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From: beth@gymble.UUCP (Beth Katz)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Yet Another New Topic
Message-ID: <105@gymble.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 28-Feb-85 17:39:28 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 28 17:39:28 1985
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Reply-To: beth@gymble.UUCP (Beth Katz)
Organization: U of Maryland, Laboratory for Parallel Computation, C.P., MD
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Summary: 

On the topic of whether couples discuss birth control before having sex,
I think it depends on the individuals involved.  I have only had sex with
one guy who didn't ask beforehand.  The other guys didn't outright ask,
but the topic came up somehow and they knew I was on the Pill.  The one
guy who didn't ask never really cared for me at all.  I'm still not sure
what I saw in him, but it was a very short relationship.  I was under the
impression that caring guys asked and volunteered to do their share.  But
then again, I've never had intercourse when I haven't been on the Pill.
We (various partners and I) have used condoms a couple of times just to see
what it was like.  It wasn't as good as not using them, but it sure beats not
using any contraception.  I've heard the phrase "like taking a shower in
a raincoat." :-)
					Beth Katz