ILXOR SEXUAL HEALTH. Do you carry a condom?

I never do, but then again, I've been celibate for what, 5 years, so there's not much point in carrying one.

Used to carry one religiously (heh) when I was sexually active.

In fact, I think one of the first signs that I was becoming celibate was when I - actually, not even I, but a friend who played the "what's in your purse" game - noticed that my emergency condom had expired. ;_;

always. always use one too, even tho SO is on the pill

Oh shit, this isn't on ILTMI.

::wishes she hadn't spilled so much information::

don't think that's TMI in context of the question, in fairness

yeah i purposefully didnt put it on tmi cos i kind of wanted more than the usual suspects and i thought maybe this didnt really fit w/ all the poop

I deem condoms necessary if poop is involved

Some time in the distant past before I got married I had a pack of condoms that went past their sell-by date. It did not make me happy at the time, but makes me laff a bit now.

married, partner on the pill, don't carry one now.

maybe this didnt really fit w/ all the poop

ahaha

Never - married. : )

i in fact have never carried a condom on me and have either relied on the other guy having one or being at my place where they were.

Some time in the distant past before I got married I had a pack of condoms that went past their sell-by date

kind of lol but mostly sad!

i used to only buy packs of 3's in my late teens just because of this, tho as i recall it never actually happened me.

I suppose actually I wouldn't have responded either if this were on ILTMI in the sense of, I originally was stupid enough to think that it was going to be a kind of safe place where you could talk about personal stuff without worrying about Kenan or Dan coming in and making a LOL poop joke out of everything. But instead, it's just functioned as a corral to fence off poor taste jokes on. I probably wouldn't actually feel safe discussing condom use on ILTMI or anything of a deeply personal nature to do with sex, to be quite frank.

But, um, whatevs. Should avoid the meta, probably.

I used to have some around the house, but expired.
Um, married too.

jeez t, that's a surprise tbh

I carry my Chrome bag with me almost everywhere I go, and I always keep a few tucked away in one of the pockets. They have come in handy several times.

i'm married, so i don't really need to waste money on condoms. i just use saran wrap instead, it's much cheaper.

haha for some reason i only really did this when i was a virgin

i in fact have never carried a condom on me and have either relied on the other guy having one or being at my place where they were.

― plax (ico), Wednesday, August 4, 2010 2:07 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark

You see, last time this happened, he didn't have ANY, and I was like "Are you kidding me??" But luckily I had two.

But luckily I had two.

i had to think about this for a second- O_o at me

oh i mean its happened that neither have had condoms and this has meant either we just do uh other stuff, drop the whole thing, or um, well, u kno... im not really a role model in this respect.

kindof resolving to change my ways right now.

well not to be preachy but

nope; monogamous relationship & nobody's gonna get pregnant

xp seein as society is in the gutter and all, makes sense

I almost always carry them, except maybe when I'm steady relationship with someone who's on the pill. Have had a few occasions in the past where lack of condoms lead to unprotected sex and the subsequent STD panic... Even though the tests turned out clean, I don't want to go there again.

I carry a condom when I'm actively trying to get laid

^^, which is.......aspirational and deeply, deeply depressing upon reflection

u kno you do it

Married with kids, so my wallet has neither money nor condoms in it.

I never do.

I carry a condom when I'm actively trying to get laid
^^, which is.......aspirational and deeply, deeply depressing upon reflection

― pies. (gbx), Wednesday, August 4, 2010 6:19 PM (8 minutes ago

well you know there are contexts where this is not exactly true like if you hook up online or if you go somewhere really cruisey i mean

married. even before i was married i never carried one.

Married, and had a vasectomy 20 years ago this summer, so...nah.

I haven't carried a condom in so many years, I can't even remember, but I have been in a relationship for 15 years so...

u kno you do it

― plax (ico), Wednesday, August 4, 2010 1:23 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark

duh! that's why it depressed me.

i havent since i read that keeping them in a wallet can weaken em massively

It's true, but you don't have to carry them in your wallet. I have a special "pouch" for them in my shoulder bag.

I have a special "pouch" for them in between yo momma's legs.

Though apparently some guys go out with just their wallet and nothing else, no bag or anything... I never understood how they manage to do that.

(x-post)

...

you're doing it again

are man purses a regular thing in finland?

Doing what?

Yeah, I mean doesn't nearly everyone ever carry some sort of bag around these days? Even if you have several bags, just buy one pack of condoms and put two in each! And maybe some of those packets of lube if you're feeling adventurous (or gay).

Kate, you really should lay off the meta, especially when you are terrible at it.

My gf carries them so I don't have to HIGH FIVE

I have lube at home, but now in my bag... I kinda assume that if a girl has dryness problems, or likes anal, she'll probably have lube at her place anyway.

or just spit in ur hand amirite stevie

Though apparently some guys go out with just their wallet and nothing else, no bag or anything... I never understood how they manage to do that.

― Tuomas, Wednesday, August 4, 2010 4:01 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark

this is like the major conflict in my life

i always want to have a murse for shit i carry around

but i hate going "out" out with one, it's a drag

xp OH MY GOD do people do that?? I mean, I took for granted hanging out in the Rutgers Womens Center all the time coz that's where the Planned Parenthood had their mtgs and there were free condoms and lube and dental dams and etc. galore. But now I'm gone and I want free stuff again :(

necessity

but i hate going "out" out with one, it's a drag

How is it a drag? Just get a shoulder bag, when you get used to it you barely notice it.

I couldn't imagine ever going out without a bag, I always need to have with me some music, headphones, something to read, deodorant & toothbrush & condoms (you never know where you end up for the night), etc...

Back before I was married, carrying a condom (which I did 90% of the time) was the SUREFIRE way to guarantee the need for one never arose.

^^^

steve, many many dudes do not carry bags! especially not when going out on the prowl.

but still, there is a thing that a lot of dudes have to transport things, that they bring everywhere: a car. (imo there is no good reason why a sexually adventurous young person with a car can't stash a few rubbers in the glove box or first aid kit or something.)

Though apparently some guys go out with just their wallet and nothing else, no bag or anything... I never understood how they manage to do that.

...pretending like this is some mystical unicorn man. that's what you are doing. again.

loads of ppl, men and women alike, don't carry bags around with them when they leave the house. i usually do, but that's because i am a horrible bike nerd and like to have tools and stuff. also something to read. but a lot of the time, if i'm headed out of the house, esp to a bar or something, i try to pare down what i bring to what i can fit in my pockets.

as do many, many other people i know

actually this thread has resolved me to get a saddle bag, asap.

Oh yeah, I forgot you Americans go everywhere with a car. Isn't it kind of a drag if you want to get drunk though?

i rarely go anywhere in a car, tuomas, and i still manage to not bring a bag with me lik 40% of the time

most people just drunk drive

or convince themselves that they aren't drunk cause they only had 5 beers instead of 6

i sometimes have a bag bc i live far away from town and so kindof try to fit a lot of stuff into one trip. but being w/o a bag is infinitely preferable.

consider that wearing a bag may in fact decrease your chances of using the condoms stored therein

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I never go out without a bag. I feel lost if I don't have my "stuff" with me even though said stuff includes things that 90% of the time I never need when out.

like i used to truck around my hueg messenger bag with me wherever i went, including situations where i might be trying to woo a lady, and realized too late that it kinda made me look like a huge dork

In the winter months I just use the pockets on my giant, giant stupid fucking -50º rated winter jacket I HATE WINTER. In the summer, sometimes a backpack, but if I know I am going to a bar and then probably home after and it's not crazy far I just rock an ipod maybe. Carrying lube and condoms and stuff -- maybe i'm out of touch, but presumably you'd be using these things in the house of someone who is sexually active, and presumably those tings would be there already? Or is there a huge "sex in public spaces" thing that requires mobile prophylactics that I'm not aware of?

it means i often have a shitload of stuff in my pockets though which makes me look even more mental maybe (keys, phone, wallet, notebook, pen)

and yes i remember all that and never have condoms

i identify with s1ocki's dilemma; i always bring a bag but i hate it. i guess this is my fault though because i am always wearing impractically pocketless clothing.

some ppl don't have boxes of condoms at home!

q for ladies: have you ever purchased a box of condoms for situations where a guy might not be, uh, packing? the first time i encountered this i was a) deeply impressed and b) extremely grateful.

i also felt stupid

consider that wearing a bag may in fact decrease your chances of using the condoms stored therein

Er, how? It's not like I'm wearing the bag inside the pub or club. I put it under the table or leave it in the cloakroom.

anyway they now sell condoms in hard-pack cases that are ok to take in ur wallet so

http://common2.csnimages.com/lf/1/hash/1700/301679/1/Large+Leather+Backpack+with+Front+Pocket.jpg

^^My solution

Carrying lube and condoms and stuff -- maybe i'm out of touch, but presumably you'd be using these things in the house of someone who is sexually active, and presumably those tings would be there already?

Most sexually active girls have them, yeah, but once in a while you may end up with someone who doesn't, and then it's kinda irritating if you didn't bring any. Also, you might end up at an afterparty that's in someone else's place.

yes, you already mentioned anal sex

q for ladies: have you ever purchased a box of condoms for situations where a guy might not be, uh, packing?

Yes.

Don't really need a bag if you're going out somewhere social, do you? It seems a bit churlish to take a book with you just in case your friends get boring or something. Keys, wallet, phone; you can carry all of those in your pockets, surely?

I used to carry a condom or two in my wallet if I were going out on the prowl, not that I got to use them all that often, but I don't do that any more (go out on the prowl that is). And as I the only time I'll need one is when I'm with my girlfriend, it seems to me a kind of conceptual betrayal if I were to take one out with me just in case (I mean, there is no just in case, as I'm hardly likely to even consider trapping off with some random woman)

q for ladies: have you ever purchased a box of condoms for situations where a guy might not be, uh, packing? the first time i encountered this i was a) deeply impressed and b) extremely grateful.

Back in the day I did not have a box, but I did have a stash of dayglo novelty-esque condoms that my friends had bought for me as a joke that ended up being very useful if somewhat awkward looking.

Started to think you folks were actually using 'bag' as a synonym for condom for a second. As you were.

I think I carried a condom in my wallet for most of my sophomore year of college, after they were given out at some dorm-wide safe-sex lecture. Never had the opportunity to use it, though, and I eventually threw it away. When I was in my 20s and single, I generally just kept a few in a sock drawer. The idea of getting laid outside of the context of a date who would eventually come home with me was too implausible to maintain any pretense. Even if I had met someone who wanted to have sex with me under circumstances in which a condom wasn't available, I don't think I would've considered the night a failure. (Maybe that's just me.) Although I suppose there was one time that I carried one with me on a trip, but only because I was staying with someone I thought I might have a chance of hooking up with.

what girls dont carry condoms???

wait, gbx - are you tlking about ladies who stock up on small sized condoms?

I started carrying them when I went to college because it scandalized my parents. Sad but true.

??

no i am talking about ladies who buy condoms and keep them around specifically because guys often don't have any with them

it is a smart idea imo

I once lived with two other girls for a year and after hearing them moan about being caught condomless several times I bought a big box and kept them in a tin. They knew where to find them and we were all covered. Also I didn't have to listen to them freak out after having unprotected sex as often which was an added benefit.

when i was single i almost always carried a roller suitcase filled with condoms, buckets of lube, a prosthetic fist, a real doll, a small infant and a cat o nine dongs with me at all times. you just never know when you might meet a sexually adventurous Finn.

lol

oh. it was the "packing" thing that threw me.

q. is it really considered the guy's responsibility to have a condom.

you just never know when you might meet a sexually adventurous Finn.

"At an ILX FAP" is probably a good place.

also, have always been really appalled when girls treat unprotected sex as being only about pregnancy.

no imo. to answer the question i try to have them in my room when i know i will need them but i am really superstitious so if i just *hope* i will need them i will make no effort to keep or bring any. xposts

Don't really need a bag if you're going out somewhere social, do you? It seems a bit churlish to take a book with you just in case your friends get boring or something. Keys, wallet, phone; you can carry all of those in your pockets, surely?

You see, in here if we go partying we use the public transport, so a book/mag is to entertain me for the trip. And it hate stuffing things in my pockets so that they start to bulge, IMO it looks boorish. And like I said, I like to bring some deodorant and a toothbrush with me if I end up not coming home for the night. Also, condoms need to be kept in a place where they're not constantly rubbing against something, so pockets or wallets are bad for them.

q. is it really considered the guy's responsibility to have a condom.

― plax (ico), Wednesday, August 4, 2010 4:32 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark

T we have had too many conversations about feminist discourse for you to be asking such a question.

keys - left pocket
phone - left rear or right front pocket
wallet - right rear
camera (sometimes) - Y-strap

Can't conceive of needing a murse on a night out.

If think you might be going to be sexually active with someone you don't necessarily know all that well (or even if you do know them well), isn't it a matter of personal responsibility and/or self preservation to make sure you have one?

I grew up in the 80s, when HIV first burst into the mass consciousness as this STD that no one knew much about and was deemed to be an instant(ish) death sentence. That kind of shit sticks in your head...

maybe since ur gay the answer is yes it is "the guy's" responsibility, and they just both think that means the other guy and shrug
if i was a guy i would carry a murse because i like to have a book and a 32 oz water bottle *slosh*

harbl thats kindof a perfect descrip of how it usually goes 4 me

the thing about a murse or purse is that it really gets in the way when you go out dancing

oh wait you hate dancing! problem solved.

Yeah, water bottles are pretty essential too, and you can't fit those comfortably in your pocket.

in law school i used to have to go to happy hour with my bike bag with like 3 800 page books in it, it was pretty cool

During the day I'm toting a shoulder bag with all sorts of stuff in it; a couple of books, notebook and pen, phone, my asthma inhalers etc. But for social gatherings this gets pared down to the bare minimum...

xxp If you did, you might get more chance of using the condoms.

tuomas i used to think that, but when i started running long distances i bought one of these and now i wear it on nights out, you can fit it under most jackets or sweatshirts and you barely notice it.

http://www.besportier.com/archives/nike-spring-2008-hydration-belt.jpg

the thing about a murse or purse is that it really gets in the way when you go out dancing

― horseshoe, Wednesday, August 4, 2010 4:37 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark

exactly. and i hate worrying about leaving shit around under the table or whatever

it's like you're me

that's kind of cute plax like what if you met someone and they got close to you and they were like "wtf is this, have you strapped a bomb to yourself?"

the thing about a murse or purse is that it really gets in the way when you go out dancing

Don't you have cloakrooms (or whatever you call them) in clubs? When I go to a night club, I usually put some money and/or my credit card in my pocket, and leave the rest of the stuff in the cloakroom with the bag. Or if the place doesn't happen to have one, you can always do the "girly ring" where you put all of your bags together on the dancefloor and dance around them in a circle.

my main prob is the asthma inhaler.

in the fall/winter i can put it in a jacket pocket. in the summer, cargo pocket of shorts.

but it's too bulky for jean pockets. so when i'm wearing jeans/shirt i stuff it in my sock at ankle level! is that crazy

Or if the place doesn't happen to have one, you can always do the "girly ring" where you put all of your bags together on the dancefloor and dance around them in a circle.

― Tuomas, Wednesday, August 4, 2010 4:41 PM (8 seconds ago) Bookmark

doesnt sound like a recipe for getting laid

I realised this afternoon that most days I am just transporting a satchel of unnecessary crap to and from work.

tuomas what happens when u get drunk and u forget your bag under the table and then you don't have your condoms or magazines or toothbrush??

"what you are feeling are the effects of my explosive personality"

You see, in here if we go partying we use the public transport, so a book/mag is to entertain me for the trip

I always have a bag on me if I'm going to work or to see a movie or whatever. But if I'm going to a bar, or a place where I might be walking or moving around a lot, I'll try to leave the bag at home. Not only is it an extra hassle, but I might forget it somewhere. If I need to entertain myself on the train or bus, I'll bring an iPod (and just keep it in my pocket) or a newspaper that I can dispose of once I reach my destination.

lol @ the idea of leaving your bag somewhere in america. if only!

I grew up in the 80s, when HIV first burst into the mass consciousness as this STD that no one knew much about and was deemed to be an instant(ish) death sentence. That kind of shit sticks in your head...

― Stone Monkey, Wednesday, 4 August 2010 21:35 (5 minutes ago)

Definately. I remember being 11 and watching on breakfast TV the news that Rock Hudson had died, and realising that AIDS was really going to have an effect on how I conducted myself as a adult.

doesnt sound like a recipe for getting laid

Generally I go clubbing to have fun with my friends, not to get laid. But it can happen even with the above arrangement.

well we were talking about condoms so

Or if the place doesn't happen to have one, you can always do the "girly ring" where you put all of your bags together on the dancefloor and dance around them in a circle.

WAHT?

I've got a Walkman phone. I just listen to that on the bus or tram or whatever and stuff the ear buds in my pockets when I get to where I'm going.

tuomas what happens when u get drunk and u forget your bag under the table and then you don't have your condoms or magazines or toothbrush??

It's never happened to me! I think if you have it with you regularly, you develop a sort of a "bag sense" and never forget to take it with you, no matter how drunk you are.

OK can we please get back to "girly ring" because wtf.

Do you carry a girly ring?

That sounds so filthy.

"Girly ring"? Because I know this as handbag house. Which is also a genre of music named after the kind of people that dance to it. Put your handbags in a pile round it and dance to really girly dance music.

my girly ring has a secret compartment which conceals a condom

It's never happened to me! I think if you have it with you regularly, you develop a sort of a "bag sense" and never forget to take it with you, no matter how drunk you are.

I've lost items of clothing when I've been pissed up in a bar somewhere...

i've found the girly ring to be sufficient birth control in place of a condom.

Or if the place doesn't happen to have one, you can always do the "girly ring" where you put all of your bags together on the dancefloor and dance around them in a circle.

WAHT?

You never seen this happen? It's a pretty common sight in Finnish clubs and raves. It basically means you can have your bags in the same place where no one can try to steal them, but you all can still go dancing without someone having to stay behind at the table and look for the bags.

I think I've only ever seen the girly corner

or, for that matter, the manly corner/bar

During the day I'm toting a shoulder bag with all sorts of stuff in it; a couple of books, notebook and pen, phone, my asthma inhalers etc. But for social gatherings this gets pared down to the bare minimum...

― Stone Monkey, Wednesday, August 4, 2010 3:39 PM (8 minutes ago) Bookmark

ditto. if i'm at school or going to work or running errands or w/e, i bring loads of stuff with me. but if given the option, it's cut to: phone, money clip (stfu), both of which can fit in a front pocket without boorish bulging.

this girly ring business is eye opening.

also bring a bike lock, and that is in my back pocket in transit, and on the bike at arrival.

has anyone hear ever dared to penetrate the girly ring and if so, did you use protection while doing so?

here :(

What about this for a product? A bandit type bandoleer, with pockets for phone/wallet/keys/blah-di-blah/condoms/etc.?

maybe i just dance in excessively grimey places but i would not want to put my bag on some of the floors i've seen

What about this for a product? A bandit type bandoleer, with pockets for phone/wallet/keys/blah-di-blah/condoms/etc.?

okay I think that if "fear of looking like a nerd" is warning ppl off of carrying a bag, wearing a bandoleer Han Solo-style is going to be a non-starter

What if it was made to look like a Klingon sash?

I think you'd have to be a special kind of person to be able to carry off that particular look

you guys just need to develop yr "bag sense"

It's right up there with being able to feel The Force

sometimes i bring a bag and sometimes i dont

usually i dont

sometimes i will put stuff in my girlfriends bag, if i have stuff

anyway! i really don't think carrying a condom in your wallet or pocket is particularly harmful to its effectiveness -- provided that you are not carrying it around with you at all times! one condon on a night out in a wallet is probably fine imo!

not books tho, unless she is bringing a big bag

usually if i have a book and im not going dancing ill just carry it in my hands

xxxp and sometimes you don't?

so what, do you use a condom as a bookmark or

I've almost never carried one and I'm super strict on the "only w a condom" policy. So I've had to back off on a couple of instances.

i think i'm going to start a coatcheck service in all the places you guys hang out. it will be called "bag sense".

and we will sell condoms as well.

Given the weather in SF, I almost always have some kind of jacket that in conjunction w/my pants pockets can contain what I need: wallet, keys, lighter, cigs, book/magazine. Once I no longer had to carry books for school, I swore off ever lugging around a bag again.

What about a hat with a condom pocket? Then the condom wouldn't get damaged as easily as inside a wallet.

the last time i saw you unexpectedly Mssr. Blanc, you were reading this 1200 page Proust tome, en francais but of course.

more of a general condom question but does anyone use condoms for oral (anymore)? or dental dams, for that matter?

What about a hat with a condom pocket? Then the condom wouldn't get damaged as easily as inside a wallet.

what if u accidentally wash the hat

I have a closetful of "In Case of Emergency Break Glass" novelty tees that I wear to the clubs.

guys this thread <3

more of a general condom question but does anyone use condoms for oral (anymore)? or dental dams, for that matter?

― lene lovage (elmo argonaut), Wednesday, August 4, 2010 5:15 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark

Has anyone actually used dental dams? Like, ever?

The safe sex educator in me knows that's entirely hypocritical but I don't really think I've actually known anyone that has. Maybe for analingus but even then . . .

even then? srsly sex shouldnt be like a medical procedure unless thats ur think idk if it is. analingus is a gross word, just say rimming ffs.

never even seen one

i think your supposed to make it urself out of a condom?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3521/3466290305_f3db759a65.jpg

x-post I've seen them but never actually used one.

No, they have them already made. Just a square piece of latex really.

So you could make one out of a condom if you really really wanted to.

that picture is making me laff

As for condoms and oral, I have known some gay men who have used them esp after news that a few cases were thought to be transmitted orally but I don't think using them for that purpose is very common even though one probably should if you want to be as safe as poss.

u mean hiv right

Yes I did, sorry.

I know you're supposed to use those during oral if you want to be completely safe, but I've never met anyone who'd use them or insisted on using them. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the risk of hiv transmission in oral is pretty low? Though of course there's still herpes to worry about...

I saw tongdoms in a sex novelty store once

what stds can you catch orally besides herpes

Chlamydia of the throat, oral HPV

gingivitis of the cervix

x-post gonorrhea in throat

what about gonorrhea of the ear

Lol, steve.

what about gonorrhea of the ear

At least you hear it coming.

^^ very common among ear fuckers or so I hear

and Syphilis - I think that's all of them. Oral HPV is more common these days but I *think* the others are pretty rare.

gonorrhea and chlamydia are both easily treatable tho right

I read the most depressing thing after the Haitian earthquake about some little girl, repeatedly raped in a refugee camp who had gonorrhea in her mouth and throat. Not a good day for me feeling a lot of love for humanity.

gonorrhea in gay men in ireland was really high a few years ago, idk how it is now.

:(

x-post to Dayo - Yeah they (also syph) are all bacterial and can be treated w antibiotics. It becomes trickier when the infections go untreated for a long time and complications occur.

tanks enbb!

gonorrhea in gay men in ireland was really high a few years ago, idk how it is now.

still itches like fuck

this seems like as good a time as any to mention that in one of my classes a student worked at a west side women's clinic and the following happened in class during her various presentations (she gave her presentations about sexual safety):

* we all got a demo of the female condom, which apparently has been reformulated to "not sound like a ziploc"
* had large numbers of mint flavored condoms thrown at us by her
* were informed that it is common practice for street prostitutes to use "available materials" (in her words, "food bags, and anything you would find in an alley") to protect themselves during sexual encounters
* were informed that during a safe sex event they had the song "single ladies" was used to implore area women to try female condoms: if you like it, you should put a ring on it

she was in my top 3 favorite students

* were informed that during a safe sex event they had the song "single ladies" was used to implore area women to try female condoms: if you like it, you should put a ring on it

amazing

thats a real world view shaper

omg yes!

sounds like a rad student for sure

u can get gonorrhea in the butt too iirc

gonorrhea butt was centurion's wife's name in Life of Brian right?

she was an awesome student. she said that the female condom street event went really well. lots of ladies stopped by and got schooled on how to put a ring on it.

I have a box of condoms at home, purchased almost three years ago while I was dating this dude. I never even got to open them, as we broke up shortly thereafter. Thing is: they are magnums, and I am not sure about having only magnums in the house/on my person. That might just be wishful thinking.

kind of intimidating to the next guy who uses them too

magnum: pretty intimidating

exactly. so once in a while i ruminate on this, and think about getting some different kinds of condoms. but then, that could be awkward, offering two types and the weird silence that would ensue when one is not selected.

oh, life.

throw out the magnums, get in something a little more reasonable, resign yrself to these little disappointments

if you do bring a mr magnum home again, at least you'll have a wry laugh over the whole complicated mess

good idea!

out of anybody magnum dudes should be expected to bring their own condoms imo

"with great power" etc

I dated a guy once who busted out a Magnum on the first date – and made a real note of it – but after that was like, "Who can afford Magnums?" AND also was like, "My cock is being squeezed to death by these condoms I'm using." I offered to chip in for the good ones & he said it didn't concern me. It was weird.

I don't know if he even re4ally needed them or it was a weird elaborate act he came up with.

I keep reading this as "Mangrum dudes," start wondering "Neutral Milk Hotel or Black Oak Arkansas?" and get all confused.

Answer to the OP: No, my husband had a vasectomy 30 years ago. We only use condoms when we're fucking someone else, which hasn't happened for about ten years. (Incidentally, you should also be using a good spermicide along with those condoms.)

I never do, but I had a vasectomy 8-ish years ago, and I'm perfectly monogamous with my partner, and quite disease free. I'm honestly, like, the world's safest sex partner. White male, not at all promiscuous (despite my board reputation), sterilized.

This is not meant as any kind of advertisement, btw.

great thread

exactly. so once in a while i ruminate on this, and think about getting some different kinds of condoms. but then, that could be awkward, offering two types and the weird silence that would ensue when one is not selected.

Why not just keep the two kinds of condoms in two different drawers, then when you bring a guy home you first size him up, then offer the appropriate type of rubber? It's not like he has to know about the other ones.

Re: Magnums

The regular-sized Magnums are really just a fitting issue right? Because I use them and am sure that my wang is completely average sized. They're just more comfortable. The Magnum XL wearers are the people to be jealous of.

....aaaaaand we're on board 40, not 47. Hi, everybody!

I don't get into "surprise" situations unless it involves bringing someone back to my house (in which case I'm fully stocked). So I only carry one if I know I'm going on a date that might go somewhere.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/pointlineplane/Me_and_Geir.jpg

are you packing in this photo y/n

Is that Geir?

Kind of o_0 at some people going "omg this wasnt on TMI", like that board is private or anything.

Of course it's not private, but I'm sure that there are fewer people who have it in their SNA preferences than ILE. I think there are people who actively avoid ILTMI. It's just like, "hey new audience - just talking about my body parts here." Reading the beginning of the thread, I can see this has all been hashed over before.

i dont really think sexual health is something ppl have a right to be prudish abt tho, if its gonna affect other ppl.

I'm just saying I might have constructed that phrase about my ding-dong a little differently, is all. : )

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I usually carry 5 on me mmhmm yes girls.

pentapus

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in college, so i keep one in my wallet. i figure the extra .0000323 pounds is worth it.

This thread brings the lols big time. Thank you all.

I'm married, we keep condoms at home. I've not carried one with me in nearly a decade and even then I never used one.

As for murses, I keep everything in pockets & travel light unless I'm taking the camera out or going cycling. I have wicked saddlebags.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/12/health/condoms-penis-size.html

On a Reddit page for men who consider their penises small, reaction to custom condoms was mixed.

One member, RatsSewer — who like other users declined to provide his real name — said non-latex materials “would be way more helpful than custom condoms,” adding, “If I want good sex, I don’t use a condom.”

Another, Thrown_away011235, seemed interested, citing “condoms rolling up and slipping off in the past.”

Monkeyfun14 said he had ordered custom condoms, and “while they fit well,” he considered standard cheaper ones sufficient. “It’s not like a pair of shoes or a brassiere that you have to wear all day.”

Yaforgot-my-password ordered them, too, saying regular condoms were too small. (“I know it doesn’t fit this subreddit,” he said pointedly, “but I browse here sometimes.”) The custom ones are “pretty good so far.”