What could better coincide with Valentine's Day than National Condom Week? In all of the (appropriate) noise made about HPV vaccines, Emergency Contraception and the possible Male Birth Control Pill, condoms are not praised enough. They're cheap, relatively easy to use, easy to confirm use of (is it there? check. not broken? check.) and those who don't like them haven't learned the trick of putting lube inside the condom. Just trust me.I love condoms because they can be used in so many ways. Not only do they provide wonderful barriers against sperm and STIs but they made cleaning up a breeze. Just throw a condom on any toy and when you're done, all you have to do is remove the condom. No washing, no mess, easy.Condoms also make great impromptu dental dams. Dental dams are wonderful inventions that are perfect for cunnilingus or rim jobs. If you don't happen to have one on hand, you can cut a condom up the side and you're set!When should you use a condom? What are your risks in any given sexual encounter? How do you pick condoms? What kind of lube should you use with them? These questions are all answered by Babeland in our handy how-to section. Check it out, then celebrate National Condom Week in style.