Off My Chest
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I do not at all intend any offense, but have you just never heard about condoms or something somehow???
No, we don't have condoms where I'm from ~/s~
But seriously, I have but my Dad, as someone who obviously had sex, says sometimes they fail and I'll get pregnant anyway.
Be careful meeting people you met online. No matter how much you talk to someone online, you don't really know them as well as you think you do. Please make sure a trusted adult knows where you are, who you're with, and what you're doing.
Condoms are important but they should never be your only method of birth control. Ideally you combine different methods (i.e. condoms + iud or hormonal birth control) so that if one fails, the other will be likely to work.
If your parents won't let you get birth control, in many countries there are government agencies or NGOs who will provide birth control to you for free.
The first part is true, the second part is fear mongering. The reported “typical use” is 18% failures over a year of use. This is why it is suggested to pair up birth control methods so it’s condoms AND something else. (There is nothing better than condoms for widely preventing STIs). I had sex with penis havers fairly regularly for ~10 years, had condoms fail 3 times, was stealthed once and have not had a pregnancy scare. That said I am cautious and insistent.
Thanks! I still might wait to avoid parents finding out and also because he wouldn't let me be alone with her anyway.