Billy, you crack me up.
You:"hey babe, how's it going?" *Smack to the butt with patch* Her: "Um, ok. thanks for asking."
You:*thinking about it later* "Hmmm...wonder how many patches does it take to get to the center of a......oh geez, forget it." ;-)
Butt seriously, (lol, sorry, too easy to get that pun) Research is good. The internet is your friend. Just go by RELIABLE sources. Talk to people who have used different types. Some people love the pill, some hate it. Same with everything else. Personally, my gf loves the pill. She switched to the ring recently and WHOOAAA! Bad times! No sex for mr. happy! It made her inflammed, moody and slightly discharge mucus. Not fun. Plus it was too big for her body to be comfortable. (she's short)
My ex couldn't stand the patch. She literally became a raving, mad b*tch! Even he friends/family was like "what is wrong with you? Who are you?" Hormones are a touchy subject.
I knew someone who used the depro shot and she started losing hair and gaining weight FAST! Not a good confidence booster for women.
It's up to the woman to see what she likes/can handle. The pill is pretty stable. There is a good range of accpetable time (in case of forgetfullness) and you can even double the dose as a "pseudo-morning after pill" if you get scared that you're off on dosage time. Plus, some of them help with acne also which is good. My sister has been on the pill for a few years before she was sexually active for Migraine support and her overall feeling off well being skyrocketed!
Most doctors are willing to do switches easily in case one form doesn't work out over the other.
For guys, if she says "i'm allergic to latex", there's always subistitues. Non latex condoms and if you know they're STD free, there's contraceptive foam and dissolving gel cap spermicide inserts which are over the counter and affordable. (my gf had a reaction to the gel tabs but i'm not surprised. She's hyper sensitive and even plain ol KY irritates her!) :-/
Be aware and be safe! The "calender" method isn't safe. The pull out isn't safe. And even if she says "I can feel when I ovulate!" Don't count on it! Women can have ovarian cysts (tiny benign ones) pop and feel what they might think is an egg erupting from the follicle. It's possible but don't bet on it. Plus with the longevity of sperm, you never know when it might be there when the egg is ready! I made this mistake because my ex "knew herself and could tell" and I believed it. Well, i'm not proud of supporting an abortion ESPECIALLY after finding out afterwards that she was cheating on me during that time so now i'll never know if it really was mine or not! Worst thing was either way I contributed to taking a life and i'm not happy out it. I know when my time comes i'll have to pay for it but that's up to God to see fit.
Don't make the mistake others keep telling you about! Use your head! (the other one of course!)
Just respect one another and be safe. There will ALWAYS be time for sex. (all you need is 5 minutes right?) lol. jk. I know the ladies wouldn't be happy with that except when a quickie is in demand. hehe.
There should NEVER be an excuse to not be safe in America. We have a luxury that other places don't always have the opportunity or freedom to choose.
holy crap that's a long ass time!!!!! um I got to rethink some of my personal choices with my girlfriend now.
or an STD... 
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