No does kill procreation and major STDs like AIDS think of trouble avoided if his father used them lol

I love condoms!

Not only do they prevent STIs and possible death, but they're great for making water balloons.

I'll be distributing them at the next Trump rally.
Not just so we can throw water balloons, but with hope that none of his supporters will procreate!

Being a teenager in the 80s when AIDS was in the forefront of EVERYTHING!!!, yeah no question about the importance of condoms or protection in general. If condoms kill the mood, then may be that is a good thing because in that case nothing further should happen. Of course, it's an entirely different situation when it comes to married or long-time partners.

Catching a permanent, potentially life-altering disease not only kills the mood , but maybe the person !

Time to get real - this is no longer the past.

And you and a partner can be tested for things - if you're with them long enough .

Depends upon your ultimate goal. If your goal is to procreate, then it's definitely counterproductive.

If your goal is sex, and sex alone, your position seems a selfish, self-centered position. A condom is much less an inconvenience than deciding whether or not to terminate or follow through with an unwanted pregnancy.

Men share just as much responsibility for protection and birth control as do women. If you can't accept your responsibility, keep it in your pants. And yes we did worry about it in the 1970' and 1980's.

My brother contracted herpes in the 80's, the doctor suggested he go to a group session to get ideas on how to deal with it. We pulled up to the meeting place and the parking lot was filled with cars we saw every day at the bar he owned. I used condoms from then on.

Herpes , hep c , hiv .
And Bcz nobody says " let's test " b4 they go to bed , use condoms . 2 dates later , x to see the lab if u think u are going to keep seen that person . Simple .
After that , use your judgment .

Damn I"m 49 and should be mature enough to accept their necessary protection. I just don't like them. To me sex is a very personal intimate thing and yes It causes distance that I just hate. I am now that I am older very choosy about who I am with....Like that really is any protection.... Life is life now that I am divorced after 20 years I just might roll the dice...Kinda feel like a slime ball for admitting this!

I was just happy when the quit calling them prophylactics. Condom is so much easier to spell and pronounce.

AIDS and HIV decimated my community in the 80s. And though we now have medications, it's still hitting the gay community pretty hard. So I keep it covered.

I lived through the 70's, where sex was expected almost immediately, and you could not catch anything incurable. I feel fortunate!

Like taking a bath with a plastic raincoat on?

You left out the lawyers for the finalization of the paperwork involving consensual sex agreements.

Having to pause before and after instead of just going right into it is wierd sometimes. I guess its alot less of a mood kill than herpes or HIV. It's a small price for sexual liberties and exploration that we are able to enjoy these days.

I sometimes enjoy the mess free aspect of it. Probaby TMI but I remember missing that when my ex husband and I stopped using them. It bothered me feeling gooy and leaky when I was trying to fall asleep after..