The Ideal Penis Length (According to Women)

Ask a man if his penis is long enough and the answer will almost always be no. from our perspective a penis could always be a little bit longer, a little bit more impressive.

But for a woman, there is definitely such a thing as too long. A penis that's really too long can be painful for a woman, and that's not a lot of fun.

So instead of assuming that our penises should just be bigger, no matter what, lets find out what the ideal penis length is, according to women.

Oh and when we talk about penises here, we're talking about erect penises.

What is the Ideal Penis Length?

Just about all studies on what the ideal penis length is have used crude metrics like describing penises as small, medium or large, or even drawing penises on paper and getting women to just use their imaginations for what sort of penis that drawing might translate to.

But a 2015 study changed that. Instead of just come basic drawings they created a total of 33 penis models (basically dildos) that ranged in size. The models started from 4 inches long and went all the way up to 8.5 inches long.

Women were presented with the models, and were asked to select the length that they would like the most (They were also asked about girth, and we wrote about that on our ideal penis girth page). Here is what the researchers found:

  • For a one night stand, the ideal penis length for women is 6.4 inches.
  • For a long term partner, the ideal penis length for women is 6.3 inches.

Comparing Ideal Penis Length to Average Penis Length

So we know what length of penis women prefer, but how does that correspond to the actual length of most men's penises? (if you're curious, we have a guide on measuring the length of your penis)

Well, the average length of a man's penis is 5.17 inches, which means women prefer a penis that's a full 1.13 inches longer than the average man's penis, when they're looking for a long term partner. That's quite the difference, and a little unrealistic ladies. 😞

Putting that another way, only 4% of men have a penis that's longer than 6.3 inches. Yikes. For one night stands it's even worse, less than 3% of men have a penis longer than 6.4 inches.

Talk about unrealistic penis length expectations.

Do Women Care About Penis Length?

There is some hope guys. In another study, women were surveyed about how important they thought the length of a man's penis was. Here's how it broke down:

  • 22% of women said penis length is totally unimportant
  • 55% of women said penis length is unimportant
  • 20% of women said penis length is important
  • 1% of women said penis length is very important

So the large majority of women really aren't concerned with how long a partner's penis is, and only 1% think it's very important. It's also worth pointing out that another study found that a large majority of women think that penis girth is actually more important than penis length.

If you're curious about that, we've got a guide on the ideal penis girth that has all the numbers you're interested in.

The bottom line is, most women don't care that much, or at all, so we shouldn't stress about it either guys.

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