It's a common trope among many guys to claim that they simply don't understand women - whether it is willful ignorance or not is another question, but there seems to be a fashionable yet lazy acceptance that women are a complete mystery so there is no point in trying.
Well, there's no excuse now fellas. Turns out, all we had to do was ask! Women on Twitter have decided to take matters into their own hands with the viral hashtag #WhatMenDontKnowAboutWomen.
While they clearly don't speak for all women, the discussion is incredibly insightful and educational, as posters take turns sharing their experiences and frustrations about the kinds of things that just seem to pass many men by. Have you got your notepad at the ready guys? There are some really important points here (and some funny ones too!).
Scroll down below to check them out for yourself, and let us know your thoughts in the comments.
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The struggle is real. Because just bleeding and cramping weren't bad enough.
First day is always worse.. I'm I cramping from period or do I need to poop
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I don't have to be ashamed anymore, I'm not the only one! Yayyy! Why don't women talk about this more?
I've never heard about this.. and I'm glad that it's just period. ;) without extra surprise
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Ho no, the nice blood/poop mix ... always a plaisure
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OMG so glad it's not just me, I always thought I was just extra gross but this makes me feel way better.
I have ibs. Period poops hurt like a second layer of cramps so I get that pain twice its a magical time.
Yes! And the week before that there is bloating and farting and pimples and insomnia and headache as well as moodswings :) My male friends all know that already cuz I told them.
THIS. Period be like: back pain, cramps, overall feeling of "unwellness" aaaand stomach problems. It's like having the flu once a month. So if we lock ourselves into the bathroom, don't worry. It'll pass.
I always have all this and every month my legs alternate on which one will be numb for the blessed 5 days. Pure torture
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I feel this one very deeply. And still i'm embarrased to tell my male friends/boyfriend...
Wait what?? The majority of women? I've literally never heard about this before.
OMG I've always thought this was just me. I feel both relieved and foolish for not knowing the truth.
your pelvic organs can prolapse...luckily there are pessaries and minimal surgery types if you have the funds. kegels may help if caught early, but it can sneak up on you; i didn't know about that til too late and exercises were useless. no, i still cannot get any treatment
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Getting crippling cramps in the tops of your thighs, the runs & needing to pee every five minutes, Funny pregnancy is about the same except with vomiting 🤮 & 24/7 nausea/ heart burn
I vomit too or I'll just be nauseous the entire time
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I've never heard men make period poop jokes.... Are you sure this is a thing men joke about?
Bleeding out, twice then normal because I got lucky to find out I have a blood clotting disorder so I get to take warfarin so I look like Casper and so tired from the blood loss so super fun having to constantly run to the bathroom the first two days for the period poops that smell like something died in your ass. Like my husband leaves the room it’s so bad. So yea, men get pubes, deep voice and balls drop. We get to lie in bed and half hope for death as we bleed out and knowing the joy that we get to do it all over again next month.
Yes. Men just think we are unreasonably bitchy and “hormonal,” when we feel bloated, smelly, gross + nothing is working properly.
Uh, I'd love to know where this "fact" came from. I'm 62 years old, 40+ years in the medical world and this is news to me.
I told my husband about it once and he thinks its only me and not a symptom of the cycle that many women experience.
Have to say, I don't think I ever experienced this. And I guess it's not a topic of conversation, so I have no idea if my friends or family have ever had this
Day before: paranoid, anxious, angry, and super horny. One really hard, really visible, unpoppable pimple. Try to pop anyway. Regret for the next seven days. Eat all the food in the house. Day one: cramps from hell, still super horny. Ruin the sheets/underwear if caught by surprise. "Thank god I'm not pregnant!" (Alternatively: "Oh damn, I'm not pregnant.") Day two: slightly less hellish cramps, diarrhea, superflow, clots, horniness over. Feel gross, hate everyone. Day three: last of the clots, normal flow, never want to have sex again. Day four: "I hate being a girl. When will this effing end???" Day five: Repeat day four with slightly less flow. Day six: "Am I safe? Is it over? I want to have sex and wear my nice underwear again. Oops, forget it." Day seven: possible repeat of day six. But you know, everyone's different.
Not heard of this. I have never discussed this with any friends but I know my sibling and my mom never suffered from this, nor have I. So I wonder if it truly is the "majority" of women.
Majority probably shouldn’t have been the word used but it is common. Apparently one study has shown that 73% of women suffer from either diarrhea or constipation prior or during their periods.
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Is a NATURAL for us women, no matter if your a man, women, child, or pet, we are already there.... For you.....
We need you to be there and go through the storm with us and help us feel better. We already know its hard for you guys to wait the storm out and be patient, understanding, accepting, and validated. At least act like you know what we are going through and be there. And if she is a good woman then she will give you all the rainbows you want because she appreciates you. Oh yeah this
Ummm NEGATIVE. a period is a natural part of growth and development. It is not cancer or some life altering disease. Men shouldn’t need to. “Be there” for us. Women aren’t victims put on earth for men to rescue. “Go through the storm with us and make us feel better.” NOOOO! Periods SUCK, there is not a damn thing we can do about it. But trying to force men, a man we supposedly care about, to suffer right along with for something we’ve had 10+ years to become accustomed too is nothing but selfish victim-y behavior. Nah. More like: Honey I’m gonna be miserable for the next 3-5 days. Why don’t you call up your bestie and go camping or fishing or whatever.
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To have compassion. Edit: Sorry - misread. I think there's a point to saying this out loud and that is to have compassion.
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... and that doesn't mean "I was nice to you all week. You OWE me." - that does not make us feel secure, respected or loved. We don't OWE you for temporary niceness.
The women who don't dare go out without a ton if makeup on? They don't do it for themselves. They do it because they've been made insecure about how they look.
Do you honestly believe men fail to grasp this? A small minority of men do, butthe vast majority are well aware of this (I'm not wrong here)!
Being reliable and noticing/doing the mundane things, waaaay more sexy than ignoring it all and throwing in the occasional grand gesture.
Ah yes... please... just... listen. That means literally *listen*... then... *comprehend*. Not "I hear words, and I am going to make some assumptions and fill in blanks to what *I* think the problem is and try to solve THAT. 'cuz That's me being awesome" - no... we literally mean "Listen to what *I* am saying. Do not interpret it yourself, then try to fix something that wasn't being said, then get mad because you think we weren't being straight with you... you actually... were not... listening and you don't want to admit it now.
I think this a dangerous thing to say. Some people choose clothes for themselves and not because they want sex. You will only truly know if someone wants sex by asking them. Clue, if they say yes, you're in
I am 100% certain that if you could pan down, that ape is wearing socks.
That sounds more like a criticism of women than men. If you know something, don't pretend you don't, that's manipulative.
Oh great. So 'no' is the opposite of no? STOP SAYING THINGS YOU DON'T MEAN! That is what confuses other people and keeps perpetuating the stereotype of women saying no when they mean yes. What a rotten advice this is.
Why fake it? You get nothing from it and he thinks he is doing great.
I hate posts like these. "things men cannot seem to grasp" - yeah, because all men are the same, right. I only read the first ten posts, but every. Every. Every single decent man will understand every. Every. Every. Single. Point that's being talked about. I know there are a**holes who won't understand, but that's not "all men". You all just seem to know those a**holes - but if that tells us something after all, then it's about you, not about men in general.
These are ridiculous generalisation. They make all men seem like emotionless woman-haters, yet argue that all woman are the same, too. For equality such postings are poison!
Technically, it's great for equality because it manages to be misogynist and misandrist at the same time.
Kaisu - if we men are not allowed to feel frustrated/uncomfortable because of you, we will not allow the same, either. Equality of consequences, not just of opportunities.
if you look closely you'll notice that 99% of the articles on bored panda are just like this: dumb, sweeping generalizations, left-wing spin, outright false information, etc.
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To be fair, these posts talk about "men" not "all men". It can't be like "women aren't allowed to feel frustrated or uncomfortable with men's behaviour because then it's not equality!!"
Thank you A B C. Maybe the post should specify that its targeting misogynistic men, or I dunno... it makes me sad to read a lot of these but I understand that the women writing them must have been the target of the bad behaviors their describing. But women, please know that there are men out there sensitive to your needs, and plenty of male allies out there that also want equal treatment for everyone.
My guess is, that would be femsplaining it to us, lol
Guess we are part of the broad brush stroke used to describe "men". All that this post made me realize is that women don't know how to pick a real man.
I gotta agree here ABC, if we saw a post educating women about men the s would hit the fan. A big part of gender equality is equality, not treating men poorly to make up for the poor treatment of women
Thank you for saying this, you can clearly see that this is a 3rd wave feminist going off on men for no apparent reason other than they are too ignorant not to put men in a box.
lol the triggered third wavers already downvoted my first reply to you within an hour of me posting it. tells you everything about how insane they are right there
Dave you use triggered as an insult. Why?
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Triggered?
yes lauren, triggered. i type facts that shatter their flawed worldview, and they rabidly mash the downvote button until their keyboards break and they develop carpal tunnel. that is called being "triggered"
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I think they probably mean "some men" not all men. I have seen a lot, too many of those who think women are just pretty things made to serve them. And too many of those "I am a nice guy, I deserve you as girlfriend". Of course, there are normal men also, but this is not for them.
So why not WRITE "some men" then? Just writing "men" is generalising, as it is to be understood as "all men". And that is simply not true.
then write it down. If you do not, nothing will be assumed, and consequences will be dished out accordingly. Its on YOU to communicate properly. Not on us to think your words over and over, just to maaaybe know what you might really want/mean/think.
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Instead of listening and attempting any sort of understanding of what women go through in their day, you feel the need to take it on a personal level. It's of course not personal, it'swhat they've experienced as a WOMAN, want to get off their chest into twitter to say "hey I wish men could get this sometimes" if you get it already --great! But if you feel personally attacked by the more oppressed of the two genders putting this out into the universe then maybe there's more to that...I read this with my boyfriend and a number of things he said he understood once he dated me but didn't before. BIG WHOOP
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Litterally 90% of the posts on these comments are men attacking women and downvoting them because "it's not fair," "that's not true, I'm a special unicorn and this doesn't apply to ME!"
I get sad when this kind og post comes up. The “lets remind everyone that men are ignorant and haven’t got a clue” posts. I know women has been treated badly for centuries, but does that mean it’s OK to talk about men as if they are all tools?
I am a woman and I completely agree. I see man bashing all too often and it often gets ignored or unnoticed. There are bad things in both genders, sadly it seems to be forgotten and men get the short straw. I hope one day things will get better for all genders.
That will only happen when we stand up against it, and call people out on it, when we see it. Until there is a (social) consequence to that kind of prejudice/bashing/discrimination, nothing will change. Our sons and grandsons will all be labeled like this, and it’s only getting WORSE.
Rhonda Sisco-Cleveland exactly. I have called people out on their comments and attitudes towards men and unfortunately a lot of people don’t want to hear it. As we progress with women’s rights we are forgetting rights for men in other areas. Like domestic violence, mental health, child custody etc. I even wrote an article on BoredPanda about male victims of abuse and there is absolutely stuff all interest in it yet the day before when a post was made about women, there was a shit load of interest and comments etc.
Me too, I'm a woman and I'm fed up of seeing these kinds of post all over the internet.
I do collect that if a person actually has the full empathy for someone being treated badly for centuries, they would understand that those are just rantings about their daily frustrations, and won't feel the necessity to be mortified if they weren't directed towards them.
Okay, so you are asking to be centered. That’s what this is. It’s not a wrong impulse. It’s a human one. So the next time a female tells she feels left out, left behind or marginalized, remember how it feels not to be centered when you feel you should be included. Then do better at ensuring *everyone* is included by using non-centering language and understanding the differences between centered stories (stories that put one group’s emotions and experiences front and center at the expense of all others). It’s a much bigger issue than you seem to be aware of. How do I know you’re not aware of this? Because you took a post that centers on someone else (women) as an attack on you. That is how centered stories can feel, alright. It’s great that you’ve had this experience - at all and after all your years on earth - because you can use it to (a) not feel attacked and (b) viscerally understand why *other people* feel attacked by narratives and perspectives you are comfortable with.
Men are attacked CONSTANTLY. Idk why you think they are only now getting a wakeup call. I’m almost 50, and I’ve been watching the man bashing for a looooong time. My mother was a man hater and so was my grandmother; this has affected many generations of my family, I’ve seem what it does to the self esteem of the boys/men, and it’s NOT OK.
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No, not all men are tools. But the ones who are make all men look bad.
But would you say the same about women? If I made a similar post about the shortcomings of women, I think there would be an outroar against it. Are we not supposed to be equal?
Makes you wonder if women want honest dialogue with men..or this cosmo esque drivel...really boredpanda you can do better than this..men are not single minded sex machines that victimize wome
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You will lose your virginity someday if you lose the attitude
stop commenting on other people's sex lives, it's creepy and pervy
Gross
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I am.
sorry bud
Women like to show that ignorantly stereotyping the opposite sex isn't just a man thing. Ignorance is a two way street. Progress? I guess?
sounds like mansplaining to me XD
A lot of these are really ridiculous, at what point are women going to be adults and take responsibility for their lives?! It appears like these women have had a negative experience and then blame all men. Can you imagine if a bunch of guys were to tweet about women and tell them how to behave or tweet about what they perceive to be mistakes?! This kind of propaganda is tearing apart society in my opinion.
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I think what I find bizarre about this kind of post is that a number of the points contradict each other. It goes from "we aren't that complicated!" to "the 6th sense is real and women are developing the 7th sense". What does that even mean? I'm a woman and I don't get it. Guess I don't have those extra senses, after all!
It's pretty sad that even women sometimes don't consider women as individuals. A lot of people should learn the difference between speaking for a group and speaking for themselves.
*in 'us and them' camps, I should say. I can't edit my post for some reason!
Yeah, I don't really believe in an 'us and them' camp, I have to say!
thats because the bored panda editor who put this page together was probably literally high on like their 23rd joint. literally no brain cells left just an empty skull
Dave g-learn a new word, triggered is boring. So is snowflake, 3rd wave, alpha and beta etc. You sound like a broken record
lauren sorry you don't like the labels that accurately describe the nutty movement you belong to. unfortunately for you the english language is fine with the way it is and doesn't have any plans of redesigning itself to suit your flawed worldview better. please feel free to post a novel of a comment raging about it and mash the downvote button on my comments until your keyboard explodes
lol they must have gotten triggered so bad they downvoted me for pointing this out
So yeah another bad idiot men smart women post...that does nothing but divide us further
One thing I do not agree is generalisations like these. I mean it's not okay to say all women are the same but it's okay to say all men are the same? Double standards much. I'm a woman and I don't agree with all this new age double standards crap. We're all human, all different, good and bad. Your age, sex, money, religion, ethnicity, looks, etc do not define people as a whole, your actions speak louder than words, and that is what defines you, and not the "label" society boxed you in.
What a weird kind of post. Truly condescending, never knew woman where truth tellers with these weird abilities. Some are fun I guess. Stereotypes non the less.
LoL, this whole topic is just stupid, men know all of this stuff, and even when we treat you like princesses you still end up cheating with the bad boy ex who treated u like crap...
Ross you're speaking out of hurt. Men and women treat each other badly. I'm sorry u had a bad experience, but there are lots of women out there. Most don't want to be treated like princesses, but then I'm sure there are some who do. Best of luck in any case ^-^
@dave g just shut your god damn sexist asshole mouth up every single comment of yours that I’ve seen is sexist as SHIT go to hell bitch btw this is a man spwaking
just an fyi lauren caswell is a troll and is actually a dude in real life. ignore every comment they post. they're a weirdo and a stalker too
Don't want to be treated as princesses. Being treated as a grown competent adult human being would be welcome.
expecting to always have our undivided, exclusive attention is being treated as princess. It does not come freely, nor always. Especially not just because you whaaaant. And that is just one of many points.
I love how by the end of these most women are even disagreeing with the post.
All in all, I just wish that people realized that women are human beings. We are not a monolith who all think and act the same. We are individuals just like men. No two women are the same, just like no two men are the same. We’re HUMANS.
I honestly don't like things like this. All it is good for is stirring up arguments. The simple fact is, everyone is different and everyone has different expectations of one another.
Well... But aren't these just a bunch of clichés by now? I think people should just be real and say and do what they actually think and mean without the "mind games". <3
Both sexes are different and both have their ways and what they want. Don't try to change that because it won't happen. You can only find a medium
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