optimism
After our 2nd was born the health visitor did the contraception talk with my wife. As before she needed to use a different pill while breastfeeding so they gave her some condoms to use for a month while the pill got going.

A fucking great stripey pick n mix bag of condoms, about 20 varieties; dimpled ribbed and more flavours than kelly belly beans.

For a size 8 woman who'd just delivered her second 10lb baby. To use in the next month!

Even without the pills I think we'd still be using them now.
(Greencloud Wanted to go fishing on, Mon 14 Nov 2011, 15:52, 1 reply)

my local place switched to the pick n mix bags,
but there weren't any straightforward ones in there. I think the idea was to make people wait longer before having sex with a new partner. If you've been dating someone for a few weeks they won't bat an eyelid if the first time you sleep together there's a packet of normal boring Durex on the bedside table, whereas you need a certain level of comfort in the relationship before you can cheerfully expect your boyfriend to wear a neon green raspberry-flavoured ribbed condom.
( Batsgirl, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 10:56, closed)