Some of us regard the reward as worth the risk. Much as we do when we engage in other potentially risky activities such as skydiving, rock climbing, water skiing, or even just driving to the store for a carton of milk, we have to accept that everything has risk associated with it.
All that really matters is that you understand the risks
to you. Know the risk of catching an STD from unprotected oral sex, and the possible repercussions
to you and make an informed decision.
Here is the start of my risk assessment: Anything that you can easily catch through unprotected oral sex is either 1) curable (gonorrhea) or 2) also transmissible through protected sex (HSV).
A person with a family might decide that the risks are too high, for reasons above and beyond the health implications. I choose to take that risk. I also eat raw shellfish, use Q-Tips in an unsafe manner, and
purchase items from vending machines.
PS: what's the deal with a Texas poster coming to Kansas City to tell us, in their very first post ever, that we are not being safe?