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johnjdh42
Over 90 days ago
Straight Male, 63
0 miles · Durham

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Quote by dambuster

Just wondering what others think,
John

I think . . . . .
It highlights the need to be almost on first name terms with the staff at the clap clinic due to having regular checkups, and the strength of character to inform people you've had unprotected sex with if you catch a dose.
And there are a number of replies on here agreeing with you. I am one of them.
However.... according to the banner on the right as I type this, there are 492,451 members of the site. A fraction of these are active in the forum and can be, perhaps, generally assumed to be the ones more likely to follow the rules of swinging and sense? The rest, or even some of us here, do they get tested?
My own view is that most on here will regard oral as at most a little risky but not dangerous enough to practice safe sex, be it to male or female. Thus I raised it.
Quote by westerross
This is a very pertinent thread!!

Thanks, I thought so too although one or two here think I'm daft to raise it!
John
Quote by Sassy-Seren
One question that you seem to have forgotten about.....................Do people actually READ the Guardian? dunno

Only when it's the only paper available in the coffee shop!!!
John
Quote by Too Hot
Did anyone else read the article on the rise of STDs in yesterday's (ie Tuesday) Guardian?
One aspect that I suspect many of us will find alarming is that it reckons that 40% of men who catch syphillis do so from oral sex. For better or worse, most of us regard unproteced oral as being a bit risky perhaps but not that risky.
Given that syphillis is a) pretty bad to get even though very treatable and b) rising at an alarming rate; should we be concerned?
Just wondering what others think,
John

Guardian !!??!!??
OK - 40% of men who catch syphillis - so how many men catch syphillis? How does that stat break down? What age group and demographic are they? How does it break down into sexual orientation and type of partner. Where is the qualificaton in this statement?
Sorry mate but that is a bollocks statement from a bollocks newspaper which on a slow news day means - useless hype -
If I were to say that over one hundred men a year catch syphillis and 40% of them catch syphillis from infected street prostitutes - would it have any relevance the fact that 40 men a year from the several hundred thousand that pay for sex catch syphillis? More so - how does that affect the swinging community?
OK what I have said is probably not true but what statistics and qualification are the Guardian using?
Well, I have to say I seldom read the paper. However, the approach you take seems to me to be more like sticking the old head deep into the sand.
Yes, whilst I did not (and indeed, do not) have the article to hand and I can't find it on their website to refer to, it did say that the gay community was seeing the rise in syphillis first. It went on to say that there was a rise in the older hetro community that it said might be due to swinging. And that there seeing neo-natal syphillis for the first time in years.
OK, so you're right, slow news day and papers to sell... could be just that. Equally, could be for real, are you going to take the chance? Having spent the last 44 years learning to evaluate one news source from another, my gut feel is that this was for real.
John
Did anyone else read the article on the rise of STDs in yesterday's (ie Tuesday) Guardian?
One aspect that I suspect many of us will find alarming is that it reckons that 40% of men who catch syphillis do so from oral sex. For better or worse, most of us regard unproteced oral as being a bit risky perhaps but not that risky.
Given that syphillis is a) pretty bad to get even though very treatable and b) rising at an alarming rate; should we be concerned?
Just wondering what others think,
John
Quote by HornyLittleBlonde
Why are men so obsessed with this topic? dunno

If you think this is bad you should check out Menshealth! There you will see how REALLY insecure us guys are!
Topics have included:
"How do I keep my foreskin retracted"
"How do I shave pubes" (of course)
"Who doesn't go naked in the gym showers" (and some don't!)
various topics re size, shrinkage etc.
etc
but the killer for me was the guy who got a hardon in the gym showers when there was a teen/kid in there. He was astonished to get a visit at home from the police. What was even worse was the replies - all of them thought it was disgraceful that he'd been reported! Had it been my teen/kid in the shower ... well, not sure what I'd have done but reporting would be the least of it!
John
Quote by tonup
Only had to do this once in preperation for a scalpleless vasectomy (Managed to shave the wrong bit!! but that's another story surprised) ) just wondered if any guys on the forum do this regularly as I want to give it a shot , was talking to my ex wife about it and she suggested immac (other depilatory methods are available) but as this is quite a sensitive area any advice from the SH boys and Girls would be much appreciated.
My inspiration was the line in one of the Austin powers movies "have you ever seen a perfectly shaved scrotum??....Quite breathtaking!"

Well, shaving is fine if you must have zero pubes, itself a great idea! Personally I find a beard trimmer is best, less hassle, give everything a good short trim, and I mean VERY short lol, once a week and there you go.
John
Quote by northeastcoupleuk
if any one has seen the film switch where he wakes up and is a she what would you do?? lol

Well, would have to be.. wank, I'd love to know what you girls feel when you cum!
John
Quote by nudepaul
Hi any ladies who can advise what is the best razor or wax or anthying else that works on a long term basis , a girl i see every now and them wants to avoid the ich from razors thanks

I can't be bothered with the shaving lark so I use a beard trimmer and take it down so that the balls, shaft and crack are near smooth and the rest short. Trying to improve on this I tried Veet home wax strips and they work adequately but leave a few hairs that can be plucked out. It was less painful than I thought, definately doable so now I am considering a salon sack-and-crack wax. If you need smooth for whatever reason I think this would be the way to go.
John
Quote by funin_and_mike
ITS ACTUALLY THE NEW:
MACH3 NITRO

Pics of one in use as a vib appeared on "Redclouds" within a month of its launch! Hehe
John
Quote by earthchild
new mach3 eh? will have to try that one, and i never thought of an electric tooth brush either lol, thats me busy for the next couple of days lol got to be cheaper than anne summers!!! :lol:

The electric toothbrush thing was on Graham Norton's programme a few years ago - a (female) audience member admitted (blushingly) to using one! Works for blokes too hehe wink
One thing I'd like to see please...
I (as I'm sure others do) always report ads in the wrong category.
Please could we have a simple one-click way to do this to save time?
Cheers
John