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Since we were little, we have always heard about what as a man or a woman we are supposed to do or how to act. And even now, years later, when we’re trying to break various stereotypes, there are things that we don’t know about another gender. Despite tons of different sources that might help us understand men and women better, Reddit user @u/0Timato0 asked men of Reddit “what was something you didn't know about women till you got with one?” The question that received 37.2k upvotes received thousands of answers that some people found useful and for others, it put a smile on their faces.

A lot of men online were shocked by how fast everything becomes covered in hair after starting dating a woman, revealing some of the places they find most of it. A Reddit user even suggested that people should check their office chair wheels as they might be covered in hair. Have you checked yours already? Some other interesting things that men were quick to notice included women’s ability “to withstand unbelievable temperatures” or that the buttons on their shirts as well as zippers on other clothing are on the other side. 

Which one of these discoveries was the most interesting? Perhaps you have one too? Then don’t forget to leave your thoughts in the comments down below!

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#1

Men Online Reveal 30 Things They Learned About Women Once They Started Dating One That most women's clothing doesn't have pockets, and they're very bitter about it

tenest , Aaron Stidwell Report

#2

Men Online Reveal 30 Things They Learned About Women Once They Started Dating One That it really /is/ the thought that counts. At least, with the right woman. A random candy bar when she was having a bad day often meant way more than a very nice meal/evening out.

20sidedhumorist , Anthony Easton Report

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Men Online Reveal 30 Things They Learned About Women Once They Started Dating One That periods will hurt. I always thought it’s just the blood leakage and the discomfort & awkwardness associated with it but never knew that women get pain from it until i had my first relationship at 21. Really sad that they had to endure this every month. It’s kinda unfair that they had to go through this apart from 1000 other problems they face everyday.

Women’s anatomy is an endless mystery.

devilwearsleecooper , Marco Verch Professional Photographer Report

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The Radio Demon
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a box in my closet titled "Monthly Stuff" each month I replenish it with candy bars, tea bags, hot pockets, painkillers, and tissues for my roommate's time of the month.

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#4

Men Online Reveal 30 Things They Learned About Women Once They Started Dating One Their extremities are made of ice. They siphon heat and life during their slumber. They embrace you with their frozen limbs and steal your heat. They feed on us

Caseated_Omentum , Tim Green Report

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#5

Men Online Reveal 30 Things They Learned About Women Once They Started Dating One No matter how many bras they own, there is ONLY ONE that is perfect and god forbid you somehow lose/ruin that ONE bra, she'll make John Wick look like a choir angel!

shadow041 , Tracy Hunter Report

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Mia D
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And most of the time it's the ugliest one, that is the most comfortable and does pretty good job. We also hate bras, and can't wait to take it off.

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Men Online Reveal 30 Things They Learned About Women Once They Started Dating One Tampons are super absorbant. She came home one day and the sink was full of saturated tampons because i was just amazed by how much water one can hold. I was chastised and sent immediately out to buy more. Totally worth it.

Shinylittlelamp , Sora Shimazaki Report

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Brenda Spagnola-Wilson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Soldiers/medics in the field have used them as a way to stop bleeding until a Dr can see the injured soldier. They are particularly useful for those who have been shot. They stop the bleeding, or absorb the blood, when either inserted into a wound or laid on a wound and taped in place.

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#7

Men Online Reveal 30 Things They Learned About Women Once They Started Dating One That when they complain it doesn't always mean they want you to fix it, or that they've come to a negative conclusion. It's just thinking out loud, in a way that most guys don't.

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N Miller
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The question to ask here is "are we problem solving or venting?" Then listen.

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Men Online Reveal 30 Things They Learned About Women Once They Started Dating One All my life if someone complained about a problem, my response was to think of and offer solutions. That‘s how you help and show you care. If I have a problem, I welcome ideas on how to fix it. Women don’t necessarily work the same way. There are times she just wants you to listen and not try to fix it. Replace “maybe don’t hang out with Karen,” with “Man, Karen sure can be a b***h sometimes.“

cronkite , joey zanotti Report

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#9

Men Online Reveal 30 Things They Learned About Women Once They Started Dating One That giving them food makes their mood extremely better. I sincerely always thought it was a meme

gabraesquental , Ella Olsson Report

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$cagsy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A hangry woman is a dangerous woman. Keep them fed and ALWAYS have an emergency chocolate bar ready to smooth any choppy seas.

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Men Online Reveal 30 Things They Learned About Women Once They Started Dating One I thought maxi pads stuck to the skin I didn't realize they stick to your underwear. I thought you slapped it on like a p**sy sticker.

cjwojoe , Donald Trung Quoc Don (Chữ Hán: 徵國單) Report

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Men Online Reveal 30 Things They Learned About Women Once They Started Dating One I realized how much a good woman can help bring the best out of you and help you believe in yourself. Blows my mind how much so many dudes just go for the hottest girl possible to make their trophy wife. A great woman is truly unmatched for so many reasons (not to say a great woman can’t be super hot, so don’t attack me for that)

Disco_Paradiso , Stephen Durham Report

#12

Men Online Reveal 30 Things They Learned About Women Once They Started Dating One Foreplay begins way before being in bed, maybe even with the first impression.

Grindcoaccion , Witches Falls Cottages Report

#13

They have to pee after sex to help avoid a UTI

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#14

Men Online Reveal 30 Things They Learned About Women Once They Started Dating One That breast milk comes out of multiple ducts on the nipple not just one.

The first time my wife showed us with our first child and little streams went all different directions…it was so weird and surprising

UPDATE: awesome my most upvoted post is this. Lol. And yes it’s kind of like a shower head but also one of those kids crazy sprinklers as it can go in any direction

And yes for all the people asking “us?” I meant me and my wife. I remember the moment when she said come look at this - I think she had just figured it out too - she expressed some manually and it shot out in about ten different tiny streams in ten very different directions. We laughed so hard

Lovingit9696 , forestfolks Report

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Stardust she/her
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just asking but if the boobs are full of milk then can you shoot it out a bit like a garden hose but with less pressure?

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Men Online Reveal 30 Things They Learned About Women Once They Started Dating One When they ask if you want to go to the grocery store, they really want you to go with.

FlyWFO , Paul Swansen Report

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Olivia Lisbon
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

True. If I’m going to escape, I’ll just say “I’m just popping to the shop, no, I’m fine, I’ll be right back - you stay and have fun with your parents.”

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Men Online Reveal 30 Things They Learned About Women Once They Started Dating One Periods can be really debilitating for some and a complete nothing-burger for others.

Pliers-and-milk , Rosmarie Voegtli Report

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or, one minute, you're fine. The next it's like Lucifer himself is taking revenge, according to my friend.

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#17

Men Online Reveal 30 Things They Learned About Women Once They Started Dating One That she will buy clothes for me and somehow finds it fun to do so. I haven’t been in a clothing store in years and this is awesome to me.

Edit: Thanks everyone! I had no idea this would be such a post. This has given me a great opportunity to remind my wife how awesome she is and how much I appreciate her.

nonesuchnotion , Sean Report

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#18

Men Online Reveal 30 Things They Learned About Women Once They Started Dating One How impervious to hot water they are! My wife’s shower seems permanently set at scalding.
Washing the dishes - scalding!
Bath water- scalding
No sexy time in the shower here, I value not melting my skin!

forget_i_was_here , Karolina Grabowska Report

#19

Men Online Reveal 30 Things They Learned About Women Once They Started Dating One Long hair wraps around the the vacuum roller brush. Have to cut the hair out of it seasonally.

mackinoncougars , Ville Vainio Report

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Lyone Fein
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Seasonally? Try doing it after each vacuuming session. Then your machine will have a much longer life.

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#20

Men Online Reveal 30 Things They Learned About Women Once They Started Dating One I thought the hoodies were mine

pavonearse , hawken king Report

#21

Men Online Reveal 30 Things They Learned About Women Once They Started Dating One That there is a wrong way to fold a towel

cloveuga , RebeccaPollard Report

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Lene
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feared this was only me. Lol. I just want them folded in a specific way so there's room for them all on the shelves (think tetris). My bf thinks it's stupid because his way of folding is a teeny tiny tad faster for him or something.

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Men Online Reveal 30 Things They Learned About Women Once They Started Dating One I never knew what soft sheets felt like until I spent the night with a girl for the first time. Who knew what thread count was? Women. Women know. Most men do not.

I was 17 and remember laying in her bed and was like “why the f**k is bed as soft as a cloud?!” She laughed and just thought I was being funny. When she laid in my bed she understood. My sheets felt like cardboard by comparison. That’s when she taught me about thread count for sheets. Such an eye opener.

crewchief0206 , femme run Report

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Olivia Lisbon
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My bf used to sleep on a rock-hard mattress on top of another rock-hard mattress, with pillows that felt like they were full of balled-up socks. When we moved in together, there was little discussion on whose bed we were bringing. He still insists it was fine. It wasn’t.

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#23

Men Online Reveal 30 Things They Learned About Women Once They Started Dating One Birth control has some truely horrendous side effects, and it's sad that modern medical science hasn't come up with safer birth control options.

Thankgoditsryeday , cottonbro Report

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karen snyder
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Please tell me that's sarcasm, my dude...JIC you're not joking, There are safe alternatives to a woman taking hormonal birth control, the most popular one is called a condom. Bonus: they also prevent the spread of STIs.

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#24

Men Online Reveal 30 Things They Learned About Women Once They Started Dating One How much hair magically appears everywhere… lol

Theheroofcourage , ishawalia Report

#25

Men Online Reveal 30 Things They Learned About Women Once They Started Dating One When menstruating, the breasts can be sensitive too.

911coldiesel , Tiia Monto Report

#26

Men Online Reveal 30 Things They Learned About Women Once They Started Dating One If you dig your fingers into their scalp they melt like butter in the desert

mrzurkonandfriends , Incredibly Numing Report

#27

Loads I didn't know until I got married, then even more I learned 25 years after that when I had a daughter.

One of my first realizations just how expensive it was being a female just factoring bath, beauty, & sanitary products. And my lady doesn't go for the super expensive luxurious brands either.

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CelticElff
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's because of the stupid "pink tax". Not enough women in gov't to make the changes we need- not yet anyway!

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#28

They love to announce when they need to pee

Edit: mandatory “I didn’t think this was gunna blow up” post, thanks for 2k and I’m happy to see it’s a universal thing and not anecdotal

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PattyK
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When she gets up off the couch and heads down the hall, the man inevitably asks, “Where are you going?” So we’re conditioned to answer the question before it’s asked.

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Men Online Reveal 30 Things They Learned About Women Once They Started Dating One How soft they are. I know I know. But when i was younger it didnt hit me till my first time just how much softer they were than me. Also cold. Women I've known all seem to get cold very easy. Its great. They're like the ultimate cool side of the pillow. And my big warm a*s is appreciated for frozen fingers and feets. Everybody wins.

Envy_The_King , Arman Dz. Report

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$cagsy
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Am I overthinking the 'big warm a*s for fingers and feets' bit? I think I am. I must stop watching German porn. I really must. It's leading me places where I don't want to go.

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Men Online Reveal 30 Things They Learned About Women Once They Started Dating One When my wife realizes that she is about to get her period, her mood instantly improves. But no matter my suspicions, she needs to figure this out for herself.

Awdayshus , Greta Hoffman Report

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Max
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is that a reusable pad?? Where can I get them and how much are they????

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