# Question for the ladies **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 22, 2004, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-ladies/241377 "2004-04-22T04:59:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![whattheheck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7c8e57/32.png) [@whattheheck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whattheheck)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-ladies/241377/1 "2004-04-22T04:59:39Z")
I was talking to my girlfriend and she said that it was fine but i know she wouldnt say it was small if she thought it was so im asking you guys instead so please be honest. is 7.5 inches long and 5.5 inches around good bad or neutral? thanks for telling me its kind of embaressing to ask lol šŸ˜• ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-ladies/241377/2 "2004-04-22T05:08:22Z")
IIRC the average, as measured along the top from root to tip, is 5.5", so if you really have 7.5" measured that way youā€™re doing fine. ---
**Author:** ![whattheheck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7c8e57/32.png) [@whattheheck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whattheheck)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-ladies/241377/3 "2004-04-22T05:11:11Z")
dont forget about the 5.5 around what about that? ---
**Author:** ![Ooner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c67d28/32.png) [@Ooner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ooner)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-ladies/241377/4 "2004-04-22T05:13:51Z")
Penis size threads have been done to death around here. Depending who you talk to, average size is somewhere between 5.2 and 6.2 inches or so. So youā€™re doing good. The trick now is to stop getting all worked up over the size of your penis. Not cute. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-ladies/241377/5 "2004-04-22T05:22:55Z")
Is it just me, or does it seem like EVERY guyā€™s first thread here is ā€œam I hung okay?ā€ \It may be the motion of the ocean, not the size of the ship, but it takes a long time to get to England in a rowboat\ ---
**Author:** ![Toddly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@Toddly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toddly)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-ladies/241377/6 "2004-04-22T07:07:50Z")
> [@Ooner](#): > > Penis size threads have been done to death around here. Depending who you talk to, average size is somewhere between 5.2 and 6.2 inches or so. So youā€™re doing good. The trick now is to stop getting all worked up over the size of your penis. Not cute. Well said. Itā€™s not how long you make itā€¦itā€™s how you make it long. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-ladies/241377/7 "2004-04-22T12:08:51Z")
> [@Really Not All That Bright](#): > > Is it just me, or does it seem like EVERY guyā€™s first thread here is ā€œam I hung okay?ā€ Is it just me, or is _every question_ ā€œfor the **ladies** ā€ a TMI sex question? I liked Elayne Booslerā€™s viewpoint: ā€œDoes it reach from you to me? Great!ā€ ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-ladies/241377/8 "2004-04-22T12:43:12Z")
Answers about the average being what they are and the motion-in-the-ocean bit aside, I think it depends on how she said ā€œItā€™s fineā€ and generally how she seems to feel about sex. If she said it brusquely and didnā€™t look you in the eye, Iā€™d be skeptical of her sincerity. But if she sounded like she meant it and seems to enjoy sex, then I think itā€™s a matter of your insecurities showing. ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-ladies/241377/9 "2004-04-22T14:01:38Z")
Iā€™ve also noticed that most of the ā€œis my penis size okā€ threads are started by men whoā€™s penises are LARGER than averageā€¦many times, it occurs to me that some of them are just looking for women to say ā€œooohhh, thatā€™s so big!ā€, rather than just reassuring them that they are ok (not saying that this is necessarily what you are doing, **whattheheck** , but i donā€™t think iā€™m the only person that sees these threads that way) ---
**Author:** ![Thinks2Much](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@Thinks2Much](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thinks2Much)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-ladies/241377/10 "2004-04-22T14:05:07Z")
This link has been provide before in other such threads, but for those who really and truly want the truth, look [here](http://www.penissizedebate.com) ---
**Author:** ![Thinks2Much](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@Thinks2Much](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thinks2Much)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-ladies/241377/11 "2004-04-22T14:07:14Z")
PS - the link I provided is not exactly work safe, but wonā€™t give up popups or redirect you other places at least. ---
**Author:** ![Binarydrone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-ladies/241377/12 "2004-04-22T14:41:12Z")
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**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-ladies/241377/13 "2004-04-22T15:13:22Z")
> [@tamaraqueenofgoths](#): > > Iā€™ve also noticed that most of the ā€œis my penis size okā€ threads are started by men whoā€™s penises are LARGER than averageā€¦many times, it occurs to me that some of them are just looking for women to say ā€œooohhh, thatā€™s so big!ā€, rather than just reassuring them that they are ok (not saying that this is necessarily what you are doing, **whattheheck** , but i donā€™t think iā€™m the only person that sees these threads that way) That was my first thought when opening this thread and to be honest, I _do_ think thatā€™s the case but I could very well just be in a cynical mood right now. ---
**Author:** ![sqweels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-ladies/241377/14 "2004-04-22T17:00:19Z")
My question is this: Damn straight I have a big cock, thatā€™s been made abundantly clear to me. But how do I advertise? By the time a chick finds out how big it is, Iā€™m already in the process of getting laid so itā€™s a moot point (moot as far as getting _to_ that point anyway). ---
**Author:** ![Shade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Shade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shade)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-ladies/241377/15 "2004-04-22T17:24:24Z")
> [@sqweels](#): > > My question is this: Damn straight I have a big cock, thatā€™s been made abundantly clear to me. But how do I advertise? By the time a chick finds out how big it is, Iā€™m already in the process of getting laid so itā€™s a moot point (moot as far as getting _to_ that point anyway). You get your friends to wear T-shirts reading Look! A big cock! ----------\> ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-ladies/241377/16 "2004-04-22T17:49:36Z")
> [@sqweels](#): > > My question is this: Damn straight I have a big cock, thatā€™s been made abundantly clear to me. But how do I advertise? By the time a chick finds out how big it is, Iā€™m already in the process of getting laid so itā€™s a moot point (moot as far as getting _to_ that point anyway). Women like good communicators. So, whenever there is a pause in the conversation, clearly say ā€œI have a large penis.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2004, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-ladies/241377/17 "2004-04-23T01:56:40Z")
Yet another disguised boasting thread started by someone confusing the ā€œcentimeterā€ side of the ruler with the ā€œinchesā€ side. Lockdown.