rockmsl: i'm gonna throw in my two cents here. i'm an average guy, i joined this site because i was in a longterm relationship with someone who would qualify as a "member in very good standing" so to speak, and i wanted to gain more insight into this issue (we're still friends and no, we didn't break up over the size of his penis - or mine) it took some work on my part - and his to make sex a mutually satisfying experience. anyway...i think in some cases, you're probably just not going to be sexually compatible with some of your partners, it may be an issue that is strictly physical. but, in my experience, there has to be a certain amount of "teaching" from both sides. we're talking real, diligent communication here. i had to learn how to relax my throat (and my ass) i had to learn that during oral sex, no matter what i did, i wasn't going to be able to take my partner's dick all the way to the bush when he was erect (and i had to learn to stop trying, since all he was getting when i tried was a mouthful of teeth). i learned the value of spit, licking and stroking - and paying attention to his whole crotch region rather than just his dick. he learned the value of getting me good and hot before he attempted to penetrate me, because once i was revved up, i could take all of him (ah! and one important thing we always had to do was put it in once, then pull it all the way out, wait two seconds, and for some reason, after that, my butt was ready). the other aspect that i think was hugely valuable for me was that he was aware that he had a lot more than the average man, and was also aware that it could be a blessing and a curse, and he was cool with sort of re-teaching me how to have sex with him, because it would, in fact, be different in some ways from having sex with a more average guy. that in itself made me comfortable, and it spoke volumes about how special this person was, and so, i was motivated to stick with the program, so to speak. what's great, too, is that sexually i am far less rigid these days than i used to be, and better still, when i'm ready to seek a mate (as opposed to my wonderful fuckbuddies) my choice won't be narrowed by dick size.