To cut, or not to cut? Although c!rcumcision rates are declining in America, for3skin is still a hotly debated issue. Cosmopolitan.com spoke to three American women and two American men on the merits and pitfalls of s3x with c!rcumcised versus unc!rcumcised p3nises.
How old are you?
Woman A: Twenty-seven.
Woman B: Thirty-four.
Woman C: Twenty-nine.
Man A: Twenty-two.
Man B: Thirty-one.
Have you ever slept with a guy who has an unc!rcumcised p3nis?
Woman A: Yes. Three, actually. And dated two of them for a few months.
Woman B: Yes.
Woman C: Yes.
Man A: Once, yes. It was a surprise.
Man B: No.
Have you ever slept with a guy who has a c!rcumcised p3nis?
Woman A: Yes, the majority do.
Woman B: Yes.
Woman C: Yes.
Man A: Yes.
Man B: No.
Do you have a preference between the two?
Woman A: For sheer aesthetic purposes, c!rcumcised. It is not a deal-breaker at all if they're not, because it doesn't feel different, but it is definitely more aesthetically pleasing to have them be c!rcumcised. It's also something my girlfriends and I talk about, and there is always a negative stigma associated with non-c!rcumcised guys. The weird thing is, it's very comparable to the female v@gina, but yet I have never heard of that comparison.
Woman B: I do not have a preference when it comes to regular intercourse but I prefer c!rcumcised when performing oral s3x.
Woman C: I much, much prefer an intact [unc!rcumcised] man! s3x feels better. The natural p3nis isn't dried out looking like c!rcumcised p3nises and the for3skin is useful! Did I mention it feels really, really good?
Man A: I wouldn't say I have a preference. It really is a nonissue for me as long as it works.
Do you find there is a difference in sensation during intercourse?
Woman A: Honestly, I think that if a guy is unc!rcumcised, it feels better because there is more friction, as weird as that sounds.
Woman B: I feel like there is a little something extra when a man is not c!rcumcised. It's almost like being "ribbed for her pleasure." I don't think it necessarily makes it better than a c!rcumcised man, but it is a little different. I also think the after-s3x rituals are different. Usually, when a guy is not c!rcumcised, he has to get up and clean off sooner.
Woman C: Yes! I have a decent sample size of both intact and c!rcumcised men, and while I have had c!rcumcised men be able to get me off from v@ginal intercourse alone, it's only been after plenty of getting to know each other s3xually. The unc!rcumcised men have been the only ones who I orgasm from v@ginal intercourse alone easily, even during casual encounters. The gliding sensation from the for3skin just does it for me.
Man A: I never noticed any difference.
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Is there a difference in taste during o'ral s3x?
Woman A: Taste, I would say no, but they have to have good hygiene. I think being unc!rcumcised leaves much more room for smells and tastes to become apparent, because they have to clean deeper than most guys do. I feel like I am pretty adamant about a pre-o'ral shower, just to be safe.
Woman B: Yes! There is a huge difference in taste. I usually will not give oral s3x to a guy who is unc!rcumcised. Sometimes there is a weird smell and a weird taste.
Woman C: Not that I've noticed. Bodies have scents, c!rcumcised or not, and it's not hard to get a guy to rub his dick in the shower.
Man A: I also never noticed a distinct difference with this. If there is a strong taste for anything, I'm hoping it would just be soap.
What about during other s3xual acts?
Woman A: I think that it can be weird for girls to experience a flaccid unc!rcumcised p3nis, because it looks like a rocket ship and we don't grow up seeing images of unc!rcumcised p3nises in pop culture. It's kind of like, "What do I do with this?"
Woman B: I think it is more fun to give a guy a hand job if he is unc!rcumcised because you can use the skin to please him more by applying different amounts of pressure when moving up and down.
Woman C: Ha'nd jobs are much easier and more enjoyable to give when a guy has his for3skin. I don't have to keep spitting on my hand to keep things lubricated and blow jobs are more fun when I have for3skin to play with too.
Man A: Giving a ha'nd job to a man with an unc!rcumcised p3nis is different, but definitely not a negative experience. As a c!rcumcised man, there is just a different "look" to what is happening.
Does it matter to you if a guy you're sleeping with is c!rcumcised or not? Why/why not?
Woman A: I've debated this in my head before and at 21 years old, I would have said, "Yes, it's too weird, non-hygienic, ugly, and I don't like it." But now, at 27 and having really liked the guys I've been with who have not been c!rcumcised, my answer is no, because it's not something they had any control over as a child, and it's really not bad once you get used to it and know how to work with it.
Woman B: It doesn't matter to me. I have enjoyed s3x with both types. As long as the s3x is great, I do not care. The only time I have a preference is if I want to perform oral s3x.
Woman C: I wouldn't not sleep with a guy strictly because he is c!rcumcised since he likely didn't get a say in the matter, but I really, really, really prefer unc!rcumcised men. I mean, why would I prefer a man missing a significant part of his p3nis?
Man A: No, not at all. I'm not going to complain too much about size or shape as long as things work in a way that pleases us both.
Guys, are you c!rcumcised?
Man A: Yes.
Man B: Yes.
Do you ever wish you were/weren't? And has that opinion changed over the years?
Man A: I have never thought too much about the possibility. I feel like most guys are c!rcumcised so I guess I just feel like I was "normal."
Man B: I wish I wasn't — mostly because I've learned that unc!rcumcised men experience more pleasure. It took me until my mid-20s to learn about this, and I felt cheated out of a natural and beautiful part of my body by a decision that was never given to me.
Do you talk about it with your partners?
Man A: No, it's never been a question posed to me or from me.
Man B: Nope, there's never been any reason to.
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Have you ever experienced any judgment from s3xual partners for being c!rcumcised/unc!rcumcised? What happened?
Man A: Not at all.
Man B: Never any judgment. I honestly didn't think about it much until my mid-20s and because I can't change it, what's the point of talking about it?
What are the pros and cons, in your experience, of being c!rcumcised/unc!rcumcised?
Man A: I would say the benefit of being c!rcumcised is that it's not a surprise. I assume the guys that I will be sleeping with are, and I'm thinking that they probably assume the same thing of me. But I don't want that to seem like I'm insulting unc!rcumcised guys. I'm a pretty laid-back guy. Whatever you have in your pants is probably a nonissue.
Man B: Pros: I think it looks better to be c!rcumcised. Cons: s3x is less pleasurable, for both men and women, and the organ itself is more sensitive than it ought to be. I remember reading somewhere that there are about 12 square inches of skin removed in circumcision. Also, there is probably buried body trauma of the event itself that still affects me in s3x although I don't consciously remember it.
If you had a son, would you get him c!rcumcised?
Woman A: Definitely. For all the things I mentioned above, there are far more negative circumstances he would encounter than positive in having an unc!rcumcised p3nis. Unless I heard some very good reasons why having an unc!rcumcised p3nis was necessary, I don't think there is a reason not to just snip it at birth.
Woman B: I think I would have him c!rcumcised for sanitary reasons. I just feel like it is more hygienic for a baby to be c!rcumcised. I mean, the poor little things sit in diapers all day for, like, a year.
Woman C: Absolutely not! Nature knows best. The for3skin is there for a reason and all the justifications people use to defend circumcision are B.S. Women have plenty of nooks and crannies we manage to keep clean without having bits cut off. We get UTIs sometimes, and antibiotics, not c!rcumcision, are the answer. C0'ndoms prevent STIs and you get to keep your whole p3nis. If my son really wanted to get c!rcumcised later in life, fine. That's his decision to make about his own body. I'm not about to deprive him a normally functioning p3nis. It's unethical and barbaric!
Man A: I haven't ever thought of this, but I probably would. As a c!rcumcised guy with a c!rcumcised boyfriend, it's something that we would both probably just agree to. I would think that doctors would recommend it, so it would happen shortly after birth. Thinking as a gay couple: If we were to adopt a son that were older than a newborn, I don't think we would circumcise the child.
Man B: No; I feel that should be his decision. (I know, what mature man in his right mind would decide to get part of his p3nis cut off, right?)
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