Nearly as many women as men buy and carry condoms. And many people use them
- every time they have sexual intercourse. If you are embarrassed to talk with
your partner about using condoms, practice before you are in a sexual situation.
Then, choose the right time to talk - don't wait until the heat of passion takes
over. It may overwhelm your good intentions. Don't be shy - be direct. Be honest
about your feelings and needs. Talking with your partner about using condoms
makes it easier for you both. It can help create a relaxed mood to make sex
more enjoyable. It may be difficult to talk about using condoms. It will be
easier if you are in a loving relationship that makes you feel happy and good
about yourself and your partner. In any case, don't let embarrassment become
a health risk.
The condom is a common way for small drug smugglers to take powder drugs across
international borders. A condom can be filled with a substance, tied at the
end and swallowed. After clearing customs, the smuggler can then defecate or
regurgitate the condom (more likely the former than the latter) and the contraband
will be dry and safe. This method has resulted in several violent and fatal
overdoses when the condom leaks the substance and it is absorbed via the stomach.
A typical condom is both large enough and elastic enough that it could fit over
your head if you were careful not to rip it in the struggle. However, it is
not recommended and we would even like to warn you that this could result is
in suffocation.
| If Your Partner Says |
You Can Say |
| What's that? |
A condom, sweetheart |
| What for? |
To use when we're making love. |
| I don't like using them. |
Why not? |
| It doesn't feel as good. |
I'll feel more relaxed, and if I'm more relaxed,
I can make it feel better for you. |
| But we've never used a condom before. |
I don't want to take any more risks. |
| Rubbers are gross. |
Being pregnant when I don't want to be is more
gross. Getting AIDS is totally gross. |
| Don't you trust me? |
Trust isn't the point. People carry STIs without
knowing it. |
| I'll pull out in time. |
Women can get pregnant from pre-cum. You can
get STIs from pre-cum, too. |
| I thought you said using condoms made you feel
cheap. |
I decided to face facts. I like having sex and
I want to stay healthy and happy. |
| Rubbers aren't romantic. |
What's more romantic than making love and protecting
each other's health at the same time. |
| Let's face it. Making love with a rubber on is
like taking a shower with a raincoat on. |
You face it. Doing it without a rubber isn't
making love - it's playing Russian roulette. |
| It just isn't as sensitive. |
Maybe that way you'll last even longer and that
will make up for it. |
| I don't stay hard when I put on a condom. |
I can do something about that. |
| Putting it on interrupts everything. |
Not if I help put it on. |
| I'll try, but it might not work. |
Practice makes perfect. |
| But I love you. |
Then you'll help me protect myself. |
| I guess you don't really love me. |
I do, but I'm not risking my future to prove
it. |
| We're not using a rubber, and that's it. |
O.K. You know how to play checkers? |
| Just this once without it. Just the first time. |
It only takes once to get pregnant. It can only
take once to get a sexually transmitted infection. It only takes once to
get AIDS. |
