Without a condom, always (with a trusted partner, of course). It feels amazing and much more intimate. If you're so concerned about the hygiene aspect that you require a condom just to make it less 'dirty', then couldn't really imagine why you would want to have anal sex in the first place, at least in my opinion.
Best reason to be monogamous is you don't have to use a condom. That's why I switched from free love to serial monogamy.
Cleanliness isn't really the issue. The issue is that STDs are spread much easier from anal sex. Of course no rubber is ideal but if you're not with a long time partner protection is best
That's not particularly good logic though, because it implies that unprotected vaginal sex with someone who has an STD would be a safe(r) option. A person either has diseases or not, and when you are sure that they don't, not using a condom for anal doesn't entail any extra risk.
I'm just saying that the whole 'STDs are spread easier through anal' argument is a bad one to begin with. Anal is not at fault; going bareback is. Or would you fancy your chances of not getting infected by having unprotected vaginal sex with an STD carrier?
Nothing wrong with my logic. Unprotected vaginal sex is safer than unprotected anal. Neither is safe when having sex with someone who has an STD, but you are more likely to spread the disease via the ass. Obviously if someone is clean then it doesn't matter. But we don't always know if someone is clean or not.
That may be true, but would you have unprotected vaginal sex with someone who has an STD, and expect not to be infected as a result? I certainly wouldn't, and the fact that anal is supposedly even more risky has very little practical value.
This is a straw-man argument. Nobody is making the claim that they would have vaginal sex with someone with an STD and not worry about being infected.
It's not a straw-man argument, I am not attacking anyone personally, or even attempting to refute anything. I am merely trying to show that some 'facts' are not always relevant in practical situations.
Condom-free sex is always better. But there are a myriad reasons why condoms are used. A couple have to weigh the positive against the adverse. Simple as that.
In 2005 I flew all the way from San Francisco to Atlanta to meet a girl who wanted to have anal sex with me for her 20th birthday. I remember landing at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport and she picked me up at Baggage Claim. After settling in and feeling comfortable with each other, about six and a half hours after I landed we were having intense, passionate and unprotected anal sex while her mother was at work. It was fucking hot.
If I've maintained this for years and remained consistent all this time since I first mentioned it a few years ago, then I must be a good bullshitter.