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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Wing Kuang

My dad gave me the sex talk when I was 27. It was one of the best conversations of my life

‘I had been on and off in the dating world for years. Wasn’t it a bit too late to teach me the importance of condoms?’
‘I had been on and off in the dating world for years. Wasn’t it a bit too late to teach me the importance of condoms?’ Photograph: Cagkan Sayin/Alamy

Sitting in a cafe in Sydney recently, I heard a line that I would never have expected to hear from Dad, a dull, quiet, introverted Chinese man in his late 60s who can be quite conservative and stubborn, especially when it comes to dating.

“When you hang out with boys and go on dates, don’t forget to use condoms to protect yourself.”

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