Size Matters

Size matters because if it didn't, it wouldn't be a thing now would it.
 
With my students, I always try to find a positive they can build on, but I also have to tell them what needs to be done differently. Admittedly, it usually goes well with second graders because they want to please me and do better. They don't have deep seated resentments yet. It's one reason I like teaching second graders. 😁

This is one of the reasons I always cringe when people tell a kid they can be whatever they want to be. It is not true and sets people up for failure. I spend a lot of time reframing expectations for parents who have ridiculously high expectations of what children should be learning in second grade, as well as of what their particular child(ren) are capable. And yes, those discussions include a lot of focus on strengths, but it isn't doing anyone any good if I don't discuss weaknesses too. It's a matter of framing and balance.

Which brings me back to SlutAddicted's roast example. It depends on how the question is framed. "I loved the potatoes" is an evasive response if the question was "did you like my meat?" It's less so if the question is "did you like dinner?" Sometimes the meat is not the main focus. I mean, I spent years asking my mother to cook pot roast for my birthday and then eating mainly the potatoes and carrots. Those were what I wanted, because nothing makes potatoes and carrots taste as good as being slow cooked with a hunk of beef. 😁 And no, that's not a double entendre, pervs! 🤣🤣🤣

Yes, I think that we should always take the opportunity to respond in a positive fashion if we can do so honestly. And honesty doesn't mean we have to say every thought in our head. Asking how was dinner is roughly analogous to asking how was the sex. The general nature of the question gives one flexibility to give an honest positive response based upon what they thought was good about the dinner/sex unless it was truly awful. But IMO the context of this thread is the specific question of size which is more analogous to the specific question of the roast beef.
 
Whether or not it is about penis size, satisfaction in love-making, bad breath, or anything else particularly personal, it seems to be that how, when, and if it is said (or if anything is said) depends a great deal on the nature of, and degree of intimacy of, the relationship.
That is very true. The longer the relationship, the easier it is to be honest and open with each other about different topics.
In my own situation, my wife was not entirely forthright with me that my performance in intercourse was not entirely satisfying to her until we were in the empty nest stage of our life and I was asking for more Dominance from her. As difficult as it was to hear, it did change our lives for her to tell me the truth.
When you become empty-nesters, it is a crossroads in your relationship. My wife, like yours, was more forthright and open, stating she thought our sex life needed a reboot and that my sexual performance was predictable and often left her sexually frustrated.

She was correct; it all became too routine, so we opened up to new sexual adventures, are active social nudists and enjoy recreational sex with other like-minded couples.
 
That is very true. The longer the relationship, the easier it is to be honest and open with each other about different topics.

When you become empty-nesters, it is a crossroads in your relationship. My wife, like yours, was more forthright and open, stating she thought our sex life needed a reboot and that my sexual performance was predictable and often left her sexually frustrated.

She was correct; it all became too routine, so we opened up to new sexual adventures, are active social nudists and enjoy recreational sex with other like-minded couples.
Just the opposite with me. When we became empty nesters is when she stopped wanting to have any sexual contact at all.
 
Just the opposite with me. When we became empty nesters is when she stopped wanting to have any sexual contact at all.

Funny, a wedding ring seemed to do it to my wife...

To be fair, she's never said she doesn't want any sexual contact, we still have sex, but her libido tanked the moment we got married.
 
Funny, a wedding ring seemed to do it to my wife...

To be fair, she's never said she doesn't want any sexual contact, we still have sex, but her libido tanked the moment we got married.
To me, this would be a significant problem. Our sexual. Onnection has always been a very important part of our relationship. We talk about if often. I wonder if the two of you are “settling” for less rather than addressing this directly. Just a guess, but maybe you are using porn, Lit, and masturbating as a substitute?
 
Just a guess, but maybe you are using porn, Lit, and masturbating as a substitute?

Hit the nail on the head. It's something I've been asking to try to address for nearly a decade, it gets paid lip service but no actual investment on her part. So here I am. 🤷‍♂️
 
Hit the nail on the head. It's something I've been asking to try to address for nearly a decade, it gets paid lip service but no actual investment on her part. So here I am. 🤷‍♂️
In my own situation, we had a couple periods of “drought,” both following some major life changes (like death of a parent, etc. In all cases, we eventually sat down to address the question, “ What sort of relationship do we want to have?” If you don’t follow through, then,IMO, you both are selling yourselves and the marriage short. This is how couples “grow apart.” They don’t do the work. Too bad!
 
Ya, I try to talk about it but she doesn't like talking about sex or intimacy. I've asked her to go to couples counseling to help us communicate about it, and she said ok but I'm not going to talk about our sex life. Which kind of defeats the purpose. I'm sure we have other issues in out marriage, but if you will refuse to talk about the contentious issue, what's the point?
 
Ya, I try to talk about it but she doesn't like talking about sex or intimacy. I've asked her to go to couples counseling to help us communicate about it, and she said ok but I'm not going to talk about our sex life. Which kind of defeats the purpose. I'm sure we have other issues in out marriage, but if you will refuse to talk about the contentious issue, what's the point?
I feel for you, that sucks. I've told my wife over the years, that we BOTH need to work at keeping our libido's alive. If either of us were to entirely shut the other off from sex, the other has the right to seek it elsewhere. ..Sex is not some non-essential pastime like a hobby. ..It's important for ongoing mental and physical health. I wouldn't take that step lightly but a marriage without sex doesn't strike me as much of a marriage.
 
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I have it big and all but two of the women I've been with were into the fact that it was big some thought it was too big, especially in terms of length. This sort of thing boils down to the individual and not the collective.
I'd love for my wife to experience a larger cock to see if she gets more pleasure than I could ever give.
 
Ya, I try to talk about it but she doesn't like talking about sex or intimacy. I've asked her to go to couples counseling to help us communicate about it, and she said ok but I'm not going to talk about our sex life. Which kind of defeats the purpose. I'm sure we have other issues in out marriage, but if you will refuse to talk about the contentious issue, what's the point?
Very sad. We have friends who have revealed to us that they don’t have sex “any more,” as though that is a part of life that just ends. I guess people stay together for all kinds of reasons. No judgement here. I just feel bad for you both. Just think, she isn’t experiencing any orgasms, unless she is self pleasuring, which is doubtful.
 
Very sad. We have friends who have revealed to us that they don’t have sex “any more,” as though that is a part of life that just ends. I guess people stay together for all kinds of reasons. No judgement here. I just feel bad for you both. Just think, she isn’t experiencing any orgasms, unless she is self pleasuring, which is doubtful.
We still have sex, it's just at the borderline of what is considered a sexless marriage (12 times or less a year). And she enjoys it when it does happen. I'm very much a pleaser so I make sure to focus on her pleasure over mine. She orgasms almost every time, and I make sure they're intense orgasms.

Just that most times I try I'm rejected, and she's I initiated maybe once in the last 2 years.

The oddity is she's pretty kinky when it does happen, she really enjoys bondage, domination, spanking, etc., she is just incredibly rarely up for it.
 
We still have sex, it's just at the borderline of what is considered a sexless marriage (12 times or less a year). And she enjoys it when it does happen. I'm very much a pleaser so I make sure to focus on her pleasure over mine. She orgasms almost every time, and I make sure they're intense orgasms.

Just that most times I try I'm rejected, and she's I initiated maybe once in the last 2 years.

The oddity is she's pretty kinky when it does happen, she really enjoys bondage, domination, spanking, etc., she is just incredibly rarely up for it.
Not sure if this is of any use to you… but…

Sometimes with my wife, I’ll just tell her something like, “Hey hon, I’m going to have an orgasm tonight. Is that something you’re interested in doing together or should I find my own way?” or “Are you interested in an orgasm tonight? I’m planning to have one.” Even just, “Do you want to have an orgasm?”

I can try to be fancy and cute and flirt and whatever else with various success rates…. but that approach right there ^^^ …that has a 100% acceptance rate. No lie.

In fact, she’s working in the other room right now… super stressed out on who knows what… and I bet if I poked my head in and said that to her, she’d accept a quickie right now….
 
We still have sex, it's just at the borderline of what is considered a sexless marriage (12 times or less a year). And she enjoys it when it does happen. I'm very much a pleaser so I make sure to focus on her pleasure over mine. She orgasms almost every time, and I make sure they're intense orgasms.

Just that most times I try I'm rejected, and she's I initiated maybe once in the last 2 years.

The oddity is she's pretty kinky when it does happen, she really enjoys bondage, domination, spanking, etc., she is just incredibly rarely up for it.
Glad to hear that you do have sex. Here’s the reality: (research confirms this) Most couples in long-term marriages have decreasing frequency of “spontaneous sex.” Those who rate themselves as most sexually satisfied tend to plan for times to be sexual together. They make it a priority, for example, an every Saturday night or Sunday afternoon date, etc.

Think about it, those who are successful at most anything plan the time to do it. They don’t just practice the piano “when they feel like it,” or practice shooting three pointers when they feel like it, etc. If I were you, I’d be asking my wife to make the sexual relationship enough of a priority that you set aside time for it on a regular basis.

To me, you’ve been way, way too complacent — and I am a submissive, but I continued to ask for and work for what I wanted. I kept saying, What can Imdo for you that will help you give me what I want and need.” She finally got it and sees how much happier we both are.

Feel free to PM me because we are way off topic.
 
We still have sex, it's just at the borderline of what is considered a sexless marriage (12 times or less a year). And she enjoys it when it does happen. I'm very much a pleaser so I make sure to focus on her pleasure over mine. She orgasms almost every time, and I make sure they're intense orgasms.

Just that most times I try I'm rejected, and she's I initiated maybe once in the last 2 years.

The oddity is she's pretty kinky when it does happen, she really enjoys bondage, domination, spanking, etc., she is just incredibly rarely up for it.
Is 12 times in 5 years a boarderline to you? Fucking borderline extortion to me. Women can make men so damn miserable, and she knows it and draws pleasure from it. It's abuse. But I'm a man, so it goes as a "sucks to be you" thing, not as a form of abuse.
F my life.
 
Is 12 times in 5 years a boarderline to you? Fucking borderline extortion to me. Women can make men so damn miserable, and she knows it and draws pleasure from it. It's abuse. But I'm a man, so it goes as a "sucks to be you" thing, not as a form of abuse.
F my life.
That sucks.

I don't think my wife draws pleasure from it, I think she just doesn't care that I'm unhappy about it. Or at least doesn't care enough to try to find a solution we're both happy with. She knows I won't leave because we have young kids, so I'm just kinda in limbo at this point.
 
That sucks.

I don't think my wife draws pleasure from it, I think she just doesn't care that I'm unhappy about it. Or at least doesn't care enough to try to find a solution we're both happy with. She knows I won't leave because we have young kids, so I'm just kinda in limbo at this point.
Basically the same here, with kids. She knows I will not leave. But not because of her.
 
Before the days of Amazon I was dispatched to an adult toy store by my wife to buy more of her favorite lube. I spent a few minutes looking around then asked the woman who works there what was the most common size dildo they sell. She said when women come into the store with a guy they tend to leave with something cartoonishly big. ..But when a woman comes in alone to buy for herself, she nearly always buys something much nearer to average dick size (ie., 5.5" insertable length x 4.75 girth). Also, although I can't recall where (Dan Savage podcast?, Cosmopolitan?) I heard something similar said by the owner of an online retailer (Adam & Eve, maybe). ..She said that guys tend to buy huge dildos for their female partner whereas women buying for themselves tend to get something very average. This is just an anecdotal account, not exactly a well-constructed clinical study.

And no, I'm not someone with a small penis projecting my insecurity. On the contrary, I have a huge dick (8 1/8 long - properly measured, and 6 1/4 girth) who likes to point out that it has done more to detract from my partners' sexual pleasure than to enhance it. Anal is nearly impossible w/out tons of buzz-killing preparation and oral is nearly impossible w/out getting scraped by teeth, and it can be endured by my partners for only a short while. ..As one partner told me, "your dick size is wonderful for giving a hand job or titty-fucking, but for everything else - I wish it was a lot smaller. Shame too, b/c it's actually quite pretty looking."

I'm being totally honest when I say if I could have some kind of low-risk surgery that would reduce my length by at least 1" and my girth by 3/4" without otherwise affecting it's appearance, I would jump at the chance.

You should start a girthy guy support thread for discussion specifically of issues girthy guys deal with.

For example: I'm not quite as long as you are, but very, very girthy, and it's basically hit or miss whether I will fit into a woman's pussy the first time, even for someone really wet and who really wants to me to fuck her. (It may take a couple of weeks before her pussy adjusts, but it always does.) It doesn't bother me, but I've had a number of women react with feelings of inadequacy at their inability to take me the first time. What's the best way to ease those feelings?

Btw: anal had never been a thing for me, but my last long-term gf clearly wanted to try it, so eventually we did. She was able to take me without any lubrication other than the overflow of secretions from her pussy. (I should say she was 21 at the time. Maybe youth isn't entirely wasted on the young. :) ) I was astonished by this, even more so by the fact that she loved taking it hard and fast. And the orgasms she had were scary intense: the first time I thought I had broken her, but soon she was up and ready for more. I know you'd enjoy her a lot, and I wish I were in a position to share her with you. She would definitely make you feel good about having a big-ass dick! :)
 
You should start a girthy guy support thread for discussion specifically of issues girthy guys deal with.
Ha! Maybe... ...My gripes notwithstanding, I realize that it's no better being on the other side of the dick size continuum. ..Having a micro-penis would also be torment, even more so I'm sure.
 
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Btw: anal had never been a thing for me, but my last long-term gf clearly wanted to try it, so eventually we did. She was able to take me without any lubrication
Reading your reply I'm reminded of hearing a pornstar on a podcast talk about anal. ..She was a very small woman and remarked that she, and a few of her porn friends, found it easier to accommodate a huge dick anally than vaginally. ...If memory serves she said it has something to do with the anus being a muscle that can stretch more easily than the more delicate tissues of the vagina. .She did say that it takes lots of pre-stretching w/ toys, and butt-plugs of gradually increased girth, etc.. ..And that's the rub for my wife. ..She would like to take me anally but is not the least bit interested in going through weeks of nightly anal-calisthenics to do so.

More than anal, I crave getting a proper blow-job. One without teeth scraping and one that can go on for more than 30 seconds without causing jaw pain. ..My wife's jaw clicks for days after giving me head. Other partners have simply said, "sorry, but I really want to suck your dick but I simply can't open my mouth wide enough without biting you."

There is one kind of activity that a huge dick is great for. ..That's me on my back and my wife grinding her pussy on it. Kinda like Cowgirl w/out the insertion. My wife goes nuts for it. ..She then flops on her back and I use a much smaller dildo (5" girth) on her until she cums. ...Then, she'll let me enter her until I cum. ..It's not that I'm not able to get my cock in her, it's just that it's too big for her to readily cum. ..That happens much more easily w/ an average sized cock (dildo). As I've said before, when my wife fantasizes about other men, they always have much smaller cocks which makes fucking, sucking, and anal a breeze.
 
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You should start a girthy guy support thread for discussion specifically of issues girthy guys deal with.

For example: I'm not quite as long as you are, but very, very girthy, and it's basically hit or miss whether I will fit into a woman's pussy the first time, even for someone really wet and who really wants to me to fuck her. (It may take a couple of weeks before her pussy adjusts, but it always does.) It doesn't bother me, but I've had a number of women react with feelings of inadequacy at their inability to take me the first time. What's the best way to ease those feelings?

Btw: anal had never been a thing for me, but my last long-term gf clearly wanted to try it, so eventually we did. She was able to take me without any lubrication other than the overflow of secretions from her pussy. (I should say she was 21 at the time. Maybe youth isn't entirely wasted on the young. :) ) I was astonished by this, even more so by the fact that she loved taking it hard and fast. And the orgasms she had were scary intense: the first time I thought I had broken her, but soon she was up and ready for more. I know you'd enjoy her a lot, and I wish I were in a position to share her with you. She would definitely make you feel good about having a big-ass dick! :)

I always wonder if I've just been lucky in my limited sexual experience, as I'm statistically very girthy as well. Been with 2 women, an ex and my wife. Ex was a little sore the first time but no other issues, wife has never had any issues and actually even likes to use a thicker dildo than me it times (that bad boy maxes out at 7" girth).
 
Reading your reply I'm reminded of hearing a pornstar on a podcast talk about anal. ..She was a very small woman and remarked that she, and a few of her porn friends, found it easier to accommodate a huge dick anally than vaginally. ...If memory serves she said it has something to do with the anus being a muscle that can stretch more easily than the more delicate tissues of the vagina. .She did say that it takes lots of pre-stretching w/ toys, and butt-plugs of gradually increased girth, etc.. ..And that's the rub for my wife. ..She would like to take me anally but is not the least bit interested in going through weeks of nightly anal-calisthenics to do so.

More than anal, I crave getting a proper blow-job. One without teeth scraping and one that can go on for more than 30 seconds without causing jaw pain. ..My wife's jaw clicks for days after giving me head. Other partners have simply said, "sorry, but I really want to suck your dick but I simply can't open my mouth wide enough without biting you."

There is one kind of activity that a huge dick is great for. ..That's me on my back and my wife grinding her pussy on it. Kinda like Cowgirl w/out the insertion. My wife goes nuts for it. ..She then flops on her back and I use a much smaller dildo (5" girth) on her until she cums. ...Then, she'll let me enter her until I cum. ..It's not that I'm not able to get my cock in her, it's just that it's too big for her to readily cum. ..That happens much more easily w/ an average sized cock (dildo). As I've said before, when my wife fantasizes about other men, they always have much smaller cocks which makes fucking, sucking, and anal a breeze.

Well, based on my experience and the poster above there are women who both crave and can accommodate every cubic inch you have to offer. You just have to find them. It sounds like your wife would give you a pass if you did.
 
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