Freaky foreskin

My penis is circumcised and I'm worried that if I get intimate with someone they'll think it's strange. Is this going to be a problem? It seems really abnormal compared to everyone else and it's really bothering me.

Please try not to worry about your penis being 'abnormal'. Penises come in all different shapes and sizes, some are circumcised and some are not. In America, having a circumcised penis is perfectly normal, because it's very common, but in Britain it's less common. According to the British National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles carried out in 2000 around 16% of men in Britain, aged 16 to 44, said that they were circumcised. So it's not common but it's not really anything unusual.

As long as you keep your penis clean women shouldn't be bothered about whether it's circumcised or not. If someone likes you enough to see your penis then you're probably long past the stage where you need to worry about how much skin you're carrying.

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