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12-24-2002



The other day one of my guy friends was worried because he had overheard his girlfriend giggling on the phone about the size of a former lover's dick. Most men I know, or have talked to, fully believe the sexual stereotypes that society has created. At the same time, many women have listened to these "rules" so much themselves that they feel as if they should believe them also.

Below I've listed a few myths, and then what (some) women really think. Of course I can't speak for all women, everyone is different. But then again, you shouldn't believe things just because the porn mags say it's so. Flip through any porn magazine and you'll see a plethora of ads for penis enlargement pills or devices.

Of course the sex industry wants you to bemoan how big your boner is —they want to sell you stuff. For that matter flip through any woman's magazine such as Cosmo or men's magazine such as Maxim and you'll find the same. It won't be so obvious, but the intent is there; the way you are is not good enough and you must buy stuff to be better, with the end result being to get you laid.

Bigger is better.


Not always. There is such a thing as too big. Really, it's true. Imagine trying to deep throat a tree trunk. Not only would you get lockjaw, but the gag factor is equivalent to the thought of Michael Jackson and Liz Taylor getting hot and heavy in broad daylight. And anal sex? Most women (professional porn stars excluded) would run in fear if John Holmes wanted to stick his dick up their ass. Just like men, women come in all shapes and sizes —what rocks one woman's world, may simply rupture another's.

You have to keep going and going…


Sex is not a battery commercial. While a two-second ride may not be worth the price of admission to anyone, a 24-hour marathon may not be worth wasting an entire day. It's not that we get bored of sex; it's just that many of us have other things we want or need to do. Some women may get sore; 30 minutes may be their limit. And some women may wonder why you don't come quickly. Is she not good enough to make you lose control and climax within a reasonable amount of time? The next time you are feeling pressure to make time stand still, make sure she isn't wishing to get the fuck out of your self-directed freeze frame.

It's supposed to be fun.


Sometimes sex will suck. You don't always have to have a good time, and we all know it's not always going to be good. I think guys probably have more pressure to "have fun" during sex. Hey, it could be worse… women have pressure to feel "guilty" about sex. Talk about spoiling a mood…

Women are more trustworthy then men.

Maybe this is true, but in the case of sex it doesn't matter. Trust no one —especially when it comes to STDs. Many people that are in general good people may make a bad choice when it comes to being completely open about touchy and/or embarrassing subjects such as STDs. It's your life, and no one does, or should, give a shit about it as much as you do. Always practice safer sex.



Cara Bruce is the editor of eros-guide.com and eros-noir.com. She is also the editor of the fiction anthologies Viscera, Best Bisexual Women's Erotica, Best Fetish Erotica and Horny? San Francisco.

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