You can now get insurance cover in case a condom breaks while you are having sex. The insurance pay out will be emergency contraceptives, exposure pills, counseling or nappies.
I would like to mention that the statement above is untrue and insensitive. I just wanted to grab your attention and I hope I did. It crossed my mind that we live in a hypocritical society when it comes to protection against HIV and AIDS. What I mean is it is apparent that most people stop using protection like condoms when they think they can trust each other in a relationship.
We have had cases in Mzanzi in which AIDS ambassadors who preach safe sex suddenly have kids out of marriage with more than one partner. Without name dropping or judging I just wanted to bring up the issue of; “When, what, how and why couples suddenly quit the rubber.”
Bongani and Lebo started having sex after dating for a two weeks. During the extreme heat of passion the condom breaks due to careless reasons (how you put on the condom, over-using it or storing it in high temperature places). They both freak out. Then they decide to continue without a condom. Reason/ excuse: “We have already exposed ourselves."
Micheal and Ntombi have been together for a year. They have been using protection ever since until they felt they know each other. They don’t go for any tests but just put their lives into each others’ hands like that.
These two couples are not unfamiliar in our society. I could give you more scenarios. You get two teenagers both 18 and younger (our kids are having sex younger) who both believe or lie to each other about being virgins. They are not bothered by the possibility of pregnancy let alone HIV/AIDS.
You find married men impregnating outside of marriage, married women falling pregnant with other men’s babies. Then some girl in your neighborhood keeps popping babies every time she sneezes (don’t mean to be rudely graphic).
I am not bothered by overpopulation. I am worried about our attitude towards HIV/AIDS prevention and management. I won’t even talk about showers. Some traditional guys believe in some concoctions that clean the system of the disease. Most people who believe in these concoctions and “begaminangedwa” (muti to make the other love you) also don’t use condoms because they believe the only way the muti can work is through sex fluids.
Apparently there is a group of girlfriends who sleep around with the same people. They interchange or exchange them and they are all sick. Apparently if you don’t suggest a condom they let you sleep with them without it.
The point of my long article is to find out if you currently having nama to nama; after how long did you stop using it? When you stopped did you discuss it and go for tests or did you just do it? How did the decision come about? I know your sex life is personal but just let us in or tell us a story you know. Therefore insurance for condom breakage accident could be highly required.
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