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We're learning all our lives. But some things and experiences teach us more than others.

A month ago, Reddit user Artudetan posted a question on r/AskMen that read, "What did you not know or realize until after living with a woman?" Turns out, a lot!

From "the good bra" to doing the dishes, the post has already received over 14,000 answers and judging from them, getting a roommate can be quite educational!

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Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers Fine, I'll say it.

I always thought that pads operated like Band-aids and they'd just slap em over their vaginas and absorb everything. It wasn't until I was... 27? When my girlfriend at the time had some as a backup in case she ran out of tampons and I opened it and looked. The adhesive was on the wrong side for my version of how they worked, and it dawned on me that they're supposed to be stuck to their panties, not their vaginas. I only regret telling her of that revelation, because she laughed until she cried and then called her mom to tell her about it.

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Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers When you’re having a really tough day, she unexpectedly comes home and surprises you with a bottle of your favorite drink, homemade cookies and a dinner you love. And then she cuddles with you while you vent about your now not so crappy day. And you realize what it’s like to actually have someone support you.

And you find yourself wanting to make sure the toilet seat is down, smiling when you can never find anything in the kitchen, rolling with it when the living room turns into a 12 stage laundry OCD deployment zone, and you laugh when you trip over her shoes that are now tangled in a knot of hair bigger than the dog.

Because your house/apartment is no longer a place you live at, it’s now your home. And it’s safe to be the real you, not the show you put on when you were dating.

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Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers That she owns only one truly GOOD BRA. There is only one and part of your duty as a man is to protect The Good Bra. If you are doing laundry, you must take the greatest of precautions to make sure it is properly cleaned, dried, and stored. God forbid The Good Bra ever turn up missing or in the wrong drawer.

Ladies, why is there only one GOOD BRA?

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes. Yes, there is. The one and only! ♡ Because, a product, to be mass-produced, it needs to be built within certain norms and patterns, but each woman has different breasts. As a result, it's difficult to find the perfect one, but once you do find it, it becomes precioussssss. Not to mention, these things aren't cheap either. (Waiting for replies of the ladies whose boobs need no support. Respect to you, sisters, but see... just because I don't need braces, I'm not protesting against the dentist industry.)

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Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers I was raised by a woman, so none of it was new to me, except:

Period Panties.

I wasn't shocked or disgusted by it because I wasn't a 12-year-old; it was just like, "Huh. Yeah, I guess I'd have a separate selection of underwear to use when I'm menstruating, too. Why the Hell would I ruin all of my sexy underwear?".

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Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers I learned that bathroom can smell like soap and flowers and coconut instead of like pee.

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Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers Apparently showering and washing your hair are separate events.

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Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers If you leave something on the kitchen counter, it will get put/thrown away. If she leaves something on the kitchen counter, that's where it goes now.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

yep , when i cook my wife "tidies up" around me , only thing is i still need the things she's putting in the dishwasher

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"Period s**ts."

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's actually a very cleansing feeling though. At the end of one you feel like you've thoroughly cleaned out your intestinal pipes; so satisfying. I know... TMI.

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Foxxy (The Original)
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I didn't even know it was a common thing until I was into adult hood. I thought it was just me.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I actually googled this & found out that its a real thing! I get it occasionally & definitely realized i always kinda feel like i have to poop while on my period. Apparently its because your lower organs are all so close together your cramps/contractions can stimulate them. Like its close enough to your colon that your cramps can give it the same sensation it gets when it tells your body it has to go. Honestly, i think its kinda weird & funny that my cramps can trick my body into pooping! Lol!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes! This should be told to all of the men who make the stupid joke about when a woman is on her period, its time for the "backdoor" sex!

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Scorpio Maurus
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Umm... I'm a woman and I have no clue what this is referring to, considering that I've been having mine for 30 years I feel like I should know but I don't.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some people get diarrhea on their period, some people get constipated, some folks just have really awful smelling poop for teh first couple of days. You may be one of the lucky ones.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oof. These but with endometriosis = hell. The endometriosis had attached to my colon so when I'd "go" it was like being stabbed with a rusty knife. Gotta tell y'all, having a hysterectomy was the best thing that ever happened to me!

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Tarryn Louise
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's the same as a grog bog tbh. So if you are a guy, who has gone out drinking and the next day you have your hang over feed of deep fried glory... then the first bog you have that day is like an explosion leaving you feeling vulnerable and empty for about 3 seconds with a massive deep sigh.... THAT is what a period sh*t feels like.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My God, does that really happen to most people that drink? Lucky me I guess lol

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Nora
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Me too! I'm also 43/f and I have never in my life heard of this! I'm still not entirely sure what we're talking about here....

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel bad for my wife when she is cramping, she doesn't dare to fart sometimes, it's a gamble she may lose.

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ShesHANGRY
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I laughed so hard 🤣😂🤣 period farts yes but shits??? Lol

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Dalynda Lynch
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always knew when my period was just about over! Yes, needs to be higher LOL

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Wendy Summers
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg the bane of my existence. You shouldn't be allowed to sh!t on your period. PERIOD!!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There’s a compound that I call “look out below”: “ Prostaglandins cause contractions that help your uterus shed its lining. Sometimes, they also cause contractions in your intestines, which can cause a range of GI symptoms, including diarrhea.”

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My boyfriend didn't know either. I have bad bad pms and sometimes i call in sick to work. When he asked why, i gave him my list of what happens. He was shocked.

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Bob Bobbins
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do I want to know what this is? Nah, I'll remain ignorant of this one.

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Iapetos
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We have thinner blood when menstruating, resulting in a ton of things, which diarrhea can be part of.

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Brittany
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes period shits are a really thing. I get them too and it's awful if you're not using a tampon.

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wow... reading the comments to understand this one... I didn't know about this... I'm vegetarian, and ever since I don't get much pain... so I'm just gonna assume that's why I don't have these other issues idk...

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I don't like the chunky periods....... I don't like making ground beef

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#9

Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers Pockets are very rare for women's pants. Several years married and still shocked by this.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I didn’t realise this until my now wife showed me the pockets she had in her wedding dress. She was so excited.

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When you’re done showering, you’re supposed to stay on the bath mat while you dry off, not walk around the apartment

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I dry off in the shower so there are no wet foot prints outside the shower

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They fart just as much as men.

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Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers Apparently, cleaning the toilet on the regular is much, much more important than I'd previously thought.

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Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers Just how expensive and shoddy brands for women are.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My wife always says 'Don't buy the pink razors, get the yellow ones please'.

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Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers How nice house plants are. Now I have all kinds of plants and my place feels so much more nice and relaxing.

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Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers There is a wrong way to hang clothes to dry.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes! My bf had to hang the laundry last week.. he tried. And failed xD had to rehang everything LOL

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If they leave stuff at the bottom of the stairs, that means you’re supposed to bring it up. If it’s at the top of the stairs, you should bring it down. Also, the correct place for objects in the kitchen is where they currently reside. Stuff is gonna move around constantly, just roll with it.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I do leave stuff on the stairs, but that's for whoever goes up first to bring along (and yes, that definitely includes myself)

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Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers They have a really weird obsession with glass containers or jars.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mine obsession can be any kind of storage including shoe boxes, takeaway containers etc.

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Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers Hair ties actually disappear faster than MIA socks. Until you find 20 in a kitchen drawer.

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Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers No matter how many bobby pins are in the house, there is always a need for more.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And hairties.buy a pack and you'll have heaps for a few weeks, then back to one somehow.

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Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers Women are both simultaneously messier and cleaner than men. It’s bizarre how messy rooms can get with them and how quickly they can turn it around and make it clean!

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One corner of the shower will become a "graveyard" for bottles of shampoo, conditioner, all sorts of stuff.

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Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers An innocent cleaning excursion in the right circumstances will lead to a full-on reorganization of all the dang furniture in the house, if you're not careful.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

😂😂😂😂 I didn't realize until now that I do this very often

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Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers The hair that gets stuck in the shower drain. OMG.

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Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers You find out the amount of food that a refrigerator can really hold.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought that a full fridge was more of a 'male' thing. It is for me and my two boys, anyway.

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Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers Fancy makeup takes a long time.

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Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers You’ve been doing laundry wrong your whole life.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now I am intrigued and curious to know what you did to find this out!

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Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers I never realised that she'd start wearing my clothes. T-shirts, sweaters, not even my damn underwear is mine any more!

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Turns out RuPaul’s drag race is a great show

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Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers I load the dishwasher so inefficiently, I'm no longer allowed to load it at all.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Girl here I'm not allowed to load the dishwasher as i do it wrong husband is in charge

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Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers I have freaked out too many times at what I thought was a 52-legged spider clinging to my bathroom wall.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You do this so you don't need to unclog your shower weekly. But you don't leave it on the wall, it should be binned before you leave the bathroom

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Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers That there can never be enough throws/blankets/cushions.

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Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers That moisturizer goes on the body too.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well yes, the lotion or moisturizer goes on the skin. Or you get the hoze again

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Strange new foods will appear in the cupboard and the fridge. This is actually good, you will get to try new things.

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Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers The wardrobe in your bedroom that you agreed to share 50/50? Just like the bathroom, in a few years it will be 90/10.

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Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers There is an incorrect place for hand soap on the sink.

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No matter how much you vacuum or sweep the floor, there will ALWAYS be hair in the floor.

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Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers When long, loose head hairs wash off in the shower, it's common practice to stick them to the wall rather than let them collect in the drain.

If she forgets to remove them afterwards, it can be very confusing for the next person in the shower. Why are there a bunch of individual strands of hair deliberately stuck to the wall?

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Men Share 'What Did You Not Know Or Realize Until After Living With A Woman?': And Here're 40 Of The Top Answers They're not nearly as neat and tidy as they want you to believe.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ya so ... let’s not generalize woman ... some woman are clean freaks others are in the middle and others are the opposite ... this is not a female trait .. this is a human being trait ... please stop putting woman in charge of cleaning and making them feel like if they don’t keep their house spotless there’s something wrong with them

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