Infinitely better.
But with greater reward comes greater risk.. I'm still amazed i skated through my early twenties without impregnating someone or contracting a disease; im more cautious these days, especially when alcohol is involved.. and my desire for sex overwhelms my rational judgement, Goddamnit.
Im saying the same thing! I had some crazy fucking times during my late teens, up to about mid 20s...drinking, drugging, fucking, partying, etc. it was GREAT, but I would not want to live like that at my age today.
I think the only reason, I never got anybody pregnant had to do with all the drug/ alcohol use, plus the cigarette smoking too, all that shit lowers your sperm count. I remember this one GF I had, we were really good together, got along great, we had sex alot, it reached a point where we were wanting to be pregnant, we had plans of marriage, growing old together, we lived together on and off for about 2 yrs, I remember not even pulling out, like almost every single time we fucked, still, she never get pregnant...of course, today, Im thanking my lucky stars she never did!! At that age we were at, we just didnt see the big picture.
I always preferred to 'bare back' it, thankfully I remained clean thru it all.