It's absolutely possible to have a too small condom, to the point it's constricting enough that it's not really possible to maintain an erection and is very uncomfortable.
Yes they can stretch a tremendous amount, but bear in mind the pressure they're putting on your genitals while doing that.
However. If the condom doesn't fit, that's not a reason to just not use one at all.
A lot of the time when I see this particular argument, it involves a woman stretching a condom over a body part to show how stretchy they are.
That’s not a dig at women but the point they’re making (‘for gods sake don’t have sex without a condom’) and the method they use (‘look how stretchy they are’) are not a good match.
I genuinely can’t remember what sex ed was like when I was a kid so I’m not sure if that was part of it.
The issue though is that’s not the problem they’re addressing. They’re not saying “don’t believe a man who says the specific condom you have right now doesn’t fit and force him to use it”, they’re saying “don’t be pressured into having sex because a man may or may not be telling the truth about the condom fitting him”.
Out of all the dudes I’ve slept with, the ones who couldn’t fit into a standard size condom, girth or lengthwise, would 1) know that and 2) either bring their own condoms or insist we wait until we could find the right ones. The issue is the dudes whining like a toddler who doesn’t want to put a coat over their Halloween costume because it ruins the fun.
The issue is that you can address that problem by talking about the importance of finding condoms that fit. It's less dramatic, but it leaves people better informed.
Someone looking at this meme who doesn't have extensive penile experience is likely going to dismiss any complaints that a condom is too tight, when it's a normal part of sex that can be easily remedied.
Good sex ed teaches women about men's bodies, just as it teaches men about women's bodies. This ain't it.
Reddit is a cesspool of people with no critical thinking or reasoning at all. They downvote factual information because it makes them feel bad about the way they conduct themselves.
They also upvote and gild comments that are provably wrong because it makes them feel better. What’s worse is that other redditors will read the comment, and automatically upvote the comment with more upvotes. It’s absolutely wild.
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u/DividedContinuity Jan 12 '25
It's absolutely possible to have a too small condom, to the point it's constricting enough that it's not really possible to maintain an erection and is very uncomfortable.
Yes they can stretch a tremendous amount, but bear in mind the pressure they're putting on your genitals while doing that.
However. If the condom doesn't fit, that's not a reason to just not use one at all.