Micropenis is the term for when a penis is 2.5 deviations from the average penis size. According to Dr. Joseph Alukal, assistant professor of urology and director of male reproductive health at New York Univeristy's Langone Medical Center, this means 3 centimeters (1.2 inches) when "stretched" while flaccid.

"A micropenis can be due to other related urologic or hormonal abnormalities, some of which patients are born with," Alukal said. "Other patients are just born with it (for no particular reason). Men with micropenises should still have normal functionality in terms of getting an erection or urinating."

The 14 women here are not medical experts able to diagnose abnormal penile conditions, so take their stories as personal experiences, not medical descriptions of micropenis (there are other conditions like "inconspicuous penis" or "buried penis" that can be confused for micropenis. Also, just, like, pretty small ones). While the actual condition is somewhat rare (about 1 out of 200 men, said Dr. Alukal), a fair amount of women had been with a guy they believed had micropenis when I asked around to friends, colleagues, and strangers on Twitter.

The theme that comes up over and over in these stories is that the only thing that matters at the end of the day is whether or not the guy is jerk — if he was a nice guy and attentive and generous in bed, the size didn't matter.