Opinions needed. Was she overreacting??
I have a question about a sexual encounter I recently had, and I’d appreciate some honest perspectives.
During sex, the woman I was with had previously mentioned that she generally finds around 15 cm (5.9 inches) to be about the maximum length she is comfortable with for penetrative sex. My penis is approximately 18 cm (7.1 inches) when fully erect, although during this particular encounter I was only partially erect and was probably around 15–16 cm (5.9–6.3 inches) in length.
This has made me wonder whether my full size of around 7 inches might simply be too large for her personally, even if I was not fully erect at the time.
During the encounter, we started in cowgirl position. Initially, she was moving herself, but after a while she stopped moving and I ended up doing most of the movement. After a relatively short time, she suggested changing to missionary. Later, we also switched to another position.
Looking back, I’m wondering whether the position changes and her stopping her movement in cowgirl could have been signs that penetration was becoming too deep or uncomfortable for her. Or are position changes generally too ambiguous to interpret that way?
My main question is: based on the fact that she said around 15 cm was close to her personal maximum, could a penis of around 7 inches potentially be too large for this particular woman?
And if a woman finds a partner’s size uncomfortable, would she normally be expected to communicate that directly, for example by saying “please go slower,” “that’s too deep,” or “that’s uncomfortable”? Or are there non-verbal signs that a partner should also recognize?
I’m not looking for reassurance. I’m genuinely trying to understand whether I may have misread the situation and whether a woman changing positions or reducing her own movement can sometimes be a way of managing discomfort caused by depth or size.
I’d be interested in honest perspectives, especially from women who have experienced discomfort because a partner was larger than they were personally comfortable with.