Many studies show that most women don’t care much about the length or girth of men’s penises, either flaccid or erect. But men don’t believe it.

Sex educators talk themselves hoarse about this, but many men still crave huge ones, and many opt for enlargement pills (all frauds) or for costly surgery that might leave them deformed.

A recent study explored women’s preferences for dildos, penis-mimicking sex toys. The new research offers more evidence that most women don’t care much about penis size.

English researchers used data from Lovehoney, England’s largest sex toy marketer, to analyze sales of 265 different models of dildos that drew 17,590 customer reviews. The researchers compiled popularity ratings for each model.

The dildos varied widely. Some were made from hard plastic, others from materials that feel like skin. Some vibrated. Some looked realistic, and others were more abstract and arty.

The dildos also came in many sizes. Some were short, others long or very long. Some had a small girth. Others were thicker. And some boasted huge girth.

In pornography, women actors often play with huge dildos that are unrealistically long and girthy. But Lovehoney buyers did not gravitate toward them. “We found that toy length did not predict popularity…and that toys of large girth were less popular than products of normal circumference.” Some women bought extremely long dildos with major girth, but the researchers called these items “niche products” that appealed to only a small........

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