SAFER SEX: Do you practice it?

[AtLast]

A poll & thread to discuss safer sex and promote safety and awareness. AND, hopefully talk about how it can be sexy, not a burden!

[apretty]

always, i don't want Ez's kittens up in this mix.

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01365/tiger-cubs_1365866i.jpg

[John Shaft]

As soon as apretty and I actually have sex I do plan on making it safe sex.
She recently took back her virginity (again).

[AtLast]

Forgot to say your poll answers are anonymous and you can chose more than one answer....

And, a pretty .... good luck!

:cat::cat::cat::cat::cat::cat:

[Apocalipstic]

I have been in the same relationship for 5 years and we have both been tested and so forth....so....Yes, we have safe sex!

When I was single did I have safe sex? In some respects yes except for when I was :drunk:, but I have never actually used a dental damn.

I have been very very lucky.

[Andrew, Jr.]

Yep, I believe in safer sex. No matter what, death is not worth the bang. It may seem like it in the heat of the moment, but I always use condoms, dd, gloves, etc.

[Jess]

I have installed bumper rails and added a hazmat suit to the lingerie drawer.... wait.. that was supposed to be in the survivalist thread..

We have both had all of our tests/ shots and are fluid bound.

oh, and I have water wings, a snorkel and flippers...:titantic:

Good thread!

[Rockinonahigh]

Safe sex u bet..but with lots of spicy fun with it,playing Dr.Rockin is a blast.
In reality, not haveing safe sex isnt worth the stress of wonderig if the bang was worth the mess u will be in if u hadnt.

[Just_G]

I would say I am safe 95% of the time. Not that I am having a lot of sex. :winky: But, when I do...which is not often....I am safe.

I do have a little story to throw in with this conversation. (imagine that.) I hooked up with a woman several years ago, and didn't really know her all that well...there may or may not have been alcohol involved...so when we got back to my place, I got out a dental dam. We had our fun, she went on her way.
A few days later, she calls me and had to go to the dr. She was screaming at me that I "gave her something". I was like, "there is no way...I used a dental dam and no contact was made." She went on and on and went up one side of me and down the other about it. I knew I couldn't have "given" her anything! Turns out, she is allergic to latex and the dental dam caused a rash.
I was floored to learn that a woman, 40 at the time, did not know she was allergic to latex. I asked if she had used condems with the men she was with and she replied, "I am not able to have kids, so no, it wasn't necessary." :blink:
Needless to say, I never saw her again after that.

Better to be safe than sorry!! :thumbsup:

[Apocalipstic]

I would say I am safe 95% of the time. Not that I am having a lot of sex. :winky: But, when I do...which is not often....I am safe.

I do have a little story to throw in with this conversation. (imagine that.) I hooked up with a woman several years ago, and didn't really know her all that well...there may or may not have been alcohol involved...so when we got back to my place, I got out a dental dam. We had our fun, she went on her way.
A few days later, she calls me and had to go to the dr. She was screaming at me that I "gave her something". I was like, "there is no way...I used a dental dam and no contact was made." She went on and on and went up one side of me and down the other about it. I knew I couldn't have "given" her anything! Turns out, she is allergic to latex and the dental dam caused a rash.
I was floored to learn that a woman, 40 at the time, did not know she was allergic to latex. I asked if she had used condems with the men she was with and she replied, "I am not able to have kids, so no, it wasn't necessary." :blink:
Needless to say, I never saw her again after that.

Better to be safe than sorry!! :thumbsup:

I have a skin sensitivity to Latex, not even a full blown allergy....I can't imagine not knowing.

and getting pregnant is the least of what can happen having unsafe sex. Glad you did not see her again and sorry you went through that, sounds very stressful!

[Just_G]

I have a skin sensitivity to Latex, not even a full blown allergy....I can't imagine not knowing.

and getting pregnant is the least of what can happen having unsafe sex. Glad you did not see her again and sorry you went through that, sounds very stressful!

Exactly! She had been married twice and was rather permiscuous (sp), and that is one reason for my efforts on the safety front....though I am like that most of the time anyway.

Yeah, she stressed me out alright. No telling what she told her friends about me..oy, I don't even want to think about it. :blink:

[TIMBERWOLF]

WT and I used safer sex rules for around 3 months but we came to the table with up to date lab work to show each other and also talked about our past relationships or /sexual partners. Now we are fluid bonded. We still use dams/condoms for certain things.

TIMBER

[christie]

I have installed bumper rails and added a hazmat suit to the lingerie drawer.... wait.. that was supposed to be in the survivalist thread..

We have both had all of our tests/ shots and are fluid bound.

oh, and I have water wings, a snorkel and flippers...:titantic:

Good thread!

Dear lord... You crack me up!

You forgot "reachy crate" and "traction"...

Pssstttt... the water wings, snorkel and flippers belong in the "squirting" thread...

[Jess]

Dear lord... You crack me up!

You forgot "reachy crate" and "traction"...

Pssstttt... the water wings, snorkel and flippers belong in the "squirting" thread...


Heh, I will be securing reachy crate to floor for better traction... Safety First!!!:mountie:

[Gemme]

Yes and no. Currently, I have the safest sex possible. :blink::4femme:

However, when I was much, much, MUUUUUCH younger, I was less than intelligent on a few occasions. I had a promiscuous run (though I recall being fairly stringent about condoms then...*shrug*) and I've had commited relationships where, as we progressed in the relationship, we were less concerned about safe sex and didn't practice it very much or at all.

It's actually about time for me to get some lab work done again, anyway. I do it for myself and my own peace of mind, since I didn't have the option of choosing what my sexual practices were when I was a child. As time goes by, I know it is not an issue, but there's still a hint of paranoia about it for me.

[AtLast]

Yes and no. Currently, I have the safest sex possible. :blink::4femme:

However, when I was much, much, MUUUUUCH younger, I was less than intelligent on a few occasions. I had a promiscuous run (though I recall being fairly stringent about condoms then...*shrug*) and I've had commited relationships where, as we progressed in the relationship, we were less concerned about safe sex and didn't practice it very much or at all.

It's actually about time for me to get some lab work done again, anyway. I do it for myself and my own peace of mind, since I didn't have the option of choosing what my sexual practices were when I was a child. As time goes by, I know it is not an issue, but there's still a hint of paranoia about it for me.

LOL... Oh, yes, that very SAFE sex! :dance2:

was thinking about the fact that when I was WAY, way younger and sexually active (pretty damn, active), the risks were so different than today. Sure, STD's have and will most likely always be around, but my sexual liberation was before HIV. Since I started out het, pregnancy was the main issue for me and I don't think I was smart about things other than that at all. Not a good idea! then, after I came out as lesbian, I was really dumb!

I have spent nearly 30 years in relationship status when I add up the years, and am monogamous. But after the end of two of the LTRs, HIV had hit and dating became a whole new situation.

I always use safer sex techniques/protection until we are both tested. Sexual history is important to talk about, too. After working at an AIDS Foundation in the 80's, I sure know what you mean about paranoia! And I had to think about my own history while single. Test, test, test!

I have to admit that even though I feel like there are countless ways to make safer sex sexy and fantastic, I prefer establishing monogamy after testing and practicing safety. I do like moving into a more free and spontaneous sexual part of relating to a lover.

[BornBronson]

No,it still has to be dirty,dangerous,and adventurous when it comes to sex with me.


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