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Check it out: STDs are real, and you definitely have to protect yourself against them. Not the most exciting part of sex, I know. But if you’re not careful, your sex life might be crippled…permanently.
Here’s a few things that you can do to protect yourself:
1. Avoid excessive one night stands. These are the riskiest kind of sexual encounters. And, once you’ve mastered the art of Variety, the sex in one night stands in inevitably worse than sex in a relationship.
2. Always use a condom until you can trust your partner.
3. Carry condoms with you at all times. This is because when you have no condoms on you, the temptation to go bareback can sometimes be too much. Also, don’t carry condoms in your wallet, as they can tear. I personally carry a small Altoids tin with two condoms and a small amount of lube around with me at all times — I never know when I might be having sex. Hey, the life of a Sex God is tough!
4. Use condoms PROPERLY. Condoms are very effective when used right…but the problem is, a lot of people don’t use them right. The key here is lubrication…in the right amounts. Put a SMALL amount of lubrication inside the condom when you use it…otherwise, the condom may tear from friction.
5. Get tested once every six months. It’s a pain, yes, but it’s worth it. You’ll be able to confidently tell your partners that you don’t have anything, and you will catch anything curable in its early stages.
6. Avoid anal sex with partners unless you trust them enough to have unprotected sex with them. Anal sex is much riskier than regular sex for STD transmission. It can be great, but be sure your girl is clean before you do it.
7. Before going off condoms with a girl, make sure that you SEE her STD test results. You can do this by offering to get tested with her — this way it’s less of a “I think you’re dirty” thing, and more of a mutual safety thing.
8. Use a condom that fits you well. This is important, because condoms that don’t fit well will have a tendency to either slip or tear. Shop around, and try all the major brands before you settle on the one that is best for you. Personally I prefer Durex, but everybody’s preferences are different.
9. For pregnancy protection, get your girl on a form of birth control that does not have to be taken daily like the pill. The shot, the patch, the Nuva-Ring, IUDs…these are all better alternatives than the pill because they cannot be forgotten. The pill can and will be, so try to get her on a better form of birth control.
10. Be as safe as you can, but don’t live in fear. Yes, STDs and pregnancy can happen, but if you follow the above nine steps the risk will be very, very small. There is risk involved even in safe sex, but not nearly as much risk as there is in, say, driving a car.
Do as much as you can to prevent STDs, but don’t worry about them after that. Too much worry can hurt your Immersion, and make sex much worse for you and your partners.
If you find yourself worrying excessively about STDs, this IS a limiting belief and should be treated as such. If left unchecked, sexual paranoia will make you uptight and mentally pre-occupied in bed — two things that are definitely not sexy.
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Spirit Fingers (Dan) runs The Sex Revolution Blog, an amazing resource for any aspiring SEX GOD. He is the author of The Sex Revolution Handbook, which is his complete method at becoming an actual sex god.
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