what does you significant other think?

king100

So what does your significant other think regarding the whole "circumcision issue"?

I imagine most on here aren't. How did that conversation first go? Has it be an ongoing conversation? etc

I'm interested in hearing other people's stories about this.

veigus

My wife feels that she wouldn't want any part of her body surgically removed so why would you do it to a newborn. She's pregnant now with our first and obviously circumcision is off the table if we have a boy.

phillytugger

My wife said she expected me to be circumcised because I looked Jewish but she was happy I wasn't although she doesn't really care.

intact

king100 wrote
So what does your significant other think regarding the whole "circumcision issue"?

I imagine most on here aren't. How did that conversation first go? Has it be an ongoing conversation?

My ex- had no idea. She'd heard about circumcision in health class, where the circumcised penis was described as "cleaner."

I didn't draw any attention to my foreskin the first few times we had sex. Didn't feel the need, and mine rolls back automatically when erect, so she never really noticed it.

One morning we showered together. I said we were going to have an "anatomy lesson." I showed her my foreskin and how it rolls/unrolls. She played with it, then said her ex-husband's penis didn't have that skin. I demonstrated where they cut him, which horrified her.

Later, she said she'd noticed sex with me was more comfortable. With her ex-, she mainly waited for it to be over.

Not long after that, our friends all started having babies, and we took the issue to them. Zero success. In fact, she lost a friend over it. But she supported my working for anti-circumcision groups and going to baby fairs to help spread the word.

Naturally, we left our sons intact.

I'd say the peak moment was one evening when she was giving me a leisurely blowjob on the sofa. She looked up at me, pumped my foreskin up and down a couple of times, and said, "I'm so glad you're intact."

Yeah.

jenks2026

My wife didnt really care either way..

arronsanders

My gf had never had an uncut guy before me and she was very experienced. She says she loves the way my foreskin feels inside her. She says she'd be pissed if I got rid of it. So would I.

Intact_CI8

king100 wrote
So what does your significant other think regarding the whole "circumcision issue"?

I imagine most on here aren't. How did that conversation first go? Has it be an ongoing conversation? etc

I'm interested in hearing other people's stories about this.

Her stance on circumcision itself: hates the concept of it being done to babies. thinks it should be outright banned until the male is of consenting age. No objection to circumcision once the male is of consenting age.

Her stance on me being intact: she's never been with any men who were circumcised. she's only ever had intact. so she's pretty satisfied with my penis.

First conversation was a bit nerve racking from my perspective. I was pleasantly surprised with her support and bias towards intact.

It's an on-going conversation when it comes up in social media, TV, discussion amongst friends.

Hope this answers your question :-)

srs5020

Wife has had both but 100% prefers cut. Thinks it's weird to even discuss--basically a non issue for her.

miketorrez

srs5020 wrote
Wife has had both but 100% prefers cut. Thinks it's weird to even discuss--basically a non issue for her.

So she doesn't prefer your dick?

My SO doesn't give a shit either way. She likes dick and who it's attached to.

srs5020

miketorrez wrote
srs5020 wrote
Wife has had both but 100% prefers cut. Thinks it's weird to even discuss--basically a non issue for her.

So she doesn't prefer your dick?

My SO doesn't give a shit either way. She likes dick and who it's attached to.

She does. I am circumcised. Haha probably should have said that!

Professor-Plum

srs5020 wrote
Wife has had both but 100% prefers cut. Thinks it's weird to even discuss--basically a non issue for her.

I'm having trouble parsing this. She 100% prefers cut but it's a non-issue? So does she care or not?

snoman

It's a complete non issue for my wife. She's German - they're a pretty pragmatic lot. If pushed she'll admit to liking the look of a cut cock a little more but in her own words "Why would I want to look at it when it's inside me?"

phillytugger

"Wife has had both but 100% prefers cut. Thinks it's weird to even discuss--basically a non issue for her."

"She does. I am circumcised. Haha probably should have said that!"

So did you get cut later in life?

Your wife's answer is actually pretty common. A lot of AMerican women have only ever had cut. If you ask them their preference they say something like '100% prefer cut, circumcised for sure, def circ' but then when push comes to shove they don't really care. I know it's not logical but I think of it as someone who's always used Windows saying 'I love Windows' but then if they get a computer at work that's a Mac or Linux they're like 'Oh the interface is pretty much the same and the OS is actually a little faster - I guess I don't care.'

hoodedtip

My wife has had both, prefers cut (I'm uncircumcised), but says she wouldn't have a kid cut

srs5020

phillytugger wrote
"Wife has had both but 100% prefers cut. Thinks it's weird to even discuss--basically a non issue for her."

"She does. I am circumcised. Haha probably should have said that!"

So did you get cut later in life?

Your wife's answer is actually pretty common. A lot of AMerican women have only ever had cut. If you ask them their preference they say something like '100% prefer cut, circumcised for sure, def circ' but then when push comes to shove they don't really care. I know it's not logical but I think of it as someone who's always used Windows saying 'I love Windows' but then if they get a computer at work that's a Mac or Linux they're like 'Oh the interface is pretty much the same and the OS is actually a little faster - I guess I don't care.'

I am circumcised but my wife has been with uncut guys. I am saying that she almost gets annoyed by the topic as aside from one Guy she's only ever had cut.

srs5020 wrote
phillytugger wrote
"Wife has had both but 100% prefers cut. Thinks it's weird to even discuss--basically a non issue for her."

"She does. I am circumcised. Haha probably should have said that!"

So did you get cut later in life?

Your wife's answer is actually pretty common. A lot of AMerican women have only ever had cut. If you ask them their preference they say something like '100% prefer cut, circumcised for sure, def circ' but then when push comes to shove they don't really care. I know it's not logical but I think of it as someone who's always used Windows saying 'I love Windows' but then if they get a computer at work that's a Mac or Linux they're like 'Oh the interface is pretty much the same and the OS is actually a little faster - I guess I don't care.'

I am circumcised but my wife has been with an uncut guy. I am saying that she almost gets annoyed by the topic as aside from one Guy she's only ever had cut.

king100

circumcision is extremely common among my race and in the state I live.

I'm not circumcised. I was the first guy my partner saw that wasn't, though she has had very, very few partners she has babysitted a ton, and all were circumcised. Her siblings and their kids are all circumcised.

She doesn't mind that I'm not circumcised, but she would prefer we circumcise any sons of ours. But she has left the decision up to me.

My brother isn't circumcised either but plans to circumcise his son(s)

cflubbs

My fiancee was weird about it at first. Like when we first started hooking up. Eventually, she said she preferred it because it doesn't need lube for handjobs. That's something she has said repeatedly. She has said it feels better too. However, she also expressed a desire to circumcise any potential future sons as she didn't want to have to pull the skin back when bathing as it would feel like she was giving her son a handjob and she also didn't want her son to be made fun of. I told her that's not happening and those were terrible reasons to make that decision. I told her its non negotiable.

Squirrel

cflubbs wrote
My fiancee was weird about it at first. Like when we first started hooking up. Eventually, she said she preferred it because it doesn't need lube for handjobs. That's something she has said repeatedly. She has said it feels better too. However, she also expressed a desire to circumcise any potential future sons as she didn't want to have to pull the skin back when bathing as it would feel like she was giving her son a handjob and she also didn't want her son to be made fun of. I told her that's not happening and those were terrible reasons to make that decision. I told her its non negotiable.

Not having a go at your fiancee (ok, a tiny bit) but you've just described an example of where ignorance potentially leads parents to make an ill-informed decision regarding their child.

No-one should be pulling a child's foreskin back for any reason, let alone to "clean" it. The foreskin does not completely separate from the glans until several years after birth, and sometimes not until shortly before puberty. The first person to pull his foreskin back should be the boy himself as part of the usual sexual exploration process.

If she has a daughter, does she intend to open up her vagina to clean out all the "stuff" in there, too? I hope not.

As for being made fun of, with circumcision rates in the US continuing to fall, that will become less and less of an issue. Kids will always find some reason to make fun of other kids anyway.

phillytugger

I was about to post what Squirrel just wrote. So instead of repeating I'll add a little.

An intact dick on a newborn actually requires a lot LESS handling than a cut one. With an intact one you just wipe it clean without pushing the skin back - as Squirell just explained. But with a cut dick you've got to worry about wound care and the cut skin re-attaching to the head. See for example the poor asshole in this video [Login to see the link] and he's just got a fairly minor skin bridge. If you Google botched circs (something I don not necessarily recommend you'll find some serious Frankendicks. Not recommended for the squeamish.

Omegutted

Mine doesn't care one bit or the other, but she just wants it clean.