Rather check your privates in private? Picture the scene; you are out with your friends in a club, having a drink, enjoying a laugh and you see your dream woman not too far away from where you are standing. You have been making eye contact and you have got a smile back, all without your mates who, if they noticed would embarrass the life out of you. She is with her friends as well, they seem to be having a good time, lots of laughs and the drinks seem to be flowing. You think, ‘plenty of time to make my move’ and you have already got a smile so what could go wrong, life is good!

Fast forward an hour, the club is filling up, you and your mates have enjoyed a few more drinks and you and your friends and the girls group have gradually been pushed together on the edge of the dance floor, you are not dancing but you are ‘shuffling’ as you and your mates like to call it. Things are going well, you have got talking to ‘Andrea’ and she seems nice, it’s going to be a good night.

Then suddenly, there is a dog with a handler in front of you sniffing your crotch!! What is going on, then, a tap on the shoulder form the handler, this is getting weird. The handler announces that “You may have an STI”. This is in front of your mates and Andrea! You are led away. Mortified, your mates are doubled over laughing.

Picture a second scene; You took a home STI test two weeks ago to check your sexual health, you ordered it online, the kits arrived, you posted your sample back then got your results and you got the all clear on all ten STIs tested for. You go to your local club on Saturday night with two of your mates and you see Andrea, drinks, chat, shuffling, you get to speak to Andrea and get on brilliantly.

A dog and handler arrive at your side and they walk straight past you and stop with one of your mates and the handler announces to your mate that he may have an STI!! He gets led away; you get to stay with Andrea, which scene would you rather be in??

Always check your privates in private, not in front of your mates or your dream girl on a dance floor! I know which scene I would rather be in, do you?