EXCUSES YOUR PARTNER MAY

GIVE FOR NOT USING CONDOMS

GOOD RESPONSES

EXCUSE:  Condoms don't feel good and they don't fit properly.

RESPONSE:  Let's try a different kind.  The Health Unit has TONS of different kinds.

EXCUSE:  I think I'm allergic to condoms.

RESPONSE: If you're allergic to latex, there are condoms made from polyurethane that we can try.

EXCUSE:  I'm embarrassed to buy them.

RESPONSE:  I'll buy them for us or I know a place where we can get them for free.

EXCUSE:  I don't have one with me.

RESPONSE: I'll get one for the next time, but for right now - no sex.

EXCUSE: I'm not comfortable using a condom.

RESPONSE: I understand, but using them is really important - for both of us.  Let's read the directions together. Learning how to use them can be part of the fun.

EXCUSE:  They spoil the mood.  Putting one on interrupts things.

RESPONSE: We'll enjoy sex even more if we don't have to worry about infection or pregnancy.

EXCUSE:  You must think I have an infection or something.

RESPONSE: It is better to be safe than sorry. I have heard that some infections don't have any signs or symptoms. 

EXCUSE: You don't trust me.  I would never do anything to hurt you.

RESPONSE: I know that you would never intentionally do anything to hurt me.  But having sex without a condom is a risk I don't think either of us should be taking.