Can’t Get It Up When Using Protection?
- JELQ2GROW
- 1 hour ago
- 2 min read
Plenty of guys can get it up for bad sizing. Not in the fun way, more like a quiet, stubborn denial that the condom aisle might actually be a math problem. They’ll argue about girth on Reddit, measure in secret, but still swear they’re a Magnum guy because that’s the story they’d rather tell themselves.
Meanwhile, the numbers don’t lie. Studies from the CDC and PubMed show most condoms are longer and tighter than the average penis. Which means plenty of guys are walking around with latex that pinches, slips, or deadens sensation—then blaming condoms for “killing the vibe.” It’s not the rubber’s fault. It’s the math.
There’s a quiet pride attached to condom size, as if the box you buy somehow measures your worth. The New York Times reported that only one in three men uses condoms consistently, and poor fit ranks high on the list of excuses. Some men say they can’t stay hard with one on. Fair, but maybe it’s less about protection and more about ego meeting resistance.
Tech, of course, had to get involved. Sites like calcSD, Condom-Sizes.org, and Big Dick Guide promise a data-driven fix: measure your girth and length, feed the numbers in, and get your perfect match.
Reddit threads read like real crowd-sourced research papers, guys comparing brands, swapping milimiters, and arguing about wrinkles near the head like they're engineers designing rockets. But even those calculators can’t fully predict comfort. A condom that looks perfect on paper might still feel off once it’s on, especially if you’ve been wearing the wrong size for years. The only real test is practical: buy singles, try different fits, and learn what works. A bit of trial, a bit of ego deflation, and maybe a bit more pleasure than expected.
And if you’re the guy who finally finds his fit? Congratulations. Not on size, on self-awareness.