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When Women Say Size Doesn’t Matter, They Actually Mean It

Once and for all: it’s really (totally) fine!

Aliya S. King
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4 min readJun 13, 2020

Illustration: Janet Sung

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Before I even begin, let me get one thing out of the way: No column that I write is one-size-fits-all. There are always outliers. Nothing is 100%.

So yes, there are women (and men) out there who are size queens; they prefer a bigger-than-average penis, and don’t settle for anything else. But right now, I am talking about the rest of the women in the world — and they feel otherwise. You know those clichés? It’s not the size of the boat but the motion in the ocean?

That’s. Really. True.

Look at your hand. That’s roughly the size of the average woman’s vaginal canal when aroused. Does your hand do the job for you when it’s just the two of you? Yup, I bet it does. It does the same for us. And, dimensions aside, a woman’s labia, clitoris, and vagina are different depending on the time of day, the time of the month, and just how worked up you’ve got her feeling with the right amount of foreplay. The size of your penis is just one of many things at play during a session.

And if you’re comparing…

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Aliya S. King
Aliya S. King

Written by Aliya S. King

Aliya S. King is an author, freelance writer and editor.

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As the popular novelist Jackie Collins (sister of actress Joan Collins) said, many years ago:
"It's not the length of your pencil that counts, it's how you write your name!"

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Men’s insecurities lie in the many little caveats you add in. “Size doesn’t matter …as long as everything else is good …within a certain range …for most women …unless its a toy …or we want to try something bigger, etc.”

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Dear Ms. King, Yours is the best article, thus far, I've read that deals with this subject in a fair, honest, and realistic manner and I can't thank you enough for having written it. Your work is highly regarded and widely received across many…

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