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by TheBigSalad 964 days ago
I'm single, but ugly. I didn't realize condom use was down.
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I would have to assume most sexually active women in the US are on some form of birth control or just avoid hooking up near ovulation windows. I've had exactly one woman ever ask me to use a condom, but she was french. Not sure if they're more expected there.

I'd happily raise any kid that came of it so I've never been worried.

My data point is that every woman under about 30 wants to use condoms. Above 30, there is a lot less of a concern.
I would think it's the opposite. Older women come from a time before widespread birth control usage and are used to condoms vs younger women who rely mostly on pills. Unless you were referring to fertility in which case yeah probably got better odds of not having unexpected kids in your 30's.
> Older women [in this context, 30s] come from a time before widespread birth control usage and are used to condoms vs younger women who rely mostly on pills.

Lol? Hormonal birth control has been around since the 1960s. Women old enough to remember a time before the pill are postmenopausal and probably not worried about conceiving. Women in their 30s today grew up in a time of omnipresent birth control.