# Penis size or Height- what matters more to women **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 30, 2019, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-size-or-height-what-matters-more-to-women/837861 "2019-07-30T05:31:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-size-or-height-what-matters-more-to-women/837861/21 "2019-07-30T10:24:34Z")
Penis height, definitely. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-size-or-height-what-matters-more-to-women/837861/22 "2019-07-30T10:35:29Z")
> [@Helena330](#): > > If it makes me laugh, no problem. He might not take too kindly to that, however. šŸ˜ƒ You havenā€™t seen [Unforgiven, have you?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unforgiven) > [@Wikipedia](#): > > In 1880 in Big Whiskey, Wyoming, two cowboysā€”Quick Mike and ā€œDavey-Boyā€ Buntingā€”attack and disfigure prostitute Delilah Fitzgerald with a knife after she laughs at Quick Mikeā€™s small penis. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-size-or-height-what-matters-more-to-women/837861/23 "2019-07-30T10:44:01Z")
> [@shocky2002](#): > > Letā€™s say, 5ā€™7 with an 8 inch penis versus 6ā€™4 with a 4 inch penis. My husband has them both beat. ---
**Author:** ![shocky2002](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@shocky2002](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shocky2002)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-size-or-height-what-matters-more-to-women/837861/24 "2019-07-30T11:11:13Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > My husband has them both beat. Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-size-or-height-what-matters-more-to-women/837861/25 "2019-07-30T11:25:55Z")
Well, I prefer guys who arenā€™t that tall, but thatā€™s not so tall as to be disqualifying. And 5ā€™7" is a little on the short side, but within the range Iā€™m comfortable with. So Iā€™m indifferent to the height The big dick might be large enough to hit me in the uterus, and if so, that would be a real turnoff. The small dick is still plenty large to do the job. So, all else equal (and all else is never equal) Iā€™ll go with the tall guy. But really, can I have the smart, kind, funny guy, instead of either of them? ---
**Author:** ![shocky2002](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@shocky2002](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shocky2002)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-size-or-height-what-matters-more-to-women/837861/26 "2019-07-30T12:08:24Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > Well, I prefer guys who arenā€™t that tall, but thatā€™s not so tall as to be disqualifying. And 5ā€™7" is a little on the short side, but within the range Iā€™m comfortable with. So Iā€™m indifferent to the height > > The big dick might be large enough to hit me in the uterus, and if so, that would be a real turnoff. The small dick is still plenty large to do the job. > > So, all else equal (and all else is never equal) Iā€™ll go with the tall guy. > > But really, can I have the smart, kind, funny guy, instead of either of them? Well letā€™s just say both guys have ideal personalities. anyway, never thought Iā€™d see the day where a woman would prefer 4 over 8. But kudos to you šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-size-or-height-what-matters-more-to-women/837861/27 "2019-07-30T12:22:23Z")
> [@shocky2002](#): > > Well letā€™s just say both guys have ideal personalities. > > anyway, never thought Iā€™d see the day where a woman would prefer 4 over 8. But kudos to you šŸ™‚ Probably because youā€™re pre-conceived notions about women are false. Go meet a few. Talk to them like humans. But donā€™t lead off with this poll question. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-size-or-height-what-matters-more-to-women/837861/28 "2019-07-30T13:01:20Z")
The OP is obviously a dwarf with a micro-penis, and is unable to decide where to direct his envy. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-size-or-height-what-matters-more-to-women/837861/29 "2019-07-30T13:10:30Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > My husband has them both beat. Heā€™s 5ā€™8 with a 5 inch penis? ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-size-or-height-what-matters-more-to-women/837861/30 "2019-07-30T13:16:31Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Iā€™m funny-lookinā€™ and my penis is clearly smarter than I am ; how do I rate ? If your penis does all the thinking, no thanks! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-size-or-height-what-matters-more-to-women/837861/31 "2019-07-30T13:35:24Z")
> [@Helena330](#): > > If your penis does all the thinking, no thanks! šŸ˜ƒ I think itā€™s more that I vastly overthink his perhaps more pertinent intuitions šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-size-or-height-what-matters-more-to-women/837861/32 "2019-07-30T13:51:26Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > Iā€™d far rather be the 6ā€™4 guy. Especially since penis size isnā€™t exactly something you can advertise, whereas your height is instantly visible. Iā€™d say height is more important, if only because like you say, itā€™s immediately obvious. And unless things have changed drastically from years past, the size of oneā€™s unit isnā€™t usually going to be a first-pass filter for most women, unlike height. It takes several dates for that to come into play, and as I understand it, a man would have to be far out on the tails of the bell curve for it to really be an issue either way at that point. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-size-or-height-what-matters-more-to-women/837861/33 "2019-07-30T13:59:29Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Probably because your pre-conceived notions about women are false. Speaking as a guy, Iā€™ve never met a woman who thought penis size was important, and Iā€™ve never met a guy who believed that. File it under ā€œpeople are weird.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-size-or-height-what-matters-more-to-women/837861/34 "2019-07-30T14:00:42Z")
What if he is a 5ā€™7" guy with a 6ā€™4" penis? Would that make a differance? ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-size-or-height-what-matters-more-to-women/837861/35 "2019-07-30T14:35:59Z")
> [@Death\_of\_Rats](#): > > What if he is a 5ā€™7" guy with a 6ā€™4" penis? Dā€™you mean ā€œa guy and his annoying roommateā€ ? ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-size-or-height-what-matters-more-to-women/837861/36 "2019-07-30T14:43:54Z")
> [@epbrown01](#): > > Speaking as a guy, Iā€™ve never met a woman who thought penis size was important I have, twice, but both guys were (apparently - I mean I wasnā€™t there with a slide rule or anything) extreme cases. The first was very much in love with the guy, but eventually tearfully resolved to leave him because, and I second-hand quote, ā€œI donā€™t even know when heā€™s in :(ā€. The second girl wasnā€™t nearly as much in love, I think it was more of a friends with benefits type thing, but she called it quits after a couple months because he was _too_ huge and sometimes poked her in the cervix. Which hurts like a motherfuck, by all reports. So the aformentioned edges of the bell curve. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-size-or-height-what-matters-more-to-women/837861/37 "2019-07-30T14:48:05Z")
> [@shocky2002](#): > > Letā€™s say, 5ā€™7 with an 8 inch penis versus 6ā€™4 with a 4 inch penis. For guys who would you rather be, and for ladies who would you rather date? > > Trying to settle a debate. I think the answer is penis size more important Who are you debating? ---
**Author:** ![Royal\_Nonesutch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecb155/32.png) [@Royal\_Nonesutch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Royal_Nonesutch)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-size-or-height-what-matters-more-to-women/837861/38 "2019-07-30T14:51:42Z")
> [@shocky2002](#): > > But kudos to you šŸ™‚ No, all the kudos are to YOU, my beloved, cherished and completely new friend, shocky2002. You see, it isnā€™t every day someone can just show up here among the Smartest and the Hippest and immediately have the intellectual luminaries who frequent these (virtual) Hallowed Halls of Knowledge all a-twitter with their provocative hypotheticals. No indeed, that is quite an impressive Stunt. Man, you ought to be proud, itā€™s like walking into a star-studded Hollywood celebrity roast, grabbing the Mike, and bringing the house down with your opening zinger!!! ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-size-or-height-what-matters-more-to-women/837861/39 "2019-07-30T14:52:46Z")
Good. Grief. :smack: The ONLY things that matter to me are the guyā€™s head (the big one, not the little one) and his heart. (Oh yeah, the checkbook doesnā€™t matter much either.) Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-size-or-height-what-matters-more-to-women/837861/40 "2019-07-30T14:54:09Z")
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