Why 18 Percent of Americans Don’t Use Condoms
As if the rising rates of sexually transmitted diseases didn’t already give it away, a new study conducted by Wet Intimacy Products, shows that 18 percent of Americans don’t use condoms.
According to the study and interviews conducted by BettyConfidential, here is why some Americans don’t wrap it up.
Can’t Fight The Feeling
The most common answer – for both men and women – was that condoms don’t feel as good as no-condom sex. “I can totally feel the difference – I just feel closer to him without a condom,” one woman admitted, adding that she always uses condoms until she and her partner agree to monogamy.
Right Here, Right Now
Another reason to risk condom-free sex? “It’s more spontaneous,” answered several of the men and women BettyConfidential interviewed.
“I feel like a real grown-up when I don’t have to even think about condoms,” explained another woman.
Grown up? This is a joke right?
She’s Not That Kind of Girl (or Guy)
Many of the people we spoke to said they avoid awkward conversations about STDs because they feel embarrassed. Instead, they make superficial guesses about the kind of girl or guy they’re with.
“I assume she’s smart and educated and it’s going to be fine,” said one guy sheepishly. “But I know my luck probably can’t hold out forever.”
Everyone assumes this – and yet, doctors suspect roughly one in four Americans have herpes. STDs have no particular look.
Make Love, Not War
Finally, many women offered this reason they sometimes don’t use condoms: They want to avoid a fight about condoms. And they want to make their partner happy. “Sometimes it’s like a little gift you can give him,” one woman told BettyConfidential, “to make him feel special.”
