A man has taken to Reddit to reveal that he gave his wife permission to sleep with other men and immediately regretted it.
The man explained on the social media website that he was going through marital difficulties, and in an attempt to fix the situation, he told his wife he "didn't mind if she cheated on him".
He told the Reddit thread that he wanted her "to be happy and have fun", admitting that at this point in his life, he was struggling with his work.
However, as part of the suggestion, he told his wife that there were some conditions including no babies, STIs, and they could become monogamous again at any point. She was confused by the suggestion and asked him to repeat himself.
"I further f**ked up by saying she didn't have to tell me what she did," he wrote.
The man's wife then explained that a colleague at work had expressed a romantic interest in her, so he gave her permission to explore this potential connection. He said that within months, his wife had sex with her colleague.
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The man wrote "I was upset but unwilling to admit that to her and I told her not to worry," and then began to make a bigger effort at home in order to impress his wife himself.
"I would try to be home and ready with food whenever she got back from work," he added.
He then explained that his wife had told him she was going to meet a friend out of state as they navigated her marital difficulties, writing: "I knew her friend was a nice person and it would be good for her to have a girls' weekend away from all this mess."
However, the man eventually discovered that she was going on a trip with her colleague, and he "begged her not to go, offered to pay any cancellation penalties, but she said she made a promise and was going to keep it."
When she came back, he asked her to break it off and she said "she would try."
He added: "Some days, she comes home a little late, and isn't hungry enough to eat the dinner I made for her, and I know she was with him."
The man then said that despite various attempts to win his wife back, he hadn't.
"I feel like such a failure," he concluded.
The story resulted in some tough love from the Reddit community.
One reader wrote: "I've read a lot of these and this one really just starts up wayyyyy deep into long term f**k ups, and then just skyrockets down from there.
Honestly, if I was this dude I'd cut my losses and move on. It's 100% on him but now he's just dragging the carcas of the relationship forward thinking a doctor is going to bring it back to life. [sic]"
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A second wrote: "This was a master class in playing yourself."
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A third questioned where the man's friends were.
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Meanwhile, a fourth advised: "You would benefit from individual counseling, searching yourself to find out why you sabotaged this relationship. You may not be able to save your marriage, but you can save yourself.
"You will never have a healthy relationship with anyone until you've healed your own wounds that are inhibiting you from getting close to your own wife."
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Hopefully, this man has a better future ahead of him.
A bride has questioned whether she has the right to be angry after she discovered that her husband had a micropenis as he kept it hidden from her until after they were married.
Getting married is a big step in anyone's life, and although the ceremonies have become less traditional over the years, some still adhere to what was once deemed the correct way to do things.
It seems like one Redditor was convinced by her husband to not have sexual relations until they were married, and his motives soon became clear.
Taking to the popular Am I The A**hole (AITA) subreddit, a bride has revealed that she married her fiance after a year together, but he didn't wave to have sex until after marriage because he claimed to be "old fashioned like that".
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She added: "We got close to fooling around a couple times but it never went far. I tried, but he always stopped after it went too far."
It was during their honeymoon when all was revealed, and it turned out that her husband had a micropenis and didn't share that information beforehand.
She asked: "Am I the a**hole for reading into this and being upset that I waited until my wedding night to find out that he probably isn't as 'old-fashioned' as he says he is?"
The Redditor went on: "I kind of feel lied to. Like a halftruth...or something was intentionally withheld from me. This was unexpected, to say the least."
Things took an even more sinister turn when her husband stumbled across the Reddit post, and threatened legal action as he believed people would eventually find out his name.
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"I confronted him last week about intentionally keeping this from me and he said he was sure I would leave him if I knew about the size prior to the wedding," the post went on.
"He wanted to talk before the wedding but feared it being called off because of his micropenis and said if both families found out/gossiped about it he would be crushed."
The Redditor concluded by referring to her husband as a "sweet, sweet man" and that she wasn't going to walk away from him due to this.
People naturally wanted to offer their thoughts in the comments, as one person penned: "I’d be upset about the maneuvering this guy did, not his actual equipment size."
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A second person said: "I would honestly leave him based on the outright lie. He's not old fashioned he manipulated you until you couldn't leave. And then gaslight and turns it on you when you reach out about it and he found out."
A third added: "He did deceive her, though. She was more than willing to test drive, yet he denied her the possibility because he knew she'd discover his little secret."
It's certainly a tough situation, and while nobody should be shamed for their body, honesty is usually the best policy.
There are countless ways you might find out that your significant other is cheating on you.
Perhaps they don't seem as interested in intimacy with you so you suspect they are getting it elsewhere. Maybe you've seen cold, hard evidence - an x-rated message from their lover perhaps?
And maybe, just maybe, they might be the ones to blurt it out to you without any necessary action on your part.
But unless your life tends to play out like a Hollywood rom-com, it's probably quite unlike that you'll actually catch them in the act.
On the other hand, stranger things have happened.
In fact, one man named Ira van den Heuvel has recalled how he found out that his wife was cheating on him in that very way.
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Needless to say, he was furious to find his wife having sex with another man - in his own home, no less. But in his anger, he did something that he still regrets to this day...
It all started with a break in his work schedule, which allowed to him stop by his house. He said that he wanted to "kiss my wife and son while they were sleeping and tell them I love them."
"I was smitten with my family and hated working at night. Especially the part about being away from them," he said. "Pulled up in front of my house and immediately noticed that there was a big, black Dodge truck parked in my driveway.
"This truck was not recognizable as belonging to anyone I knew so I double-timed it to the front door out of concern for a possible intruder."
But it wasn't the kind of intruder that he was thinking of.
He continues: "Once at the front door, I could clearly hear sounds from the master bedroom window next to the door."
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"Sounds I recognized as my wife whilst engaged in coitus. But with some other dude grunting and moaning along. Hmm. What to do, what to do?
"Noticing that the front door was ajar, I sprang into action. Gently as was prudent, I kicked the door the rest of the way open and said loudly, 'HONEY, I'M HOME!' In a really sarcastic tone.
"The ensuing chaos was mildly hilarious... a blur of naked male a** cheeks streaked from my bedroom to the bathroom, then closed and locked the door.
"I looked in the bedroom at my wife. She was sitting up in the bed covered neck down with a sheet, sobbing and saying she was sorry over and over.
"I said as calmly as I could, 'I'm going to see your guest out, then I have to get back to work. For now, be a mother to our son. We'll talk in a few hours.'
"Then, I picked up a pair of pants from the floor that was obviously not mine and closed the door, my wife now becoming slightly hysterical."
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And then Ira did something that he still regrets today.
"I knocked on the bathroom door and said as gently as I could, 'Say man, I have your pants out here. Open up a bit and I'll pass them through. Then get the f**k out of my house."
"He opened up a wee bit and took his pants from me. Then, about a minute later, he opened the door.
"POW! I sucker punched the fellow in the mouth the second his face came into view, drawing blood immediately.
"A look of shock appeared on the guys face as if to say, 'What? I didn't do nuthin'!' I retorted, 'Leave. Now. Call the police if you must, but do it somewhere else.'
"He never did. Turns out, he was a co-worker at my wife’s place of employment and was also married so he didn't want his wife to find out."
Ira said he regretted resorting to violence as it is "against [his] nature" to "use violence in an offensive manner."
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"At the time, I rationalized it as being self-defense, an intruder in my home."
"But that’s bulls**t. He didn't take anything my wife did not give up willingly; I was simply responding to the turmoil of emotions and that awful pain of heartbreak clawing my chest apart.
"Still not okay. I wish none of that evening had happened, but most of all wish I hadn't hit the guy."
Ira then proceeded to pack up his things and left his wife.
He continues: "How my son was involved and affected is not relevant here, but suffice to say, he got hurt the worst of anyone involved. I regret that as well. "
Now, though, he has a "lovely lady friend with whom I am more than happy. A decent job, a home, a family. Not proud, not ashamed. And that's good enough for me."
A heartbroken husband was left distraught after his wife revealed that her dying wish is to sleep with her ex one last time.
A man explained in a now-deleted Reddit post on the subforum "Am I The A**hole" - that has since been re-posted by another user - that his wife was diagnosed with a terminal disease and had about nine months left to live.
Of course, he wanted to support her through her devastating final months and "grant whatever wish," but when she disclosed that she's been longing to sleep with an ex-partner one last time, he wasn't sure if he could help her.
As he had "no one" to tell, the husband decided to turn to the social media forum for advice from fellow users.
The man's dying wife revealed that her last wish is to sleep with her ex one last time. Credit: Paul Strowger / Getty
The unnamed man began his story by sharing his response to his wife's diagnosis, and stating that he is destroyed as they have been together for a decade. "I don’t remember life without her and I don’t know what I’m going to do when she's gone," he emotionally said.
However, he said he could not understand one of her wishes: "Recently she sat me down and told me that one of the last things she wanted to do was have sex with a previous partner of hers. I of course was shocked and when I asked why the f*** she wants that."
"So basically she thinks that her most physically compatible satisfying lover was him. She gave a whole monologue about how sex sometimes is just physical and how emotionally fulfilling sex is with me but it was b*****t to get to that point," he continued. "So now I'm left with this, deny my dying wife a wish for my own ego, or let her go f*** another man who she feels was better."
The man voiced his anger at her statement, saying that he is "pissed off" and "betrayed" by the fact that she even asked him. He said that he feels like he's been "put in a position where I have to say yes" because she is terminally ill, and doesn't have time left before she tragically passes away.
The devastated man concluded by expressing he feels "hurt" and knows how he wants to reply, but at the same time, he does not know if he's in the right. "I just hate everything about this," he added.
Upon reading his post, many commenters disagreed over the wife's wish. One person wrote: "I would say NTA, just because someone is terminally ill does not mean that they can dump this onto their partner even though they internally know that is is wrong."
"When they committed to their partner, I would assume that they never intended to have any more sexual encounters with their ex for the rest of their life. This does not change because the end of their life is sooner than they anticipated. Idk it sucks but I would hate for that to be something I would have to remember my partner asked for before they die. It would never leave my mind even after death," they added.
Another said: "NTA. She is tho. Let her go do what she wants and when she gets back you make sure you're gone. Get all your legal affairs in order first tho. Let her perish with her ex since he's so great. I hate foolishness."
A third remarked: "Well if she wants to do it, he should leave her and get a divorce of separate from her. Let her have sex with her ex and when she comes back because she needs help in her last few months - tell her to go ask her ex to help her."
"You don’t deserve this dude, I would be crushed If my partner asked me this. But yeah it’s a terrible memory to be left with but I would probably not even be able to stay with that person if they had told me that was what they wanted to do," they concluded.
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What would you guys do if you were in this unfathomable situation?
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It's often said that you should marry your best friend, and there's a lot of truth to that advice. When you take romantic and physical intimacy out of the equation, the basis for any lasting relationship is friendship. If you and your significant other can make each other laugh, you're onto a winner.
Whether it's doing something silly with the contents of your refrigerator, or pranking your husband with a present that isn't quite what it appears to be, a playful, fun relationship is the ideal most of us aspire to and for good reason. So, without further ado, here are 30 legendary wives all men secretly wish they were married to.
[post_page_title]Ah, The Tampon Box[/post_page_title]
This hilarious Reddit post was captioned: "My wife found a way to hide her candy."
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Sometimes, when you and your partner both have a sweet tooth, action must be taken to keep the goods safe. And if your partner is a dude, chances are the last place he'll ever look is your tampon box. Genius. Although, admittedly, this husband still found the chocolate!
[post_page_title]Million Accomplished[/post_page_title]
This picture was captioned: "My husband bet me I couldn't shave his foot without him waking up. This is what he woke up to this morning."
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Not only did this wife manage to shave her husband's foot, but she also managed to file and paint his nails. Clearly, this woman is a ninja, and her husband is a heavy sleeper!
[post_page_title]True Artistry[/post_page_title]
This husband wrote: "My wife called me to the bathroom to see the work she did on my shampoo bottle."
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Who said toilet humor was just for kids? I'd have a giggle if I saw this in the shower.
[post_page_title]This Man Made A Terrible, Terrible Mistake...[/post_page_title]
It's a longheld misconception that wives should be good at making sandwiches, and any husband who expects this, well, he should expect the consequences. This picture was captioned: "Called my wife a sandwich maker."
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Yeah, he really should have seen this one coming!
[post_page_title]Gloriously Making A Point[/post_page_title]
We live in a world where we are surrounded by advertisements, and many of them are far from environmentally friendly. So this hilarious wife did this. Her husband captioned her creation: "My wife wanted to let the pizza place know that they're overdoing it with the advertising."
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The great thing about this is that it doubles as a Christmas wreath.
[post_page_title]Uncanny[/post_page_title]
"We were looking through old pictures of me when my wife started laughing and got the dog's flea pills from the cupboard," this picture was captioned.
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Well, we know what this guy's Patronus is. Talk about an uncanny resemblance!
[post_page_title]Honk For Adrian![/post_page_title]
While pranks are fun throughout the year, the one day we should all expect them is on April 1. But pranks being pranks, it's impossible to say what form they will come in. This picture was captioned: "My sister's April fools' prank on her husband."
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Poor Adrian must have been so confused.
[post_page_title]Susprise![/post_page_title]
This picture was captioned: "Was wondering why my wife was giggling when she asked me to change the air filters."
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The best people in life can make fun out of even the most mundane tasks. Hang onto this woman, she's a keeper. I bet when her time for dentures comes even more laughs will ensue.
[post_page_title]That's One Way To Make A Point[/post_page_title]
Snoring is a problem for a lot of couples, and tolerance is often at an all-time low for pregnant women. This picture was captioned: "My pregnant wife sent this to me at 2:12 am this morning. I'm going to guess that my snoring was quite bad last night."
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I never thought I'd see an illustration of babies being shot out of a womb, but here we are.
[post_page_title]Gotham[/post_page_title]
"Once my wife said this, I can't un-see it," this husband wrote.
This is one of those rare images that really does speak for itself.
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Creativity at its finest. You'll never be able to watch Batman the same way again.
[post_page_title]A Nutty Cactus[/post_page_title]
When I was 16, I took a picture of a particularly phallic-looking rock in China, and I still giggle about it to this day so I relate to this wife. Her husband captured this picture: "My wife took this picture and has been sending it out and laughing about it for 3 hours."
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One thing's for sure, that would be a very painful ride on some prickly balls.
I'll see myself out.
[post_page_title]Do You Ever Feel Like You're Being Watched? Well...[/post_page_title]
"I hope my husband feels special when he wakes up," this wife wrote. "All eyes will be on him."
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Pranks are often at their funniest when a person truly commits. Case in point...
[post_page_title]Terrifying[/post_page_title]
Have you seent that Tim Burton movie the Corpse Bride? Yeah. That.
This husband wrote: "My wife got a new Halloween decoration. I nearly sh*t [myself] when I walked in the bathroom."
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Most of us have jumped at a well-placed Halloween decoration before, even if we won't admit it. Those outstretched arms give this decoration an even creepier vibe. Let's just hope this wife didn't look quite so creepy on their wedding day!
[post_page_title]Incredibe[/post_page_title]
This husband explained: "Asked my wife to get more magnets for the fridge with no restrictions on what kind."
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Something tells me that the type of burning bush this magnet refers to wasn't the one Jesus encountered, but regardless, you have to laugh. "MYY WEEDD!"
[post_page_title]Know What You're Good At[/post_page_title]
In all areas of life, it's important to play to your strengths. This hilarious mug was captioned: "My wife (a geologist) purchased this for me for my birthday."
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Well, they do say Jack of all trades, master of none!
[post_page_title]The Chart Has The Answers[/post_page_title]
Rabbie's flow chart was captioned: "My wife made me a passive-aggressive flow chart to use every time I get hungry."
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Husbands are notorious for leaving their wives to do the washing up, and as we learned from the sandwich wife, when a husband conforms to outdated gender norms, he really is playing with fire.
[post_page_title]True Love[/post_page_title]
It's no secret that once the honeymoon period has passed in a relationship, consistent effort is required to make it work - even if that means being brutally honest. This picture was captioned: "My friend made this for her husband."
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Well, they do say that honesty is the best policy.
[post_page_title]How Romantic[/post_page_title]
"Just got this lovely anniversary note from my lovely girlfriend," wrote this husband.
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I'm not sure if this is savage, romantic, or somewhere in between.
[post_page_title]A Parting Gift[/post_page_title]
Sometimes, work and/or life can separate couples for long periods of time, which why it's important to leave mementos of your presence for your better half. Case in point...
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This picture was captioned: "So my wife is going away for a few months. This is how she left our bed this morning."
[post_page_title]When You See An Opportunity For Humor, You Take It[/post_page_title]
This husband wrote: "As soon as she saw it, my wife took them out of her bag and left them there."
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I really hope the owner of this car didn't drive off without seeing this brilliance.
[post_page_title]BOOBS![/post_page_title]
If you're really forgetful, sometimes extreme action needs to be taken to get you to remember things. Luckily, this wife had the perfect solution for her husband, who wrote: "My wife has been trying anything to remind me to bring my lunch to work."
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Personally, I've have used something bigger than a Post-It note so that the boobs were really in his face.
[post_page_title]The Banana Attorney[/post_page_title]
This genius costume was captioned: "My wife, an attorney, wore her Halloween costume to work today."
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That's certainly one way to grab the attention of a room.
[post_page_title]Farts[/post_page_title]
This husband wrote: "My wife bought me monogram pajamas for Christmas."
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I'm not sure what the message here is. Does he have a flatulence problem, or is his wife telling him he's an old fart? Regardless, it's funny.
[post_page_title]Slay Queen![/post_page_title]
"This is what happens when my husband, who is married to a makeup artist, has the nerve to fall asleep early when I'm in town," this wife wrote.
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Those eyelashes are on fleek and that eyeshadow is to die for. I wonder how many times this husband has had a makeover in his sleep!
[post_page_title]Dear Unsuspecting Victim[/post_page_title]
"My wife saw a cockroach at work, but didn't have the means to 'dispose' of it," this husband wrote.
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It would have probably taken her less time to pluck up the courage to remove the cockroach than write this note.
[post_page_title]Mom Jokes Are The Best[/post_page_title]
This questionable looking water fountain was captioned: "My wife said 'found your mom's butt plug'".
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It doesn't matter how old you get, your mom jokes will always be a classic. The more sexual, the better IMO.
[post_page_title]Memes Galore[/post_page_title]
This husband wrote: "My wife's yard sale signs for tomorrow."
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You know you've found a keeper when they know their memes.
[post_page_title]A Gift That Wasn't Quite What It Appeared To Be[/post_page_title]
Valentine's Day is the perfect opportunity to show your significant other how much they mean to you, and as is the case with all gifts, the personal touch really is everything. "My husband's going to love his Valentine's Day surprise," this wife wrote.
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Banging is an important part of most marriages, proving that the mood takes both parties.
[post_page_title]50 Shades Of Grey[/post_page_title]
Ah, 50 Shades of Grey, it's the book that allegedly spiced up a lot of middle-aged people's sex lives. This husband wrote: "My wife called to say she picked up 50 Shades of Grey. This was not what I was expecting when I got home."
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But while banging is all well and good, so too is remembering that sometimes 50 Shades of Grey doesn't mean what you think it does.
In this case, it seems as if the two halves of this marriage had differing ideas about what they’d like to get up to in the bedroom, but not until after the fact.
Writing into an agony aunt column, the 38-year-old dad of one wrote about how he and his wife had enjoyed a healthy and happy sex life to that point, but ended up getting in over their heads.
After a compliment at a birthday party, at which someone commented on his ‘gorgeous wife’, she started to get the idea that she’d like to try something a bit new.
Then, two days later a text arrived, asking her if she’d be interested to ‘have a cuckold arrangement’ where the other man had sex with her and the husband watched.
He takes up the story: “I was furious at first and wanted to punch the guy’s lights out, but my wife persuaded me that it ‘could be fun’.
“My mate had a similar experience with his girlfriend and told me he’d enjoyed it, so I nervously agreed.”
After a few drinks at the pub, they returned back to the house and things got uncomfortable straight away.
“Watching my wife with him was something else,” he continued.
“She looked so turned on but the difference was, he was bigger than me in every way.
“I felt so humiliated.”
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He now feels that things have changed in his relationship
Since the incident, he said that he hasn’t been able to have sex, and that his wife - while maintaining that she loves him - hasn’t stopped hinting at another round with the other guy.
“I feel so inadequate,” he complained.
In response, the agony aunt - The Sun’s ‘Dear Deirdre’ - said: “Cuckold situations can be a bad idea. They provoke emotions you wouldn’t ever imagine would surface.
“You’ve demonstrated perfectly that living out a fantasy can sometimes be disastrous.
“Tell your wife that this was a one-off.
“Suggest that you change your techniques for new thrills without involving a third party.
“My guess is that you worry you are below average size, probably because you look down on your penis which gives it a foreshortening effect.
“A larger penis can be arousing for a woman visually but intercourse can be painful.”
There’s a cautionary tale in this for everyone, however.
It’s important to make it clear what you are and aren’t into in the bedroom, because otherwise you could sleepwalk into something you later regret.