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Last night I had a hookup for the first time. I told the guy I wanted him to use a condom, which offended him because he was like, “Why do I need to use one if you already have an IUD? Do you think I’m some STD-ridden guy?” I told him I just don’t know him that well. Either way it was fine in the end, he put it on and it was a fine night. Now I’m thinking, was I being a pushover?

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[–] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 hours ago

Condoms are a must with hookups.

In my wilder days I had a crazy friend, she was cool but she was way too wild, and I would intentionally not carry condoms so I could have an excuse to dip when she started taking stuff off. I stuck to my guns, no sex without protection. Surprised she didn't pull one out of her purse and offer it, knowing my rule.

Things could have gone sideways a couple different ways and, if I had the chance to do it all over, I'd just carry protection. I wouldn't throw down at the drop of a hat, but if it came down to it, I'd have more options. Then again, she's the kind of person who'd rip it off right at the end and force the issue, if that was something she wanted. So all in all it's better we drifted apart. I would not want her for a baby mama.

I won in the end, managed to make it to marriage without having sex (which I suppose matters less for a guy, but it was something I wanted to do), but I did engage in some risky behaviours when I was younger.