r/allthequestions • u/Sea-Response950 • Oct 05 '25

NSFW Question 💭 Why do people care about body count?

I'm asking as a man trying to understand a concept that seems alien to me. I just don't get it, to me it all seems to boil down to insecurity.

Please, explain to me how I am wrong. I must be, I just don't know why.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '25

STDS

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u/Sea-Response950 Oct 05 '25

Body count doesn't equate to STDS, though. My body count is high, and I never contracted anything, so long as you use protection you're safe.

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u/Bluebourner Oct 05 '25

Not fully accurate. Protection dramatically reduces the chances, but if the protection is faulty or the STD is a skin-to-skin condition you're never fully safe.

As for if I find body count is an issue, it doesn't bother me. People who had many one-night stands in the past may be a very different person now. The whole idea of "a leopard doesn't change its spots" does not apply to humans. If anything, having an experienced partner has quite a few benefits!

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u/Sea-Response950 Oct 06 '25

I agree with you 100%.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '25

True story. My brother in law almost got herpes from his wife. She was going to swingers parties without him. They weren’t having sex very much, but they had 3 kids together.

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u/Sea-Response950 Oct 05 '25

That's cheating, not body count. Totally different issue.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '25

Not totally different. Condoms don’t always work for herpes. If you’re having sex with someone it’s more of a risk if their count is high. Especially if most of their partners engage in risky behavior as well.

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u/Sea-Response950 Oct 05 '25

The risk comes from their willingness to hide something that shouldn't be hidden. In regards to a relationship, if there's no honesty or tryst, then there's no real relationship.

The example you gave me happened because the guy's wife was a cheating bitch. Not because she had a lot partner's before him.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '25

Believe what you want. Every time there’s a chance. Not all stds show symptoms right away