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Condom Sex

Willeh DeeWilleh Dee Registered User regular
edited January 2007 in Help / Advice Forum
Iv recently started sleeping with a girl fairly regularly, only im having some issues with not being able to sustain an erection, and considering im 20 years old, this is quite a problem I think.

I think the main issue is using condoms, I got used to, with my ex, not having to use them cause she was on the Pill so it wasn't a worry, we stared off useing condoms and I didnt have any problems back then, but now I seem to with them, to the point where I can have sex with one on, just...

Its quite the effort and the concentrating on so much on staying hard and feeling pleasure down there myself that my performance is suffering. I all ways thought i was pretty good in bed, but not with this new girl and the problem. When we stop to put one on I loose it, if I do manage to keep it going, the sensation down there is so little, unless im focusing purely on my pleasure, it goes soft whilst inside, and the idea of changing position halfway through is a no go cause it literally wont stay up that long D:

I thought id found a solution by moving to the Durex elites, the thin ones, but alas whilst it makes things better, im still no where near myself.

Now im guessing some of its to do with it being a new girl and nerves and stuff, and then worrying about it when its actually going on etc etc, but, I dunno, any advice would be much appreciated.

TL'DR - Condoms suck

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  • DeusfauxDeusfaux Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    practice masturbating with one on

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  • AhtariAhtari Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Sounds like you are really doing a number on yourself here. Just try and enjoy it all and not worry, although thats alot easier said then done.

    Do you guys do any oral play? For me having my girl go down on me then put the condom on keeps me rock hard. Also the spit inside the condom will keep it more lubricated, which could make it feel beter for you. You could also put some of your own lube on your penis then put the comdom over it.

    The lubricated condoms dont seem to have the same effect to me though FYI.

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  • NucshNucsh Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Perhaps a ring could help.

    (I am not talking about platinum and diamonds here)

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  • drxand?drxand? Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    how often do you masturbate?
    fairly regularly?
    'cause that might have an effect on your libedo as well, so if its often, cut it out and try then.

    condoms do take away the sensitivity, which is a sad thing
    safe > sorry

    but i'ma hypocrite and rarely use one myself

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  • Kewop DecamKewop Decam Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    The move from raw to condoms is terrible. I've done it (well tried") and I can't get back into using condoms. This is why I tell people to never have sex without a condom because once you do you'll most likely never enjoy sex with a condom ever again.

    The only advise I have is Beyond7 condoms. Their the closest you'll get to being raw that I know of.

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  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Once you start worrying about it during sex, it's all over.

    You have to somehow not think about it.

    I've had this problem before too. The only thing that has ever worked for me is keeping my mind off of it, and doing everything I can to allow her to arouse me.

    Tis one of the sucky things about condoms.

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  • lunarwulflunarwulf Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I think your problem might be worrying too much over it. Do you guys have a ritual when it comes to you having sex (i.e. does she have to ask you to wear one every time and you try to avoid it, maybe even convince her to just let you "pull out"?) or as soon as you reach for that condom do you start thinking about the loss of feeling/intimacy and how much better it was without a condom? If this is the case, you need to stop these thoughts and actions.

    Also, even some of the ultra thin or extra sensitive condoms can sometimes contain a chemical that desensitizes the penis, allowing sex to go longer, it starts with "Benz", but I can't remember the name, you should avoid these condoms at all cost.

    Wearing a condom will decrease the sensitivity and feeling, but there is a solution. Local adult video stores/toy stores sell creams to make you more sensitive, if you have a problem sustaining an erection or ejaculating and also have pills/creams to keep you erect. Conversely, they also have creams to keep you from being too sensitive and ejaculating too quickly. This is only a temporary solution at best, until you and your partner trust each other and progress to that next step.

    The best advice I can give is just to relax and let it flow, keep the condoms nearby and try not to make a produciton out of it. Also, you may want to cut down on your masturbation or start masturbating with a condom on, as was already suggested.

    ---edited for grammar

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  • LanthisLanthis Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Its only going to get worse the more you think about it. Also, quit masturbating. Totally. And if she gives toothy head, don't let her do that either.

    Also, you can try doing exercises for your PC muscles and doing regular cardio to make sure your circulation is strong.

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  • DerrickDerrick Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Yes condoms do indeed suck.

    I agree with the opinion that if you plan on using condoms, don't ever stop using them.

    It's the exact opposite of bicycles. Once you stop, you'll never be able to pick it back up.

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  • ege02ege02 __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2007
    Once you start worrying about it during sex, it's all over.

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  • Willeh DeeWilleh Dee Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    lunarwulf wrote:
    I think your problem might be worrying too much over it. Do you guys have a ritual when it comes to you having sex (i.e. does she have to ask you to wear one every time and you try to avoid it, maybe even convince her to just let you "pull out"?) or as soon as you reach for that condom do you start thinking about the loss of feeling/intimacy and how much better it was without a condom? If this is the case, you need to stop these thoughts and actions.

    Don't get me wrong, Iv asked her to go on the Pill, but the pull out method simply makes me cringe, the condoms are right by the bed and as soon as we get to the stage where were in the position for me to go in, I stop, put a condom on, and try and get back to where i was quickly enough that I stay hard, or at least hard enough. Its horrible for me to be honest, the idea theres this hot girl and your in between her legs, only to have your penis go down rather than up has to be one of the worst feelings ever.

    Ill look out for this Benz ingredient, im guna try the feather light ones next I think because the elites might not be as thin. Wankings stopped full time for now which is making me horny as hell and severely frustrated, especially as I cant see this girl as often as id like to.

    As far as her going on the pill, aside from the obvious of me telling her ill come with her to the Dr's when she asks to go on it, is there anything else I can do to ease her feelings on it, I think she worried her parents will find out shes taking it or something, which I believe is a no no, or at least she doesn't want her parents knowing she isn't quite the angel she lets on.

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  • Omnicron9999Omnicron9999 Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Have her put on the condom...

    Make it like foreplay. If its not so, routine. It might be more arousing. Even if it doesn't work the first time. Try to make it into a game, a sex game mind you.

    Also, this same erectile problem happened to me once. I was in a bad sate for literally one time. Then I did what everyone here suggested, don't think about it. Yes, easier said then done. The real answer...




    Think about the times you had a rock hard cock from hell, bent on the destruction of life as we know it.



    Helps for me...





    Not that I ever have this problem.....

    Baby I swear its the first time....

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  • TheungryTheungry Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Yeah I second the above. Instead of stopping to put on the condom, ask her to keep the action up. Putting a condom on while being attacked is a lot more fun than having someone wait patiently for you to put on a rubber.

    Also you might want to give polyeurythane condoms a try (trojan Supra's > Durex Avanti IMO). They warm to body heat much faster and are not damaged by many of the lubricants that destroy latex... so you can use that stuff inside the condom to increase sensation.

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  • siliconenhancedsiliconenhanced __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2007
    Personally I have a probably with the orgasm part completely. Its never a gurantee with me. And while the women seem to love this for obvious reasons, it can be frustrating.

    Best advice I can give you on condom sex is to have her on top, and rocking her hips hard. This should hit the area under the head of the penis that's super sensitive. If you keep this up, eventually you should orgasm, baring any unresolved mental blocks.

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  • supabeastsupabeast Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    You are getting the condom unwrapped and ready to go before you start having sex, right? Because if you do that, it really only takes a couple of seconds to put it on.

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  • Seattle ThreadSeattle Thread Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Theungry wrote:
    lso you might want to give polyeurythane condoms a try (trojan Supra's > Durex Avanti IMO). They warm to body heat much faster and are not damaged by many of the lubricants that destroy latex... so you can use that stuff inside the condom to increase sensation.
    The only lubricant I could possibly think of that destroys latex is Vaseline. And you had best not be putting Vaseline in your girl's cooter.

    All sexual lubricants are water-based, not petroleum (which is what destroys the latex). They do nothing to the condom.

    Though, I always recommend polyurethane condoms for the same reason--they do feel a lot better than latex.

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  • LondonBridgeLondonBridge __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2007
    Years ago with an ex-gf we used spermicide inserts instead condoms and they worked fine. I'd rather use inserts as condoms can break which has happened to me twice!

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  • VeeveeVeevee WisconsinRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Personally I have a probably with the orgasm part completely. Its never a gurantee with me. And while the women seem to love this for obvious reasons, it can be frustrating.

    No kidding. Sex for an hour and a half to 2 hours, while great, is tiring as hell. And even then, its not a guaranteed ejaculation.

    For the first 2 years of my sexual life with my wife we didn't use a condom, but due to birth control issues we moved to condoms. The only thing that got me to stay hard was having her put it on unexpectedly. While you two are in the foreplay stage hand her the condom and tell her to put it on you, but to be random about. Plus this will put the control in her hands and some woman absolutely love that kind of control.

    And then after a while you get used to the feel and are able to put it on yourself. The added bonus to this though, is that once you go back to not using a condom, sex feels so much better.

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  • As7As7 Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Years ago with an ex-gf we used spermicide inserts instead condoms and they worked fine. I'd rather use inserts as condoms can break which has happened to me twice!

    While you could do this, spermicide is much less effective, even when used properly, than a condom.

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  • LobsterFuhrerLobsterFuhrer Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Well a doctor at Planned Parenthood showed me a trick once.

    If you get some water-based lube and lube up your entire penis then put on a thin condom, then lube up the entire condom, it increases the feeling like a MILLION times.

    Not as good as raw but it's alot better.

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  • LondonBridgeLondonBridge __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2007
    I totally forgot to mention the female condom! Tried that twice years ago and its almost like going bareback.

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  • Casual EddyCasual Eddy The Astral PlaneRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    supabeast wrote:
    You are getting the condom unwrapped and ready to go before you start having sex, right? Because if you do that, it really only takes a couple of seconds to put it on.

    Gah! Unwrapping condoms and then figuring out which end is which SUCKS. Definitely do that before hand.

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  • DedianDedian Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I've had this happen a few times.. definately don't think about it if you can... One other thing that seems to help me a lot is zinc. I take a tablet a day for a few days before I knew we'll be together and it seems to help with circulation down there a lot. Of course, I'm not a doctor or anything, could be bad for you :D DEFINATELY take with food, otherwise makes you want to throw up.

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  • SmudgeSmudge Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    If she likes oral or hand jobs as part of foreplay (or is not against it to help out) then give her the condom, let her get you aroused, and let her put the condom on when she feels ready. That way it is not you making the conscious switch from foreplay, to cold stop to put the condom on, to sudden expectation of performance.

    Also, oral is very good for ED, as you don't need an erection to have an orgasm via oral. Maybe have her give you oral through the condom she just put on you? This might get you past some mental blocks about condom=no orgasm.

    just an idea, I don't have experience wearing a condom to help you out.

    Ever since I met my wife I have not used condoms, she had her tubes tied so pregnancy was not an issue and neither of us had multiple partners or any STDs.

    That said, I did have a short period where I started failing to get an erection. Or more to the point, I was losing it as the exact wrong moment. Similar to your problem but without the condom complication.

    What really was happening is that I had a physical problem ONCE, and then mentally I sabotaged myself for a week and a half. It only has to happen once, and then you freaking cannot NOT think about it. And once you do, down goes the ship. Sex is extremely mental.

    What got me over it was that we stopped deciding to have sex and instead just 'played around'. Basically extended foreplay with no expectation of sex on either side. After a few times having orgasm again with her but without penetration the mental block dissolved.

    This does not take into effect your condom issue of course. Best suggestion I have is put that in her hands so you don't have to think about that.

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  • Willeh DeeWilleh Dee Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    The idea of her putting a condom on is a no no I think, as im not circumcised the head under the foreskin is very very sensitive, putting it on requires carefulness to say the least. Ill try the lube on the inside maybe, although i don't think lube over here in the UK is to popular, or at least not as widely used, so that may take some explaining.

    Thanks guys, you've all been a real good help in confirming that I aint got problems down there (which i was worried about), and it is a common condom conundrum.

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  • Captain Fantazmo LaserbeeCaptain Fantazmo Laserbee Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I wonder if I would be run off the forum if I created "The universal sexual advice thread", in an effort to get a stickied sex topic.

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