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Broken Condom...

  • 19-11-2006 6:48pm
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4


    Hello there,
    I wus having sex with my gf d other nite. When I put the condom on it broke(ripped) half way down the penis but I didnt have any spare ones so I just used it anyway. The top was still perfect but it was ripped at the side. After I came (inside her) I pulled it out and most cum was trapped in the top of the condom. I told my gf what happened and she said she would get a pill. I havnt really stopped thinking about it since, worrying that she might be pregnant. Is a side rip really a big deal?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    There is a good chance that the cum would have travelled down the side of the condom so I would deal with that, get your girlfriend to get a pregnancy test and be more careful in the future.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 84 ✭✭claire-g


    If ur girlfriend isnt on the pill or if ye were not using any other form of contraception it is a possibility that she mite become pregnant......your girlfriend can take the morning after pill for up to 72 hours afterward and its quite effective (tho not 100%).


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,518 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    Get the morning after pill within 72 hours if you are worried about pregnancy.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 31 CharLit


    Agree with other posters: never, ever use a ripped condom! If the pill your girlfriend was going to get was a morning after pill, you'll be fine, but don't take this kind of risk again. You can still have fun without having full sex if you don't have any condoms handy.

    Edit: It's not clear from your post when you told your girlfriend what had happened: if it was after the deed, it seems rather unfair: you should have given her a say in whether or not to take this risk, since SHE's the one who will get pregnant if it goes wrong.

    Maybe your girlfriend should go on birth control pills or get an implant or shots to help prevent these kinds of scares?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    that's like one of the urban legend horror stories you hear like people thinking girls can't get pregnant if you have sex standing up.

    never ever ever used a ripped condom. i can't believe this even needs saying. definitely get the morning after pill immediately and of course a pregnancy test


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,195 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    that's like one of the urban legend horror stories you hear like people thinking girls can't get pregnant if you have sex standing up.
    Not to mention the "first time's a freebie" myth!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,889 ✭✭✭tolosenc


    basquille wrote:
    Not to mention the "first time's a freebie" myth!

    Personal experience? lol

    Sorry.

    On a more serious note, what were you thinking? If it's ripped, it's ripped.


  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 5,555 ✭✭✭tSubh Dearg


    You may both want to look into STI tests to be on the safe side unless you're both very sure that neither of you is infected with anything.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,335 ✭✭✭rugbug86


    CharLit wrote:
    Agree with other posters: never, ever use a ripped condom! If the pill your girlfriend was going to get was a morning after pill, you'll be fine, but don't take this kind of risk again. You can still have fun without having full sex if you don't have any condoms handy.

    Edit: It's not clear from your post when you told your girlfriend what had happened: if it was after the deed, it seems rather unfair: you should have given her a say in whether or not to take this risk, since SHE's the one who will get pregnant if it goes wrong.

    Maybe your girlfriend should go on birth control pills or get an implant or shots to help pervent these kinds of scares?
    OP wrote:
    I told my gf what happened and she said she would get a pill

    He did tell her

    Also, OP, don't use a torn condom! Try to restrain yourself next time.

    Hope your gf got the MAP in time, don't forget to get her to take a test too. Good luck, and learn from your mistakes!!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 31 CharLit


    rugbug86 wrote:
    He did tell her

    I know he told her, but from the post it kind of sounds like he told her AFTER they had sex, when he knew the condom was ripped before they started.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 84 ✭✭claire-g


    CharLit wrote:
    I know he told her, but from the post it kind of sounds like he told her AFTER they had sex, when he knew the condom was ripped before they started.

    Ya thats what i thought too and i agree that if this is the case its unfair, she should have been informed and could have made an informed decision as to have unprotected sex!!! She may have been able to tell you that it wasnt a gud idea to carry on......


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,382 ✭✭✭Motley Crue


    Hello there,
    When I put the condom on it broke(ripped) half way down the penis but I didnt have any spare ones so I just used it anyway.Is a side rip really a big deal?

    No, the side rip isnt a big deal, but the fact that you continued on anyway is. Im sorry if this spoils your fun, but next time, just stop and try and to avoid penetration. You can have oral or anal sex, get a handjob or a blowjob, finger her, whatever, but you just shouldnt risk it for your own good.;)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 370 ✭✭CherieAmour


    You deserve to spend your time worrying! How would you feel if your girlfriend was pregnant knowing that you could have prevented it from happening? You can't have much respect for her to put her in this situation. Have you really so little self-control? A side rip could easily have turned into the whole thing coming off!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,144 ✭✭✭LundiMardi


    Jesus man that's a ****ty thing to do to your gf, why the hell didn't you tell her before actually having sex???

    Also, i'd be more concerned about the fact that the condom broke so easily, maybe there were other faults with it also that you didn't notice.

    Maybe stop and think next time??


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,669 ✭✭✭mukki


    You deserve to spend your time worrying! How would you feel if your girlfriend was pregnant knowing that you could have prevented it from happening? You can't have much respect for her to put her in this situation. Have you really so little self-control? A side rip could easily have turned into the whole thing coming off!

    my thoughts exactly

    surly if there was a rip in it, any stretching of the rubber near the rip will cause the rip to grow so the whole thing should have split and fallen off as soon as the rip occured, like a baloon bursting

    think this...no actually hope this is a troll, if not he is a very untrustworthy lover


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,079 ✭✭✭✭Esel
    Not Your Ornery Onager


    No, the side rip isnt a big deal,..

    WTF? Worst advice ever.

    Not your ornery onager



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Was she really not worth the wait, for you to run into any random Pub/Hotel and operate the Bathroom vending machine? You complete tool!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 994 ✭✭✭Carrigart Exile


    Overheal wrote:
    Was she really not worth the wait, for you to run into any random Pub/Hotel and operate the Bathroom vending machine? You complete tool!

    What a pompous self rightous shower the responders to this thread have been. Condoms split, its a fact of life and carrying on when you know one is split is likely to get you the title 'daddy'. The guy's girlfriend clearly has the situation under control.

    Oh, and a general point, how many times has a decison on when to become a father been taken away from a man by a woman not telling him she is not using contraceptive (all those wee accidents).


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 43,045 ✭✭✭✭Nevyn


    Carrigart Exile, unhelpful and off-topic posting will get you banned from this forum.
    Do take time to read the charter which contains the rules and abide by them.
    Have a nice day.
    Thaedydal


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,382 ✭✭✭Motley Crue


    esel wrote:
    WTF? Worst advice ever.

    I only meant the side rip isnt a big deal in comparison to the fact he didnt tell his girlfriend it was broke, and it depends where on the side it was ripped, if it was near the top then its not the worst thing that could happen but it is a bad thing that he used a condom that was broken and didnt tell his gf until afterwards


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,314 ✭✭✭Talliesin


    If it was ripped near the top then the rip could still have grown, and the rip itself is a sign that maybe the latex wasn't in good condition.

    It's quite simple. Condoms work by providing a physical barrier so as to prevent sperm getting anywhere near the ovum and germs from passing from one partner to the other. They are not anti-fertility charms and do not work by magic. If its ripped you bin it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,382 ✭✭✭Motley Crue


    Talliesin wrote:
    If it was ripped near the top then the rip could still have grown, and the rip itself is a sign that maybe the latex wasn't in good condition. If its ripped you bin it.

    Good advice, personally I always have, but it seems the OP did not and that was his first mistake while his second was having no respect for his girlfriend to inform her of his decision to engage in sexual relations.

    I would actually dread to see what would have happened if it had 'slipped your mind' in all the excitement and you neglected to tell her afterwards, thus getting her preganant. Jesus, that would have been horrible beyond belief


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,128 ✭✭✭sweet-rasmus


    it does seem like he did not tell her until afterwards... not very wise at all; she should have known.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 994 ✭✭✭Carrigart Exile


    Thaedydal wrote:
    Carrigart Exile, unhelpful and off-topic posting will get you banned from this forum.
    Do take time to read the charter which contains the rules and abide by them.
    Have a nice day.
    Thaedydal

    It wasn't off topic nor was it unhelpful; over moderation is however. The young lad was getting it in the neck from all and sundry and all I was pointing out the number of people who seem to be taking a lofty view of the lad. Yes he acted stupidly, but who hasn't at his age and in that situation.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,382 ✭✭✭Motley Crue


    Yes he acted stupidly, but who hasn't at his age and in that situation.

    I havent, I have shown restraint, and NEVER used a broken condom. Especially when the girl I wanted to have sex with wasnt on the pill. On the one occassion she was, I still went to the shops when I had no condoms, because there was a still a chance the pill would fail (she'd had a cold)

    I feel that warrants repeating, I havent, I have shown restraint, and NEVER used a broken condom!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4 Questionsoflife


    Im not going to defend myself here because Im after completely accepting responsibility for what was the stupidist thing Ive ever done in my life. Just to inform everyone, even though this is absolutely no excuse, I was a virgin and I extremely wanted to break my viriginity. Another reason was she wasnt a virgin and I was, but she thought otherwise because I was too embaressed to admit it. She wanted the lights off and that made it alot harder to monitor what was going on. I was greedy, decieving, completely irresponsible and stupid and I cant believe I let myself do it. Words cant describe how down and paniced Ive been feeling lately about it and all Ive been trying to do is make her feel happy 24/7 now I know how badly I disrespected her. Although this might sound the biggest hypocritical statement but I really am an honest guy and the one thing I cannot deal with is the feelings of guilt and shame. If anybody is wondering yes, the thought of her becoming pregnant and me being the knowing cause of it sends me into deep despair, and shivers down my spine. It has been crossing my mind lately about telling her, I know she would probabily dump me, but id deserve it for being such a greedy stupid pig. About the rip, it was a small enough rip to start with but I think what scared me most was I think I saw it had widened a lil when I took it off. I seriously believe there would have been a good chance some escaped the condom. I simply paniced and flushed it away. My gf said she went to the doctor today (within 24 hours) and got a pill and everythings sorted. She siad theres no chance of becoming pregnant. Can anybody explain the probabilities of becoming pregnant using this pill? Im sure there is still a chance. Is it simply a matter that hopefully a sperm hasnt reached the egg yet? Somebody made a comment about running into a pub or hotel quickly to get condoms because I cudnt wait - well actually thats what did happen, I bought my condoms for €5 out of a vending machine-how many frowns will I see now? :( . They looked safe made by durex and labelled "extra safe". Are these condoms notoriously bad or wot? I know you might laugh at that but personally I thought youd get the same kinda ones in a chemist. If anyone asks me what happened to the other two out of the pack I tried one on before alone recently before having sex and it tore hugely then also (thats because I really tugged it on), and a friend asked me for a lend of the other. I think that was the main cause that made me rip the condom when I put it on before sex, tugging it on rather than rolling it on very slowly. I asked her to is she going to take a pregnancy test, and she said no, theres no point. Im positive that very recently (4/5 days) before we had sex she had her period so is that a good or a bad thing? Do you think I should convince her to take a pregnancy test and when can you take it? I havnt told her this yet I know I will not have sex now until she is absolutely sure she isnt pregnant which is at least a month right? I simply wont able to enjoy it. I want to enjoy having SAFE sex with her and although you people might hate me for disrespecting her so much Its been a reality check for me and Ive really been looking into the reasons why I put her (or why I would anyone) in the position I put her in.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4 Questionsoflife


    BTW the point I Im getting at by saying I was a virgin and she wasnt is that she wasnt is that if I had disclosed I was a virgin we would have surely taken it slowly and carefully but instead we ended up having really really full on sex in the dark.


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,661 Mod ✭✭✭✭Faith


    If she took the MAP within 24 hours, she only has about a 1% chance of getting pregnant. She should probably still take a pregnancy test though.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,382 ✭✭✭Motley Crue


    My gf said she went to the doctor today (within 24 hours) and got a pill and everythings sorted. She said theres no chance of becoming pregnant. Can anybody explain the probabilities of becoming pregnant using this pill?

    The pill is, if used correctly, 99% efficent against pregnancy. Im not 100% sure how it works, but do know its very very good, prob the best contraceptive you can get. But as for the morning after pill, this works in much the same way, only that it flushes out the system and doesnt allow the egg to stick to the lining of the womb I believe. She should be safe.
    Im sure there is still a chance. Is it simply a matter that hopefully a sperm hasnt reached the egg yet?

    No, although you become pregnant in the 72 hours following sex, the chances of your sperm reaching her egg would be extremely - even if she hadnt taken the pill - and the fact that she has makes it a virtual impossibility now
    Somebody made a comment about running into a pub or hotel quickly to get condoms because I cudnt wait - well actually thats what did happen, I bought my condoms for €5 out of a vending machine-how many frowns will I see now? :(

    :( Actually, to be honest, you did right on this one. Although, if you had a choice, you should have chosen the chemist over the vending machine. Which machine was it actually? Pub machines are notorious for condoms being left for months.
    They looked safe made by durex and labelled "extra safe". Are these condoms notoriously bad or wot?

    I use them myself, and theyve never let me down, but as ive said above you may have just gotten a packet that were either expired or in the wrong conditions for months and months. Extra Safe are actually supposed to be stronger then most condoms so the fact they did break makes me think they were expired.
    I know you might laugh at that but personally I thought youd get the same kinda ones in a chemist.

    You would. I have, so im not laughing, and Ribbed and Flavoured are also good brands two btw:D

    I
    f anyone asks me what happened to the other two out of the pack I tried one on before alone recently before having sex and it tore hugely then also (thats because I really tugged it on),

    You should obviously bought the packet a little while before sex, i mean, you had time to try one and then give another to a friend. Once the first one broke I would have binned the other two. Despite how hard u pull the condom, it shouldnt really rip, unless you didnt put it on properly
    and a friend asked me for a lend of the other.

    Id get it back from him, before he uses it, cause its prob dodgy too
    I think that was the main cause that made me rip the condom when I put it on before sex, tugging it on rather than rolling it on very slowly.

    More then likely
    I asked her to is she going to take a pregnancy test, and she said no, theres no point.

    theres no real point
    Do you think I should convince her to take a pregnancy test and when can you take it?

    not unless you reckon you have super sperm


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,706 ✭✭✭craichoe


    Everyone on this thread that has gone on their high horse over this guy making a mistake, maybe you should get the hell off it right now. He made a mistake.

    He didn't know it was a problem that it was ripped, if a woman came on and said ...

    I was on anti-biotics and i'm on the pill ... i had sex .. is there a chance i'm pregnant ?

    Would you say ... "You big idiot !! You should have told your boyfriend.. blah blah blah" Mother of god .. the lad came on here looking for advice and all you assclowns can do is slate him ?

    He came here asking because he wasnt sure .. if he wasn't sure now .. do you think he was sure of what to do at the time ? Maybe he didnt want to blow it.

    Seriously, think about it, if you werent educated on the subject and didnt know, what would you do ?

    I'll put it this way ? Do you know what pressure the tyres in your car should be ... NO then your a total f*cking idiot. stop driving your going to murder someone with your wrecklessness.

    Bit of a rant .. but i cant get this across any other way :)


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 10,247 Mod ✭✭✭✭flogen


    Faith wrote:
    If she took the MAP within 24 hours, she only has about a 1% chance of getting pregnant. She should probably still take a pregnancy test though.

    I thought it was a higher percentage than that... I thought even when taken very quickly the MAP only provides 85% (or so) success rate. (wiki puts it at 75%, although that's for women mid-cycle and it is the wiki)

    If she's just finished her period by a few days your chances of her getting pregnant are, again, decreased... but nothing in this world (except abstinence) provides total security.

    You were stupid to use a ripped condom, and as a result you've made your first time far more stressful than it should have been. You were stupid not to tell her beforehand and that'll probably come back to bite you at some stage. You were stupid to not read the instructions about putting on a condom properly (or else not paying attention and doing it twice).

    Oh, and as tSubh mentioned, and STI test would be an idea at this stage; if she's not a virgin (and you are) she's obviously had sex with someone else... you might be lucky on the pregnancy-front, but maybe not elsewhere.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,518 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    @craichoe - Unhelpful comments are not appreciated. Please leave the modding to the moderators.

    dudara


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,661 Mod ✭✭✭✭Faith


    flogen wrote:
    I thought it was a higher percentage than that... I thought even when taken very quickly the MAP only provides 85% (or so) success rate. (wiki puts it at 75%, although that's for women mid-cycle and it is the wiki).

    Aye, I was mistaken. The failure rate is about 10%, lower the earlier it's taken, according to http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/sex_relationships/facts/morningafterpill.htm.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,706 ✭✭✭craichoe


    AFAIK, Failure rates of Drugs and the Pill are based on clinical trials, So whatever the result of the trial was at the time thats the failure rate.

    i.e. you try it on a sample of 100 people and 3 get pregnant, they work 97% of the time.

    Ideally anything will work 100% of the time, but this isnt the case.

    Its more like it either works or it doesnt.

    Either way, I wouldnt worry about it, you can have sex with no protection and not get pregnant.

    She either is or she isn't


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,706 ✭✭✭craichoe


    dudara wrote:
    @craichoe - Unhelpful comments are not appreciated. Please leave the modding to the moderators.

    dudara

    I do not think that people should be made feel like total crap when their already worried about something like that, my point is that anyone could make that mistake, people have made worst, i'm sure everyone has made at least one stupid mistake in their lives.

    It happens.

    In china your quote would be phrased as

    "Unhealthy comments are not appreciated, please disappear to the happy camp and let mother china decide whats best"


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 994 ✭✭✭Carrigart Exile


    craichoe wrote:
    I do not think that people should be made feel like total crap when their already worried about something like that, my point is that anyone could make that mistake, people have made worst, i'm sure everyone has made at least one stupid mistake in their lives.

    It happens.

    In china your quote would be phrased as

    "Unhealthy comments are not appreciated, please disappear to the happy camp and let mother china decide whats best"

    I with you craichoe


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 43,045 ✭✭✭✭Nevyn


    There is no happy camp but you can not restrain yourslef to posting with in the rules for this forum then that delimia will be resolved with your prilvage to do so being removed.

    IF you have an issue with a mods decision or a ruling with any forum then take it up with the mod via pm or start a tread in the feed back from.

    Remember off topic, unhelpfil and spammy posts will get you banned from this forum.
    Have a nice day,
    Thaedydal


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    (silly crag...exiled..Irony)

    Yeah I know I was pretty harsh on him.. but don't you have to be? Im not trying to start this up again: but if you walk around a town center on a Saturday you are going to see a ridiculous amount of Teenaged parents. The message needs to be driven into everyone (especially us Teenagers) about being extremely cautious.

    Well, I can understand your dilemma a bit more now; and I'm sure you've heard all hell in the Real World but if you were down to your last condom after ripping your other one, why didn't you ask her to put it on for you? Okay, granted, I wouldve found it a turn-on myself (:D) and I suppose you needed all the help you could get to 'restrain yourself' for your big night ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,382 ✭✭✭Motley Crue


    craichoe wrote:
    Everyone on this thread that has gone on their high horse over this guy making a mistake, maybe you should get the hell off it right now.

    I dont apprichate your tone, this is a boards to help boarders with Personal Issues, and you telling people they shouldnt give advice in their own personal way is not your place
    craichoe wrote:
    He made a mistake

    I agree, but it needs to be addressed, not tip toed around
    craichoe wrote:
    He didn't know it was a problem that it was ripped, if a woman came on and said ...

    Actually, I think he did know it was a problem it was ripped, if a young man buys a condom under the knowledge that its used for Sex/Protection against Pregnancy and STI then then they know theres a reason the condoms are airtight in little packets and stored in dry conditions. They also know, if they read the instruction leaflet, that the condom shouldnt be ripped or torn or re-used.

    In this case, he even accepted the fact that he had prior knowledge of the fact that condom was ripped AND that this was a bad thing. However, he chose to do nothing, because as far as he says I was a virgin and I extremely wanted to break my virginity and in this act of desperation, and the fact that he hadnt the other 2 condoms from the packet, he went ahead with what he was doing.

    He made a choice, and acted upon impulse and urge rather then stopping and thinking with a bit of self control. If she liked him enough to sleep with him she would have waited, and respected him for the fact he wasnt about to use a dodgy condom.

    He even accepted he perhaps wasnt putting on the condom right, since the first one broke thats because I really tugged it on

    I dont condemn him, because he made a mistake and realised afterwards he was wrong, and is sorry for that...but I wont accept you coming onto this board and telling me and everyone else how we should treat him based upon the information he tells us. Keep your own comments to yourself and dont attack other boarders for providing a service, that essentially they dont have to, to another member of the forum community


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,314 ✭✭✭Talliesin


    Im not going to defend myself here because Im after completely accepting responsibility for what was the stupidist thing Ive ever done in my life.
    We all do stupid things. When we realise we've done stupid things we've a chance of learning from them.
    I was a virgin and I extremely wanted to break my viriginity. Another reason was she wasnt a virgin and I was, but she thought otherwise because I was too embaressed to admit it.
    That was another stupid thing right there. A couple of stupid things really.

    Firstly you're not going to be much changed after you lose your virginity.

    Secondly if you're a virgin and she knows you're a virgin then she's likely to think that it was special, sweet, meaningful or otherwise a good thing that she was your first while understanding that you aren't very experienced. If you are a virgin and she thinks you're experienced then she's going to think "he's had [claimed number of former lovers] lovers before and he's still doing it like that - he's pretty crap".
    She wanted the lights off and that made it alot harder to monitor what was going on.
    This is true. I also don't see the point of making love to an attractive person if I can't see them, but that's just me, YMMV.
    I was greedy, decieving, completely irresponsible and stupid
    I'd saw you were more young and overexcited than greedy and deceiving. I'm with you on the irresponsible and stupid bit though.

    Right, you've done the stupid thing, you can't undo it. You've beaten yourself up a bit and at this point your getting to the point where if you keep beating yourself up over it it's no longer a matter of facing up to your mistake and becomes a matter of wallowing in the guilt.

    So now it's time to get over it, talk to your partner about what went wrong, including the fact that you're inexperienced and move on.
    About the rip, it was a small enough rip to start with but I think what scared me most was I think I saw it had widened a lil when I took it off.
    Well of course it did.

    Ever hear the joke about how the purpose of balloons is to burst and in doing so teach children that things don't last? I think I've just found another purpose.

    Come on, the things are made of thin latex. Think for two seconds about a rip in a piece of thin latex which is then being moved about from coition. How do you expect that rip to not get bigger?
    Is it simply a matter that hopefully a sperm hasnt reached the egg yet?
    There really should be a law that nobody can get any junior or leaving certificates and not know the answer to that question.

    It's been discussed above enough to answer you immediate question, but seriously start with http://www.ifpa.ie/contraception/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_control get a clue.

    And read the bloody leaflet that comes with the packet.
    hey looked safe made by durex and labelled "extra safe". Are these condoms notoriously bad or wot?
    Actually they're notorious for being thicker than they really need to be. But if you've ripped one putting it on it doesn't matter if it's the thickness of a hot-water bottle, put the thing in the bin.

    What was the expiry date on them?
    I tried one on before alone recently before having sex and it tore hugely then also (thats because I really tugged it on) ... I think that was the main cause that made me rip the condom when I put it on before sex, tugging it on rather than rolling it on very slowly.
    You don't need to be slow, but you do need to roll it rather than tugging it. It isn't a sock.
    I want to enjoy having SAFE sex with her
    SAFER, not SAFE. Contraception doesn't remove the risks entirely. The smart thing is to have an idea of the risks and act on that knowledge, not just to blunder through life and hope for the best.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,695 ✭✭✭King of Kings


    dudara wrote:
    @craichoe - Unhelpful comments are not appreciated. Please leave the modding to the moderators.

    dudara

    have to disagree with you mr. moderator.

    i don't 100% agree with craichoe but I feel they are valid opinions on the matter


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 43,045 ✭✭✭✭Nevyn


    King of Kings, unhelpful and off-topic posting will get you banned from this forum.
    Do take time to read the charter which contains the rules and abide by them.
    Have a nice day.
    Thaedydal


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,706 ✭✭✭craichoe


    I dont apprichate your tone, this is a boards to help boarders with Personal Issues, and you telling people they shouldnt give advice in their own personal way is not your place



    I agree, but it needs to be addressed, not tip toed around



    Actually, I think he did know it was a problem it was ripped, if a young man buys a condom under the knowledge that its used for Sex/Protection against Pregnancy and STI then then they know theres a reason the condoms are airtight in little packets and stored in dry conditions. They also know, if they read the instruction leaflet, that the condom shouldnt be ripped or torn or re-used.

    In this case, he even accepted the fact that he had prior knowledge of the fact that condom was ripped AND that this was a bad thing. However, he chose to do nothing, because as far as he says I was a virgin and I extremely wanted to break my virginity and in this act of desperation, and the fact that he hadnt the other 2 condoms from the packet, he went ahead with what he was doing.

    He made a choice, and acted upon impulse and urge rather then stopping and thinking with a bit of self control. If she liked him enough to sleep with him she would have waited, and respected him for the fact he wasnt about to use a dodgy condom.

    He even accepted he perhaps wasnt putting on the condom right, since the first one broke thats because I really tugged it on

    I dont condemn him, because he made a mistake and realised afterwards he was wrong, and is sorry for that...but I wont accept you coming onto this board and telling me and everyone else how we should treat him based upon the information he tells us. Keep your own comments to yourself and dont attack other boarders for providing a service, that essentially they dont have to, to another member of the forum community


    So if a woman is on anti-biotics and wasn't sure if she could have sex or not would this be wrong also. Clearly he wasn't sure.

    I mean everyone is telling him that he should have read the instructions, rolled it on, checked the expiry date, researched the subject, implied he was an idiot for not knowing x and y. Are you trying to turn him off sex or what ?

    OP, Just forget about it, Make sure you don't break the Jimmy in future and maybe practice putting a few on. You don't need to know the technicalities of how a womans reproductive system works if you don't have to, just make sure the two of you are protected.

    To be honest i'm disgusted with some of the people here, its not even constructive, its just a bunch of sad people trying to make someone feel bad.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 43,045 ✭✭✭✭Nevyn


    If you are old enough to be having sex you should be old enough to inform yourself about it and your contraception choices as much as possible.

    The op clearly has interacess and should have took the time to find out about condoms is it not that hard a thing to do.

    End of the day it is about personal responsiblity and sexual health.

    http://www.ifpa.ie/contraception/condoms.html
    http://www.thinkcontraception.ie/comfortable-with-condoms/default.asp
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condom
    http://www.avert.org/usecond.htm
    http://www.ripnroll.com/proper.htm
    http://www.rubbertree.org/condom.html
    http://www.youngwomenshealth.org/malecontraceptives1.html

    using google you will get
    Results 1 - 10 of about 1,380,000 for how to use condoms. (0.17 seconds)

    as for this...
    craichoe wrote:
    You don't need to know the technicalities of how a womans reproductive system works if you don't have to, just make sure the two of you are protected.

    What utter rubbish,
    if he is a going to be having sex with women then he does need to know how the female reproductive system works he should have done the basics in intercert science.

    He also needs to know about how the form of contraceptive is sexual partner is using works.

    again how hard it is to goggle for such answers ?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 43,045 ✭✭✭✭Nevyn


    Questionsoflife you got a right scare but tbh you cleary were not prepared to be having sex in more way then not having enough condoms or not knowing how to use them correctly.

    For your own sake and esp if you don't want to be a dad soon and to take care of your sexual health I suggest you take the time to educate yourself as much as possible so that what happen last time won't ever happen again
    and that your sex life for years to come will be shagtastic.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,382 ✭✭✭Motley Crue


    yes, I agree with the post above, google provides a fantastic service and makes it easy to find information on anything from condoms to erections to positions to sex, so the OP should have been able to look up something on this


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,706 ✭✭✭craichoe


    Thaedydal wrote:
    If you are old enough to be having sex you should be old enough to inform yourself about it and your contraception choices as much as possible.

    The op clearly has interacess and should have took the time to find out about condoms is it not that hard a thing to do.

    End of the day it is about personal responsiblity and sexual health.

    http://www.ifpa.ie/contraception/condoms.html
    http://www.thinkcontraception.ie/comfortable-with-condoms/default.asp
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condom
    http://www.avert.org/usecond.htm
    http://www.ripnroll.com/proper.htm
    http://www.rubbertree.org/condom.html
    http://www.youngwomenshealth.org/malecontraceptives1.html

    using google you will get


    as for this...


    What utter rubbish,
    if he is a going to be having sex with women then he does need to know how the female reproductive system works he should have done the basics in intercert science.

    He also needs to know about how the form of contraceptive is sexual partner is using works.

    again how hard it is to goggle for such answers ?

    Yes, he probably did ? But why does he have to know ? If hes protected does it make any difference ?

    And come on, Google ? Are you serious ? you can google all you want but seriously about half of the information you read about anything conflicts with various other documentation, look at wikipedia, its 20 percent total tripe. Even the Wiki Project have said this. If he really wants to learn about it then he will, but not because you tell him to, he has to want to learn this on his own.

    Even if you read back along this thread different people quote different sources for failure rates of condoms, the morning after pill and their all different ?

    My point is that he and anyone he chooses to have sex with should be protected, period, short of castrating himself.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 74 ✭✭glitter-bug


    ahhhh WHY would you do that? next time give the top a squeeze to make sure its nicey and tightey


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,706 ✭✭✭craichoe


    Results 1 - 10 of about 9,720,000 for arse [definition]. (0.05 seconds)


    No .. Google is not a point of reference .. Believe me .. if i followed everything google said in my job i'd be SCREWED :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,382 ✭✭✭Motley Crue


    ahhhh WHY would you do that? next time give the top a squeeze to make sure its nicey and tightey

    i....seee......well, i suppose theres some truth to the fact that with advice like this you cant still get proper sex education


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