Well, the short answer to that question is yes... the longer answer depends on who is telling you this and why. If some guy is telling you that he doesn't want to use a condom because it decreses the feelings, it's true, however that is not enough of a reason to have unprotected sex. There are many reasons to use condoms.
1) to prevent pregnancy
2) to prevent/reduce the chance of contracting HIV/AIDS
3) to prevent/reduce the chance of contracting other STDs (sexually transmitted diseases)
Is someone pressuring you to have sex without a condom? Is it someone who you know well or a new partner? Bottom line is, it's your life and your body so it's worth protecting at all cost. If you do not want to have sex without a condom, it doesn't matter what reason HE gives or for guys even, what SHE says... It's your right to say NO. It's your right to protect your body. Noone, male or female, should feel pressured into doing anything they don't feel comfortable with.
Hope this helps, I will now jump down off of my soap box. :)
"Many Persons have a wrong idea what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose." Helen Keller
My husband and I had been using condoms for the past 9 months; I have been off the pill and we were awaiting a vasectomy. We are now "condom free" and I recently asked my husband if it feels better. He said of course it does but it obviously felt fine before(since he always had an orgasm). Anyhow, yes it may decrease the feeling but not to the extent that they cant be satisfied. They make a variety of condoms so maybe there are ones that will feel better to him. Go to the trojan or lifestyles web sites and take a look. Hope this helps!
I agree with ilv2cook. in fact the condom slipped off once and we didn't notice!! (i use the Ring in addition to condoms cuz we like to be SUPER safe!). But since then my SO and i have discussed it and he believes that is something of a self-fulfilling prophecy, if you believe you'll feel less with a condom on, then you'll feel less!
PERHAPS this is something he uses to justify his super safe approach until he and i are in a position we're ready to go down to only one form of BC- but i DO kind of agree- if you believe it will feel the same, then it will, and vice versa....
either way, they do cum every time don't they!! lucky them!
Well, for my husband they took away a LOT of feeling. We haven't used them in about 11 years, so maybe there are some better kinds out there, but sensation was diminished so much for him (even with the "thin" ones we used) that sex was actually rather difficult. They were so tight that they were cutting off some blood flow, bad thing for an organ that relies on blood pressure for erection!!!
I could definitely notice the difference too, sex is SOOOOOOO much better un-sheathed.
When we were having birth control issues early last year, he stated that he would rather abstain (& entertain ourselves in other ways - wink, wink!) than use condoms again.
1) to prevent pregnancy
2) to prevent/reduce the chance of contracting HIV/AIDS
3) to prevent/reduce the chance of contracting other STDs (sexually transmitted diseases)
Is someone pressuring you to have sex without a condom? Is it someone who you know well or a new partner? Bottom line is, it's your life and your body so it's worth protecting at all cost. If you do not want to have sex without a condom, it doesn't matter what reason HE gives or for guys even, what SHE says... It's your right to say NO. It's your right to protect your body. Noone, male or female, should feel pressured into doing anything they don't feel comfortable with.
Hope this helps, I will now jump down off of my soap box. :)
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PERHAPS this is something he uses to justify his super safe approach until he and i are in a position we're ready to go down to only one form of BC- but i DO kind of agree- if you believe it will feel the same, then it will, and vice versa....
either way, they do cum every time don't they!! lucky them!
I could definitely notice the difference too, sex is SOOOOOOO much better un-sheathed.
When we were having birth control issues early last year, he stated that he would rather abstain (& entertain ourselves in other ways - wink, wink!) than use condoms again.