Flacid versus Erect

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Flacid versus Erect
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Tue, 11-28-2006 - 1:58am

So here's one for the laugh factory, but do let's play. While shopping today, I came to realize I must not be adjusting well to how much his new working schedule has affected our sex life because I actually caught myself looking at men's groins. As I watched one man walk across the restaurant, I was amazed by his pant's protuding bulkiness and it made me question flacid size versus erect size, and I thought you all should be able to answer this one. . .

Now we all know that erections come in different sizes (2 inched to about 12 inches), however, in your experience, does a man's flacid size indicate his erect size? OR

Which, in your experience, promotes a larger erect size: small flacid or large flacid?

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Registered: 04-23-2004
Tue, 11-28-2006 - 8:06am

There are show'ers and there are growers.


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Registered: 12-20-2004
Tue, 11-28-2006 - 4:10pm
You know you might be in some trouble if your man has a 7" flacid penis and tells you he is a "grower'...lol
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Registered: 04-23-2004
Tue, 11-28-2006 - 4:19pm

And you would see Tish running for the hills with a chastity belt on.


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Registered: 07-05-2005
Wed, 11-29-2006 - 10:18pm

No clear cut answer. As has been pointed out, there are growers and there are showers. The general belief is that shorter flaccids often tend to grow more (growers), and that showers are often just that - showers. In other words, in general, smaller flaccids and longer flaccids become about the same length upon erection.

However, the above belief is actully only partially true and partially false. In general (it's only 'in general' because there are plenty of exceptions) smaller flaccids do grow more and longer flaccids do grow less, but shorter flaccids don't catch up. I have access to a chart of flaccids and their erect sizes, and once did a study of 3" vs 5" flaccids. I was curious as to whether if it was true, or not, that growers catch up with showers. What I found was that the 3" flaccids became 5.75" erect, and the 5" flaccids became 7.25" erect.

So what started out as a 2" difference in flaccid size (5" minus 3"), became a 2.25" (7.25" minus 5.75") difference upon erection. So the gap was indeed closed, but it did not end up the same. Of course those numbers only represent an overview, and it varied from individual to individual.

So can you go by the bulge in the pants? Well, it increases the chances he has more than average when erect, but it's not a given.

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Registered: 07-05-2005
Wed, 11-29-2006 - 10:26pm
Oops. 7.25" minus 5.75" erection difference is 1.50" difference. I became distracted and subtracted it as 2.25 difference in my previous post. Try again, what started out as a 2" difference in flaccid wound up as a 1.5" difference when erect. So smaller closed the gap by 1/2", but didn't catch up as the gap was 1.50" difference upon erection (7.25" minus 5.75").
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Registered: 01-07-2005
Thu, 11-30-2006 - 3:14am

You definately answered that one.

Now about those charts - are they solely word charts or are there pictures? LOL :)

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Registered: 10-16-2006
Tue, 12-05-2006 - 11:09am

I dated two men (not at same time) who measured in at almost exactly the same size, just over 6 inches. (Yes, I actually measured :) .) One of them was very comfortable being naked when he was not aroused, as he was "well hung"...that is, his penis when flaccid was over 4" long. (At least, when I see a guy with that length soft, I consider that well hung.) Anyway, the other guy nearly disappeared when he got soft! On the rare occasion that I'd see his penis flaccid, it was just the head and a tiny bit of the shaft...maybe 1.5" at most. Definite shrinkage.

If you'd see the two of them side by side, I'm sure you would bet that the "well hung" guy was a lot bigger when excited, and you would have been wrong.

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Registered: 12-04-2006
Tue, 12-05-2006 - 3:41pm
i think that a flacid size does somewhat indicate how large a man is while erect. for instance, my bf, when flacid, is as large as most men when they are erect!! therefore, when he is erect, is huge!!
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Registered: 07-05-2005
Wed, 12-06-2006 - 7:19am

It sounds as though you used a measuring tape or ruler, but I can't be sure how you arrived at your measurement. The most practical way for a woman, if she wants to know his size, is to simply know what the width of her hand measures, and then use that as a gadge when she holds his penis. It might not be quite as accurate as a ruler sitting on him, but it'll give a close idea.

Btw, since 3.5" is the average flaccid penis length, 4" is not well hung.

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Registered: 12-06-2006
Wed, 12-06-2006 - 11:20am
does this work?

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