Nikolita
Liadan Hexwood
O.o wow
my fiancee and i don't use condoms, which we realise is dangerous. but i'm on the pill. so it's a little safer.
To a certain degree. Planned Parenthood says the Pill is, at max (so when taken
perfectly), 99% effective against pregnancy. I've heard rumors of 99.9%, but I've never seen it listed in a study or anything like that, so I quote the "99% statistic".
And there are still people who've gotten pregnant while being on just the Pill. The Pill can fail (or be less effective basically) as well if you are taking anti-biotics, in which case you'd need to talk to your doctor about how they'd affect the Pill.
Your profile puts you at 17, and I'm guessing your boyfriend is about the same age, but if you two really can't afford to have a baby or get an abortion at this point in your lives, then you should be using condoms too. I can speak from experience on that too, because I was on the Pill when I was your age, and after my ex broke up with me, I realized I was very lucky to have not gotten pregnant while dating him (we didn't use condoms very often either).
Personally, I have been taking the Pill for about three years and I've not gotten pregnant once.
If you're a stickler for doing things on time and you're really responsible, then it isn't that hard to do it.
But, then again, I did start having sex at 18, and am currently 21, so I'm supporting myself and am on my own with my fiancee who I plan to marry this August.
Personally I hate condoms. They make me burn inside and don't feel comfortable. I hate the awkwardness of them, and a few have even fallen off inside of me anyway (and believe me, we had sex for about a year with condoms on, so this wasn't just because it was on wrong). I'll endure condoms during my unsafe times in my cycle or during my period, but it's not quite so fun as unprotected sex on BCP.
I've had my best orgasms without a condom, and I can pretty much say that he has too; it's just the way our bodies fit together, and it's quite amazing.
However, I understand that when it comes to people who are still underage, that it's best to avoid getting pregnant at almost any cost. If you're still living at your parents house and you don't have a steady job, I think that is something you should think about in regards to a possible pregnancy.
Because if you're really not independant, then perhaps it would be unwise to get yourself into a situation where you'd be pretty much forced to be.
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