How Men Really Feel About Condoms

Let's hear from some real men. Like the ones you find down the pub, not on TV.

1. "A woman bringing out a condom is kinda sexy."

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Sam: "It can be a bit of an awkward thing when things are getting heated and you're wondering if things are going to be taken to the next level. And it feels pretty great when she's the one initiating things."

2. "In all honesty? They're not that bad."

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Ben: "It's difficult to argue that sex is better with a condom, but demonstrably worse? Nah."

3. "I mean, given the choice of sex with a condom, or no sex at all, is anyone going to choose the latter?"

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Dan: "The real question is, who would care so much they'd pass up sex to make a moral stand on their right to risk an STI? It's hardly worth blue-balling yourself over."

4. "Yeah it's an extra little bit of hassle, but that's just laziness more than anything."

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Nick: "Just because a man's default position is the path of least resistance and NOT wearing a condom, doesn't mean he doesn't want to wear one."

5. "And in actual fact, if a girl says she’s not doing it without, why would that be a bad thing."

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Chris: "I mean she wants to have sex AND she doesn't want to have kid with you. Win/win, no?"

6. "It shows confidence."

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Dan: "It's funny, because in the past, it might seem like for a girl to bring a condom out is a buzzkill. As if you're being told that you're being presented with an awkward ultimatum. And that's not the case at all. If anything it's the opposite."

7. "It shows she knows what she wants."

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Sam: "You wouldn't think it, because, you know, it's contraception. But it's actually kind of a turn on. When she looks at you right in the eyes and you know exactly what's coming next... (No pun intended.)"

8. "(And doesn't want.)"

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Sam: "Sensibility can go out of the window when hormones are raging, so best not to leave things to chance (or this could be the last sex you'll be having for a while)."

9. "If anything, men respect a woman more because she's in control."

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Nick: "And a woman in control is definitely sexy. We do so much talking through body language (because lord knows talking about feelings is awkward). So for her to take charge and immediately eliminate all of that time-wasting and mumbling? So hot."

10. "Condoms aren't a necessary evil – they're just necessary."

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Chris: "The idea that wearing a condom is this big compromise is just so outdated."

11. "And pulling out early isn't really fun for anyone."

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Sam: "Especially when you then roll over in the wet patch. You always will find the wet patch."

12. "Ultimately, they're just much better than the alternative."

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Ben: "Yep, off home you go."

What we're trying to say is...condoms aren't a red light; they're a green light.

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