I might be a bit late to this one but seeing as how this post has been resurrected somewhat....
I'm not sure what situation other guys are in where they have all these opportunities, but I never ran into these scenarios myself. Aside from the occasional guy once in a blue moon attempting to sneak a sly peek at me around a urinal partition, no one sees my penis ever, aside from on this site. I go to a gym, but I come in and use the facilities and leave, opting not to use the showers, since I live a few minutes away from it.
I would think that these situations would be more commonplace in European countries where no one bats an eye at nudity, particularly at the beach and swimming pools.
But even so, how many of them are going to have erections? It's not a commonplace kind of posting anymore, but back when I made this thread, you should have SEEN how many posts were made by men claiming to have firsthand knowledge of the sizes of all these other dude's erections, and how they compared to theor own. These claims were rampant, once upon a time. Like most troll trends I've watched over the years, it lost favor and died out. Still, anytime anyone wants to describe their experience seeing or not seeing lots of casual erections for comparison, I'm here to read about it.
This is interesting.
Im always measuring up. Not in a naked setting, but guys play alotta sports with only a pair of loose shorts on.
- damn, he has some serious arms/quads/calves/abs/pecs
- damn, that dude can fly/jump
- damn, he has some major man-titties
- damn, he's veiny
- damn, that's a hairy mofo
Penis-wise, I'm above average and saw a guy get out of a pool who dwarfed me in a totally flaccid state. That was humbling
I dunno, it's dance of ego and insecurity
I can't say I NEVER compare.
When I go to the gym for cardio, I usually look for someone who has a shape, or feature I aspire to, and park myself on a machine far away, but that allows me to see them. When I get tired, or slow, I look over for inspiration.
When I was younger, my bestie and I did compare the differences in our development. We still do. Now it is mostly comparing lab results. She always has way more white blood cells than I do. My cholesterol was better, then way worse, and now almost as good as hers. My astigmatism is CRAZY compared to hers. Stuff like that.
If I want to borrow or give away clothing, I do compare my body with the woman with whom I want to exchange clothes. I mean... I have to. I need to understand if the clothes will fit or not. Another bestie gives me her dresses as her weight fluctuates. I accept most of them, but I wear them as blouses or tunics. I originally wasn't going to take any of her dresses when she offerred them. My legs are almost 8" longer. My torso is much shorter and slimmer than hers, and my breasts are a lot fuller. But she looked me over and was sure they'd look good on me. She was right. Those are some of my favorite tops now. LOL
Generally, I am more likely to compare my body to my own body at different ages and weights than to someone else's, unless there is a reason. I can't swear my experience is typical, but that's my perspective.
It is interesting, therefore to read about what seems to be a very common desire to compare bodies, especially genitals, among men. Even the bullshit accounts of yore are interesting because of what they indicate about the storyteller. You know?