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Someone Asks “Boys, What Is Something You Didn’t Know About Girls Until You Got With One?” And 30 Folks Online Deliver
Wise people sometimes call relationships or family life a book that two people gradually, page by page, read, gaining new knowledge about the partner, and about themselves as well. But sometimes, when opening a new book, we are surprised to find that it is written in a language we do not know, and the letters are pretty often also incomprehensible...
Yes, that's right - many men admit that before they began to share the same roof with a woman, they had little idea of women's health, psychology and lifestyle. And something that women take for granted became a real revelation for the heroes of this viral thread.
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Doctors just ***do not*** listen to women about their own bodies. My gf (and ex) have both had me go into doctor appointments with them so I could verify what they're saying about their own bodies. It is mind blowing to experience.
Unfortunately...very very true. My husband is coming to my next consultant appt end of the month. I'm an educated, clear speaking woman with 3 Chronic illnesses...yet I'm being dicked around with substandard meds. Hopefully the presence of an obviously superior being (i.e male ) will help me (pphhffftttt)
How young girls are when they start being sexually harassed
Any man that thinks that we're the physically stronger sex has clearly never tried to pull the bed sheets away from his wife in the middle of the night...
When they tell you their problems, they don't want you to solve them. They just want you to listen and sympathize with their plight. Even if you have a quick and easy solution, keep it to yourself and pretend that they issue is just as bad as they think it is.
Edit: Well, this caught fire, thank you for the awards. Also for the people complaining, I don't make the rule, don't blame me.
i mean, it really depends on the person and the situation. i like the "sympathy or solutions?" question to determine what they need in that moment
That endometriosis is a lot worse than whatever they describe in textbooks.
Yeah. It feels like my insides are being scraped out with a rusty spoon constantly for about a week.
"I am thinking about nothing" is an alien concept for them.
The clitoris is right there peeking out at you from under it's little hood. It not tucked up under her spleen or hidden behind an ovary!
How expensive bras are. Growing up I assumed they were like underwear: $7.99 for a four-pack at Target.
I didn't know that birth control had so many (often prevalent) side effects.
Well, it is altering hormone balances which affect nearly every one of our physical aspects, so it shouldn't really surprise us. Those side effect warnings should be taken seriously when you're considering whether you should use them.
They’re just as disgusting as men, they’re just prettier and more sly about it.
How bad period cramps can get.
Watching someone who I *knew* to be a strong person mentally, get reduced to basically just crying on the couch for *days*, that was eye opening.
EDIT: hey this comment is getting a lot of traction so it's worth mentioning as a sorta PSA, I've been with two women who had cramps that bad, and both of them it basically got resolved when they got an IUD. Not completely fixed but like 10% as bad as it was. Worth checking out, if you deal with that kind of s**t too.
And yet we have to go to work and function in society as nothing was wrong
“Take your midol and suck it up” stfu and kill me now
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If you want to laugh.. youtube guys trying the menstrual pain simulators. And then simultaneously a girl next to them completely unbothered.. yeah that's about right.
There are menstrual pain simulators?? How bad is it that I instantly want to try one to see how it compares to my experiences lol
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Not just the cramps, but I get raging headaches, back pain, tunnel vision.....some months are better than others. I hate being a girl sometimes.
Not to mention sore boobs, nausea and the occasional upset stomach. Being a woman is super fun
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I would suggest any woman wanting an IUD, do some research. Your doctor might mention some risks very briefly, but I was never told the risk of cysts goes up exponentially. I ended up with a 3 inch one and lost my left tube. After the surgery I was told I was very lucky I didn't get pregnant, the IUD had shifted and I hadn't been protected. Very risky.
Soon they'll take that away from us, too. I read yesterday that Kentucky (or another southern state I can't remember) passed a law banning Plan B because these idiots think it's for abortion. So they're coming after birth control next.
Same! Made my periods last 12 days when they’re normally 3, I had constant cramps for months on end. and bleeding. Removing that thing was one of the best decisions I ever made.
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God, I wish I was one of the lucky ones to get help from hormonal treatment. It's not a given. Instead my suffering seems to worse year by year no matter what I do (and FYI, they started real bad when I was 12 years old). If I could, I'd just tear off my uterus entirely. Am not doing anything with it anyway. Who knows if I'm even fertile at this point lol... even if I wanted kids. Which I don't.
it has now been announced by doctors that the pain is worse than that of a heart attack, we've known this forever, but were told we are being dramatic, pain is normal...
Men also need to realise that they should encourage a partner to go see a GP if they are suffering that badly. Cramps should not make you miss school or work or have you in extreme pain for days, even with painkillers and a hot water bottle. Something is definitely wrong. Endometriosis, fibroids etc. Suffering so badly that you cannot function and are crying from the pain means that your periods are just,not,normal.
My now husband witnessed me in full blown cramps crying cause I thought I turned off our call and he heard me, thinking I was alone. He's always had respect for cramps since then.
An IUD can make cramps worse. Birth control pills can be a godsend. I had hellacious cramps from age 12 to 22. Then I went on the pill and the cramps disappeared. It was like a freaking miracle.
Mine didn’t disappear, but are were waaaaay less severe
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I used to have big problems with painful periods, now I've got a hormone stick in my arm, no periods and no pain.
My hysterectomy did the same thing - plus no more period at 34!
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For me the problem, and it was BAD, went away when I started using birth control pills. From heavy 7 day flows with bad cramps, to 5 days light flow and little if any cramping.
Yes! Don't take massive amounts of otc ibuprofen. If you're on the floor in pain or can't go to work, you need to see a Dr right away. I know someone who took 5-7 ibuprofen at a time, several times a day during their period for 20 years. They now have damaged kidneys and are always tired because their kidneys don't work well.
The solutions my doctor gave me" Do you want cryotherapy, which is painful and doesn't last, or wait for menopause? Thanks a lot.
Empirin Compound with Codeine was the only thing that helped me in my teens. (late 1960's) Regular aspirin and Midol did nothing. This was before they “discovered” prostaglandins. Yeah, we TOLD you we hurt and the pain wasn't in our heads!
My wife has a non-hormonal IUD and it reduced her period to little more than spotting! Amazing products!
An ex that had such serious cramps is what got me into herbalism. Learned that (in her case), she was kinda doing it to herself: drank diet soda like water, which is TERRIBLE for cramps (think of the artificial sweetener as an amplifier for the cramps). Got her to switch to regular soda, cramps reduced in severity 80-90%. 2 months later, she was back on diet soda (and debilitated every month)
Here’s a tip I wish I’d known when I was younger but I have found works to prevent normal cramps - take a magnesium supplement and evening primrose oil. Reminds me to get some more. Bonus - anxiety will decrease, you will sleep better and skin will be softer.
I once had to be pulled put of class cause my period cramps were so bad i couldn't hear things correctly or take in information.i take advil on the first day of my period now
Oh god it's f*****g terrible. Last time I almost vomited from pain. I don't think that's ever happened from anything before. Absolutely awful
That towel wrapped on their head actually contains hair. Don't yank it.
Um… how was this discovered? Edit: yay I can comment again.
Their hands are awfully cold, they’ll suck the heat right out of you when you’re cuddling, and they shower with water at the temperature of molten steel.
Oh…and the amount of hair everywhere is ridiculous
They share way more details with their friends than we do
I thought that for menstrual pads, the sticky sides were to stick to the body to stay attached, rather than on the underwear.
Also just how bad the unprompted sexts are. I mean, I'm a gay dude where that's not uncommon but that's usually like unsolicited d**k pics on Grindr or something. My girl friends will randomly get super aggressive texts from like, the realtor who showed them open rental properties last year or a guy in her lab class she's literally never spoken to - and like frequently.
That a 5' tall, 100lb woman is capable of taking up an entire king sized bed.
that's why you get two duvets. They roll clockwise, we roll anticlockwise, result is they win the duvet and you freeze.
Discharge. Its normal. Its natural. But in the beginning i thought she had a problem with bladder control.
I was pretty surprised by the fact that most girls sleep hanging upside down from the rafters and can't be fed after midnight.
That hair washing is something that needs planning for and has consequences if missed or overdone.
Also certain kinds of underwear suit certain types of clothes.
(To be clear on the underwear I meant some sets of knickers are for particular outfits I.e my ex had thongs purely for nice dresses so it wouldn't show)
Edit: blimey this got busier than I thought! To be clear lads, I never doubted guys with long hair had to wash it too. I have just always had short hair and never knew it could be such a complex process for anybody.
the hair thing is definitely true if you have dreadlocks like i do. I live in Finland so in the winter have to plan it so that i don't need to go out for 2 days while my hair dries.
They use an absurd amount of toilet paper. Not hating, but I wasn't prepared for that.
Edit: For those of you plugging bidets, please link your recommendations with your comments.
My boyfriend once asked me; " I have a female friend coming over, but I just discovered there's only one roll of toilet paper left, is that enough?" Hard no my love ;)
I’ve never loaded a dishwasher correctly a single day in my life
Heat vampires. They suck the heat out of you in bed.
Until menopause… then you alternate between being cold and needing to live in a wearable iceberg.
Those mini hairclip things that look like paper clips - they are not just a fashion accessory but a territorial marker. See how many you find around the house after your girl stays for a night or 2😂
U know I keep seeing this but I don't know anyone that uses them other than my mom. I mean like I get rae occasions like prom or cosplay but like do people still use these regularly
theres a second hole they pee from
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Testing testing, seeing if I can comment down here because it isn't working anywhere else right now.
Glad it's not just me! My comments were so witty too...
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1. Didn't we see this a couple months ago and 2. wth with the comments? BTW, you want hair? Meet my hubby. Plumber once came in to clear the clog in *his* shower drain (yes, we're fancy folks, he has his own shower) and insisted it'd be my hair that clogged it. No. Hubby's hair and mine are very different in color and length. Hands down, Hubby done clogged that drain, not me. :-) Just busting that trope a bit.
Yay! I can comment again! I legitimately thought I had been banned and couldn't figure out what I did. Next, there's some jerk here down voting everyone. I helped where I could.
Ugh. Those downvote trolls are so dull. Imagine getting your jollies from taking away imaginary internet points from strangers. It must be sad to be that socially pathetic.
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Then why read it? Go somewhere ells if the only reason you are here is to be negative.
Load More Replies... Testing testing, seeing if I can comment down here because it isn't working anywhere else right now.
Glad it's not just me! My comments were so witty too...
Load More Replies... 1. Didn't we see this a couple months ago and 2. wth with the comments? BTW, you want hair? Meet my hubby. Plumber once came in to clear the clog in *his* shower drain (yes, we're fancy folks, he has his own shower) and insisted it'd be my hair that clogged it. No. Hubby's hair and mine are very different in color and length. Hands down, Hubby done clogged that drain, not me. :-) Just busting that trope a bit.
Yay! I can comment again! I legitimately thought I had been banned and couldn't figure out what I did. Next, there's some jerk here down voting everyone. I helped where I could.
Ugh. Those downvote trolls are so dull. Imagine getting your jollies from taking away imaginary internet points from strangers. It must be sad to be that socially pathetic.
Load More Replies... Then why read it? Go somewhere ells if the only reason you are here is to be negative.
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