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RE: Why are prophylactics almost always not sized corre... - 3/3/2015 8:12:49 PM

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It has been demonstrated that a condom can be pulled over one's head---so what is the issue here?

While that may be true or not (I don't know), the normal condoms are very hard to get on, and they squeeze tightly.
The larger ones are more comfortable. That's about it. It's just comfort. And fit.

But, I must repeat (since the brag issue came up), few care what penis size a guy has, especially if his brain is small. What matters is the neuronal synapses and how they fire, in both men and women.
Nobody cares, for example, about how large a woman's clit is either, or, even how large or small her breasts or buns are, if the intellect and chemistry isn't there.

If the chemistry is there, then the size doesn't matter, in either sex.
But that still doesn't explain why prophylactics are sized the very odd way they are, which is to say the normal size is too small and the large size is just a few inches above average.

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RE: Why are prophylactics almost always not sized corre... - 3/3/2015 8:15:24 PM

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I don't know about you guys, but it's just so difficult to find condoms for my bits. The standard stores just don't keep them in stock.

On the same topic, do you find that bra sizes are logically sized?
I would think they are, since they go by inches and cup size, but, you can tell me if that assumption is true (since a "cup size" might vary between bra models).

Condoms, on the other hand, are sized oddly to say the least.
There are condoms (which are essentially smalls) and then there are the large, and there doesn't seem to be much in between.

So, smaller men wouldn't fit into the normal condom any more than larger men, I would think.
So, why are they sized not by, um, well, er, by size?

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RE: Why are prophylactics almost always not sized corre... - 3/3/2015 8:39:21 PM

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Thanks for that! I am computer illiterate and do not know how to embed a pic!!!

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RE: Why are prophylactics almost always not sized corre... - 3/3/2015 9:18:42 PM

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RE: Why are prophylactics almost always not sized corre... - 3/3/2015 9:26:48 PM

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ORIGINAL: catize
It has been demonstrated that a condom can be pulled over one's head---so what is the issue here?

While that may be true or not (I don't know), the normal condoms are very hard to get on, and they squeeze tightly.
The larger ones are more comfortable. That's about it. It's just comfort. And fit.

But, I must repeat (since the brag issue came up), few care what penis size a guy has, especially if his brain is small. What matters is the neuronal synapses and how they fire, in both men and women.
Nobody cares, for example, about how large a woman's clit is either, or, even how large or small her breasts or buns are, if the intellect and chemistry isn't there.

If the chemistry is there, then the size doesn't matter, in either sex.
But that still doesn't explain why prophylactics are sized the very odd way they are, which is to say the normal size is too small and the large size is just a few inches above average.

Why do you keep saying few care what size a man's cock is?

Every woman I know cares. Its not the most important thing, but it's up there.

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RE: Why are prophylactics almost always not sized corre... - 3/3/2015 11:26:37 PM

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Why do you keep saying few care what size a man's cock is?
Every woman I know cares. Its not the most important thing, but it's up there.

Hmmm... I could always be wrong - and I don't mind at all when issues are clarified, but, clearly size (for men's cocks or for women's breasts) is never the most important thing.

I initially brought that up because of the comment by DaddySatyr that the lie didn't matter by the time she figured it out and Gauge said "ah, a brag thread", and then ResidentSadist implied the same thing with the "weather balloon" comment which wasn't at all on topic, despite his usual sage advice, and then CreativeDominant chimed in with the same joke about size.

So, I only bring up the point that women don't care about size to keep the focus not on what women care about or what men brag about, but, why prophylactics apparently aren't sized properly.
The ancillary topic about bras or diaphragms would be on topic, I would think.

For example, do diaphragms come in various sizes?

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RE: Why are prophylactics almost always not sized corre... - 3/3/2015 11:37:28 PM

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For example, do diaphragms come in various sizes?

Yes. Small, Medium, and Holland Tunnel.

Just bein' helpful,

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RE: Why are prophylactics almost always not sized corre... - 3/4/2015 12:18:11 AM

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ORIGINAL: crumpets

I initially brought that up because of the comment by DaddySatyr that the lie didn't matter by the time she figured it out and Gauge said "ah, a brag thread", and then ResidentSadist implied the same thing with the "weather balloon" comment which wasn't at all on topic, despite his usual sage advice, and then CreativeDominant chimed in with the same joke about size.

OK, well my comment was brought on by your picture of your play bag which was totally not needed for this thread about why prophylactics don't often fit properly. You happened to include it, and the Magnum condoms for what reason exactly? Could you have simply said that you use one size for yourself and one size for your toys without getting it in there about the Magnum size? I mean, color me jaded, but it seemed kind of blatant and obvious to me, it may not have been your intention, but it was the way I saw it.

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RE: Why are prophylactics almost always not sized corre... - 3/4/2015 12:37:18 AM

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ORIGINAL: Gauge
my comment was brought on by your picture of your play bag which was totally not needed for this thread about why prophylactics don't often fit properly.

Actually, it was my mistake to include that very incomplete ad-hoc picture, and I fully understand how you took it.

In actuality, what I had wanted to portray should have been done more elaborately than just opening the bag and snapping a pic.
I should have splayed things out a bit, and described the problem set a bit more fully.

Perhaps I should have actually shown what the uses of the small size condoms are, in my toy bag (which are for the toys), and I didn't really need to show the magnum XL (or Magnum Large for that matter) as the point was that they don't do sizes right on condoms, and nobody needs a photo to realize that. In fact, they really fundamentally don't do sizes at all, as they imply on the regular condoms that one size fits all as there is no sizing advice whatsoever. Even the Magnum Large and XL sizes have no sizing guidelines whatsoever, which is odd for something that is, in effect, a medical instrument.

If they just gave a table or some other idea of sizes, we'd be better served.

I absolutely hate the advertising name, by the way, of magnum, as all that matters is the size in s/m/l increments, so, if they did the size in inches, that would be just fine.
The point here is to discuss why they don't size condoms in some reasonable fashion, such as less than average (i.e., less than 5 inches, average (i.e., 5 inches give or take), and larger than average (greater than 5 inches).

In summary, they "imply" with the sizeless condoms that one size fits all, but that's not even close to the truth (despite the condom-over-the-head jokes).
Yet, they give zero sizing advice, for what turns out to be essentially a medical instrument.

If they did the same with IUDs, I'd be surprised (but, maybe they do?).

PS: I'll snap a more meaningful picture. If the mods wish to remove that one picture early on in the thread, they're welcome to, as I see your point clearly.

EDIT: Here is a picture showing, at least for me, how I use the various sizes in my toybag. I will snap a closer shot, to show that there is NO SIZING ADVICE whatsoever. Nothing. No charts. No guidelines. Nothing. There's just marketing, which we all know can't be trusted.

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RE: Why are prophylactics almost always not sized corre... - 3/4/2015 1:03:07 AM

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Here is a closer shot of the three (known) sizes.

Given that the average penis size is 5 inches erect, there should be some GUIDELINES as to which fits whom (i.e., less than five, five or more, 8 or more, or whatever, inches).

Do diaphragms have absolutely no sizing information? IUDs? Bras?

I would hope not.

And, clearly, the gold-wrapped highly marketed "Magnum" brand can't be trusted, in that even though they have large and XL, you have to try them out to find out that the large are a lot smaller than the XL.
They could at least put guidelines on the ones that they branded as Large, and XL, don't you think?

Why is it that the sizing, while it works for out kinky toys because they don't care if the fit is "comfortable", doesn't provide any hints whatsoever as to how well, or how poorly, it fits any particular sized male (whether small, medium, or large)?

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RE: Why are prophylactics almost always not sized corre... - 3/4/2015 2:15:20 AM

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They don't "do" condom sizes in inches, as no one would buy the smalls, and people would not get the right size, like ever, instead of like the crap shoot it is now.

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RE: Why are prophylactics almost always not sized corre... - 3/4/2015 4:22:59 AM

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RE: Why are prophylactics almost always not sized corre... - 3/4/2015 4:26:23 AM

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I'm fairly certain IUDs don't have sizes...

Bra sizes suck- as often times one boob is smaller than the other. I haven't had a bra that fits well in nearly a decade.

I don't have a diaphram so I can't speak to that.

Condoms have worked for decades now. I doubt they will be changing anytime soon, not one person would buy the right size.
Trojan ultra sensitive is a bit more baggy up until the base of the shaft, where it seals up. Maybe try those?

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RE: Why are prophylactics almost always not sized corre... - 3/4/2015 5:34:25 AM

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They don't "do" condom sizes in inches, as no one would buy the smalls, and people would not get the right size, like ever, instead of like the crap shoot it is now.

It's a crap shoot, for sure, since they don't specify size, and even the normal size can vary especially if bought in a foreign country; but it's interesting that you say nobody would buy the smalls.

My shoe size is a 12, but if it were, say, an 8 or a 9, I'd still buy the right size.
My belt size is 36. But, if it were a 28, I'd still buy the right size.
My shirt collar size is 18. If it were a 16, that's what I'd buy.

We buy everything else by size. Why not something that's designed to fit comfortably NOT be bought by size?

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RE: Why are prophylactics almost always not sized corre... - 3/4/2015 5:46:28 AM

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ORIGINAL: crumpets
Given that the average penis size is 5 inches erect, there should be some GUIDELINES as to which fits whom (i.e., less than five, five or more, 8 or more, or whatever, inches).

10 seconds on google got me a sizing chart, here you go: http://learn.condomdepot.com/condom-size-chart/

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RE: Why are prophylactics almost always not sized corre... - 3/4/2015 5:50:22 AM

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ORIGINAL: crumpets
Given that the average penis size is 5 inches erect, there should be some GUIDELINES as to which fits whom (i.e., less than five, five or more, 8 or more, or whatever, inches).

10 seconds on google got me a sizing chart, here you go: http://learn.condomdepot.com/condom-size-chart/

Steel, you really don't think that is what this thread is about, do ya?

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RE: Why are prophylactics almost always not sized corre... - 3/4/2015 6:06:16 AM

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They don't "do" condom sizes in inches, as no one would buy the smalls, and people would not get the right size, like ever, instead of like the crap shoot it is now.

It's a crap shoot, for sure, since they don't specify size, and even the normal size can vary especially if bought in a foreign country; but it's interesting that you say nobody would buy the smalls.

My shoe size is a 12, but if it were, say, an 8 or a 9, I'd still buy the right size.
My belt size is 36. But, if it were a 28, I'd still buy the right size.
My shirt collar size is 18. If it were a 16, that's what I'd buy.

We buy everything else by size. Why not something that's designed to fit comfortably NOT be bought by size?

had you thought about emailing the companies and asking them?

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RE: Why are prophylactics almost always not sized corre... - 3/4/2015 6:40:10 AM

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I use those in this video and never had a problem.

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RE: Why are prophylactics almost always not sized corre... - 3/4/2015 7:09:26 AM

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We buy everything else by size. Why not something that's designed to fit comfortably NOT be bought by size?

Um. Do I really need to explain this to you?

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RE: Why are prophylactics almost always not sized corre... - 3/4/2015 1:47:32 PM

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Steel, you really don't think that is what this thread is about, do ya?

Pfft of course not, it's clearly about hilarious head condoms!

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