THE STEREOTYPES – ‘MEN NEED TO BE IN CONTROL’ (CONDOM USE)
Condom use is traditionally the man’s decision. It is seen as good manners, caring and safe. It protects both parties, but particularly the woman from something noxious. The guidelines seem clear for the promiscuous and those in stable partnerships, but these are artificial distinctions. A man may not want to use a condom for what it implies. He may have had very few partners and not perceive himself as any threat. He may be keen to show how he respects his girlfriend and not want to view her as source of disease. In those circumstances he may well step away from condoms for what they imply and risk coitus interruptus or nothing. As she says, ‘I don’t want the sort of man who needs condoms.’
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