches, so I cannot wear a condom. So I am not able to do safe sex. What should I do?”

You, captain, have what I like to refer to as a non- problem. First of all, your 4 girth is not as record breaking or earth shatteringly small as you suggest. Second, even if it was, condoms are designed for usage by real humans with real size differences and pretty much everyone can find something that will suit their needs.

The circumference of a condom can be found by doubling its width when laying flat. According to condom manufacturers, medium condoms have an average circumference of 4.1 inches, which would seem to drop you right in the middle of averageness. However, a condom must stay snugly in place on the penis through the torrents of slippery thrusting and squeezing if it’s going to serve its function, which means you should look for a slightly smaller one.

Fortunately, as I mentioned before, condom manufacturers are well aware of the massive size variations in their customers. They know damn well that while porn stars may buy their wares in bulk, the company will go out of business if it only caters to the most generously endowed. As a result, condoms come in any number of sizes. In fact, due to minute but real differences in penis size, the dimensions of prophylactics even vary based on geography with the average condom running slightly smaller in East Asia. Take that, Kim Jong Il.

Further, manufacturers have started paying more and more specific attention to less sizable members and creating such models as the Lifestyles Snugger Fit, Okamoto Beyond Seven, Exotica Snugger Fit, the Trojan Ultra Fit and even developing youth sizes. Buying these goods, like buying gluten-free pasta, organic deodorant and any other specialty merchandise, is more involved than a trip down to the corner convenience store but is surely worth it. Online merchants can hook you up immediately. Just google “small condoms” or go to a sellers site and search within it for their more diminutive goods. Otherwise, there are always finger condoms which can be purchased at some pharmacies and again, definitely online.

Let’s say just for the sake of argument that you’ve gone to all the trouble of researching and already bought yourself a case of Uncle Slappy’s Petite Pecker Pockets (or whatever) online and they still turn out to fit like a hand-me-down sweater. There are still ways to make this work. Test-drive a cock ring or even a rubberband, which not only helps maintain an erection but also could be worn over the condom to hold it in place. And, depending on the type you get, may even provide extra stimulation for your partner. From anecdotal evidence, these doo-dads are quite helpful and don’t cause the sort of physical discomfort or pain one immediately assumes would ensue from having something wrapped tightly around ones twig and berries.

One final thought that arises from this question: although you’ve shown great responsibility in seeking out information on how to ameliorate your situation, a lot of men take their below average (or above average, for that matter) penis size as an excuse for unprotected sex. Men have been known to boast (or bemoan) that no man has yet built a condom that will do the job for their beguilingly unique cock.

If you don’t like the feeling of thick latex, try a thinner kind that provides more sensitivity. In any event, I can’t advise going bareback unless you and every single one of your partners are all definitively certain of their negative sexually transmitted infection status. Keep hope and try out http://www.undercovercondoms.com/Condoms/Types/Smaller/4/smaller-condoms.html if you’re so lazy you can’t actually bring yourself to google.<

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