My category wasn't there: "Don't like them but still use them most of the time". Sorry for not voting. I'm 42 (The Answer, for all you geeks out there), and Mr. Fuse is 41.
An earlier post asked whether women can tell if a man is using a condom. For me, there is no comparison between sex with a condom and sex without. Without a condom, I can actually feel
the man, rather than what he feels like through a latex glove. Put a latex glove on your hand and feel various things. The difference is profound. Without, I feel body heat without a layer in between to blunt it, and I feel
skin and bumps and ridges. With a condom, all sensation is dimmed somewhat, except for the feelings of being filled up, and friction (not bad things, those
).
Still, we use them. Until and unless we are pretty sure we are having a longer-term relationship with another couple. And then the other couple has at least once said they still want to use them. So, there are plenty of people out there very serious about condom use. Personally, when I get to a certain point of comfort with a person, then I just feel like there shouldn't be a protective layer between our privates.
We've only had one couple we liked refuse to play the first time with condoms. Had no trouble passing them up. If you can't do it a few times to see whether we like playing together, and whether we like each other enough to continue seeing each other, then all right... we'll move on.
We feel our strategy limits our exposure somewhat, though I have come to believe they don't protect much against the diseases you're most likely to get that cannot be cured -- with herpes being the chief concern.