Intimacy: Today, at work, I had to explain to my co-manager at work what...

By TheTruthofWomen - 04/11/2013 05:45 - United States

Today, at work, I had to explain to my co-manager at work what a period was, after he refused to let an employee go change her tampon. Afterwards, he panicked, saying he thought women made that up so they didn't have to have sex, before trying to send her to the hospital and fainting. We're 24. FML

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Today, I cut my finger deep on an envelope at work and started bleeding profusely. When I asked my co-worker for a band-aid, she told me to get back to work and stop making up excuses to try and hit on her. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/12/2013 22:08 - United States - Marsing

Today, I told my boyfriend that I've missed my period, and that I think I might be pregnant. He started panicking and ended up puking in the toilet. FML

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By Carrie G. - 27/07/2012 00:46 - United States - Holland

Today, I had to explain to my boyfriend why period blood couldn't be saved and donated to the hospital for transplants. FML

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GLaDOS8899 14

Monday 4 November 2013 12:09

Wow... Just wow.

Ashamed_Sister 60

Monday 4 November 2013 12:10

I'm just speechless. How is this possible for a grown-up man in his twenties?

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AlwaysClutch15 3

Tuesday 5 November 2013 18:40

Well, in his defense, women DO look for any excuse to not have sex.

technolove 7

Wednesday 6 November 2013 1:08

192, maybe they're looking for an "excuse" to not have sex because they don't WANT it then. what do you think, you're allowed to have sex with a woman even if she's says no, hmm?

Bebbo_fml 21

Wednesday 6 November 2013 0:08

Interestingly not all sex ed classes cover periods. Mine didn't at least not very well for guys to grasp that women bleed every month from their vaginas. I believe how they described it as more of a restart of the cycle. I'm sure many males in my class were surprised to realize what this meant when they witnessed it themselves later on in life. Mind you sex Ed was new to my school back then and coming from a catholic school that blurred certain parts in that class I can't blame the males for being ignorant after getting such shitty education. I pray today it has gotten better.

Taurus_ChicKa 36

Wednesday 6 November 2013 5:08

Carrie: The Next Generation. Seriously, how can anyone 24 years old not know what a period is, regardless of their gender? By that point, half your life would have been spent with a monthly visitor. All guys I know are well educated about women and their bodily functions (which is sad considering our pathetic excuse at a sex ed class), so I just can't fathom why a 24-year-old man isn't at least in the know that it's a common thing for a woman to bleed out her ****** every month. Yes, it sounds crass, but I guess I'm in shock. I lose more and more faith in humanity every day...

blackonblight 32

Thursday 7 November 2013 0:54

The thing about this that scares me the most is that this man believes women are obligated to have sex. If he actually used the phrase "have to have sex" with regards to women, I would be unable to trust him ever again, because of what it implies about his ability to understand consent. That he is so ignorant about the reproductive cycle of women as well as using entitled language with regards to intercourse, he sounds like the subject of a crime drama waiting to happen. Maybe I'm overreacting slightly, but the potential for someone like this? Scary. Hopefully some swift re-education can be undertaken, and someone can address the entitlement issues he revealed regarding sex. Too many people don't understand consent.