Dear Cat,
When I’m on a date with a man can I tell how big his penis is by checking out his shoe size? I’ve heard that men with large shoes are very well endowed and I’m quite often sussing out their foot size. Is this true?
If it’s not true is there a way I can tell whether he’s got a big one by anything else like his body type?
Kelly
Hi Kelly,
Sorry to disapoint but the answer is no.
You can’t tell a man’s penis size by looking at his feet or shoe size and a research project was set up to work that out.
In a study from 2002, Doctors measured over a hundred men’s shafts and then measured their shoe size. They stretched out the participants flaccid penis to try to get an accurate measurment of the size the penis would be erect. Now that sounds rather flawed to me and I’m going to do some research into this point and get back to you on it. Anyway, the researchers found a vast range of penis size from 6 to 16 cm and shoe size from 5.5 to 13 which is interesting because there’s also a vast range in the length of women’s inner labia.
However they found no connection between the size of shoe size and penis size.
The reason the doctors measured the men’s penis themselves was to try to maintain some neutral and objective measurements. It would have been an interesting job to take on!
When men measure their penis on their own, they consistently overestimate and add an sneaky inch or so to the length and girth. This is why there’s not much reliable data out there on the average penis size around the world.
To answer your second question there are possibly some other ways to get an idea of penis size but the research only really points to overall trends. So please keep in mind this doesn’t mean it’s a magical indicator of every single man you meet.
So there is a correlation between bigger penis size and taller height and lower body weight. The research shows that taller and skinnier men have larger penises. Remember these are general averages overall and of course shorter and heavier men can be well endowed.
The second way you might be able to tell if you still have your large penis detective hat on is by looking at their hands.
Penis length is also correlated with finger length ratio. I don’t advise necessarily doing this on a first date but I’ll fill you in on the research results anyway!
The longer the penis tends to be the shorter a man’s index finger is in relation to his ring finger.
So you can stop staring at their shoes on a date now!