Darling, won’t you go and cut your…foreskin?

November 5, 2008 · Print This Article

Dear Eve,

I am dating a wonderful, wonderful man.  He is successful, romantic and fun.  We get along and share many common interests.  We have a great physical chemistry.  Or we did.  This is the reason I am writing, I am hoping you or your readers might be able to help me with my phobia.  This man and I were intimate for the first time ever about two weeks ago and I discovered that he is uncircumcised.  I have never even seen a penis like his before and honestly I just didn’t know what to do with it.  I know I am acting strange, we haven’t been intimate since then, but I know he can tell I am avoiding it  And next weekend we have an overnight trip planned. Do you have any advice on how to get over this fear?  I can’t help it, I don’t like it and I wish I could ask him to take care of it but I realize we haven’t been together long enough yet.  Also, I know I couldn’t marry him unless he did get it taken care of, should I just break it off now?  Or should I sacrifice for now and hope that I can change him later?  And last of all, do you have any tips for dealing with an uncircumcised penis?

Fretful over Foreskin

Foolishly Focused,

Oh my!  You poor, poor thing!  Did that mean ol’ turtleneck wearing penis scare you?  Are you going to be okay, dumplin’?  Do you need a hug?

Well you came to the wrong place for that.  Don’t get me wrong, your question(s) concern me greatly.  But as far as WHO I am concerned for, well, we will get to that in a minute. First of all, I cannot help but take notice of the language of your letter to me.  You “don’t like it.” You wish you could ask him to “take care of it.” It’s not a rodent in the pantry, sugar…its some extra skin on the penis.  And are you ACTUALLY thinking that you would have a right to ask a man to slice away a piece of himself because you aren’t sure how to “deal” with it??  It retracts, darling, just move it out the way and carry on…you don’t need special training for this.  Sure, I could give you some specific pointers on sexual relations with the uncircumcised, but honestly I don’t think you really need- or even want- that from me…do you?

No, I suspect that you are looking for someone to validate your desire to ask this gentleman to undergo a painful and unnecessary surgery for YOU…because you are what, uncomfortable with the unknown?  Let me tell you something…if some man informed me that he didn’t like the look of my vagina, and then that man suggested that perhaps I should “take care of” it…do you know what I would say to that man?  I would tell that selfish, ignorant bastard to go find himself another vagina, because mine is not customizable.  And if this man has any self respect at all he will say something similar to you if you approach him with this.  That’s his PENIS, it’s not like you are suggesting a haircut, cookie!

So yes, my concern here is for this wonderful man you speak of…this successful, romantic, fun man whom you would marry if only he wasn’t tragically flawed with a hooded trouser snake. But when it comes to you, well…if you are willing to throw it all away over foreskin, then me thinks you a fool…but go ahead, and talk to him about it.  You have Eve’s blessing.  And after he dumps you, be sure to come back and click here to get exactly the penis you want…in approximately 10 business days.

Love and Kisses,

Eve

Is it ever okay to ask the person you are dating to undergo elective surgery to suit your tastes?  What if said elective surgery is to take place on your genitalia…what then?  Was Eve too hard on the little lass?  What would your advice to her (and him) have been?

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On 11/4/08 at 10:14 pm
Karri said:

Hey! So if she does talk him into it, my lips are getting a little flat and I’d be more than happy to take that extra skin off his hands…errrr…penis.


On 11/4/08 at 10:17 pm
Trista said:

You are a sick, sick girl. I would try to help you, but I really wouldn’t know where to begin.

Yes, folks…my friend puts dick skin in her lips. Pays for it, even.


On 11/5/08 at 6:01 am
Cassie said:

WOW, Karri….really? That conjurs all kinds of mental pictures!!! hahahahahahah


On 11/5/08 at 6:51 am
Karri said:

What? It’s not like I hacked it off myself, it came in a syringe…ha!


On 11/5/08 at 6:53 am
Meghan said:

So does black tar heroin…I kid, I kid.


On 11/5/08 at 7:08 am
Karri said:

I suspect it’s much cheaper too. I wonder if it has any plumping properties.


On 11/5/08 at 7:11 am
Meghan said:

Yeah it bloats your liver…not the look you were hoping for!


On 11/5/08 at 7:20 am
Trista said:

A bloated Karri is most assuredly an unhappy Karri.


On 11/5/08 at 7:50 am
Karri said:

Gas is no laughing matter!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

On 11/5/08 at 4:37 am
lisaq said:

No! It’s never okay and hell no you definitely weren’t too hard on girlfriend. She needs to get over herself. Sheesh!


On 11/5/08 at 7:21 am
Trista said:

Yeah, I was shocked at the audacity.

 
 

On 11/5/08 at 4:49 am
Meghan said:

Yeah…I would not take kindly to a man suggesting I go and hack up my vagina to fit some image he has stuck in his head. I would say bye bye right then and there.

Especially if they’ve only been intimate for 2 weeks! Guess what, even if he was circumcised she would have STILL would never have seen a penis like his before…there all a little different, sweetie. Unfortunately not all men are so romantic, successful and fun!

‘It’s a Doberman! Let it have it’s ears!’


On 11/5/08 at 4:53 am
Meghan said:

I shouldn’t type pre-caffeine…you know what I meant with the would have never would have blah blah gobbledegook up there!


On 11/5/08 at 7:22 am
Trista said:

Did you just compare genitalia to a Doberman??

Kinky!


On 11/5/08 at 8:23 am
Meghan said:

H.O.O.P or Hands Off Our Penises was an anti-circumcision charity on ‘Arrested Development’…Thats a quote from the show.

I don’t want to get all mixed up in any doggie/penis/peanut butter nonsense. I know how the tide turns around these parts. ;)


On 11/5/08 at 8:51 am
Trista said:

Ah ha! I should catch that show.

And don’t include ME in that doggie / peanut butter nonsense either! That is 100% Karri’s department, thank you!


On 11/5/08 at 7:19 pm
Karri said:

Again, we don’t need peanut butter.
I’m kidding…chunky works best.


On 11/5/08 at 7:47 pm
Meghan said:

BOW WOW WOOF….chicka bow bow.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

On 11/5/08 at 6:00 am
Cassie said:

HHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAH

I feel outta my chair laughing at this…..is this didn’t know this was that big of a problem. I’m not a big fan of the foreskin either, but it hasn’t stopped me yet!!

I would say to the woman that if it bothers her THAT much, then, yeah, she needs to find another boyfriend. hehehehehehehehe


On 11/5/08 at 7:26 am
Trista said:

I really could care less about foreskin.

but this girl, thinking she has a right to ask her new guy to hack off his…that I care about.

 

On 11/5/08 at 12:43 pm
Heather said:

This is how I feel. I have never come into direct contact with foreskin, only seen pictures. I don’t really think it’s attractive, but I would NEVER ask someone to change themselves, I would just move on if I couldn’t “deal with it” as she says.


On 11/5/08 at 1:29 pm
Trista said:

But otherwise he is the perfect guy, Heather! Can’t he just alter his penis, you know the one he has had since birth, for her, a woman he has been dating for weeks?

Uh huh. This chick is special.

 
 
 

On 11/5/08 at 8:30 am
Fiona said:

Ya know, to each their own. She doesn’t like foreskin? Fine, then she needs to find a new man sans the skin…. maybe she should include that caveat in her personals ad….

But to ask him to cut it off?? Dear, would you have your landing gear tucked for a guy you’ve barely dated? How about a boob job. Eve wasn’t too harsh on her, she needs stoning with uncircumcised peen for a week.


On 11/5/08 at 8:50 am
Trista said:

Indeed, to each their own. Although to dump a dream guy over a tiny bit of excess skin seems crazy to me…


On 11/5/08 at 8:57 am
Fiona said:

It seems crazy to me too, especially if this man is as wonderful as she says, but…. I guess it’s like some people’s preference to the un-pierced, sure you are cutting someone out based on something physical and irrational, but isn’t that what personal preference is all about?

I just think it’s really wrong of her to TRY and change him.


On 11/5/08 at 9:02 am
Trista said:

Yeah, you are right, and she has a right to her personal preferences. Although I think about the fact that I used to think I had a “type” but all that bullshit just fell away when I met the right guy and realized that crap didn’t matter at all. So perhaps this guy isn’t really mister perfect? Or perhaps the letter writer and I are very different creatures? Who knows?


On 11/5/08 at 9:17 am
Fiona said:

I think you are different creatures. For someone to accept another regardless of “preference” is a sign of maturity, or at least a sign that one acknowledges that the physical appearance doesn’t make the person.
For someone like this chick to get over it? It would take a lot, she’s too self absorbed, give her 10 years of getting stomped on my “perfect” men and she’ll see the error of her ways with her peen-skin scorn.


On 11/5/08 at 12:12 pm
Trista said:

Indeed. She’ll let this one go and probably question the decision for a long time.

Or not. It’s so hard to get a read off someone from one question. But that’s my take on this chick.

 
 
 
 
 
 

On 11/5/08 at 10:46 am
Phoenix said:

“should I just break it off now?”

Ouch! I know she didn’t mean this literally, but if the shoe fits…

I noticed how none of her “options” included the I’m-crazy-to-expect-such-a-thing-and-need-to-get-over-myself option.


On 11/5/08 at 12:10 pm
Trista said:

Yeah, I noticed that too.

Wow, just wow.

 
 

On 11/5/08 at 11:36 am
cjbos81 said:

I find it unusual that there are actually women who are still ignorant of foreskin. It is the natural form of the penis. To be circumcised is the variation.


On 11/5/08 at 12:09 pm
Trista said:

Here, here!

 
 

On 11/5/08 at 11:44 am
troy said:

since 95% of women are completely HORRIFIED at the sight of the forskin, I am forever grateful to my folks for hacking mine of at birth!

you were not too hard on this chicka, if the tables were turned and he said something like this, it would he HER doing some cutting on his body…


On 11/5/08 at 12:11 pm
Trista said:

“since 95% of women are completely HORRIFIED at the sight of the forskin…”

That makes me sad. A natural penis freaks a large percentage of women out…what.the.hell?


On 11/5/08 at 1:08 pm
Meghan said:

I don’t see the big deal? Do people have to be made to feel self conscious about EVERY inch of their bodies? Even their normal genitals?

 

On 11/5/08 at 2:37 pm
Ryan said:

Am I the only one that thinks a cock with foreskin is actually yummy?


On 11/5/08 at 2:58 pm
Trista said:

No…I assure you that you are not.

 
 
 
 

On 11/5/08 at 12:28 pm
cjbos81 said:

I wonder if President Elect Obama is uncircumcised. And if so, would it have made a difference to female voters. Makes you think.


On 11/5/08 at 1:06 pm
Meghan said:

Would of made the debates 100% more interesting if the GOP tried to spin THAT angle…

McCain: Unlike this one over here, my penis is circumcised! I don’t need a hood, to cover up my love of America! I’m out there, in full view! Ready to tackle the hard issues.’


On 11/5/08 at 1:31 pm
Trista said:

<----just spit out my tea...thanks, M!


On 11/5/08 at 5:02 pm
Meghan said:

Politics are a dangerous game. Sorry!

 
 
 
 

On 11/5/08 at 1:14 pm
E said:

I’d never been with an uncircumcised man until my husband, who is from New Zealand. Before we were ever intimate, it came up in conversation, and he was amazed that it would even cross my mind - apparently, circumcision is not quite the fad/standard in other countries that it is (was) in America. He said “I thought people only did that if they were Jewish, or if it was medically necessary.”

I was born in 1979, and my birth year, 86% of boys in America were circumcised at birth. Nowadays, it’s down below 60%. It used to be a cleanliness issue, but in these days of bathing daily, it’s not important. Plus, the man loses a lot of nerve endings and sensitivity in his nether regions! Not so bad if you had it done in infancy and don’t know the difference, but this woman’s man is an adult, and knows the difference.

Needless to say, I was nervous, and having insane thoughts like “Do I have to re-learn how to give blow jobs? Hand jobs?” The answer is no. It’s exactly the same as a snipped dick, and oftentimes thicker (woo!) In fact, when erect, the skin retracts itself and you can’t visually tell the difference anyway. Bonus for ladies - since they’re so much more sensitive, blow jobs take 1/3 of the time, and you don’t have to use as much pressure.

Long story short, I’m a convert, and this American girl won’t be snipping her little boys when the time comes. Get over it, girl! You might find you like it better.


On 11/5/08 at 1:34 pm
Trista said:

This American girl did not get her boys snipped.

For all of the above reasons. Thanks, E…for laying it all out there all informative like. It’s one of those things that this nation still does that I don’t quite understand.
There is no medical purpose.
It actually desensitizes the penis.
AND it can be dangerous. If you don’t believe that, google “circumcision accidents.” Ugh.

 
 

On 11/5/08 at 3:40 pm
Justice said:

I met my first uncircumcised penis a month ago…and thankfully I ASKED about it before we got intimate or I probably would have been terrified at the prospect of the strange and unusual that is actually NORMAL. Humm…odd little thing that ‘normal’. *giggles*. I spent about two hours reading about uncircumcised penises. And watching video on the function of the foreskin and other interesting things. I hate to go into a situation blind. I can honestly say now, after education, an up close and personal hands on inspection and some GREAT orgasms…….circ’ed or uncirc’ed doesn’t matter to me at all. It’s the man who’s operating it that matters. He’s either got it, or he don’t got it…and holy hell did this guy HAVE IT!!!

I can’t even FATHOM asking or WANTING a guy to get his foreskin ‘taken care of’ WTF kinda selfish ass person would do that?! Humm…this makes me want slap someone.

By all means, express your concern to the man in question. I’m sure he has 10 more willing applicants lined up behind you. So get to steppin sweet cheeks. Peee Essss. Email me, I’ll give you my number to send to him. *snickers*


On 11/5/08 at 3:44 pm
Trista said:

I was going to ask for his number for my readers! I should have done it.

And thank you for letting the timid ladies out there know that there is no such thing as a big bad foreskin. =)

 
 

On 11/5/08 at 3:52 pm
Jaime said:

I think Eve’s got it right on the nose. Also, I love E and Justice’s comments!


On 11/5/08 at 4:15 pm
Trista said:

I was grateful for their comments too…and if just one mind can be opened up as a result…I will be so very happy.

 
 

On 11/5/08 at 6:14 pm
Boriwka23 said:

“do you have any tips for dealing with an uncircumcised penis?”

I don’t know I just found that really funny.


On 11/5/08 at 6:26 pm
Trista said:

The whole thing is funny. Sad…but funny.

 
 

On 11/5/08 at 7:00 pm
Hugh7 said:

Something tells me Eve is not based in the US. Bravo! Sadly, women in that until-yesterday-benighted country still cut their baby sons’ genitalia to suit their own sexual preferences or those of supposed future partners. Ceasing to do that could be part of the Change that is about to occur. Yes It Can!

I can’t agree that an intact penis should be treated just the same as a cut one. It has 20,000 more nerves and needs to be handled more gently. (But they give him more control, not heart attacks.) Don’t try to get the foreskin out of the way and pretend it doesn’t exist. It’s an important erogenous zone in its own right, so use your imagination.

Well done, Justice. A site you could visit for your education is The Intactivism Pages.

The interesting thing about New Zealand, E, is that we tried circumcision, found it did no good, and gave it up. If your husband is your age, he’s a bit lucky; the rate was nearly 50% in 1979. Older men in NZ are mostly cut, younger not, and babies virtually not at all. And there haven’t been any outbreaks of all the things circumcision was supposed to be good for.

And please stop talking about “extra” skin. It’s the normal quota.


On 11/5/08 at 7:21 pm
Trista said:

Actually “Eve” is based in the US of A. But thank you.

And you are right…it shouldn’t be referred to as “extra” except that here in the US, where circumcision is still occurring 60% of the time, most people see it as the exception, not the norm. I have even had a friend tell me that I made a poor choice in not getting my own two boys circumcised because they will be ostracized growing up and no women will want them when they are older. Nice friend, huh?


On 11/5/08 at 7:44 pm
Meghan said:

Run of the mill circumcised genitals does not a happy man make! Who wants a man that summons his pride from the characteristics of his penis?? Puh-leez! Give me a break and that friend of yours a clue.


On 11/6/08 at 9:30 am
Trista said:

Yeah…we aren’t really friends anymore.

 

On 12/12/08 at 12:32 am
Gino said:

With the out most Respect to you Meghan you’d be a Woman any man in their Right mind would Cherish, including me, I would Never dare ask the Woman I love and care for to have her Beautiful Vaginal Lips, or worse her Sensitive Clitora, MUTILATED regardless of the size or shape Unless she wanted it, after all it’s you’re girl’s Beautiful Bodies and we need Respect that, but if it means Mutilating and Sacrificing your pleasure because you Girls can not feel or you will lose sensitivity I don’t think it’s too fair, same goes for man when they get Mutilated, or more commonly known as CIRCUMCISED but not many Understand this, so my Respect goes out to you and my admiration. You’re Amazing and Great.

 
 
 
 

On 11/6/08 at 3:58 am
~Lori~ said:

There is more to a man than whether he is circumcised or not. This broad is selfish to even think of asking him to undergo this procedure. I met a young man once that did that, he was in so much pain and the amount of stitches was ridiculous, as newborn not a big issue, but NEVER ask a grown man. I feel sorry for this man, hell, I hope she does ask and soon, so he can dump her self-center sorry ass, quick and find a woman that appreciates all him, as is.


On 11/6/08 at 9:30 am
Trista said:

I concur, Lori…I concur.


On 12/12/08 at 1:00 am
Gino said:

Hi There Trista you are Beautiful as you are wise, read this it’s Interesting, for both parts ;o)

.Male Circumcision Vs. Female Circumcision.

In the years since circumcision of both genders was introduced into American culture, the two practices have gone completely different directions. Today, an estimated 80% of American men are circumcised at birth, regardless of their religious or specific cultural practices, while the number of female circumcisions performed is so low that it is difficult to find statistics on the subject. The growing number of immigrant peoples in America who practice FC is raising concern that this medical practice could grow in frequency, and many groups have launched campaigns against it. But how does female circumcision compare with male circumcision? The latter is seen as a normal operation in American society, while its female counterpart is viewed as a form of child abuse. Some opponents of FC liken the operation to a penisdectomy (Toubia, 1994). How, then, can the removal of skin from the penis be any less damaging and offensive to the male body than the removal of the clitoris from the female? Where male circumcision is mandated by religious reasons, there is a clear purpose to the circumcision; the separation of the circumcised infant from the rest of the world. When performed without any religious mandate, male circumcision is subject to the same scrutiny as that of female circumcision, and can be said to be performed for many of the same reasons. One form of physical mutilation should not be overlooked in favor of another.

http://classprojects.kenyon.edu/wmns/Wmns36/bloodletting/femframe.htm

 
 
 

On 11/11/08 at 6:00 pm
The Jaded VA Gi Gi said:

Hmmm…

My son isn’t circumcised. I guess I loved him too much to force a barbaric act on him . Reminds me of how they do female children in Africa. I can’t imagine a penis being ugly because it was left in it’s natural form … to me that’s beautiful. I’m a big fan of penis, I can’t say I have actually seen one that’s ugly either. It’s so hard to find a good guy these days that if you drop one because his dick has it foreskin still on then you deserve every lousy fuck you’ve had and further you petty much deserve every man that treated you as a fuck and nothing more. You know what’s probably so bad about all this ? She probably needs some “enhancements” herself. Perhaps her labium are discolored or one is larger than the other ? Perhaps her inner labia is too long and appears as deflated balls . Long ones…
Pfft.


On 11/11/08 at 6:23 pm
Trista said:

I hear ya, jaded. I made that same choice with my boys. I feel good about it, regardless of what anyone else might think of my choice, I know it was the right one for us.

 
 

On 11/13/08 at 11:24 pm
Lyle said:

My 2 cents’ worth to Eve; I own a foreskin.

1. The USA is the only country that gladly cuts off a baby’s foreskin if the parents request it, for reasons that have nothing to do with Judaism, Islam, or African rites of passage.

2. The foreskin is tissue that envelops where a man pees and reproduces, without getting in the way. Doesn’t that remind you of your inner lips? If you agree, doesn’t the foreskin deserve the same respect as your inner lips? Human genitalia are like flowers. The foreskin is then like a flower part, and as such deserves our full respect as part of nature.

3. The foreskin facilitates masturbation for its owner and handjobs by its lover. Gently kneading the foreskin and the glans for a few minutes often results in him producing enough precum to amply lubricate intercourse. My better half says that the main role of the foreskin is to trap precum, and distribute it to where it’s most needed.

4. Foreskins are not smelly if the owner pulls it back and gives the head a cold water rinse before getting down to business. Incidentally, it is always cool to shower with a dude before making love with him. And during that shower, it is your prerogative to skin him back and wash his business end with soap and water to your heart’s content.

5. Once (4) is out of the way, giving head to an uncut guy is no problem. In fact, the greater sensitivity means that you can please him more easily more quickly.

6. If you are worried about foreskins and infections, the appropriate action is putting on a condom, not cutting the foreskin off.

7. What circumcision discards is rich in nerve endings, although this was not discovered until 15-20 years ago. Hence it is likely that the foreskin plays a major role in enhancing male sexual pleasure. Whether it also enhances female sexual pleasure during vaginal intercourse is not yet known. You are far from the only American woman to find the foreskin unsettling. But there are also women who blog that the 1-2 intact men in their past were a transformative event in their sex lives. Some of these women become foreskin fetishists.

8. The foreskin is visually striking only when the penis is flaccid, and many women who have never raised a baby boy have had very few opportunities to interact with a flaccid penis. For most intact men, erection makes the foreskin vanish. It’s a very sophisticated woman who can distinguish cut from uncut when both are erect. Hence many square American women, the sort who don’t do handjobs, take months, years, or forever to notice that their husbands are intact.

9. Never forget that sexual pleasure is not an end in itself. Its purpose is to bind you to a mate; in this sense, it is like epoxy cement for the soul. What should come first are the qualities of that mate. If he can make you come now, and get you pregnant later if you wish, that’s what matters.

 

On 12/11/08 at 11:54 pm
Gino said:

I am A Man and for this I have read and studied many different things on the matter read this it’s from many studies and journals this a form of MUTILATION read….

Me Personally I would NEVER Dare think of Mutilating the one I care or LOVE, Forbidding them from pleasure and self esteem I DON’T Think So!

Female circumcision has been practiced around the world for ages, as a religious and social custom. It is still performed today in many cultures, and is prevalent in many African countries, parts of Asia and Europe, and has begun to surface in certain immigrant societies in Canada, Australia, and the United States. Often referred to as “Female Genital Mutilation” by its many opponents, it has been compared to child and spousal abuse, as well as to male circumcision, although it is a secular practice, and is not mandated by any religion. There are concerns about the detrimental effects of female circumcision on a woman’s health, especially when it is performed under unsanitary conditions and by a person other than a trained medical practitioner.
The number and degree of different types of female circumcision is often disagreed upon, but for the intents and purposes of this page, here are the three main types of female circumcision:

* “Sunna” circumcision: this consists of the removal of the tip of the clitoris, sometimes performed by cutting a hole in a piece of cloth and placing it over the area to be cut, limiting the size of the area. In certain cases the clitoris is just nicked with a knife or razor, in parts of Mexico and South America, the sign of the cross is cut into it. Sunna, in Arabic, means “tradition”.
* Clitoridectomy: sometimes referred to as excision, which involves the removal of the entire clitoris, rather than just the tip, and the labia minora; the inside lips of the vagina. The opening is left open, rather than sewn together, as in the case of infibulation.
* Infibulation: the entire clitoris is removed, as well as the inner and outer labia (minora and majora), scraping of the sides of the vulva and then joining them together and sewing them up with thread or catgut, or sometimes closing them with thorns. A small opening is left in order that urine and menstrual blood may pass through. A woman who has been infibulated must be cut open to allow sexual intercourse and childbirth, and then is re-sewn to ensure faithfulness to her husband. (Sarkis, 1998)

 

On 12/12/08 at 4:54 pm
Hugh7 said:

Lori: “newborn not a big issue” Yes it is. See this video or this one this one, from Stanford University (not a hotbed of anti-circumcision militants).

 

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