Condoms

[disturbed-lt.livejournal.com]

Okay, quick questions from the inexperienced...

I was having a conversation with a good (male) friend of mine (note: we're both virgins) and some how the topic of condoms came up. One question he did pose was, how does a guys know, when buying condoms for the first time, what size to get, like, is there measurments on the box, how do you know what will fit? Is it merely a matter of trial and error?

Just curious.

(coz neither of us knew)

Comments

[althea]

Most men can wear standard condoms. However, differences in girth/width (not length) account for the larger and smaller varieties. The best way for your friend to find out which condoms are best for him is to buy a box of standard-size ones and try one on. Taking it for a test drive while masturbating would be good, too, since it would let him see how it holds up to actual use. If it feels loose or starts to slip off, he should try the narrow ones. If it feels tight or leaves a red, ring-like indentation all around the base of his penis (which is what happened to my husband when we used regular condoms), he should try the larger ones. And once he knows which ones are the right fit, he'll still have a couple left over for whenever he decides to have sex, so he'll be prepared!

[paulthegeek.livejournal.com]

As long as they don't go out of date... :-P

[disturbed-lt.livejournal.com]

LOL
it's possible!

[althea]

Ha! Yeah, I was going to mention that, but they're supposed to be good for about four years. At least that's what my husband told me when we started dating when we were teenagers. He informed me that he'd bought a box of condoms and when I asked if maybe he was being a bit over-confident, he said, "Don't worry, they're good for four years!" Heh. Those suckers didn't last a month. Just the memory of that conversation cracks me up.

[gluedupsidedown.livejournal.com]

It all depends in how you store them. :)

And, I'm still not sure I'd rely on them after that long...

[althea]

Yeah, I always cringe when people talk about having them in the bathroom medicine cabinet. I don't know why we have medicine cabinets in bathrooms, anyway. It's probably the worst place for anything to be stored--damp and frequently hot.

And, I'm still not sure I'd rely on them after that long...

I agree. And we definitely didn't. ;-)

[sunshinesounds.livejournal.com]

hahaha