What to do when your guy's on the small side: even a less-than-ginormous package can feel instantly bigger with Cosmo's guide to workin' it. Here's our sizewise reality check.(Love & Lust)

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Pick up any steamy novel and you'll find the same time-honored scenario: He drops his pants, and she drops her jaw. He's long, hard, impressive ... heck, he's huge. And while many real-life women also admit to loving the sensation of a large, full the chances of running into one porn flicks--would make you think.

So what's a girl to do if she falls for a guy who's a little, or even a lot, smaller than she'd like? We're happy to report that smaller-than-average men can serve up plenty of pleasure in bed with a few subtle tricks and techniques on your end. It also helps to have a little perspective. So here are the goods on what's tree and what's not about size ... and even hotter goods on how to make the most of whatever he's packing.

What's "Normal" Down There ...

"The truth is, most penises are a little longer than 5 inches when erect," says Harry Fisch, MD, professor of clinical urology at Columbia University New York--Presbyterian Hospital and coauthor of Size Matters. Not sure what that looks like? Take out a dollar bill from your wallet. It's 6 inches long, meaning the majority of guys are slightly shorter than a dollar.

"This is a crucial dose of reality since many young women may label their partner as small when he's really not," says Jane Bogart, director for student wellness at Columbia University Medical Center and author of Sexploration: The Ultimate Guide to Feeling Truly Great in Bed, Only 15 percent of men are longer than 7 inches, and just 3 percent surpass 8 inches.

... And What's Not