Asking for a friend: My new partner is blessed in the size department – could my vagina be permanently damaged?

'You’re there to have fun, not to be injured, so lube can help avoid that happening.' Photo posed

Caroline West

Q: I recently started seeing someone who has, shall we say, been blessed in the size department. I have to say it’s not something I am used to. I am enjoying our intimacy and things are going really well otherwise. But his size has become an issue as sometimes I’m uncomfortable.

If we haven’t seen each other for a while, it feels sore, and I’m getting worried. It can be painful, and I might get a few tears even though he’s not being rough.