Preventing STDs

There are some easy rules to keep you safe in the world of Internet dating.

First and foremost don’t have sex with anyone other than yourself. Another option is virtual sex on the Internet i.e. cyber sex. Remember "virtual" means nothing like real.

At first thought you may realize that provides for a rather unexciting life: no blood tests, no trips to the doctor, no medicines that could make you sick, no shortened life span, just no damn fun.

You’re going to want to have some fun, and you will want to date rather than wither away alone, so abstinence may not be the best way to go even if it is the safest.

You need to use common sense and you will reduce your chance of contamination.

Try to consider a monogamous relationship. You don’t want to sleep around. The more sexual partners you have, the more at risk you put your self.

Use protection: condoms made of latex rubber help to prevent sexual diseases, but they don’t protect you when engaging in oral sex, unless you use a condom to perform fellatio – try flavored condoms or use plain ones. You don’t want to suck on lubricated condoms soaked in spermicides.

Men can consider using a piece of latex rubber to perform cunnilingus. None of this is like the real thing, but it’s better than getting disease. Perhaps digital stimulation or the use of sex toys can become a good substitute for oral proclivities.

I actually don't know of anyone who uses these protections for oral sex because it is not "cool." I just can't picture Brigit Bardot using a condom for oral sex any more than I can see, Humphrey Bogart using Saran wrap to perform cunnilingus. I don't know what to tell you other than make sure you know a little about those with whom you sleep.

Avoid having sex when you are drunk or on drugs, as your discretion and judgment may be impaired resulting in acts of sex you may not have otherwise considered. You don’t want to wake up from a Quaalude experience to find yourself having sex with someone you don’t know, involved in an orgy with people who speak littel or no English, find yourself on a movie set staring in a porno film, or whispering sweet nothings into the ear of a goat, or some such small farm animal. Getting high allows you to make some bad choices.

If you find someone who you may consider spending much of your life with, get tested to make sure neither of you have any of these diseases and have a monogamous relationship where you can engage in all sorts of sex without fear.