I was born in Australia at a time when all males were ‘done’, my mother once told me I was the only one not in the ward of 20 or so. I grew up knowing the difference and I would be lying to say that it did not make some sort of difference to me. Certainly I think it put me off getting involved sexually for a little longer than some of my friends. By 17 though I was involved with my first serious GF and she actually preferred a foreskin, having seen both. It certainly never stopped her from giving head, that’s for sure! At 21 I moved to the US and had several more GFs, a (white) South African, a French girl and an American. While I thought that the ’skin’ would be an issue, it never was, no matter where they were from. Actually not one cared or did/did not do something sexually because of it, though it might have taken that bit longer for it to happen.. there was always a little hesitation at first and ALL asked if I had washed first (even my first GF) even though they all knew I always showered and stayed very clean! That all said, I found sex to be less that great, no matter who I was with. I had a longish, thick foreskin that did not stay retraced like so many seem to think they do so sex, with or without, a condom was like masturbating myself! I was also finding no matter how much I washed, it always had an odour soon after especially in the warm climate of southern California. But perhaps the most interesting thing that made me decide to have it ‘done’ at some point was one night with the French girl. During intercourse, she reached down and held my foreskin back. Immediately I noticed the difference, someone turned on the light and I saw what all the fuss was about! The kicker though was right after she did it she said that ‘that feels so much better’…. After several more years, I came back to Australia and decided to have it done. It’s now been over ten years since the operation and I have to say sex has never been better and the odour has vanished. Do girls care? No, but in that vein I found the willingness to do certain things much greater or lacking hesitation. I can honestly say that I have not lost a single bit of sensation in anyway. I had a son last year and we had him done. Certainly after seeing just how little fuss it caused him (no crying and slept like a log afterwards) and how fast he recovered, I wish I had it done at birth - recovery as an adult takes a lot longer and the healed result is never as good as having it done as an infant. I make it sound like it’s all about the sex though, which it’s not. Sure, the improvement feeling wise that came with having it done is great but to me there is something that I just prefer. I lived for 25 years with a foreskin and 12 without and I much prefer the without. It is cleaner from a day to day point as well as a sexual health one and to me more aesthetically pleasing. I like the idea that I don’t always have to maintain it. Not a lazy thing, there are just instances in life where washing or ‘normal’ hygene is not possible and not not having ‘things’ grow under the skin is nice. My partner has no strong views either way and has experienced her fair share. At a pinch though she told me she thinks a circumcised penis is better for oral and the like but it’s a minor thing. To her they both feel the same and it’s what they are attached to that makes the difference, same with most women from what I have experienced. I understand where all the near hysteria comes from on the anti side. Forcing an issue on people like they did in the US and here, with little rhyme or reason, was bound to cause the backlash it has. There is also nothing better to get a guy all worked up than to tell him that he’s been ripped off because the tip of his dick has been cut off… as most, if not all, guys don’t have some sort of self doubt about what’s between their legs. But it is hysteria and makes life difficult for new parents, the one's that make this decision most of the time for their sons. There is nothing wrong or abhorent with modern circumcisions. My son’s was a simple, controlled procedure that seemed to ave cause him little or no distress - no more than trying to get used to the world he was brought into. I think there needs to be a balance and people need to be allowed to make their own choices for their sons, as there is really nothing wrong with either choice. As for being ripped off, I find though the best article of all on that topic can be found here: http://www.slate.com/id/2136062/