# Men -- would you rather be...
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-would-you-rather-be/379990
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [November 11, 2006, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-would-you-rather-be/379990 "2006-11-11T09:17:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2006, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-would-you-rather-be/379990/1 "2006-11-11T09:17:46Z")
… **tall** (say 6’3" or more) and have a **very small penis** (significantly small, not just on the small side of average), or **short** (say 5’3" or under) and have a **very large penis**? Why?
(Mods: a poll, yes, but a pretty mundane, pointless one, so I put it here – move at will.)
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### Author:  [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2006, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-would-you-rather-be/379990/2 "2006-11-11T10:29:25Z")
Shit that’s a tough one.
I’d have to know exactly how small we’re talking here. Are we talking microphallis small? OR just small?
If we’re talking just small then I’ll go with 6’3" because I think my dating pool would be much larger than a guy who’s 5’4".
Plus the optimist in me says women don’t really give a fuck about size when it comes to boyfriend material. OF course I don’t kid myself, I’m sure just about every woman out there would like to _try_ a monster penis at least once in her life.
I’d also need to know who has the better social skills of the two. My social skills are paramount to me; so I’d have to know that as well.
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### Author:  [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2006, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-would-you-rather-be/379990/3 "2006-11-11T10:52:45Z")
I’d say tall and have a small penis.
I’m tall (6’4") and I’ve had a number of women just because of my height. They notice that before the other thing anyway, you would hope, unless you were VERY large donwstairs. I think more women are attracted to taller men than shorter, but I have a friend who seems to be the exception to the rule. He’s short and has a large penis and has never lacked for female attention even though he’s not all that handsome.
In my experience, being tall and carrying some lumber, makes one more confident all the way around.
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### Author:  [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2006, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-would-you-rather-be/379990/4 "2006-11-12T00:13:22Z")
[QUOTE=SHAKES]
I’d have to know exactly how small we’re talking here. Are we talking microphallis small? OR just small?
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I don’t know the dimensions of a micro-penis, but let’s say not quite a micropenis, but close – ie, pretty damned unusually small.
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> I’d also need to know who has the better social skills of the two. My social skills are paramount to me; so I’d have to know that as well.
Your social skills and looks are the same as whatever you’ve got now.
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### Author:  [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2006, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-would-you-rather-be/379990/5 "2006-11-12T00:20:32Z")
Are we gals allowed to mention which we would prefer? 😉
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### Author:  [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2006, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-would-you-rather-be/379990/6 "2006-11-12T00:23:55Z")
[QUOTE=alice\_in\_wonderland]
Are we gals allowed to mention which we would prefer? 😉
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Go for it. Tall with no boobs, or short with – oh, wait, nevermind. Have at.
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### Author:  [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2006, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-would-you-rather-be/379990/7 "2006-11-12T01:02:24Z")
I’d go for being shorter with a big dick.
People love to talk and short guys with big dicks get lots of praise heaped on them and believe me, word gets around.
Tall guys with small dicks also get talked about. And laughed at and snickered about.
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### Author:  [@threemae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threemae)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2006, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-would-you-rather-be/379990/8 "2006-11-12T02:31:24Z")
I’ll go for the small penis. You can’t be president for less than 6’ 1".
But once you’re president, it doesn’t matter how big your penis is, you’ll still find plenty of girls.
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### Author:  [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2006, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-would-you-rather-be/379990/9 "2006-11-12T05:13:15Z")
I’d rather be short with a large penis. This has nothing to do with getting women, nor having a large penis. (That’s just a bonus.) It has everything to do with not having to crouch down every time I go to the basement, or fold myself in half when getting into a compact car, or hurt my back leaning way over just to rest my elbows on a table. I’ve hit my head on so many things it’s a miracle I can even see straight. (Granted, this is due partially to clumsiness, not _just_ height.)
And I’m not even that tall! I feel sorry for people who are 6’3’’ or taller. I’ve oftened wondered how many 6-foot-plus people die every year from ceiling fan related injuries.
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### Author:  [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2006, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-would-you-rather-be/379990/10 "2006-11-12T05:16:03Z")
I’ll take short with a big dick. Why should I change now?
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### Author:  [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2006, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-would-you-rather-be/379990/11 "2006-11-12T06:11:33Z")
[QUOTE=silenus]
I’ll take short with a big dick. Why should I change now?
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Cite?
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### Author:  [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2006, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-would-you-rather-be/379990/12 "2006-11-12T06:18:04Z")
[QUOTE=silenus]
I’ll take short with a big dick. Why should I change now?
[/QUOTE]
That sounds so gay.
😃
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### Author:  [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2006, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-would-you-rather-be/379990/13 "2006-11-12T09:02:12Z")
Can I stick with average height and average penis length?
If Not, Give me Tall and short penis, because I constantly mock short people when they can’t reach the top shelf. And I think I could come up with lots of snappy responses to “How’s the weather up there?”
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### Author:  [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2006, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-would-you-rather-be/379990/14 "2006-11-12T15:25:22Z")
As a woman; I think you guys should be going with the second option. However, how large is the penis? An extremely large penis is as much a problem as a tiny one.
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### Author:  [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2006, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-would-you-rather-be/379990/15 "2006-11-12T16:45:10Z")
Neither, for me.
I’d like to be taller, but not at the cost of a micropenis.
I wouldn’t want to be shorter and have a monster cock, either. Ever had to be careful with someone so that you didn’t mash the end of your penis into their cervix?
It sucks, and so does an uncomfortably tight fit. (I know this because the vagaries of _female_ anatomy, not my own modest endowment.)
Awkward and painful sex for everyone involved? I’ll pass.
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### Author:  [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2006, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-would-you-rather-be/379990/16 "2006-11-12T17:36:53Z")
I’m average height and have an average dick. I’m sticking to it. You can have your poll. 😛
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### Author:  [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2006, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-would-you-rather-be/379990/17 "2006-11-12T17:50:18Z")
A poll is a poll is a poll.
Off to **IMHO**.
**Cajun Man**
for the SDMB
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### Author:  [@beergeek279](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beergeek279)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2006, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-would-you-rather-be/379990/18 "2006-11-12T17:53:38Z")
Well, I’m 6’3 and have a rather large penis, so I suppose I have to abstain in this poll 😃
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### Author:  [@Yellow\_Rights](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yellow_Rights)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2006, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-would-you-rather-be/379990/19 "2006-11-12T20:56:15Z")
I’m thinking some definitions are needed here as it is rather confusing. Someone please define the range for “small” and “large?”
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### Author:  [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2006, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-would-you-rather-be/379990/20 "2006-11-12T21:07:37Z")
[QUOTE=Renee]
As a woman; I think you guys should be going with the second option. However, how large is the penis? An extremely large penis is as much a problem as a tiny one.
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I think the opposite. Tiny dick is an unfortunate dealbreaker, a large one can be accomodated.
😉
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