Do you have a preference for a particular brand or type of condom?
Is thin that much better for sensation and how much does it increase the chance of breaking? Are condoms with enlarged heads better?
I would have to say my preference is none. 
OK I really like the super-thin Trojan ones. They seem the least like fucking a rubber glove. I’ve tried other alleged thin brands, they don’t seem to measure up.
I like free ones. There is always a flow of free condoms at clubs either one brand promoting theirs or safer sex activists handing them out. I like simple better. Ribbed, super thin, special shape are all things that I can do without.
My preference tends to be anything other then Trojan. Their brand name sells far more product then their quality justifies, the smell alone is a turn off for me.
Back in the early days of our marriage, my wife and I tried ever brand and model out there. We both preferred Durex Ultra over every other kind. All of the Trojan models, even the thin ones, provided no sensation. I’m happy to say our condom days are over.
When I used them, Durex Ultra. I’ll second an earlier comment, the odor of a Trojan condom is one of the biggest mood kills ever.
F here. I finally figured out I can’t stand the ones with spermicidal lubricant. They don’t irritate me, per se, so it took me a while, but they leave me … I dunno. But not happy, that’s for sure, which sort of defeats the purpose.
Also, I’m a girl and I don’t even like 'em, so I can’t imagine how much they must bug some of you guys.
I have to say none as well. That’s really the beauty of having a regular partner with the Pill (which I had for some time but sadly, not at the moment).
A third for the Durex Ultra. Trojans turn dicks into balloon animals.
Back when we were using them, I personally never minded condoms, except that the spermicidal lubricant was irritating, so we avoided those. MrWhatsit was fond of a Swedish brand called Okiedos.
Another vote for, “If they’re necessary, for the love of god pick some without spermicidal lubricant.” IIRC, it doesn’t do a damned thing to lower pregnancy risks, and it *can *cause irritation.
I like the kind that blow up into funny shapes.
Fourthed. No smell, feels a lot less like slipping into a garden hose and pretty good sensitivity.
We use 'em when I’m on the rag. Trojan Magnum thin. Regular Magnums left my poor SO with a wicked rash. Oddly enough, the lube on the thin versions is different - called “ultra smooth”.
ETA: We barely noticed the thickness difference between regular Magnum and thin Magnum. Thins are more expensive, so if you don’t have skin issues, go with the regular ones.
Mind if I ask why? Can’t be for birth control or STD prevention if you only use 'em when you’re bleeding, and I’m having a hard time seeing it being related to squick factor, since all it would do is prevent menstrual blood from coming into direct contact with the penis itself.
Eh, I guess it’s an squick factor on both ends. It’s less slippery as well, than without the condom.
Anything but Trojan, as they’re the only ones I’ve had break, repeatedly. And really that’s all I care about, not having a penis and all. It’s his choice. And sometimes I think Ribbed For Her Pleasure is more of a gesture than something that will show results in the bedroom (especially considering the layout of most vaginas – you’d have to be pulling out with every thrust to even feel some of those bumps).
Here’s an interesting Consumer Reportspiece testing different condoms’ burst rate (though it’s from 1995).
I know quite a few people who swear by Crown condoms.
When I had a steady GF, err, I mean when I last had sex, I liked the light-green Trojans. I think they were the Twisted Sister brand, or something like that. The others either gave low sensitivity or had some other problem. Maybe it was all in my head.
I’ll say! Wah wahhhh.
Man, I read that as “green-light” Trojans the first time. I bet you liked 'em.
Anyway, Kimonos are all right, as these things go.
A quick dig in the drawer beside my bed tells me it’s Durex Pleasuremax. Apparently.
IIRC it was the kind I was most likely to get on before my fumbling went too far and killed the mood :rolleyes: