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Victoria Jennifer Johnson (The Ladies' Thread)

Mr. Laser Beam said:
^ Agreed. It's a simple request, to put one on. It's not like it's a condomnation or anything like that. :D
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I agree. I've never understood why all the fuss. It's not like it takes a lot of time. Especially when not in a monogamous relationship, I think it is irresponsible of a man not wearing a condom, even if the woman is on the pill. Pregnancy is only one of the risks.

Plus, it much more convenient to clean-up when all is over. ;)
 
Naira said:
Mr. Laser Beam said:
^ Agreed. It's a simple request, to put one on. It's not like it's a condomnation or anything like that. :D
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I agree. I've never understood why all the fuss. It's not like it takes a lot of time. Especially when not in a monogamous relationship, I think it is irresponsible of a man not wearing a condom, even if the woman is on the pill. Pregnancy is only one of the risks.

Plus, it much more convenient to clean-up when all is over. ;)
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It's not as convenient as it seems. But it is necessary most of the times.
 
I was on the contraceptive injection every 3 months which was ok ~ no periods, no pain for 4 years. Then last year it got horrible. Bleeding constantly for 5/6 months, iron tablets, foul moods and total lack of sex drive. My doctor went on and on about a coil ~ an IUS, plastic instead of copper, and finally in total frustration I broke.

I am not going to lie to you ~ it was a horrendous experience having it fitted :scream: and a few tears did leak from my eyes, but Doc was right ~ the bleeding stopped almost immediately and my sex drive rocketed! Now it is Man that needs the iron tablets ;)
 
K'Ehleyr said:
I was on the contraceptive injection every 3 months which was ok ~ no periods, no pain for 4 years. Then last year it got horrible. Bleeding constantly for 5/6 months, iron tablets, foul moods and total lack of sex drive. My doctor went on and on about a coil ~ an IUS, plastic instead of copper, and finally in total frustration I broke.

I am not going to lie to you ~ it was a horrendous experience having it fitted :scream: and a few tears did leak from my eyes, but Doc was right ~ the bleeding stopped almost immediately and my sex drive rocketed! Now it is Man that needs the iron tablets ;)
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I tried to stick to the injections for a year, and I grew a few sizes, bleed constantly for just as long and I felt it was completely useless since I had no sexdrive what s o ever.
Then it took me a year to get back to normal afterwards. Horrible stuff. Wont let it near me again.
 
^ K'Eh, I agree with you on the coil. It' no more fun having it taken out than put in, but it's a wonderful invention. I had the copper coil because I have very light periods anyway, and as a contraceptive it worked very well. When my husband and I decided to try for our third child I had my coil removed in mid-October. Two weeks later I had my last period, and a month later I was looking at the blue lines on the pee stick muttering "You must be effing joking!" Let's just say I fall pregnant very easily. A year later I was back at the doctor's office getting a new coil put in, and the contraceptive doctor (who was not my regular doctor) asked if she had removed my coil not too long ago. I replied, "Yes, a year ago. The baby's name is David, he's 3 months old and please insert my new coil now!" That coil worked perfectly, too. :bolian:
 
thestrangequark said:
^I'm so sick of the pill, honestly. A man-pill REALLY needs to be invented, because it's highly unfair to put all the responsibility on the woman
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Not a very good thing to put much faith in, though, so you're smarter to put it on the woman. If birth control isn't used, or fails, nothing bad happens for the guy. At least not for 9 months, and even then, gotta fight in the courts over a 1-night stand. The woman, on the other hand, is now pregnant, and has to either become a mother, or consider adoption/abortion.

Seems like it's probably smarter to keep the decision in the hands of the person with the higher consequences, I'd think.

I'd be totally in favor of having male birth control pills as an option, and might even take them, but would consider it more of a 'failsafe' method than primary, and would expect that women would still insist on either being in control of their own birth control, or using something they can see, like a condom.

Then again, I'm safe like that, and still use a condom with my fiance, even though she's got those nuva-ring things...
 
^I can see where you're coming from in terms of more fleeting relationships, however, when one is in a committed relationship I don't see why the responsibility couldn't be placed on the man. Especially in cases where taking the pill would pose a(n even great than usual) health risk to the woman.

As for feeling bad about condoms, it's mostly just that when you're with some one you want him to have a great time too, and some guys have less of a great time with condoms on. I've never had a man be anything less than completely willing to wear one, and sure, it only takes a moment. It'd be fun to try it without, though.
 
thestrangequark said:
^I can see where you're coming from in terms of more fleeting relationships, however, when one is in a committed relationship I don't see why the responsibility couldn't be placed on the man. Especially in cases where taking the pill would pose a(n even great than usual) health risk to the woman.
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One can only ever trust themselves fully though. Quite a few men were caught off guard by women using the "pin hole" trick on their partners manual contraceptives, or their own diaphragms in the past. There is nothing to prevent the male side from having members willing to be just as underhanded in their desires.
 
Data Holmes said:
thestrangequark said:
^I can see where you're coming from in terms of more fleeting relationships, however, when one is in a committed relationship I don't see why the responsibility couldn't be placed on the man. Especially in cases where taking the pill would pose a(n even great than usual) health risk to the woman.
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One can only ever trust themselves fully though. Quite a few men were caught off guard by women using the "pin hole" trick on their partners manual contraceptives, or their own diaphragms in the past. There is nothing to prevent the male side from having members willing to be just as underhanded in their desires.
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That's true but completely beside the point. As you said, one couldn't always trust a woman to not "forget" her pill. The point is that it there should be an option for a male pill.
 
Let's put it this way - you *do* notice the difference, no matter what the condom manufacturers want you to think. Ladies, compare it to sticking the finger of a rubber glove into your *ahem* everytime you have sex. It may not take much time, but it *is* in the way of the two... ...surfaces and takes away pleasure.
 
Suggestion for word for female genitalia:

QUIM

I think it's old German, or Anglo Saxon, or some other language from a while ago.

Short, polite, can be said briefly, doesn't carry the weight of other terms.

You're welcome.
 
thestrangequark said:
George said:
You see, and that's the problem. I don't have a problem with gender equality, in fact I'm one of its greatest proponents. BUT I have exactly as much hatred for feminism as I have for chauvinism.
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Feminism isn't the same as militant man-hating, though some ultra man-hating feminists would have people think so. True feminism is about gender equality and nothing else.


That said, one of my favorite jokes goes:

Q:How many feminists does it take to screw in a light bulb?



A:THAT'S NOT FUNNY!
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My favourite like that is a cartoon of a bookstore. Woman behind the counter says:
"This is a feminist bookshop! There is no humor section!"
 
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