Most of you won't remember some of the horrific discussions we got into here a couple years ago about small penis issues. Apparently, there isn't a lot of "support" on the sites that purport to be support groups for men who are less than average in size, and for whatever their reasons, they sometimes end up coming here. I saw very clearly how psychologically damaging this type of self-image can be, and it really has very little to do with actual size. For someone with this particular type of body dysmorphia, knowing the numbers and averages does nothing to change thier internal perceptions. Very much like an anorexic knowing she weights 98 pounds won't make her quit starving herself, or himself.
I get most angry at the MISinformation spread across the internet about dick size, and have posted Kinsey's size chart several times. People won't read it. They still insist that every dick on earth is 8x6 (haha!), even though I've probably only seen about four cocks with a 6" girth, and that's out of over 2000! An 8" cock is an extreme rarity, a good example of which can be seen here:
http://www.lpsg.org/members/cork8x6.html
Still, every guy on here claims to be exactly that same size, so what gives?
The few guys who are honest don't really understand how many people are lying, so they think their 6" dick really IS inadequate. Fear of not being desireable often leads to erectile problems or premature ejaculation. When they DO get with a partner, their obsession with their own body image is uncomfortable (if not replusive) for a partner, so they will often be abandoned. Of course, they'll read this as being abandoned for their small dick, and hate themselves even more.
Education has to be the way out. Instead of shoving body image issues under the rug, we need to talk about them, and frequently. This is a public forum, and no doubt the people who bring things up here do so for the masses of lurkers we have who will never speak up for themselves. Rest assured, we have plenty of men reading right now who have contemplated this very same thing, for very similar reasons.
I've said it a million times, but it bears repeating- size competition is a MALE issue- women generally care very little about it. Women care about your personality, your money, how you treat us, and if you are an ATTENTIVE lover. Check out the membership numbers here- extremely few women compared to men.
I wish all men had good fathers who would talk to them about their body and imaging issues, but such is not the case. Boys with issues too often just grow up into men with issues, then have children and pass them along. This is one load women are spared. We know men like larger breasts, but there are very few women suicidally depressed over their boob size. With us, it's more likely to be an overall body image maladjustment.
