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My penis looks smaller compared to other guys I've seen in the locker room. Am I normal?
Most likely.
While there's a lot of talk about penis size, the truth is that the average adult penis is between 5 and 7 inches long when erect, and a lot smaller when flaccid or limp. Some penises are wide and some are thin.
Since your penis is growing throughout puberty, which can happen anywhere between the ages of 9 and 18, you won't really know your adult size until you've stopped growing.
It's best to quit worrying about it. The size of your penis has very little to do with what kind of person you are or what kind of lover you'll be.
Some people like guys with large penises, but many would rather have guys with average size penises. So, when someone says "size matters," that doesn't have to mean that bigger is always better.
Courage to talk to your partner about what feels good is more important than size. A guy with a large penis who has no idea how to please a partner is going to be a lesser lover than someone with a smaller penis who takes the time to find out what his partner really likes.
Check out the story "Guys Feel the Pressure to Be ‘Real Men'" to hear what one teen editor thinks about "manliness."
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Your Comments
masturbation
Posted by: padags on Oct 5th, 2008 5:24am
is it true masturbating a lot stunts the growth of the
penis?
RE: penis size
Posted by: DanR on Aug 26th, 2008 3:23pm
This is a stereotype that I am sure many people have heard,
but is not true. There is no correlation between a person's
race and their penis size. It is unfair to say that all
people of any particular group all have one trait. We are
all individuals with different bodies and different features
and we should learn to love and respect our bodies and
ourselves as they are.
penis size
Posted by: Colum on Aug 26th, 2008 7:11am
is it true that black lens penises are bigger than a White
man's?
If so why?
small penis
Posted by: cheesepuff on Jun 7th, 2008 6:18pm
i felt the same when i thought my penis was really small
compared to other peoples but when i became a member of this
website i felt much more confident
RE: ???
Posted by: DanR on May 27th, 2008 10:08am
I am sorry that happened to you at school. No one has the
right to bully you in that way. As far as the size of your
penis, my suggestion is not to worry. Penises come in all
shapes, colors and sizes, and during adolescence, there is
no normal size because guys start developing at all
different times and at different rates. The average size of
an adult erect penis is 5-7 inches, and most guys reach
their full adult size penis by their early 20's. Remember to
love your body no matter how it is.
???
Posted by: ... on May 23rd, 2008 8:38pm
well one day at school i wased panced and my penis poped out
of my boxers and only part of it came out so evry1 thinks i
have a small penis but 1 of my friend said that his gf b4
she gave him a hand job she asked how big his penis was with
out a bonner and he said 3.1/2 and mine is like 5 and like 6
with a bonner. What should i do?
the fact is that most guys are about 6 inch
Posted by: zerotheshadow on Mar 2nd, 2008 2:31am
if u r tall and ur penis is average size 2 others it might
look that way but its not im 6'4 n 14 and kids who are my
age and shorter by 5-8 inc in height havr the same penis
size and because there shorter ther package looks biger but
its realy not
i agree with tess_h
Posted by: iloveBlake on Feb 22nd, 2008 8:26pm
it is really on how you use it not the size of it! I perfer
any size penis really s long as you can do your job and
satisfy me tehn i dont care if ur the smallest dude
alive,lol
idk...
Posted by: Johnn24 on Dec 27th, 2007 10:00am
I am 14, nd still growing a lot. and my penis is already 6
and 3/4 i dont want it to end up too big!
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RE: masturbation
Posted by: DanR on Oct 6th, 2008 2:11pm
Nope! This is another one of those crazy rumors you hear.
Masturbation itself will not change or harm your body in any
way.