It's a good idea to praise your lover's privates. They work better when they're admired, petted, and praised. My lovers' comments have ranged from, "Oh, it's so fat and warm," to "How lovely it arches," or, "It fits just right." One time I went swimming with a mixed group of friends in the Delaware River, and one of the women commented that the skin of my penis was so dark. This never occurred to me before, and I wasn't sure if this attribute was okay. But later that day, she expressed more curiosity, and I submitted to a closer examination. And once, in sleepover camp when I was about 12, I commented to a bunkmate that I thought he had the hugest balls I'd ever seen. He promptly punched me in the head. I guess at that age we're not comfortable with being scrutinized.
- age 44, New York
This Week's Wackiest Response:
A small purple caterpillar once told me I had an utterly wonderful man-gina.
- age 16, Virginia
Don't I wish!
- age 33, Washington
One day I was changing after swimming at school. A friend of mine (who had never seen me naked) and I were the only ones left in the changing room. He is a year younger then me and had just started puberty. At the time I had an erection, and as I pulled my swimming trunks off, he looked at me and said he was very surprised and impressed at my penis. I told him to be patient – that he will get there one day.
- age 15, New Zealand
My girlfriend comments about my genitals all the time. She loves to masturbate me to orgasm.
- age 28, Kentucky
The first time someone commented about me was when I was about 9. I sometimes took showers with my dad to save time and water. One time when I was showering with him, he looked down at my genitals and said that puberty was really starting to take effect (I had just started to get hair down there and I also had an erection). The next time someone commented on my genitals was just last week when I was masturbating to a porno movie with my friend. He said that my penis was much larger than his and that he was jealous. Those are the only times anybody has commented on my genitals.
- age 14, Nebraska
My body? Yes – a few times, mainly to mention how thin I am, or in reaction to my piercings and tattoos. My genitals? Yes, but also in reaction to the piercings and tattoo.
- age 32, Tennessee
My best friend told me that he wished his penis were as straight as mine. He was worried that his doctor would know that he masturbates because of the curvature of his penis. [Masturbation does not cause penis curvature. -Ed.]
- age 17, Virginia
When I went to junior high school and had to start showering after gym class, the kid whose locker was next to mine looked at me one day and said, "Gee, you must [masturbate] a lot – your [penis] has such a curve." After that, I thought there was something wrong with it – that people really could tell that I masturbated a lot. Some years later, I realized the folly of that idea. Also, a friend remarked at how clear my skin is. More recently, a friend remarked that my glans is more conical than his. I've also been told that I was too fat a few times. (I am, but that's never slowed me down!)
- age 60, New Jersey
When I'm at the gym, in the shower I get many comments, such as how my breasts look so round and smooth. Once a woman said how my nipples are perfect. I also heard someone say that she liked how my genital hair is so short, but still there – like a buzz cut.
- age 14, Wisconsin (female)
When I was younger, several guys my age asked about my being uncircumcised – they wanted to know why I wasn't, how it felt, and if I had any trouble masturbating. It was the first and only uncircumcised penis they had seen (we showered in the 7th grade at school) so I guess they were interested in me, as I was in their circumcised penises.
- age 17, Pennsylvania
Just that someone said, "You sound hoarse, do you have a cold?" When I answered no, they said that my voice must be changing (which I already knew was happening because my dad had commented on it). However, I have not received any genital comments. I guess it's because I haven't really been naked in front of anyone besides my dad since I was young.
- age 13, Missouri
I have had comments on my hairy back; it runs in the family. Also, I have had comments on the size of my testicles. I think of their size as average, but compared to some, they may be on the large side of average. One time I was in the men's room and the person next to me asked if my penis is always that large. I had a partial erection then.
- age 45, Texas
Every month or so, my two younger brothers and I go swimming together. After swimming, we usually have a sauna and shower. Invariably, if we're alone, both of my brothers will start talking about the increasing length of my penis, the size of my testicles, and the growth of pubic hair that I've had since the last time they saw me fully naked. It makes me feel quite grownup and can give me a full erection, especially when they say that I "have a man's penis."
- age 14, Scotland
A guy I was having a relationship with used to *love* my clitoris. He would always tell me how big and pink it is. He loved to talk about it and describe it as he played with it. Although I thought it was a little weird, it was also quite arousing and erotic!
- age 23, Texas (female)
A few times I've showed off on my Web cam. It's a little strange, yet fun. Everyone always has positive comments, which are quite reassuring and uplifting. People are rarely mean about these things.
- age 17, Ireland
I have been told that my penis is nicely proportioned in length and thickness.
- age 32, Connecticut
One time I was masturbating with a friend whose penis is 7" long (mine is only 5 1/2"). He commented about my penis being small. According to your surveys though, mine doesn't seem to be *that* small.
- age 14, Ohio
Many men, especially masseurs, have told me how smooth my skin is and commented on the deep brown color of my skin and penis. This is not bad for a 59-year-old man in good shape.
- age 59, Hawaii
I always thought that my penis is smaller than normal, but when I got a girlfriend and she gave me oral sex, she commented on the size. I was stunned and told her that I thought it was smaller than average. She said, "God, no!" and then kept going. So now, I have more confidence when I am around her and am not ashamed to show it to her.
- age 16, Texas
My penis curves upward more than most (or so I think). My girlfriend commented that it stimulates her G-spot much better than her last boyfriend. And, I felt like a king.
- age 18, District of Columbia
My penis has always been big when limp, but it grows only to an average length when erect. So I've had friends comment that I must be huge when erect when they see me in the locker room, even when I was as young as 13.
- age 17, New Jersey
I've had guys tell me I have a nice body. (Actually, many have!) They also comment on my breasts. But the best was when one of the members of my basketball team told me I have a nicely shaped vagina and that it looks good shaved. I was kind of afraid, but also mildly excited!
- age 16, New York (female)
People always comment on my red pubic hair. I have found that being a good-looking redhead is a plus!
- age 27, Michigan
Of many comments about my genitals, the one that sticks in my memory is from a mutual masturbation session with a girl about two years ago. She wasn't used to the idea that a penis shrinks after orgasm. She said, "Wow! But it was so much bigger a minute ago." She worried that she had done something to injure me.
- age 17, Pennsylvania
When I was younger and had never been in bed with someone, I went to a prostitute. I was so stressed! So she had the idea to tell me, "Oh, how beautiful is your penis." It had such a positive effect on my mind in this difficult circumstance.
- age 38, Belgium
One time I was at my friend's house for a pool party. I was changing into my bathing suit in an upstairs bathroom and assumed that I had locked the door, but apparently I had not. His younger sister, who is 16, walked in on me. I just had my shirt off, so I wasn't fully nude. She just grinned and said, "Oh, my God, sorry! I later heard from one of her friends that she thought I was a "hottie," which really turned me on for some strange reason.
- age 17, New York
Guys are always hinting or straight-out telling me that they like my chest. I should probably be offended and tell them to stop, but they're my friends and I'm insecure, so it makes me feel good. My boyfriend also says he loves my body. If only I liked it as much as the boys do!
- age 15, Pennsylvania (female)
My parents chose not to have me circumcised, and I got some comments from circumcised people who never saw a foreskin before. It was interesting to them, I guess. But my foreskin became a burden, such as on long hiking trips, where it was hard to keep clean. So I was voluntarily circumcised when I was 18. Now I have no problems whatsoever, and I prefer the look and cleanliness of a circumcised penis.
- age 25, California
My girlfriend always likes to mention my size of my member. It's not that great, but I love it when I'm complimented – and that has to be the *best* compliment.
- age 16, Florida
Other than my husband, the only person to comment on my genitals was my college roommate. She and I were masturbating together once, when she commented on how much fuller my vaginal lips were than hers. She touched them, but that was as far as it went.
- age 34, California (female)
I'm not very big – as in, I'm short and skinny. So once my friends (both sexes) and I were all playing a game of truth or dare. On one of the dares, a girl had to measure my penis. I stripped down and got an erection, and then when she came in, she was like, "Whoa!" My penis is just slightly above average (about 6 1/2 inches). So I said, "I don't have a big one, just average." She said that she assumed my penis would be small, because I'm a small guy. I felt pretty good after that, because everyone at the party thought the same, and now everyone thinks I'm big!
- age 16, Colorado
Comments specific to my genitals concern my not being circumcised. It's funny that women comment on it a lot less than men – possibly because I usually wear a condom and the difference isn't felt as easily. Concerning appearance, women seem to be less focused on how something looks and more on how it works. The only other comment from a woman had to do with the shape of my penis, which is slightly more curved than most. She seemed to like it anyway. Guys wonder what it's like to masturbate without needing lube and make the usual "bishop" or "anteater" comments.
- age 30, New York
Occasionally my mom sees me nude. Sometimes I might be erect, or even masturbating because in our house this is no big deal (it is just us two). Anyway, last year she did comment that my penis and testicles looked as if they were getting bigger.
- age 14, Florida
Guys always comment on my chest. But one time we were in the shower after gymnastics practice, and my friend looked at me and said that my vagina is really plump. I found that a little odd, but later it turned out she was a lesbian and was commenting on how she thought it was very nice for her.
- age 19, New Jersey (female)
This summer, I went on holiday with my girlfriend and her family and slept in the same room as her 13-year-old brother. One night we were getting ready to go to bed and he was staring at the bulge in my boxer shorts (I'd say I'm of average size). I jokingly asked him what he was staring at, and he replied, "The size of your penis – it looks massive!" He told me that he got picked on in the showers at school because his was quite small. To make him feel better, I pulled mine out to show him it wasn't *that* much bigger than his, but by this time mine had gotten quite stiff. We were both quite horny and masturbated in front of each other every night for the next week. It was a wicked holiday!
- age 15, United Kingdom
Some guys and girls have said that it looks like i have an erection because of the way my "package" is positioned. It bothers me for people just to see me as a "package" and not the complete, total person I am.
- age 17, Alabama
An ex-girlfriend once told me, "I thought these things were supposed to be perfectly straight." I told her that very few are.
- age 19, Indiana
Some guys in showers at school asked me why my penis is pointed instead of round. I showed them how my foreskin pulls back, and their eyes got really big. Now they all want foreskins.
- age 13, North Carolina
People often comment on my height and being "lanky" because I am already 5'11" tall, yet I weigh only 125 pounds. Also, a few friends at school have recently commented about the shape of my erect penis (when four of us masturbated together for the first time after playing rugby). It is curved like a banana, and when erect, the tip nearly touches my belly button.
- age 14, Ireland
People have commented on how much older my body looks then theirs because I have chest hair – not much, but it is visible. My friend asked if he could see my penis, and then he stared at it for a whole minute (which seemed like forever). Afterwards, he said that he'd love to have my penis. I asked him why, and he said because I am big. I am 6 1/2 inches. Is that big?
- age 15, Michigan
Guys seem to think I am pretty well endowed, because when my penis is soft, it's about 5 inches long. But when it becomes erect, it only lengthens about two more inches. But the normal reaction from my friends has been, "Whoa, you're huge!" It was a little embarrassing at first, but then when I looked down at it and then looked at theirs, I just played it cool and said, "Yeah, it is." I like to be the "big guy" at school.
- age 17, Oregon
When I was 9 or 10, I was the only person in my class to have already grown pubic hair. This was extremely embarrassing, since I was at a boys-only school and nobody wore suits for swimming lessons. Many people in my class would point to my genitals and comment on my dark hair, especially when we had to wait at the side of the pool for the swimming instructor. I used to cut it regularly so it wouldn't look too bushy. It was a great relief when the rest of my friends started to grow their own pubic hair.
- age 16, Sweden
Of course, my wife has made comments, but I think you might mean someone else – more of an observer. My son commented recently several times. He is 14. Although I do not parade around naked, nudity is not an issue for us. So my son sees me naked when I am coming to and from the bath or getting dressed. He has asked questions about his own size, etc., compared to me as an adult. These are normal, curious male questions that I answer as openly as I can. Then I put him onto JackinWorld to read more. Thanks all!
- age 42, California