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From: jpexg@mit-hermes.ARPA (John Purbrick)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Re: Yet Another New Topic
Message-ID: <2302@mit-hermes.ARPA>
Date: Thu, 28-Feb-85 16:35:35 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 28 16:35:35 1985
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> In article <8283@watarts.UUCP> judy@watarts.UUCP (Judy Belyea) writes:
> >In a recent all-female wine & chat the conversation turned to sexual
> >etiquette.  A casual poll was taken.  Here are the results:  Out of 15
> >women, none of them listing exactly how many partners they had had,
> >exactly *one* male partner had expressed any concern about birth control
> >before the first love making session.

> Essentially, my experience contradict's Judy's.  I'm curious as to why.
> 	Dave Martindale

I agree with Dave. I've asked every partner I've had ("every" doesn't amount
to a large number here, but it's >0!) if she's using something, and they all
either were, or were about to. I asked the question when it was clear that 
we were going to need it, but in time to stop if necessary. If a man doesn't
ask this one simple question before going to bed with a woman I'd say she's
getting a lesson about his personality and outlook--but if she's prepared to
sleep with him without precautions, she's not treating herself any better.
As Dave says, just what kind of man were these women attracted to?

I've also tried to think of movies where birth control was used, and "Summer
of 42" was the only one I could think of (and there it was introduced as "what
every Man carries in his wallet" and what kids are embarrassed to buy). There
are a few movies featuring unwanted pregnancy though....

			John Purbrick
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