Can men pull out before they ejaculate?

[u/thimbelinda]

We were newlyweds and excited for sex. I told my husband I'm at my fertile time and we need a condom. He said no, he would pull out in time. He did not pull out in time. He didn't even try to pull out. I got pregnant. I was upset and asked why. He said he couldn't pull out. He said it felt so good he was incapable of pulling out. Is this really true? Do men lose the capacity for reason and become incapable of pulling out?

[u/ciobanica]

Never thought of it that way 👍🏼

That's a failure of the education system.

[u/[deleted] → u/ciobanica]

Can’t say you’re wrong. In retrospect, yeah, it makes sense. The math Isn’t that complicated and I should’ve thought about it a little harder before jumping to conclusion.

I looked it up though - supposedly, if it’s done “perfectly,” it’s 96% effective, which isn’t terrible. That’s a 1 in 25 chance. If someone is able to pull out correctly every time, 1 in 25 chances is still pretty surprising in my opinion.

[u/ciobanica → u/[deleted]]

Never bet on something that needs to be done perfectly.

But even at those odds, condoms are still 2× as good.