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# Size and skill are not the same things, just because the erection is big doesn't mean you know what you're doing. Privacy will be forfeit since men will gawk at you and women will either be overexcited or unsettled by the mere sight of it.

# Medically making your penis bigger may seem like a dream come true but the problems outweigh the benefits, as the surgeries will only make it ''look'' bigger and not actually make it bigger. The surgeries and injections will only make the penis look bigger at the cost of looking unhealthy and undesirable. Briefly summarized, these surgeries can involve cutting the ligament to the pubic bone (which will prevent erections from pointing up), using skin tissue from a ''cadaver'', injections usually involve injecting fat or filler that will leave the penis looking bumpy and lumpy, and so on. Other methods have resulted in serious injuries and risks to personal health. And even if it ''does'' somehow work out fine, you have to wait for the penis to heal from/adjust to the alterations, which can take ''months''.

* ''Literature/EarthsChildren'', the Ice Age travelogue ''cum'' RomanceNovel, uses this to characterize the male LoveInterest. Jondalar's large schlong is such a plot point that a FanNickname for him is "Dongalar," but he learned early that his size could prove uncomfortable to his partner, and has spent his life having to hold back. Part of the justification for Ayla being his OneTrueLove is her UniqueProtagonistAsset of having sufficient, err, ''capacity'' to receive him fully.

* In ''Burnt-Njal's Saga'', the longest of Literature/TheIcelandicSagas, the plot begins with a man being cursed by an angry ex to have an erection so large that he can no longer comfortably have sex with anybody.

* ''Film/Bedazzled2000'': {{Defied|Trope}} when Elliot makes his fourth wish with a JackassGenie. Because his third wish gave him a TeenyWeenie as a side effect, he takes care to specify that he become well-endowed, but ''reasonably'' so.

# The male enhancement pills that are advertised online are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and so the side-effects of taking them aren't made clear. Since they aren't FDA approved, taking those kinds of pills are way too risky and they will do more damage than you think.

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# Medically making your penis bigger may seem like a dream come true but the problems outweigh the benefits, as the surgeries will only make it ''look'' bigger and not actually make it bigger. The surgeries and injections will only make the penis look bigger at the cost of looking unhealthy and undesirable. Briefly summarized, these surgeries can involve cutting the ligament to the pubic bone (which will prevent erections from pointing up), using skin tissue from a ''cadaver'', injections that will leave the penis looking bumpy and lumpy, and so on. Other methods have resulted in serious injuries and risks to personal health. And even if it ''does'' somehow work out fine, you have to wait for the penis to heal from/adjust to the alterations, which can take ''months''.

* Also played straight in the book in that Sonny's excessive size negatively affects every other sexual relationship he has other than Lucy. As noted above, his wife is actually ''relieved'' that he's cheating on her since that means she won't have to have sex with him as much...though she does start to complain after he's neglected her too much and too long in favor of Lucy, so the sex can't be ''that'' bad. It even mentions that when he visited "houses of ill fame" in his youth, even "the most hardened and fearless putain" would demand double payment. As for Lucy, her "overly large vagina" isn't simply a size variance, but the result of a weakened pelvic floor, which prevents her from enjoying sex with any man who ''isn't'' as well-endowed as Sonny, and which needs surgical correction lest it lead to even more serious medical problems in the future.

* ''Literature/EarthsChildren'', the Ice Age travelogue ''cum'' RomanceNovel, uses this to characterize the male LoveInterest. Jondalar's [[BiggerIsBetterInBed Biggus Dickus]] is such a plot point that a FanNickname for him is "Dongalar," but he learned early that his size could prove uncomfortable to his partner, and has spent his life having to hold back. Part of the justification for Ayla being his OneTrueLove is her UniqueProtagonistAsset of having sufficient, err, ''capacity'' to receive him fully.

* ''Literature/RenZhaFanPaiZiJiuXiTong'': whereas in the original version of ''[[ShowWithinAShow Proud Immortal Demon Way]]'' played BiggerIsBetterInBed straight, Shen Yuan mocked the author for his "elementary school-level" understanding of sex. When Shen Yuan as Shen Qingqiu has sex with Luo Binghe, the latter's large size and inexperience make the experience very painful and unpleasant. This is part of the greater SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome that a man with a large penis and no sexual experience might not be automatically good at sex.

* ''Myth/ClassicalMythology'': ValuesDissonance time: in classical Greece, AllWomenAreLusty and it's up to the ''men'' to control both parties. Having an oversized penis was often characterized as signalling a lack of said control and being a slave to lust. The god known for large penis size, Priapus, was a comical figure and ironically impotent, and the well-endowed satyrs are depicted as primitive beings often distracted by their own sex drive. While centaurs had typical sizes for their horse bodies, the large members of their horse bodies were seen as another indicator of their rowdy, lustful nature.

# Medically making your penis bigger may seem like a dream come true but the problems outweigh the benefits, as the surgeries will only make it ''look'' bigger and not actually make it bigger. The surgeries and injections will only make the penis look bigger at the cost of looking unhealthy and undesirable. Briefly summarised, these surgeries and can involve cutting the ligament to the pubic bone (which will prevent erections from pointing up), using skin tissue from a ''cadaver'', and injections that will leave the penis looking bumpy and lumpy. Other methods have resulted in serious injuries and risks to personal health.

* Subverted in the book ''Literature/TheGodfather'' by Sonny Corleone, who finds a DistaffCounterpart in Lucy Mancini, a woman whose vagina is also overly large. When Sonny's wife finds out he's cheating on her, she's actually relieved that she doesn't have to have as much sex with him anymore. This plot is AdaptedOut of the movie except for a brief ContinuityNod that shows Sonny's wife visually describing to some friends the size of 'equipment.

* ''Literature/EarthsChildren'', the Ice Age travelogue ''cum'' RomanceNovel, uses this to characterize the male LoveInterest. Jondalar's [[BiggerIsBetterInBed Biggus Dickus]] is such a plot point that a FanNickname for him is "Dongalar," but he learned early that his size could prove uncomfortable to the receiver, and has spent his life having to hold back. Part of the justification Ayla being his OneTrueLove is her UniqueProtagonistAsset of being the first person with sufficient, err, ''capacity'' to accept him fully.

* ''Myth/ClassicalMythology'': Having an oversized penis was often characterized as a sign of absurdity, and being a slave to lust. The god known for large penis size, Priapus, was a comical figure and ironically impotent, and the well-endowed satyrs are depicted as primitive beings often distracted by their own sex drive. While centaurs had typical sizes for their horse bodies, the large members of their horse bodies were seen as another indicator of their rowdy, lustful nature.

# Size and skill are not the same thing, just because the erection is big doesn't mean you know what you're doing. Partners can be left disappointed by the realistic performance, and privacy will be sacrificed. Men will gawk at you and women will either be overexcited or unsettled by the mere sight of it.

# Hiding [[RagingStiffie unwanted erections]] and bulges will be difficult as it will be embarrassing if the public sees an erection that you can't hide. In other cases, a bulge can be so big that it's difficult to [[OrAreYouJustHappyToSeeMe hide under your clothes]] and people may [[AccidentalPervert make some wrong assumptions about you]].

* ''Literature/RenZhaFanPaiZiJiuXiTong'': whereas in the original version of ''[[ShowWithinAShow Proud Immortal Demon Way]]'' played BiggerIsBetterInBed straight, Shen Yuan mocked the author for his "elementary school-level" understanding of sex. When Shen Yuan as Shen Qingqiu has sex with Luo Binghe, the latter's large size and inexperience make the experience very painful and unpleasant. This is part of the greater RealityEnsues that a man with a large penis and no sexual experience might not be automatically good at sex.

* Subverted in the book ''Literature/TheGodfather'' by Sonny Corleone, who finds a DistaffCounterpart in Lucy Mancini, a woman whose vagina is also overly large. When Sonny's wife finds out he's cheating on her, she's actually relieved that she doesn't have to have as much sex with him anymore. This plot is AdaptedOut of the movie except for a brief ContinuityNod that shows Sonny's wife visually describing to some friends the size of ' equipment.

# Size and skill are not the same thing, just because the erection is big doesn't mean you know what you're doing. Partners can be left disappointed by the realistic performance, and privacy will be sacriced. Men will gawk at you and women will either be overexcited or unsettled by the mere sight of it.