Condom rolling down

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Registered: 05-29-2007
Condom rolling down
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Fri, 06-08-2007 - 10:39pm
I'm hoping someone might have some advice for me. Whenever we have sex, my boyfriend and I seem to have trouble with the condom staying on properly. When he thrusts, it starts to roll back up his penis, but it doesn't come off all the way. It sorta just rolls to half way up his penis. I'm having trouble being able to just let go and enjoy myself since i'm worried about the condom coming off. We've tried different brands of condoms and always use lubricant, but we still run into the same problem. Any suggestions please?
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Registered: 10-16-2006
Fri, 06-08-2007 - 11:17pm
Skip the lubricant.
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Registered: 10-18-2001
Sat, 06-09-2007 - 1:07am

Three things come to mind - if he's uncircumcised, he should be pulling the foreskin right back down the shaft before putting the condom on. Leaving the foreskin over the head of the penis and rolling the condom over it will allow movement that rolls the condom back up the shaft.

Secondly, and related to the first one, make sure that he draws the skin on the shaft of the penis (particularly at the base of the shaft) back against his body as he rolls the condom down as far as it will go and as unrolled as he can get it. Even a little bit of unrolled condom at the base can kinda cause a condom to try to roll itself back up.

The other thing would be to try to find a smaller condom for a more snug fit. Although I am apparently more than normal in size I found that a condom with a smaller "nominal width" provided a better and tighter fit. You'll find the size printed on the back of the box and a difference between 37mm and 35mm nominal width can make a significant difference.