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High school biology doesn't teach guys how to understand women. But it at least gives them an idea of how their bodies work. Pass that and you won't infuriate your girlfriend by telling her to "keep it in" when she asks you to buy her some tampons. Recently, Twitter user @brownandbella asked women to share the most ridiculous things they've heard men say about "sex, reproductive health, menstruation, etc" and BOY did they deliver! As of this article, the thread already has nearly 20K upvotes and over 3.5K comments, many of which will make you wonder if men are really that stupid or are they just being dicks. Maybe the first, maybe the latter, maybe a bit of both.

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Almost a quarter of men have admitted that they have "no idea" what a pelvic floor is or what it is supposed to do. About 1 in 20 believe it's just another name for your pelvis and some even think it's a dance move. A new study has confirmed that men really are clueless when it comes to their female partner's body.

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    Vic
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dodged a bullet there, I think..

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    Justin Palmer
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Erm...but if on the pill..actually you can do that? I know girls that control to ensure it doesn’t coincide with holidays, dates, weekends even.

    Amandine Vn
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ho yeah ofc i'll fuckup my body with more hormons so you can enjoy your birthday sex ...

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    Maranda Witt
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My cousin literally "rescheduled" hers so it didn't coincide with her honeymoon. Lol

    Karen Janssen
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And exactly what difference did he think that would make? Unless he planned on having sex because it was his birthday? Time to dump that creep.

    Jessamyn
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Back atya THEY.WERE.DATING!!! If you don't want to do it you shouldn't have to do it. You may not agree with me but I don't believe in having s*x before marriage. End of story.

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    Id row
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Men get out of anything even remotely uncomfortable. We have to have periods every month where it feels like our guts are being shredded, we have to give birth which entails pushing something the size of a cantaloupe out of an opening the size of a lemon. We get stuck with high heels that make our feet ache and blister. We're stuck wearing bras that bind and are generally uncomfortable. We get stuck with thongs that feel like we're flossing our butt and bits. All men's fashion is designed with comfort in mind and when it comes to women, they figure we're used to pain and discomfort and can pull off anything as long as it looks good. Don't even get me started on corsets.

    Richard
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It would have been more impressive if you said "He didn't make it to his birthday" :P

    Alex Craig
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I shuder to think how old this guy was. How do you be that ignorant? If you're sexually active you should know.

    Natalie Kirman
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It comes when it comes, for me it always comes just in time for my birthday, my holiday, Christmas, music festivals, anything where I want to enjoy myself

    Milda Mockūnaitė
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Next time when someone asks you that, ask them to hold their breath for the rest of their lives...

    Christina Sersif
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think I would have made it through the end of that conversation.

    Karen Stanford
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually, I did re-schedule my period for my honeymoon. Not for my husband but for me. My periods were horrible and I wanted to have a great time on my honeymoon. So I took the pill for one month, big deal!

    Aneta Kowalkowska
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If u take birth control u can reschedule with no problem, I don't find this question dumb.

    Tadeja M
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    well you can if you are on birth control, so I don't see this as stupid question

    Csilla Kaszas
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know/know of a few of women who actually do this, they keep taking the pill months on end, and have their period when their boyfriends are out of town - to save them from facing the harsh realities of life. Frankly, I don't know if it's sad or ridiculous. I lean towards sad.

    Valerie Linares
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would have been up front and said, "yeah, it doesn't work that way..."

    P.Brux FHell
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Hey, Scarlet... I think we'll have to reschedule..."

    Jill Lefrancois
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    you can skip your period if you are on the pill, just don't take the sugar pills and go straight to the next packet. I would go for years without a period, it's quite safe to do this

    fainasKeturatis
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am pretty sure he joked but that man must have huge balls to joke like that since it's not very good piece after all

    Hugo Raible
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here's the science on it. Let's see how many dumbasses downvote this because they don't like facts. https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/the-secret-about-birth-control-pills-that-every-woman-should-know

    TheExtremeSmell
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Idk if it was bc of sex I’d count it as a win. Like well if only there was some other way...

    Peter Kovak
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    6 years ago

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    Sorry, YouKnowMe, I think you should avoid meeting idiots.

    Amy Pang
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    6 years ago (edited)

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    It's not that hard if you're on the 21 day pill, you skip the 7 day break and go directly onto the pill for the next cycle. We women do it all the time so we don't get our periods on special occasions. :p (Just don't do it too often, it messes with your hormones.)

    Lhasa Absolútna
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The bleeding is not necessary from medical point of view https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/yw3p4g/why-you-have-your-period-on-birth-control-withdrawal-bleeding

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    Paweŀ Ziem
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    6 years ago

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    But when you are on the pill, the possibility exists.. My Ex used to delay her period for some events, like music festivals, or even 2 week vacation

    Carrie de Luka
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That isn't rescheduling that's just not bothering with the 'withdrawal bleed' and isn't what this fool was thinking.

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    LA PD
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    6 years ago

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    wooooooow, FEMINIST ALERT !!! *FEMALE HORDES TRIGGERED* My gf sometimes does it, she's on the pill. I don't understand whats the big deal? if a man doesn't cum in 7 days the quality of he's seeds also decreases and interferes with he's hormonal balance. If taking the pill when women your literally already f*****g up your hormones.. And lets not even start on how food interferes with hormonal balance.. Like starving yourself to look beatifull ect. ?

    Layla
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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Based on this idiotic comment, maybe the quality of your seeds decreasing wouldn't be a big loss for humanity? You don't get to demand anyone stop their period for your benefit, for the same reason you don't demand anyone starve themselves for your benefit. Nobody has to make completely unnecessary sacrifices for your pleasure. Also if you're so worried about the 'seeds', ever heard of a hand? Such bad reasoning on all fronts.

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    Uwe Theiss
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    6 years ago

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    Sometimes that is possible. May a previous GF of him did it. I also had one GF that moved with the pill her period to times where it didn't interfere with her social live too much. I know now that not every women can do this, but until that special GF I thought it is completly impossible. It is not. Some women can reschedule her period.

    Dilly Millandry
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The break between the pill causes a withdrawal bleeding. It isn't a proper period.

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    anarkzie
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    6 years ago

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    Sounds like he was making a joke.

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    The study, released by pelvic floor experts INNOVO, found that nearly 4 in 10 men don't feel comfortable talking to women about it, too. 4 in 10 men also admit they have no understanding about the health issues their wife or girlfriend faces and are stumped when it comes to the length of their period.

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    Paweŀ Ziem
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There should be mandatory sex-ed for everyone, that we wouldn't be oblivious for specifics of each gender

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    The same magical 4 in 10 men don't feel comfortable talking to women about intimate health issues and as a result, more than a third try to avoid all conversations with their partner about subjects such as periods, intimate screening tests, and even sex.

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    Clare McDuff
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Damn monthly subscriptions. Never can stop them. I hear you can pause them for 9 months, but it is SO not worth it.

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    "Intimate health issues can be a difficult subject for many to discuss," Jane Wake, women's health and fitness expert, said. "'It may be funny to think men have no idea what a pelvic floor is or does, but it's a subject which needs to be taken seriously – especially as men also have a pelvic floor and can suffer the same problems as women."

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    Koalamonster
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Either he has a very small penis or thinks tampons are far bigger than they are. Either way.... wow.

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    Jane added that both men and women find it embarrassing to discuss their private health concerns with someone of the opposite sex, even if it is their own partner, but that being as open as possible with each other is the best way to gradually break down the taboo.

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    Nikki D
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good on you for defending your wife!

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    Nikki D
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That poor girl... Worse will be in store

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    Amina Hays
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was about 14, over 20 years ago, I was reading the problem page in a teen magazine. A girl had written a letter, in a total panic, because her periods weren't blue. She thought she had some terrible disease.

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    Hans
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is less about guys and girls but about parents and an educationl system failing massively...

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    Nikki D
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is actually scary. Wishing pain on someone? He needs his medical license revoked.

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    Koalamonster
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think we should all just tell people that from now on.

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    Zenozenobee
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Man, what aluck Humanitity survived till Pasteur saved us!

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    Nikki D
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, I really wish this were possible.

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    -
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That would be great, actually

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    Cherry Warr
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    how did ANYONE know how many she would need in space? how many women have had their periods in space? we know that the absence of gravity affects various body functions.

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    Sarcastic Cow
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, and that claws and fangs and fur thing...annoying.

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    Sarcastic Cow
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why on earth should father express his opinions about daughters sexual life?

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    Sarcastic Cow
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can you hold that stupid sounds coming out from your mounth?

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    Natters
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shocking truth: babies are tiny robots juicing up inside their mums.

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    Luis Milian
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think you dodged a bullet with that one. Just because you are in college, does not mean you are educated.

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    GoodWolf
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So does he wash his penis every time after peeing?

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    nanashi
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want a law that everyone need to have a certificate for passing Sex Ed in high school before you can be considered an adult.

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    Luis Milian
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    let me guess...he is an anti-vaxx as well

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