CONDOMS IN RELATIONSHIPS NECESSARY OR NOT

A recent study from Trojan Brand Condoms that examined condom attitudes and behaviors among American adults found that 50 percent of women say they cannot fully enjoy themselves during sex without a condom. And that makes perfect sense — with worries about pregnancy, STDs (which are still on the rise) who’s focused on getting off? But of 80 percent of people who said condoms were important during sex — 41 percent said they did NOT use a condom last time they got busy. So, we don’t enjoy sex without condoms but we do it anyway?

The study also found that nearly 40 percent of people who didn’t use a condom during their last sexual experience did so without discussing it with their partner. As for those in new relationships, 62 percent stopped wrapping it up by month two and 50 percent were silent about it. So, now we’re getting it on without enjoying it and not talking about it?

It’s not just guys who are all, “it doesn’t feel the same”, “I don’t have an STD”, “You won’t get pregnant”. Women are also guilty of putting pressure on their partners to forgo the rubbers.

Plus, condoms can easily be part of the fun around sex. Think about it: when you reach for a condom, that’s a special moment that signifies you’re about to have sex. That should be exciting, not dreaded. “If a woman said, ‘You have to teach me how to put this on, I want to do this for you because it will turn me on’— everything about that it is hot,The guy feels special, less intimidated.” See? Your standards are sexy.