Is sex without a condom much better than with?

Contributor: socceras socceras
I have always used a condom but I have heard that sex without it is so much better
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Yes so much better. i would never go back.
211
It is a little better
28
Either way
18
Both feel the same
12
Other (please explain)
35
Total votes: 304 (293 voters)
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10/25/2010
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Contributor: Jobthingy Jobthingy
When the man and I went exclusive and discussed our history and last testing and all that and went condom free i was so happy. He is fixed so he is our form of BC. I much prefer no condom.
10/25/2010
Contributor: Gunsmoke Gunsmoke
I'd do anything to avoid using a condom. In HS it was coitus-interuptus - these were pre-AIDS days - in college and everyone was on the pill. Once I got married my wife was either on the pill or we were planning on a family. After our second she had her tubes tied - so maybe I'm going to set a record for a modern sexually active male! Never once used a condom!

Ironically I do have condoms that I put on a jelly dildo my wife likes - but the material is not safe - so I protect her with the condom.
10/25/2010
Contributor: Naughty Student Naughty Student
I'm sos glad we don't have to use them anymore, they are quite a hinderance and cut off a lot of sensation, even if they are really thin.
10/26/2010
Contributor: Coralbell Coralbell
I picked a little better. I can only feel a slight difference but my partner says it's a lot better since it feels warmer and because he's uncircumsized condoms interfere with the way his foreskin normally moves.
10/26/2010
Contributor: Tori Rebel Tori Rebel
I'm going with a little better as well - I actually like condoms but not all the time, and we don't need them for birth control.
10/26/2010
Contributor: OhMy! OhMy!
While we prefer the feel of no condom, since it is a much more intimate and temperature-dependent feel, there are certain sensations that can only be felt with condoms. A lot of the new ribbed, studded and textured condoms are a lot of fun!
10/26/2010
Contributor: Hot'n'Bothered Hot'n'Bothered
I don't like the planning involved with them, or fumbling to get them on correctly.

I DO like that they cut back on the mess drastically.

That being said we only use them if I'm on antibiotics or something like that..
10/26/2010
Contributor: Kim! Kim!
I think it feels a lot better but I can't say I wouldn't ever go back. I mean if I was sleeping with someone new I definitely would until I felt safe enough to go without. I have an IUD in place which makes STDs even riskier and definitely not something I want to mess around with in my life. Tests and a certain level of trust and commitment would be required before we went without.
10/26/2010
Contributor: Madeira Madeira
Quote:
Originally posted by socceras
I have always used a condom but I have heard that sex without it is so much better
I prefer it with a condom
10/26/2010
Contributor: Danielle1220 Danielle1220
Sooo much better without one. I havent used one in a while. I'm also married so I dont have to worry.
10/26/2010
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
Not planning a divorce and my tubes are tied, so I am saying I'll never go back. But if for some reason, a condom was needed, I could go back if I had to.
10/26/2010
Contributor: iCouple iCouple
Going without is way better, but in a situation where the partner wasn't as close I could see using one. Good think I'm married and never have to worry about it. We like the birth control pill and cum on my face method, just to be safe : )
10/26/2010
Contributor: Kindred Kindred
We never used condoms until recently after my wife gave birth. Neither of us are fans. I lost a lot of sensation and occasionally had difficulty climaxing wearing one. My wife also doesn't like them because the feel is different. She prefers the feel of direct contact.
10/26/2010
Contributor: ZenaidaMacroura ZenaidaMacroura
I get infections pretty much every time I use a condom (latex or lube allergy maybe?), and I just generally find condoms irritating. I'm on BC now, and it's so much better. I was having to go to the doctor like once a month for infections (otc meds never work on me). Not anymore.
10/26/2010
Contributor: Unconventional Unconventional
If you can continue having sex with a condom due to the fact that you've never experienced the other side of the fence, kudos to you. I wish I could, but alas, once you go bare, you never go back. Sorry that didn't rhyme...lol.
10/27/2010
Contributor: UrNaughtyaAngel UrNaughtyaAngel
Interesting read
10/27/2010
Contributor: Trashley Trashley
Sooo much better. I've had sex with a lot of people, and I mean a lot without a condom, and it's NOT something I would suggest to anyone because hello? Infections? Disease? Death? Pregnancy?

But it hurts so good.. I'm so lucky to never have gotten anything or had any pregnancy scares. Condoms just feel so cold and disconnected. I'd rather go back to being a hooker than not have that flesh to flesh connection with someone I actually cared about.
10/27/2010
Contributor: Liz2 Liz2
After repeated difficulties with various hormonal birth control products, we used only condoms. The answer was to find condoms that actually fit comfortably. I now have an IUD which I totally love. My partner accepted condoms after we found a type that fit him comfortably. we did miss the flesh to flesh contact and I would certainly use condoms with a new partner but that's not on the horizon for now.
10/27/2010
Contributor: Alicia Alicia
I never cared for them, never used them with my husband save for a bit after I had our youngest son before my husband's vasectomy was done. We had planned it for a few weeks after he was born, and then I think the waiting time after that is like a month to ensure that all the sperm is gone, so with waiting after having a baby..I think we only ended up having to use condoms a handful of times.

When we got together we were monogamous, had been tested and I was on another form of BC so we just never used them.
10/27/2010
Contributor: leatherlover leatherlover
We use condoms almost all of the time because of not having as much of a mess when we are finished. We both prefer the feeling of sex without condoms, but we don't do it too often.
10/27/2010
Contributor: Mr. E Mr. E
What is this "condom" you speak of? What's a condom? Just kiddin'.

We've been married for like a hundred years, so I haven't worn one since the 1980's. Dang, just typing that makes me feel old. I remember it like it was just yesterday, listening to a Journey cassette playing through those crappy paper speakers in the back of dad's Chevy Chevette. Go ahead and laugh, but those we're good times!

But anyways...it may feel better without a condom and it's certainly more convenient, but is it worth the risk? Not for me. There is just no way that I would have unprotected, non-monogamous sex today. It is simply not worth the risks.
10/27/2010
Contributor: Gunsmoke Gunsmoke
Quote:
Originally posted by leatherlover
We use condoms almost all of the time because of not having as much of a mess when we are finished. We both prefer the feeling of sex without condoms, but we don't do it too often.
For us convenience is never more important than pleasure - bring on the ejaculation and gushing!

Just wondering - how do you control the 'mess' from vaginal lubrication or even gushing - is there a condom for that too?
10/27/2010
Contributor: ScottA ScottA
Haven't tried it with one yet (married), but the risks are definitely there and if you hit that "jackpot" it can cause big problems. If I was in a situation where I had been exposed to something then you can bet I wouldn't put my wife at risk.
10/27/2010
Contributor: trios trios
Recently had a vasectomy, so no longer need to use one. Yee Haw!

Actually, I did rather enjoy using Lambskin. I am circumsized and to me it is the closest thing I'll ever feel to having a real foreskin. In fact, I still have some left and my just use them up....
10/27/2010
Contributor: RosesThorns RosesThorns
I think its WAY better, but my partner and I use condoms (even though I wish we didn't hehe)its a personal choice for him so I respect that. We get the super thin ones and the rock, but something is still missing in my opinion its just more intimate without a condom...*shrugs*
10/27/2010
Contributor: Emma (Girl With Fire) Emma (Girl With Fire)
I hate them. I always get a UTI or yeast infection from them. I don't remember it making much of a difference either way though.
10/30/2010
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
Quote:
Originally posted by socceras
I have always used a condom but I have heard that sex without it is so much better
While yes it is better without a condom, I will only go bareback with a trusted lover. My partners and I are tested twice a year and use condoms when we are with new playmates that we can't be absolutely sure of.
11/03/2010
Contributor: Sweet-Justice Sweet-Justice
I would have to say that both can feel just as great. Also allot of people agree that condom sex can be much more sensual because of the fact that your partner cares enough to protect the both of you.
11/03/2010
Contributor: guard083 guard083
I think its alot better without one but for the time being we still use one
11/04/2010