On buying condoms.

My wife is embarrassed buying them, so I do. You’d think that would get me out of picking up tampons.

Never used them. I have had my tubes tied for a long while now. Many eons ago I was in a long term relationship. If I ever date again? dunno… Ugh, yet another reason I don’t want to date again, there’s THAT.

Not that I’d be embarrassed to buy or use them, but don’t they rather damp down the fun a bit?

My boyfriend and I alternate. He buys one pack, I buy the next. Seems pretty fair to me. He tends to feel a little nervous/embarassed when buying them but I’ve gotten over that long ago. We both like going sharing it and if I was to go on the pill again we agree that we’d split the costs 50/50.

I buy them, although i have been given some from clinics, and condoms are cheaper than a hospital bill for childbirth.

Penis is English. It’s a loan-word from Latin, but it’s part of the English language now. As such, since it ends in a sibilant, we pluralise it by adding “es” - penises. Most loan-words follow the basic English-language rules. There are some exceptions, but penis isn’t one of them.

I buy condoms, if they’re needed (I’m a guy). I can see the point of buying assorted sizes if you were expecting to encounter a variety of penises in the near future, though. Prostitution is pretty common, more so than many people think, and pros tend to buy condoms in bulk, I’ve been told. So there’s a market for assorted-sized condoms.

Oh, yes, absolutely. But not as much as a 10 week old squalling at 2am, that I know from personal experience. Or gonorrhea (which I do not know from personal experience, but I’m just as willing to never find out.) :wink:

But, joking aside, there may be a bit of an issue in the next few years as the Baby Boomers discover that Erectile Dysfunction and condoms don’t always mix well. When you’ve only got a tenuous erection to start with, the application of a condom can kill it pretty easily. That pretty much sucks, and hopefully someone will start seriously marketing female condoms in response.

I usually buy the “ribbed for her pleasure” ones, but I like to turn them inside out.

I hate it when I can’t find condoms big enough for my massive shlong.

I got my hep vaccine there, it was free. Too bad they charge for it now. And yes I know everywhere charges for everything now, but that’s the way it goes huh… Oh well

Why isn’t there a “Whoever’s at the store/Both buy condoms” option?

Guy. I usually slip in a box in about 20 things when I am out grocery shopping and hope nobody notices. “Celery, Cereal, Cheese, Condoms”.

Yeah I am squeamish. Shoot me.

I just use Hefty Cinch-Sacks.

Way back when I was single, I would always make sure I was covered.

With my current girlfriend I bought a 12 pack our first night together and since we were away from them our second time she bought the next 12 pack. We’re still working our way through them but I figure I’ll buy most of them and leave the pill to her. If we last long enough we’ll probably end up splitting the costs of both.

[Tess Magill] “Mr Trask, didn’t you ever wonder how I got the idea of increasing sales at Target by selling condoms at Walmart? I mean, it wasn’t exactly as if it was out there in the Mainstream.
Well, I was eating lunch at Walmart one day and I was looking out at all the people standing in line at the register and I thought… Walmart…condoms… Walmart…condoms!!!” [/Tess Magill]

Which brand were they, out of curiosity?

We only use them ahem a few days per month and we got 'em in a megapack from Amazon after trying several brands out (allergies to lube, size). I assume that once we run out he’ll get them, since he has Prime.

Yeah, but that drawstring can get a bit snug.

I’ve used the same brand since I was first sexually active, apart from one girlfriend who was using the implant thingy.

I used to be such an awkward dork I’d only buy them from vending machines, but now I’m a more confident dork I just go to the pharmacy on my way home whenever we need any.

Hell no, they don’t. I’m still about to have sex. I’m just about to have sex with much lower chances of consequences.

Married. Three kids. Snip snip. Don’t need 'em anymore, and it’s a relief.

My wife’s in her late 40s. At this point, we’re happy with just the Firebug and don’t have any interest in giving him a little brother or sister. I suppose there’s a theoretical chance she could get pregnant, but in 20 years of married life, she’s had 2 pregnancies, neither of which lasted a month. (The Firebug’s adopted.) I think we’re pretty safe without condoms.

Sounds like a useful one-time purchase for a guy to find his ideal size.

OTOH, it would be a less embarassing way to acquire condoms marketed as “small.”