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Boyfriend Wants to Use Condoms All of A Sudden: Does It Mean He's Cheating?

Has your boyfriend’s sudden desire to use condoms made you suspicious of him? 

Are you struggling to believe his excuses for wanting to do so? 

It’s only natural to worry that he’s been sleeping with someone else, or even picked up a disease from them!?

If you are, the best thing you can do is take action to discover what’s been going on behind the scenes.

There’s little chance that your boyfriend will admit to sleeping with another woman.  

Accusing him of sleeping around will be pointless, unless you have the evidence to back it up.

So, the only remaining option is to dig around for that evidence. 

Luckily, a powerful online tool has been developed to help you do that (click on the link to check it out).

This communications tracker will show who your partner has been frequently contacting. You’ll also learn whether he’s been using dating apps, or if he has set up alternative contact details.

And that’s just a taster of the information this tool can provide. 

If he has been sleeping with another woman, this tool will dig up the clues to prove it.   

If you want the answers behind your boyfriend’s sudden change in behavior, this tool holds them. 

It’s quick, it’s discreet and it’s simple to use. You only need a few of your partner’s personal details to hand.Of course, there are other explanations why a man might suddenly be keen to use condoms. We’ve listed the most common reasons in the article below.

He IS cheating on you.

We are going to jump straight in and face the conclusion that you have probably come to first in your head. This is not always the reason, but of course, if your boyfriend wants to use condoms, it could be a sign that he is cheating on you.

He will probably suddenly want to use condoms with you because he is sleeping with other women and wants to protect you (how kind of him, huh) from STI's that you obviously wouldn't get if he was monogamous.

However, it's important to say that if you suspect his is cheating on you, there will be a myriad of other signs you can also look for. For example, is he acting secretive or have you noticed he is spending a lot more time away from you than usual? If he is also showing signs of a cheater, then you can probably conclude that he will be cheating on you.

So, what should you do?

Communication is so vital in a successful relationship, so that should be your first response. Don't go and accuse him of being unfaithful straight away.

Ask him why he feels like he needs to use condoms with you suddenly. His response could be any of the reasons I will mention further on, so you might need to keep reading to find out how to deal with his answer.

However, if he is shady and doesn't give you an exact reason for the fact that he now wants to use condoms, this is not a good sign. The best thing to do next is to ask for you both to go and get an STI health check together. You don't need to tell him that you want it because you think he is cheating; just say you are worried about some things. 

The way he responds to you proposing this will probably give you your answer. If he says he is happy to go and get checked out, that's excellent news and shows you that you probably have nothing to worry about. But if he doesn't go and have a sexual health check, ask him why. It could be because he is hiding something from you.

He is worried about you getting pregnant.

This is a prevalent reason that men suddenly start using condoms after a while. If you think about it, has anyone you know recently fallen pregnant or had a baby? This might have sparked his anxiety around sex without a condom.

Even though you will most likely be using another form of contraception like the pill, he might feel like that is out of his control. However, using a condom is contraception within his power, so he can physically protect himself from having a baby.

He might be so scared of getting you pregnant, that he wants to make sure you are both one hundred percent protected from unwanted pregnancy. So, he might want to use double protection.

He might also be scared that one day, you will forget to take the pill and not tell him. Obviously, if you are in a healthy relationship, then this wouldn't happen, but in some cases, women don't take their contraceptives on purpose to get pregnant without their partner's consent. He could've recently become aware of this and got scared into using condoms again.

Use this tool to check whether he actually is who he says he is
Whether you're married or have just started seeing someone, infidelity rates are on the rise and have increased over 40% in the last 20 years, so you have all the right to be worried.

Perhaps you want to know if he's texting other women behind your back? Or whether he has active Tinder or dating profile? Or worse yet, whether he has a criminal record or is cheating on you?

This tool will do just that and pull up any hidden social media and dating profiles, photos, criminal records, and much more to hopefully help put your doubts to rest.

So, what should you do?

Firstly, you should probably have the contraception talk with him. You should always include your partner about your contraception methods, so they feel informed too. Men can feel out of control, and like they are putting a lot of trust in the woman to take her contraception correctly, so you need to put him at ease.

You could always think about getting a more permanent form of contraception to ease his mind about taking oral medication. You could both look into various methods. There are several reliable methods of contraception that are semi-permanent, like an IUD or the implant. The important thing is to include him in your contraceptive choices.

Secondly, you should maybe have the baby talk. How does he feel about having children? How do you feel about having children? If both of you are on the same page and decide you don't want to have children yet, then that should ease his mind.

Finally, if he still feels like he wants to use condoms, be open to the idea. Don't accuse him of doing anything wrong. Tell him that you understand his worries and if he feels more comfortable having sex with double the protection that is fine with you. At the end of the day, you still want to have sex with this man, condom or not.

Maybe he has an underlying STI or is worried he has one.

Men are statistically less likely to go and get their sexual health checked. This is probably because they rarely have to get their private parts out as much as us women do. We have smear tests and feel pretty standard going to our gynecologist. However, for men, they rarely get checked down there, and it's not as encouraged.

So he actually might have never had a sexual health check. He might have recently had some physical symptoms of an STI and is trying to protect you if he does have one. For example, things like Herpes and Genital Warts can take a long time to come through our systems and show physically. So, it doesn't mean that he has been cheating on you, but it could mean that someone he has slept with in the past (before you) could have given him an STI that he is now worried about.

So, what should you do?

Firstly, it's a good idea for both people in a new relationship to get a sexual health check before they start to have sex. Simply, so they can be informed and make sure that if they have anything, they get it sorted and don't spread it to their new partner. So if you both never did this before hopping into bed together, it's probably a good idea to go and do this.

Secondly, try to speak to him. Ask him if he's using condoms because he is worried that he might have an STI. You need to sound like you're supporting him, not accusing him or being angry with him. If you have a close and healthy relationship, he will probably be very open with you and share any worries that he does have. Then, you can support him when he goes to get a check and deal with the problem if he does have one.

You need to tell him that you are aware STI's can lie dormant for a while, so you have no accusations that he is cheating on you.

It's just about clear and open communication. You are a pair, a team. You need to support him if he is going through something. You also have to commend him for looking out for you and wanting to use a condom just in case he did have anything.

Conclusion

If your boyfriend wants to use condoms, your first instinct may, of course, be that he is sleeping with other women. However, there can be other explanations for this, and I hope that with the help of this article, you might have been able to identify why he suddenly wants to be extra protected. Good luck.

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Utilize this tool to verify if he's truly who he claims to be
Whether you're married or just started dating someone, infidelity rates have risen by over 40% in the past 20 years, so your concerns are justified.

Do you want to find out if he's texting other women behind your back? Or if he has an active Tinder or dating profile? Or even worse, if he has a criminal record or is cheating on you?

This tool can help by uncovering hidden social media and dating profiles, photos, criminal records, and much more, potentially putting your doubts to rest.

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