The Ideal Penis Girth (According to Women)
Men tend to be of the opinion that bigger is always better when it comes to the girth of their penis. No matter how thick their penis is, the question lingers: Is it thick enough?
But there is such a thing as too big. Men might not think so, but women do.
Oh and just for the record, we're talking about erect penises in this article.
What is the Ideal Penis Girth?
There have been many studies on what women think the ideal penis size is, but these studies typically resort to asking women if they preferred things like "small, medium or large penises", or asking women to state their preference based on a 2D model (a drawing for instance) of a penis. A woman really has to use her imagination to translate a 2D model of a penis in to the real thing.
But in a 2015 study, women were given 33 different 3D models of penises to choose from, ranging from 4 inches in length to 8.5 inches in length, and 2.5 inches in circumference to 7 inches in circumference. Finally then, we get down to the hard facts about what the ideal penis girth is for women.
The women in the study settled on two different numbers:
- For a one night stand, women prefer a penis girth of 5 inches.
- For a long term partner, women prefer a penis girth of 4.8 inches.
If you're curious to know about length, we've written a separate article about what the ideal penis length is that goes over the length data from this same study.
Comparing Ideal Penis Girth to Average Penis Girth
So how do women's penis expectations stack up against the reality of the average penis? Well, women have high expectations when it comes to the girth they want in a penis, but maybe not as high as you'd think.
The average penis girth is 4.59 inches, so the penis girth that women prefer (for a long term partner) is only 0.21 inches bigger than the average. That's really not a lot. It's not much of a stretch to say that the majority of women are probably satisfied with the average penis girth.
Put another way, 32% of penises are actually thicker than what the average woman prefers. So about 1/3 of the guys walking around out there have penises that most women would prefer to be a bit thinner.
One Night Stand Penis Girth Comparison
For a one night stand, the numbers change a bit. Here, women prefer a penis that is 0.41 inches thicker than the average penis. That still isn't a huge difference, but it's starting to get a bit more unrealistic. Only 17% of men have a penis with a girth bigger than 5 inches, So the large majority of men are not going to live up to that 5 inch expectation.
Do Women Care About Penis Girth?
The majority of women don't care, no. In a 2002 study women were surveyed about how important penis girth or thickness was to them. These were the results:
- 18% of women said penis girth is totally unimportant
- 49% of women said penis girth is unimportant
- 31% of women said penis girth is important
- 2% of women said penis girth is very important
There's only a very small portion of the female population that thinks penis girth is something really important. Most women don't care all that much, or not at all. So don't stress too much about the girth of your penis guys.