# Are my erections a problem? (possibly TMI)

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 14, 2003, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-my-erections-a-problem-possibly-tmi/154960 "2003-02-14T00:18:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-my-erections-a-problem-possibly-tmi/154960/41 "2003-02-16T18:08:03Z")

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**samarm** , it’s not that unusual. It’s a sign the machinery is in good working order.

As a woman, how would I react? Well, it does depend somewhat on the guy. I mean, I’ve had male friends with whom I’ve had no romantic/sexual relationship get boners in my presence. As long as they’re gentlemen about it, it IS flattering, especially the older I get.

Being a gentleman, of course, means not making a move on a platonic friend just because you sport wood. Now, if you ARE in a romantic relationship that might be “rearranging the package” if you’re in public to adjourning to a private place to make use of the boner.

Seriously, though, we women do understand that a man’s penis is a somewhat independent organism, not entirely under the man’s concious control. In fact, we often find the penis a source of amusement, although mom taught me at a young age that it’s not polite to point and giggle at them.

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