Today, I found a new way to tell if my girlfriend is on her period. If she responds to "Want me to get you anything while I'm at the store?" by screaming "God just fuck off, you cunt!" then bursting into tears, the answer is a definite yes. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my girlfriend is on her period. She hugged me, crying because she was going to miss me. Where was I going? To the store down the street and back. FML
Today, my wife got her period. Every single time, she ends up asking me to go buy her some Midol after a few days of trying to tough it out, so I decided to buy her some ahead of time. She reacted by yelling at me for treating her like a child and implying that she couldn't go buy it herself. FML
Today, I asked my new girlfriend if she was feeling alright, since she is on her period for the first time since we started dating. I got an empty cereal bowl thrown at my head. Question asked and answered. FML
Today, my girlfriend got her period. It seemed more painful for her than usual, so I offered to go out and buy some painkillers and maybe some chocolate for her. She thought I was being sarcastic and slapped me so hard I saw stars. FML
Today, I asked my girlfriend when she'll be having her period, since she was acting pretty bitchy the last time around. She duct taped my leg hair and ripped it off while I was napping. FML
Today, my girlfriend tried to justify having a one night stand with some other guy, with the words, "I'm on my period, okay?!" She acted like I was crazy when I asked how the fuck that made any sense. FML
Today, I went to the store to pick up some feminine products. As I was paying, the male cashier looked at me sympathetically and asked if it was my girlfriend's time of the month. I'm a girl and was buying them for myself. FML
Today, my boyfriend asked me to start using a period tracker app so I can tell him which week of each month he needs to "stay the hell away" from me. FML
Today, while I was at my boyfriend's house, I got my period. About an hour after I told him, he impatiently said, "Is it over yet?" FML
Today, my boyfriend clearly stated that I was "useless" when on my period. FML
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siomha 4
Women (we) get crabby and sometimes irrational. But this thing about lashing out so awfully...you don't deserve that. If she is that angry, there is more than PMS going on.
TacoApple99 26
Tourettes Syndrome is usually diagnosed at a very young age and accompanied by motor and verbal tics. Swearing tics are extremely rare, yet the most stereotyped. -Diagnosed at age 5
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Jonfun 14
Sorry OP! Seriously don't think extreme can touch this case. Possibly uber period? Can that be a new medical term like polar vortex is a winter weather term?
Naz_zak 11
I feel like this only happens in movies. Speaking as girl who knows many girls, the chances of this actually happening because of her period are slim to none.
GhostFox 34
Unfortunately not- hormones can cause a lot of behavior shifts. People with ovaries and of ovulating age go through multiple shifts in hormone levels over the course of their cycle. It can cause behavioral issues up to and including psychotic breaks. Most of the time it doesn't go that far, but hormone imbalances that cause unwillingly violent behavior are unfortunately fairly common. That said, there's not much that can be done except for hormone therapy to even out the spikes and drops. The most common form of hormone treatment therapy for women with these types of conditions, is birth control- which can be hard to obtain in some locations and situations. Of course, Planned Parenthood does offer help with this sort of theming, to the degree they can, but the person has to be able to find and willing to go to one. Point being that, yes this sort of behavior happens in real life, and with an unfortunately high rate of occurrence. It doesn't make the GF doing this on a regular basis okay, but if she does have one of those conditions, it would also be unfair to judge her based off how she acts untreated. That said, that leniency should only go so far- yelling and crying is understandable. Hitting and verbal harassment is not. Just like with someone with Bipolar Disorder, the person may reach points where they have extreme difficulty controlling their behavior, particularly when untreated, but if the person is acting like an adult in other regards, they're expected to know when they need to stop what they're doing and go somewhere that they can erupt without causing harm.
manuwish 9
gosh pms really sucks
Catdragon 40
To be fair, people have rage fits over video games.
FieldLeftBlank 20
You should see me lose at PvP when I'm on my period.
TummyTickler 1
Rage? What kind of casual do you take me for?
bonermonkey 31
unless op has left out a reason she is mad then there is no reason for her to behave like that just because she is on her period. there is am actually problem, whether that is something op has done or her just being an asshole
GhostFox 34
If it's a hormone issue, it's not necessarily her being "an asshole." Calling her an asshole over a type of episode that is triggered by a disorder she can't control isn't very fair. That said, once she knows one way or the other, she's as responsible for at least trying to control herself as any other adult with a mood-effecting disorder. That could mean hormone therapy, other medications, and therapy, if nothing else than to learn when to identify her 'snap' point so she can try to get somewhere that she can snap without hurting anyone. Now, if she does have a hormone disorder and uses it to try to justify not even trying to control her behavior, then she is an asshole.
Aethereal 14
Either she has a hormonal disorder she *needs* to check with her doctor, or she's a bit of a rear end in general. I'm female myself, and I've never met a woman who'd react like that... I mostly know when people have their periods because they quietly ask for pain meds for bad cramps, really. Heck, I've not met a *pregnant* woman like that, and I've seen a few who are a bit out of it with trying to grow a person inside them.
edris_305 21
I think there are deeper issues coming into play here.
bassist3415 8
Either that or she could be pregnant
goodread2200 10
Try giving her something salty - perhaps potato crisps - it always works to take the "fuzzy" (aka poor concentration/unable to focus/feeling grumpy/a bit like being tired) out of my brain when I'm on my period.