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Atinuke Oluwaseun
No. I’ve not done that before. I always tell guy that abstinence is the best thing. If however, you’ve gotten to the stage when sex comes in, I expect the guy to get it himself. If he doesn’t have it, then there’s no show for him. If we’re married, I don’t need to buy him condoms.

We’ll get down flesh to flesh and that’s the way it should be. If he gets the urge, he should pick up his phone and tell me where he is. It doesn’t matter if he’s out of the country. If he loves me, he’ll wait till he gets back home. I guarantee him that when he returns home, I’ll make it up for him.

Elizabeth Omoruyi
No! I won’t ever consider doing that kind of a thing because I know my man very well and I know he’s very faithful. He can’t stoop that low. He might be tempted but knowing the kind of man that he is, I know he won’t succumb. I trust him 100%. That’s the way it should be but ironically, you find men who sleep around at will under the guise of being tempted. That excuse is not good enough. Fornication and adultery are bad and we all know that.

Omolara Alawiye
I said no. That is seven years of bad luck. If I ever catch my man sleeping with another woman, I would most likely end up using the woman as a cane to beat the hell out of him. A man who respects the relationship or marriage he has with me would never think of dating or sleeping with another woman. He should respect our marriage. Buying him a condom would be like giving him a license to hop into bed with another woman and I wouldn’t want that. He should never think about doing it. He should always remember the vows we took on our wedding day and forget about temptation. I can’t buy him a condom and I can’t allow him even buy it himself.

Tolu Oke
No! Why should I? If I buy him a condom, I would be directly encouraging him to do something and you and I know what that thing is. Condoms are not balloons that are inflated and used for interior decoration. We both know what they are used for, so buying it for him is a huge encouragement. If you buy it, he would most likely use it and I don’t think any right thinking lady would want that. If he’s far away; say Johannesburg for instance and he has an urge to have sex, I wouldn’t know how to advice him but I know he loves me, so sleeping around shouldn’t be an option. It’s a tough one though. The bottom line is that he must not do it.

The truth is that even if he does it, I must not know about it. If I do, it’s over. If we’re married, I might be tempted to go ahead and divorce him. If for any reason, I decide to stay, it would be because of my kids. If he confesses, I would be sad but later, I’ll forgive him. But I find out myself, I’ll show him pepper. If he claims to be protecting himself and buys a condom, that’s his own business. Hey! I’m tired of your interrogation.

Esther Oluwagbemisola
No! You’re still asking why? That means you’re encouraging him to dabble into fornication or adultery as the case may be. I see it as an encouragement and not protection. If he wants to protect himself, then he should limit his sexual engagements to me alone. That’s the safest way. On the long run, it would depend on him. He is man enough to make his decisions because he knows what is right and that is exactly what I expect him to. You and I know that sleeping with another woman besides the one you’re dating or married to is not the right thing to do even in the face of temptation.

Patience Osakwe
I don’t think I should bother myself with buying condoms for my man. He should have it so there’s no need. I’m sure you know that ladies also have theirs. It’s good because it’s one hell of a protection. It’s hard o but if you can do it, you’ll be the better for it. However, if he’s traveling and I buy him condoms, he might begin to have the impression that I know or accusing him of doing something bad. He can buy it himself. I don’t have a problem with that. A man must be protected. HIV is just being hyped. There are so many other STIs out there that are terrible; even pregnancy.

Pelumi Adekunbi
There’s no big deal in that. I can even buy it in packs as long as he’s goin g to use it for me. I know he won’t use it with another woman. There are two good reasons for this. Firstly, I trust him. Secondly, no woman can satisfy him sexually as well as I can. It doesn’t matter if he’s traveling. He has to hold on till he sees me. That’s what trust is about. I’m not assuming my responses. They are practical things and which I have done and still do.

Benedicta Obi
I can do that because I want to live long and responsibly. What sort of questions are these? One has to be protected at times like these. There are so many diseases out there and I don’t want to be a party to any one of them.

Temitope Onifade
No! If I buy him condoms, he would see it as an element of encouragement for him to sleep around with all sorts of girls. I definitely can’t be following him around to know what he does when I’m not with him, but its better I don’t buy him such things. The truth is that you can’t know 100% what your man does behind you. Temptation exists everywhere. If he must do it, my advice for him is to be very careful by playing safe but I won’t buy it for him.