Ask any woman and she probably has a story about an experience with a less-than-pristine dick. Women from all walks of life have had close encounters of the unclean kind, run-ins with rank rods and brushes with befouled boners.
Smegma is a natural accumulation of skin cells, moisture, and oils that occurs across all kinds of genital configurations. And yes, it has a role in lubricating the penis. But letting it build up over time can cause irritation and other problems. And if you’re looking to get your dick anywhere near someone else’s mouth, it’s only polite to make sure it isn’t encrusted with a foul-smelling cheeselike substance, however natural it may be.
Women are constantly made to worry about our vaginas smelling gross to the point that there’s an entire freshness industry selling us cleansing products that are not only unnecessary but actually bad for them. So taking a shower shouldn’t be a big deal.
That said, in a country where sex education typically ranges from inadequate to actively harmful, it’s not surprising that many men’s first indication that their hygiene might be a little lacking should come from their sexual partners.
Some guys, however, don’t respond as well to the revelation that their hygiene regimen could use improvement. One lady I know had to tell the second guy she ever hooked up with that he needed to wash his dick after he tried to initiate oral sex. He immediately became flustered, probably never having heard this before. “When he later retracted his foreskin, there was “a piece of dried up toilet paper on the tip of his dick,” she says.
