Poll for the GIRTH. For accuracy measure around with a tape when you’re hard at your thickest part.

[DCaftermath]

A poll to find where the male users on this forum land in their girth measurements. Length is often talked about when we talk about endowment, but the ladies seem always to talk about the girth.

In addition this poll should also serve as a quick means to find a nice fitting condom to fit your tool. Often not spoken about is why condoms fail. The primary consideration of condom fit is not the length of the penis but its circumference. A good means to fit a condom is to find the circumference of the thickest part whether it is just behind the glands, mid section, or at the base. Once you know that measurement you can follow the math laid out in the next paragraph to get a good estimation of your best fit. Condoms too large in circumference can slip off. Condoms too tight can tear with the friction involved in the stroke

Good means of calculating your condom size. Measure in inches around the erection at its thickest part and note this number. Multiply this number by 25.4 to change to mm. Subtract 15% in order to get the condom to snug up at a comfortable level. Then divide by 2 to get the nominal number which simply means that the condom is measured laying flat and across its width. Example: girth at thickest part is 5.3125” (5 5/16”) so 5.3125 x 25.4 =134.938. 134.938/2=67.469. 67.469-15%=57.349

57 would be nominal size.

Unfortunately, at least in the U.S. this number is not on the packaging of the condom. What is marked in the package isn’t at all helpful but in many cases you can search on line a condom’s company and style and ask for the nominal number. There are companies in Europe that make condoms that clearly mark the nominal number on the package and in addition do color coding. One such company is My Size.

I hope this information helps those that have been looking for a way to find a good comfortable condom. And when it comes to the hotwife community this information could be valuable in order for the woman to know more about the proper fit of a condom. Once she knows she might chose to carry a few sizes in her purse. It to say you have to take a tape measure but with some practice at home, using hubby as a base point, and her fingers wrapped around the sausage to measure, she could quickly become more informed than a lot of men out there.

[Bnc63]

I wish I had a 4 7/8” girth. Mine is right near 4” so roughly 43.

[60dCommon]

Thanks for posting! I voted for nominal size 68.

In my teens and 20s I broke lots of condoms. I'm not super long (just about 7" when younger), but girthy - around 6.5". Aside from one or two partners (out of 40 something), everyone I've been with has remarked on what they claimed was a "huge" cock, emphasizing my girth. When I was young and single, the topic of condom breakage came up from time to time among guy friends, and they were all incredulous - even going to the trouble of demonstrating by stretching a standard trojan over a broom handle until it was over two feet long. I mostly kept my mouth shut about my breakage problem - not wanting to draw attention to what was clearly outlier experience. Sometime in my late 30s, my wife demanded I start using condoms with her. We experimented with a variety from a sex shop and discovered I needed XXL size. Not only did using the larger size prevent breakage, it also gave me much more sensation.

It will be interesting to see how these numbers shake out. According to Trojan, the median penis is right around 5" in circumference, if not a little less. As far as I'm aware, most data suggests a girth greater than 6" is top 5%. So, we'd expect something like a normal distribution centered on size 53 with a rather steep drop off.

[IowaGent]

Interesting discussion. I too am girthy… right at 7”; nominal size 72. As a result, condoms and me don’t get along… at least none that I have found so far. Thankfully I have been snipped too so I am able to live the dream unencumbered with worries of new branches on my family tree.


I should probably add for the sake of reference if nothing more, I am average length. That being said, my first priority is always my partner’s pleasure and that has never been an issue.

[DCaftermath]

Thanks for posting! I voted for nominal size 68.

In my teens and 20s I broke lots of condoms. I'm not super long (just about 7" when younger), but girthy - around 6.5". Aside from one or two partners (out of 40 something), everyone I've been with has remarked on what they claimed was a "huge" cock, emphasizing my girth. When I was young and single, the topic of condom breakage came up from time to time among guy friends, and they were all incredulous - even going to the trouble of demonstrating by stretching a standard trojan over a broom handle until it was over two feet long. I mostly kept my mouth shut about my breakage problem - not wanting to draw attention to what was clearly outlier experience. Sometime in my late 30s, my wife demanded I start using condoms with her. We experimented with a variety from a sex shop and discovered I needed XXL size. Not only did using the larger size prevent breakage, it also gave me much more sensation.

It will be interesting to see how these numbers shake out. According to Trojan, the median penis is right around 5" in circumference, if not a little less. As far as I'm aware, most data suggests a girth greater than 6" is top 5%. So, we'd expect something like a normal distribution centered on size 53 with a rather steep drop off.

Thanks for reading through, I understand it was a little long and classroom like but it is an important thing of which no one really goes out of their way to explain.

If a woman want to get a bra that fits she has to know how big her jugs are and that’s the cup size. Then she has to know the circumference of her chest so the strap fit her body. She then has a good chance at buying one that fits.

It should be as easy for condoms. To get it to fit right it’s not a lot to do about how long your lizard is. It’s about how much that thing has to stretch to accommodate you and then put up with the enthusiast pounding it going to take.

I found out the one time my wife when solo. She just home early early in the morning all stress that the condom broke. After plan-B, literally, I went on a quest to find out why. I gave her a bunch of my condoms so I know what were used. They were Trojan ENZ. After going down the rabbit hole I found the calculations that I listed in my post and checked for my size. I get thicker at the base so I go from 5.5” about mid way to 6” at the base. Condoms always used to leave a red ring at the base. My nominal size should be 64 accordingly. Trojans ENZ are nominal 53. If you look at the grouping I put in the poll, that means these condoms are three group sizes too small. Then I ask my wife how big was this guy and she confirms a little thicker than I. So there you have it, the condoms were likely 4 sizes too small.

I had no idea but it makes tons of sense to me now. I thought like you, “oh you can fill them with water a make a giant water balloon, their strong!”, nope not the same, fuck that pun intended

Here in the U.S. they don’t take this serious enough. You would think after AIDS they would want to make sizing clear but it isn’t. The smaller nominal sizes the put things like “snug fit” or “extra grip” for larger size here in the U.S. there just isn’t any. Even Trojan Magnum most everyone considers the Grand Pappy size but it’s a gimmick, they are looser up front but at the back where they finish rolling on the are nominal size 55, and the Magnum XL’s are 58.

If you search online you can find out the nominal sizes but they don’t want to put the size in the damned product. I guess they don’t want to offend anyone but that’s pretty lame. Just watch porn a you can see men come in different sizes down there. And by the way, so do women. There’s someone for everyone! Who would of knew?

[60dCommon]

My wife and I landed on a boutique brand or two in their largest size (don't recall the names - it's been years). We got there through experimentation - used it to make giving up bareback more of a game than something to fear. Despite most previous partners having commented favorably on my size, it still required some mental adjustment to accept that the largest condoms available were the best fit for me. Makes you wonder what the *really* hung guys do. Or, maybe, girth over ~6.75 inches is just so rare there's no market for anything that large?

[carolinacuck]

Well, I'm barely 4" in girth which puts me in the bottom 15% per CalcSD. The main reason I became a cuckold is that measurement.

[frank12]

Like 60d I had a terrible time with condoms in my teens and early twenties with a nominal size 68. No easy source of information back before there was even an internet. The struggle to get a condom on was occasionally enough to spoil the magic, though there were certain memorable times the girls were eager and patient and *very* caring.

Then, years later when they were again needed I found the magnums. Not perfect, but far easier to get on and stayed on even with the "modulation" of girth I experience with rising and falling arousal.

Prof Wood

[Tryagain]

Finally another girth poll! I began one a few years. This one seems to confirm the results of that one. The results are total BULLSHIT!

Yo mean 66% of guys are 5.5 or bigger??? 5.5 is pretty thick and all these guys are that size or way bigger??? And 53% are 6 inches around or bigger???

Have folks here ever wrapped your hand around a 6 incher in girth? That is one fucking huge cock !

Can anyone explain these ridiculous numbers?

[Tryagain]

Forgot to mention that the research indicates the average girth is 4.5 !!!!

[frank12]

something to remember about the statistics of such voluntary poll questions: there are psychological reasons the results could be skewed strongly, and this one might be particularly skewed. How much interest is there to respond to the poll if one is unremarkable?

[DCaftermath]

something to remember about the statistics of such voluntary poll questions: there are psychological reasons the results could be skewed strongly, and this one might be particularly skewed. How much interest is there to respond to the poll if one is unremarkable?

Totally agree, I don’t believe the studies. I expected what I am seeing here on these poll results. That online site I think it’s calcsd or something like that, is quite bogus. “ in a room of 1000 men one would be bigger”

[Dutch cuckold]

I don't have a very small cock i have some substantial length, it's girth that I don't have. I think they call it a pencil dick. This is one of the important reasons my wife likes to be with other men.

In the very beginning of our relationship 15 years ago, one of the first times we had sex, she told me she normally likes men with really thick cocks. This was my opening and so I asked her if her previous fuck buddy had a thick one. When she said yes, I asked her if she would like to fuck him again.

This led to us talking and me explaining and how we got into the lifestyle. It's girth. Still important to her and the reason i am rarely allowed access to her pussy and why she never sucks mine.

[Tryagain]

something to remember about the statistics of such voluntary poll questions: there are psychological reasons the results could be skewed strongly, and this one might be particularly skewed. How much interest is there to respond to the poll if one is unremarkable?

I for one responded with my 4.5 girth. Since this site contains many cuckolds too, I would think they would love to respond to note their small cocks.

[Yourfirstbull]

Interesting poll—on that note, in my experience hubbies/cucks always ask about my length, but wives almost never do (I can only think of two that have)—instead, wives *always* comment on girth instead.

[SilverStag]

I have found that Unique Secure Fit condoms are available in a variety of sizes to better fit each cock. They are thin but strong and transfer body heat and feeling better than some of the regular brands, Additionally, they go on differently than most, while most roll down, these have a simple "put the head of your cock here and pull down" method that is quick and secure. They also have a "flap" that acts like a bib to keep her fluids from leaking down around your balls, for extra protection. I don't have a stake in the company, but I can verify that they are superior to most of the widely available brands that I have tried.