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Do (m)any of you have an aesthetic preference for circumcised?

85 replies

Agamemnon · 22/09/2011 17:12

(Sorry my last post was inappropriate--I'd forgotten about all of you at work.)

I'm curious to gather opinions on this, as I'm scheduled to have the 'op. gulp

OP posts:
ItsMeAndMyPuppyNow · 22/09/2011 17:13

Well if you're having the op anyway, what are you hoping for with this poll?

Original poster
Agamemnon · 22/09/2011 17:14

I'm anxious to know what women think. Is that wrong?

OP posts:
Mouseface · 22/09/2011 17:15

Well done! Much better, sorry for reporting the porn! Smile

I personally don't mind. I have had relationships with men who have been circumcised and those who haven't.

My DH isn't.

therugratref · 22/09/2011 17:16

I think its about who the appendage is attached to that actually matters.

Mouseface · 22/09/2011 17:17

Grin rugratref

ToPeeOrNotToPee · 22/09/2011 17:21

I personally prefer uncut. Apparently you lose a lot of sensation when you are cut.

Blu · 22/09/2011 17:32

Good luock with the lop.
Presumably you are happy with the reasons for the op, so that's the main thing, really.
I have done enough research to satisfy Ben Goldacre that my findings are statistically sound, it really doesn't make enough difference to influence a decision one way or another!

And I can say that while many women might, in theory, have a preference, Rugrat's factor will be by far the most important, and that even if they have a preference one way or the other, it would be very unlikely indeed to be a deal breaker.

If it was - well, how shallow can you be. Their loss!

Malificence · 22/09/2011 17:33

I wouldn't want my husband circumcised , not because of the physical appearance but for the fact of it reducing his pleasure - obviously if he had a serious medical problem and it couldn't be avoided we would have to adjust to it but I would want him to try anything and everything to avoid having it done.
If it's your only option then that's it really and if having a tight foreskin makes sex painful and unpleasant then having it removed will no doubt improve sex no end for you.

ShowOfHands · 22/09/2011 17:34

I have an aesthetic preference for a man whose hand can fit the hoover handle in it for long periods several times a week.

Turtlenecks I don't care about either way.

KrispyCakeHead · 22/09/2011 18:06

Cut. Is actually cleaner and nicer. Not a popular opinion I suppose but 'tis my preference now I know the difference!

lolaflores · 22/09/2011 18:07

From my own experience, found the baldy ones quite nice, but happy with a foldy one. No significant difference in performance or results. The baldy ones did look a little agrieved at losing the sun roof, but hey. You go for it buddy.

Snowgirl1 · 22/09/2011 18:08

Yes, aesthetic preference for cut. But un-cut wouldn't put me off someone.

ChristinedePizan · 22/09/2011 18:09

Don't mind either way tbh :) A nice cock is a nice cock and it's what you do with it that counts, remember

blackcurrants · 22/09/2011 18:09

SOH that made me laugh right out loud at my desk. Grin

Good luck for the op, OP. Most women I've talked to say "meh, they all look the same when hard" - which is close enough to true in my meagre experience.

Over here in America the majority are cut, and most women (many of whom have never seen an uncircumcised penis) are shocked by the very THOUGHT of having sex with an uncut man. So... you'll be fine :)

BluddyMoFo · 22/09/2011 18:12

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lolaflores · 22/09/2011 18:13

You will though be losing a handy stash place for loose change. But, the yanks do seem a bit eager to top and tail their boys. Is it a hygeine thing.

MrsRhettButler · 22/09/2011 18:15

I've never had an uncut one and so I would say I prefer cut and for some reason think uncut is 'dirty' (absolutely no offence meant by that and I know I'm probably wrong but it's what is in my head)

CalatalieSisters · 22/09/2011 18:18

wow blackcurrants! That is so hard to imagine -- a place in which most penises are modified, I mean. How has that become the norm??

Also, I love lolaflores' terminology -- baldy versus foldy. I dislike the idea of an interfered with penis, but if there is a real need for it, I guess the reality of it wouldn't bother me at all.

MrsRhettButler · 22/09/2011 18:19

Oh and can you come back and update once you've 'used' your new penis? I would love to know if it's true about sensation because none of my partners seem to be missing out on feeling anything but they were all done from childhood so prob wouldn't know. Thanks muchly :)

MrsRhettButler · 22/09/2011 18:20

That sounds like I have lots of partners but I meant past and present Blush

OneHandFlapping · 22/09/2011 18:26

I prefer them au naturel, but if I got down to it with a new partner and found he was cut, it wouldn't put me off.

(this is slightly academic as I have been with DH for nearly 20 years).

MadameCastafiore · 22/09/2011 18:28

Chippety Chop for me.

TrillianAstra · 22/09/2011 18:29

In general I prefer penises un-mutilated.

ScarlettIsWalking · 22/09/2011 18:32

I have had both and preference is cut for me. But still be v happy with a natural one as long as the skin was no too "baggy" iyswim.

blackcurrants · 22/09/2011 18:33

Cal yeah, bonkers, isn't it? For ages people were convinced it was cleaner and that uncut boys could all get phimosis or something, I dunno. It's a bit like the 'formula is easier' myth - sort of everywhere but not ever right in your face, if you see what I mean.

being Brits, me and DH had no qualms about saying "no ta" to the offered circumcision when DS was born. I think he might be one of very few uncut boys in (say) his nursery, though. Specially in this (rather Jewish and Muslim) area.