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Originally Posted by ALilOEverything Dreamer, I think most people on this board are really well informed, that's why many are here in the first place. They want to know what they are getting into before they do it. Being a health care provider myself and working in an acute hospital setting I know all too well about people and risk. I think not kissing because of health risk can be a reasonable and if someone isn't comfortable with that they shouldn't do it. There are as many reasons why people chose not to kiss as they are many reasons why people chose to do so. If that's your decision to live a life of low risk, that's okay. But for those of us who have thought about it and decided that it's a risk we're willing to take, that should be okay too. Everyone has a risk of choice, winter driving, riding on ATV's, jumping on trampolines, contact sports and the many other risky things I treat people for every day.
Kissing is a risk I chose, I do minimize it as best I can but I know it's always possible. I'm okay with that. I would never try to convince someone to do so if they didn't feel comfortable with it, nor would I judge them for that... but would expect the same in return. |
We all have to make choices that we can live with. Ironically, I'm not even concerned about AIDS, it's that pesky Herpes crap in the genital and mouth region that can be contracted even though there are no sores present. You can say your prepared to risk it, but if you contract it you'll need to disclose it to your playmates before hand, and few will swing with you knowing your infected. Face it, it takes the love out of the air big time. So you'll swing until you know your infected, and then the good times are basically over, or you could be infected unknowingly and be spreading it to your partners assuring them all the while you've met their ad requirements of being clean and disease free. Few and I mean few can say they know they are disease free, and most of these people don't have a clue as to what safe sex is. They think because they use a condom during intercourse they're practicing safe sex. Using a condom isn't safe sex, it's just a little safer sex.
The precautions and do's and dont's of 99% safe sex from Herpes almost effectively eliminates any fun that might be had.