We use protection (condoms) almost all of the time, but go bareback with select couples (most recently, check out our thread
HERE). Unless we've known you for a significant amount of time and we trust you, it's "no glove, no love".
I had one woman who we knew for only a week try to "sneak" the condom off of me during play. That was awkward, but we decided to go our separate ways when that happened. I later heard rumors that her husband was naturally sterile, and she was looking to get pregnant.
*
But we also acknowledge that there is a time and place for bareback sex as well. We play with two other couples
sans condoms. And, frankly, everybody enjoys it.
Addendum: Anal sex with any other woman other then Amelia is
always with a condom. No exceptions to that rule at all.
The motorcycle metaphor was appropriate. Yes, there is a chance that we may pick up a bug, but it's unlikely. There's also a far greater chance of me getting killed by a deer running in front of my car while I go down the road, but that doesn't mean I think all the deer in my neighborhood should be hunted down and shot.
** After weighing the risks and benefits of going bareback with a
very select number of couples (currently only two), we've decided to go this course of action. And we've been pretty pleased with it.
* - Boy, she would have been
disappointed!
** - Nothing wrong with a controlled harvest, though. Venison's quite tasty, especially in a stew.