# Ladies: Do ribbed condoms make a difference?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-ribbed-condoms-make-a-difference/339071
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [January 9, 2006, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-ribbed-condoms-make-a-difference/339071 "2006-01-09T00:09:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2006, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-ribbed-condoms-make-a-difference/339071/1 "2006-01-09T00:09:56Z")
Or am I just wasting that extra 90 cents per pack?
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### Author:  [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2006, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-ribbed-condoms-make-a-difference/339071/2 "2006-01-09T00:27:32Z")
**meditates on whether this is or isnāt misplaced in Cafe Society**
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### Author:  [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2006, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-ribbed-condoms-make-a-difference/339071/3 "2006-01-09T00:28:02Z")
Not a lady, but both ladies I tried them with said āno differenceā.
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### Author:  [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2006, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-ribbed-condoms-make-a-difference/339071/4 "2006-01-09T00:29:50Z")
> [@Priceguy](#):
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> Not a lady, but both ladies I tried them with said āno differenceā.
Thatās because you turned them inside out first. š
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### Author:  [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2006, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-ribbed-condoms-make-a-difference/339071/5 "2006-01-09T00:32:36Z")
> [@twickster](#):
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> **meditates on whether this is or isnāt misplaced in Cafe Society**
So did I. Iāve been having a hard time deciding where to post my threads sinceā¦ yāknow.
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### Author:  [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2006, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-ribbed-condoms-make-a-difference/339071/6 "2006-01-09T00:39:51Z")
Goodness, **bubstasis** , talk about an inquiring mind.
Iām moving this one to IMHO; please review the descriptions of each forum before posting an OP, mākay?
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### Author:  [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2006, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-ribbed-condoms-make-a-difference/339071/7 "2006-01-09T00:40:13Z")
> [@twickster](#):
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> **meditates on whether this is or isnāt misplaced in Cafe Society**
I said the same thing, but then decided this is DEFINITELY entertainment!
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### Author:  [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2006, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-ribbed-condoms-make-a-difference/339071/8 "2006-01-09T00:42:31Z")
> [@fluiddruid](#):
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> Goodness, **bubstasis** , talk about an inquiring mind.
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> Iām moving this one to IMHO; please review the descriptions of each forum before posting an OP, mākay?
Twice? Cāmon druid! Throw me a frickinā bone!
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### Author:  [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2006, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-ribbed-condoms-make-a-difference/339071/9 "2006-01-09T01:01:02Z")
> [@bubastis](#):
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> Twice? Cāmon druid! Throw me a frickinā bone!
Donāt ever use that line in a thread about condoms ever again.
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### Author:  [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2006, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-ribbed-condoms-make-a-difference/339071/10 "2006-01-09T01:13:13Z")
All of the Google ads are for āTrojan removal.ā
Damn, some people are spoiled.
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### Author:  [@percypercy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/percypercy)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2006, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-ribbed-condoms-make-a-difference/339071/11 "2006-01-09T03:28:49Z")
> [@Larry Mudd](#):
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> All of the Google ads are for āTrojan removal.ā
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> Damn, some people are spoiled.
Iāve got two down there advertising free samples. They are disturbing and amusing me at the same time.
-Lil
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### Author:  [@ZebraShaSha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZebraShaSha)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2006, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-ribbed-condoms-make-a-difference/339071/12 "2006-01-09T04:03:34Z")
Iāve got ads for adoption. Isnāt it kinda too late by then?
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### Author:  [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2006, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-ribbed-condoms-make-a-difference/339071/13 "2006-01-09T04:11:08Z")
Woman here. Iāve never noticed the ribs. The only condom I ever felt was any different was this weird cyclone shaped condom. It was almost like it didnāt fit, but it did. Felt wierd. I think I liked it, but not enough to make sure I bought it again.
Oh, those polyurethane (sp?) condoms make the most difference. Amazingly like nothingās there. Frighteningly and terrifyingly like nothingās there, if you know what I mean!.
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### Author:  [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2006, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-ribbed-condoms-make-a-difference/339071/14 "2006-01-09T04:15:17Z")
> [@WhyNot](#):
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> Frighteningly and terrifyingly like nothingās there, if you know what I mean!.
Indeed I do. Was going at it one time with a special lady friend, and because of the fact they they are thinner and trasmit feeling/heat better, I did not notice when it broke until it was almost too late. Just happened to look down right before the point of no return, saw the brokeness, and pulled out. Lady friend was less than pleased, since āitā ended up all over her. š
I then explained if she would prefer that or a child, and she decided it was the lesser of two evils and went to the bathroom to wash up.
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### Author:  [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2006, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-ribbed-condoms-make-a-difference/339071/15 "2006-01-09T05:15:54Z")
> [@Susie Derkins](#):
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> Thatās because you turned them inside out first. š
I resemble that remark! Iāve never turned a lady inside out in my life!
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### Author:  [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2006, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-ribbed-condoms-make-a-difference/339071/16 "2006-01-09T10:11:55Z")
> [@WhyNot](#):
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> Woman here. Iāve never noticed the ribs. The only condom I ever felt was any different was this weird cyclone shaped condom. It was almost like it didnāt fit, but it did. Felt wierd. I think I liked it, but not enough to make sure I bought it again.
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> Oh, those polyurethane (sp?) condoms make the most difference. Amazingly like nothingās there. Frighteningly and terrifyingly like nothingās there, if you know what I mean!.
Good lord, an on-topic response as early as post #13! Your spelling of āpolyurethaneā was spot-on, fwiw. š
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### Author:  [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2006, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-ribbed-condoms-make-a-difference/339071/17 "2006-01-09T10:46:27Z")
Speaking as a lady, why donāt you ask her? I am, of course, assuming youāre having sex with the same woman more than once. If not, Iāll slink embarrassedly and naively out of this thread. Women do like being asked what we like, you know.
CJ
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### Author:  [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2006, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-ribbed-condoms-make-a-difference/339071/18 "2006-01-09T12:47:56Z")
No difference that Iāve ever noticed. If theyāre more expensive, and she doesnāt notice a difference (do ask, Iām sure they must for somebody) then donāt bother. Absolutely nothing in there is going to get me off by itself, ribs or not. Not that I donāt love intercourse, but the clitoris is there for a reason, ya know?
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### Author:  [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2006, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-ribbed-condoms-make-a-difference/339071/19 "2006-01-09T12:58:43Z")
We we needed condoms ( Mr. U has been fixed.) I once bought some condoms ( usually not my department) and just grabbed a box that turned out to be really expensive ( $26 for a box of 6, I think. )
I canāt remember the brand or what trendy name they had, but they were micro thin and ā¦really nice.
Other than that, Iāve never felt the difference.
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### Author:  [@Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stark_Raven_Mad)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2006, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-ribbed-condoms-make-a-difference/339071/20 "2006-01-09T13:03:42Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#):
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> I canāt remember the brand or what trendy name they had, but they were micro thin and ā¦really nice.
Kimono. Wonderful stuff.
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