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To think I can make this work even though he’s so small?

178 replies

Taoffg · 18/10/2026 21:31

Can’t actually believe I’m posting this. Been seeing someone for two months, first couple of weeks it was a couple of coffees and then it became more. I am fast falling for this person, he is everything I have been looking for in someone and has shown nothing but kindness, decency and care.

But I do love sex and it’s a big part of a relationship for me. We’ve had some fumbles and I can tell he is very small even when erect. It’s not thin as well as short, mainly just short. I feel a bit ridiculous saying this as of course size shouldn’t matter if you truly want to be with someone and I think I actually could ignore that part of it if I needed to, but I’m wondering if anyone else has a man like this but sex is still good and fulfilling as in the penetration? I know there’s plenty of other stuff to do but this is new territory for me as I think it is much below average size!

ps NC for obvious reasons but been on here for years!

OP posts:
Ablondiebutagoody · 18/10/2026 22:02

Taoffg · 18/10/2026 21:43

@Tinydanceer ive felt it under jeans a few times and it seems erect and maybe like the length of three of my fingers together. Just feel like he won’t enjoy sex either like that

An inch?! That wouldn't work for me

TheRealSmurfette · 18/10/2026 22:04

CarbonelKitten · 18/10/2026 21:55

I think you're just going to have to "suck it and see" 😆 You won't know until you go there.

Too big is a problem I've encountered but not too small.

Exactly this. Give it a go. You don’t know until you’ve tried. Certainly no one here is going to know!

Tinydanceer · 18/10/2026 22:04

UnwillingAdvocate · 18/10/2026 21:44

Your misandry is showing. Can you imagine men having that same attitude towards breasts? That it sounds like something a woman would say that breast size doesn’t matter?

you can’t just simply transpose things the other way because men are the power holding group compared to women - it doesn’t work

I can see why your an unwilling advocate -

Taoffg · 18/10/2026 22:04

OriginalSkang · 18/10/2026 21:44

How wpuld have your fingers together make them longer?

@OriginalSkang sorry I don’t understand this sentence …?

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Zippidydoodah · 18/10/2026 22:05

Gosh, three fingers’ width is tiny. Poor bloke. I do think you should give it a chance, though, if he’s a great man, because as others have said, he still might be excellent at sex.

MandemChickenShop · 18/10/2026 22:05

girl wants what a girl wants. Mikey micro penis isnt going to measure up, stopping dicking around with him and find girthy Lenny long length and get what you need.

MiladyCBerserko · 18/10/2026 22:06

Just take him for a ride and find out.

dobedowaaaa · 18/10/2026 22:07

MandemChickenShop · 18/10/2026 22:05

girl wants what a girl wants. Mikey micro penis isnt going to measure up, stopping dicking around with him and find girthy Lenny long length and get what you need.

Where is the laughing emoji reaction when you need it???!!! 😂

Taoffg · 18/10/2026 22:07

topcat2014 · 18/10/2026 21:52

Jeans are not hugely forgiving in terms of space. You should wait to judge out in the open.

@topcat2014 i am really hoping this is the case

OP posts:
Tinydanceer · 18/10/2026 22:07

Seeing is believing. You need to see it first before you make any decisions

Tinydanceer · 18/10/2026 22:08

dobedowaaaa · 18/10/2026 22:07

Where is the laughing emoji reaction when you need it???!!! 😂

I know I miss it

Taoffg · 18/10/2026 22:08

Zippidydoodah · 18/10/2026 22:05

Gosh, three fingers’ width is tiny. Poor bloke. I do think you should give it a chance, though, if he’s a great man, because as others have said, he still might be excellent at sex.

@Zippidydoodah no three fingers together in length

OP posts:
Notasbigasithink · 18/10/2026 22:10

Taoffg · 18/10/2026 21:31

Can’t actually believe I’m posting this. Been seeing someone for two months, first couple of weeks it was a couple of coffees and then it became more. I am fast falling for this person, he is everything I have been looking for in someone and has shown nothing but kindness, decency and care.

But I do love sex and it’s a big part of a relationship for me. We’ve had some fumbles and I can tell he is very small even when erect. It’s not thin as well as short, mainly just short. I feel a bit ridiculous saying this as of course size shouldn’t matter if you truly want to be with someone and I think I actually could ignore that part of it if I needed to, but I’m wondering if anyone else has a man like this but sex is still good and fulfilling as in the penetration? I know there’s plenty of other stuff to do but this is new territory for me as I think it is much below average size!

ps NC for obvious reasons but been on here for years!

You're just going to have to decide once you've given it a go a few times.
I once had a BF with a short and thin penis and I honestly could barely feel him inside of me..... sex was disappointing at best but equally so was any other aspect of our sex life so that didn't help matters either! If he was really good at oral or hands then maybe I could have looked past PIV
He was a complete prat in other respects of our relationship which was why it ended

Koriko · 18/10/2026 22:11

5128gap · 18/10/2026 21:59

Absolutely not. I cannot imagine any man ever expressing a preference for a woman's body to be a certain way. All men care about is our personalities. If we are kind decent people, they will value us for that and not give a single thought to our body parts and whether or not we will fulfil them sexually.
And if ever a man dared to suggest anything else to a group of other men, i imagine he'd be firmly scolded, called a misogynist and banned from the locker room, pub and reddit.
Why can't women be more like men?

Too right! They love it when we're funnier than them too! Gets them all hot and bothered

Anon501178 · 18/10/2026 22:11

UnwillingAdvocate · 18/10/2026 21:44

Your misandry is showing. Can you imagine men having that same attitude towards breasts? That it sounds like something a woman would say that breast size doesn’t matter?

Yes i was thinking the same.I think it's really shallow to judge or choose a partner for the size of either.As grown adults someone really should love someone for who they are inside as a person, not what their body parts look like.

runnerducky · 18/10/2026 22:12

This three fingers thing is so confusing. Three fingers end to end (which would be long)?! Three fingers if your hand is on its side (which is like 2 inches)? Can you hazard a measurement in metric or imperial?!

Merrybandofpirates · 18/10/2026 22:13

Taoffg · 18/10/2026 22:08

@Zippidydoodah no three fingers together in length

Yes, so it’s the size of three finger’s width. That’s what you’re using as a unit of measurement - the width of 3 fingers. You could have just said about 3 to 5cm.

OriginalSkang · 18/10/2026 22:14

Taoffg · 18/10/2026 22:04

@OriginalSkang sorry I don’t understand this sentence …?

You said its as long as your three fingers together? How would them being together have any bearing on it's length? Unless you mean one after the other? In which case it's surely fine unless you have very short fingers?

Notasbigasithink · 18/10/2026 22:14

Taoffg · 18/10/2026 21:39

@notspringingback yes this is what I was thinking.

I do really value the intimacy with sex though, being together in that moment.

I don’t know if I’m not feeling it fully under his jeans and maybe it’s not AS small as it seems

Just wanted to add that when I met my husband we spent quite a few dates with only feeling him through jeans etc and they really hid his huge wonderful penis that i absolutelycannotget enough of!!!! 😁😁

Pessismistic · 18/10/2026 22:16

Hi op is there a reason it’s been 2 months and only fumbles? I thought in this day and age it was a few dates in. Could this be a reason from him not trying to shag you yet?

Merrybandofpirates · 18/10/2026 22:16

OriginalSkang · 18/10/2026 22:14

You said its as long as your three fingers together? How would them being together have any bearing on it's length? Unless you mean one after the other? In which case it's surely fine unless you have very short fingers?

It’s as long as the width of 3 fingers. Put your three fingers together and turn your hand on its side. That’s how tall she thinks his etect penis is - the same as the width of 3 fingers together.

Arabelllllllla · 18/10/2026 22:16

Anon501178 · 18/10/2026 22:11

Yes i was thinking the same.I think it's really shallow to judge or choose a partner for the size of either.As grown adults someone really should love someone for who they are inside as a person, not what their body parts look like.

Its not what it looks like, its what it feels like inside the OP.

If youre asexual and dont care about sexual intimacy that's cool for you, but dont expect everyone else to feel that way. For the vast majority of people sex is an intrinsic part of a relationship, and that means size can matter.

Thats not shallow. Your judgement on that is very one dimensional.

SoCloseYetSoFar · 18/10/2026 22:16

@Taoffg well there’s only one way to find out for sure if it’s an issue or not!

RosieCockle · 18/10/2026 22:16

Anyone else looking at their fingers right now?!

FloorToCeilingWindow · 18/10/2026 22:17

UnwillingAdvocate · 18/10/2026 21:44

Your misandry is showing. Can you imagine men having that same attitude towards breasts? That it sounds like something a woman would say that breast size doesn’t matter?

Men absolutely do have the same attitude towards women’s looks.

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