Ok, so here is my problem.  I just started this hobby this summer.  I've been with 4 providers total, all within the past 7 weeks.  Before that I have been on a long dry streak which is why I started in the hobby.  And plus I've haven't had many women in the civie world.

Anyways, every girl that I have been with I have tried to practice the safest sex possible.  NO daty, NO fingering, NO kissing on the mouth, ONLY CBJ, and obviously ONLY sex with a condom.  For the first 3 girls I didn't think about anything negative.  But for some reason after the 4th I have been worried about STDs lately.  I don't know if I'm being paranoid or what (because I am the type of person to get paranoid).  Maybe it's because I had buyer's remorse after the 4th provider.  Maybe I'm just regretting doing what I did.  After all, the girls I was with in the civie world hadn't had a lot of partners, but who I have been with in the hobby world probably had hundreds of partners.  That's an overwhelming thought.  I always wished I could have a steady girlfriend but life didn't work out that way.  So maybe my paranoial is just a sign this hobby isn't for me.  Maybe I'm just upset because I've become obsessed with looking at the websites every night.

So my question is, is a condom enough to be safe?  Am I just being paranoid?  I want to hear from both providers and hobbyists who have practiced the safe sex I have described above for a long time.  Have you ever gotten an STD?

I've never caught anything-Thank God-I've also walked out of appointments because guys have dripped an interesting shade of green or wanted BB.

After 3+ years of providing, not one single infection. Yes, condoms work when used correctly and consistently.

I was only married (never cheated) for five of those years. I have been with literally thousands of women in my life. During that time with the exception of catching the crabs once during the 80's, I have never caught an STD.

Do you practice safe sex GaGambler?  Always with a condom?

yes. Well at least since the AIDS era.

I hate condoms, but I hate dying more.

Without reading the other responses, IMHO you are being very paranoid, much more so than necessary.  If you are that concerned about what you talked about, this does not seem to be the right hobby for you.

You are missing out on the best stuff you can get from a provider.  Ask yourself, would you deny yourself this stuff from a civvie date?  You would be safer with a provider than you would be with any girl you picked up in a bar.

But, your health is first and foremost, so go with what you are comfortable with.  Me, I DATY, I get BBBJ, I kiss with tongue, I use my fingers.  I am less worried about that than I would be if I were in a civvie relationship, after all I have read about providers.

Good luck,
Swim

is to not have any kind of sex, either in hobby or personal.

I dunno, to each his own I suppose but if I went to see a provider and she said  'NO daty, NO fingering, NO kissing on the mouth, and ONLY CBJ' I would not have to worry about a condom. I would put my money back in my pocket and go watch some porn, LOL. Then I would follow GA Gambler's advice and be sure to wash my hands!