For me I take volume into equation, rep also, and that determines what activities I will partake in. Let's face it with a condom on risk is real low.
Originally Posted by rockerrick
It depends on what disease one is talking about. A condom will not prevent herpes. And condoms are not 100% safe -- most men don't seem to know how to properly put one on, or how to remove it to minimize spillage, which is why I prefer to be the one to handle that, haha :P
It's less about the number of Okays than about the proposed dynamics of the session. And sometimes whom those Okay come from. I'm not comfortable seeing a guy who patronizes SWs, super sketchy chicks, or those known to have drug habits. If the Okays are primarily from providers who offer activities I consider extremely risky or only things I do with a SO, I'm less worried about transmission than the expectation that I will do the same, and that my stated services are merely a cover for his long list of acronyms.
That said, when I was in college and right after, the number of civvie women I knew who'd have unprotected sex with guys they met at parties and bars certainly explained the high rates of STIs and unplanned pregnancy in people under 25. It only takes once. At least most providers take *some* precautions... but I'd never though I'd see the day when providers would openly advertise bbfs, yet it's no longer unusual, which is sad.
I'm pretty carefully about what I do and with whom. I don't care to obligate myself to unknown entities. So I chose a dynamic that works well for me, and for guys who can let go of believing they are entitled to something I don't care to offer except to someone I "click" with. But whether that man has seen 2 or 100, all that matters is he's going to respect my boundaries and time. I'm very good at being bad, but no one has a right to expect anything beyond what is willingly offered...