Do you use Condoms????

[Vespertine]

I don't think you're being crude.

A lot of people like bareback sex for the very reasons you listed.

Here are some older threads you might be interested in:

Creampies

Reasons for not using condoms

Bareback Swingers

[DBL D]

As long as birth control isn't an issue, I don't think you will have a problem with bareback sex. Swingers are by far in better sexual health than any other catagory except Celebates.

The reason to not use condoms is the reason you give: so you can FEEL something.

My humble opinion.

Male D

[Greg & Sheryl]

You're not being crude at all. It's quite a common fetish. You'd be surprised as to how many other people enjoy "sloppy seconds."

[looking2swing]

I agree that it feels a lot better However, for us, birth control is an issue, as well as STDs. We are still new to the lifestyle and trying to figure things out and it just makes it easy for everyone we play with to wear a condom.

[calicpl2002]

well for us we let the male go bare back until he is close then he puts on a condom for the simple fact that only hubby can cum inside me. <EG>

[curiousagain]

If all of you involved are comfortable not using condoms, then don't worry about what others think.

[2 Hot J's]

We feel that as long as you know the couple very well then have fun. It's much sexier to see a the excitement and feel the cum. Oh my there is nothing like it in our book.

[Chris&Amelia]

We enjoy riding bareback with two couples we know very well. We find it very erotic and enjoyable. Especially the "afterglow" when we're lying around, cooling off, and our semen is leaking out of them

But it's a rare thing. Everybody else get's the condom treatment.

[mrs good times]

Due to the recent interest in swingers and condom use I thought I would bump this poll to see how the current readers respond.

[Thkmlkchoclik]

Condoms is a must for me.

[Amanda69]

Absolute must we don't take any chances with our health no matter how well we know the couple.

[2jersey]

Condoms - always, never or sometimes?

2jersey: ALWAYS

We are happy to learn (from the results of this poll) that a very small number of people have chosen to not use condoms – and we assume that some of these people are in exclusive relations with their swing partners (as far as they know).

We are unimpressed by those who argue that “safer sex” does not provide foolproof protection. In this situation, we are advocates of a half-a-loaf-is-better-than-none approach. We refute the notion that condom users believe they are completely insulated from STDs.

We are unimpressed by those who believe they can detect and avoid sexual partners which carry STDs – many diseases, particularly recently contracted diseases, produce unnoticeable symptoms.

Finally - We are disturbed by those who appear to have blanket disregard for authoritative medical studies promoted by organizations which have genuine, rather than ulterior, motives.

From the World Health Organization:

1) Laboratory studies have found that viruses (including HIV) do not pass through intact latex condoms even when devices are stretched or stressed.

2) In Thailand, the promotion by the government of 100% condom use by commercial sex workers led to a dramatic increase in the use of condoms (from 14% in 1990 to 94% in 1994); an equally dramatic decline in the nation-wide numbers of bacterial STD cases (from 410,406 cases in 1997 to 27,362 cases in 1994); and reduced HIV prevalence in Thai soldiers.

3) The most convincing data on the effectiveness of condoms in preventing HIV infection has been generated by prospective studies undertaken on serodiscordant couples, when one partner is infected with HIV and the other is not. These studies show that, with consistent condom use, the HIV infection rate among uninfected partners was less than 1 percent per year. Also, in situations where one partner is definitely infected, inconsistent condom use can be as risky as not using condoms at all.

The discordant couple study is particularly compelling:

In a study of discordant couples in Europe, among 123 couples who reported consistent condom use, none of the uninfected partners became infected. In contrast, among the 122 couples who used condoms inconsistently, 12 of the uninfected partners became infected.

This study was published by a respected medical journalist:

De Vincenzi I. (1994) 'A longitudinal study of human immunodeficiency virus transmission by heterosexual partners', the New England Journal of Medicine; 331:341-346

[SuAndBud]

We can't answer the poll (sorry, but very poor set of options).

Up to now we've not used condoms (only having swung with one other, so far).

We expect to be swinging with him and his S/O at some point in the future and as they are in an exclusive relationship, we won't expect condoms (neither will he) but she might, in which case we'll wrap 'em up.

It depends who we're with and what activities are taking place and how well we know/trust you or him or her or them to be D&D free and how well they know/trust us.

In short, yes and no.

[mwc_mich]

Originally Posted by lovers

Another option might have been "Do not use a condom with some partners, but do with others."

Just my $0.02 worth.

I would agree. I've never met a person who was in love with using them! For me it depends on the partner and the trust that I have built with that person.
Unless its used wrong there is rarely a problem with condoms. I have an IUD so assuming that it working, I always have it my mind that if something were to happen and it failed would I be nervous about STDs? If the answer is yes then I probably shouldn't be playing with this person. If its no, then I know I'm making a good choice and time and trust will probably lead us to more intimate times.

[MrsPandMe]

This is an interesting discussion, albeit mostly 4 years old! In any event, we're in the middle of working on baby number 2 (and likely we'll get fixed after that), so condoms are really more for birth control at this point. I think it pays to point out that swinging entails an AWFUL lot of trust in others. You trust that they will respect your wishes, you trust that they will respond if something isn't going right, you are trusting they are being forthcoming with their health. If you have someone who is trustworthy in your presence (or your pussy, as it were) then condoms are, for the most part, birth control related or psychologically needed. I have heard some stories of guys slipping condoms off without the female knowing about it, so it's not like you're completely safe from unsavory characters. Do your homework, take your time, and you'll be better off for it. If your desire is to "free-fuck" you know what you're getting into...

Mr. P.