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    Image of o-line o-line
    04:10 PM

    In reply to Why Men Should Learn To Like Period Sex
    We should hire a PR firm for period sex and give it a make over for both men and women.

    For the fellas:

    We know what men want. Hay Jays. Blow jobs. Nooners. Fellas, you like sex. Period. Then you'll love period sex.

    And for the ladies:

    Have a happy period. #periodsex
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    Image of lalaland13 lalaland13
    04:09 PM

    In reply to "Girl" Fight: PUMAs & Progressives Share Call To Abortion-Rights Action
    Women have already been forced to deal with a drastically undercut Roe v. Wade. We've been told "Well, you can get an abortion, but you're going to have to drive 100 miles one way. And dodge protesters who will send letters to your parents telling them you killed their grandchild. Also, if you want a Pap smear you're going to be called a whore by the same protesters. Your doctor will have to tell you medically inaccurate bullshit. But you should be grateful for the right to choose!"

    This is barely a choice lately. Like Kate, I've had it. #kateharding
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    04:03 PM

    In reply to Why Men Should Learn To Like Period Sex
    For everyone who thinks there's a difference between period sex and waking up covered in menstrual blood (and I agree), there's no indication in the linked article that the woman involved knew they'd had period sex, either. It could have started while they were having sex or shortly beforehand. Being drunk (sigh) probably didn't help.

    Kind of reminds me of the scene in Your Friends and Neighbors in which Jason Patric's grade-A asshole character yells at his sex partner through the door over his bloody sheets, as if she got her period to spite him. #periodsex
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    Image of boxspelunker boxspelunker
    04:03 PM

    In reply to Why Men Should Learn To Like Period Sex
    I am usually the one to teach my male friends about periods. I don't talk about them that much, but people ask questions.

    I have given "the talk" to so many 20-something men. Seriously, we need to get sex ed to step it up. These guys can't glean from personal experience - they don't have periods! Sure, they may have sisters and mothers, but who asks their sister about their period (when you're male)? Not too many. Also, she may not feel comfortable talking about it. Men are taught that it's a "woman thing", and so many people buy into each sex having "secrets" or some shit. I know a few women at work who have deliberately lied about facts involving the female reproductive system in order to trick their husbands into doing something. "Can't give away all our secrets!" Yes, you can.

    My current partner is male, and we had the period talk, too. He's always been very respectful of the whole thing and has never made a PMS joke or whatever (I don't get PMS. Sometimes I am cranky, and yes, sometimes I am cranky before my period. That =/= PMS). He's totally fine with throwing my bloody, used cloth pads in the washing machine for me (I prefer to do it myself), and since we air-dry the laundry, he'll hang them up, too. I discussed getting a menstrual cup with him, and asked him what he thought about all that. He said it was grosser than pads, but would support my decision either way (we eventually figured out that it was the reservoir aspect that was gross, to which I agree).

    I have no idea how he feels about period sex. I wouldn't want to. Menstrual blood, to me, has a strong and unpleasant smell. I don't like it, so I would be bothered the whole time. If he didn't like it, I wouldn't consider that grounds for breaking up.

    If he were immature about it, then yes. If I could never mention my period around him without him being all, "eeew, gross, TMI!" then I'd be angry. But I think that as long as they (anyone, really) have respect for their partner, not wanting to come into contact with waste products is pretty okay. #periodsex
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    Image of Cerridwen Cerridwen
    04:02 PM

    In reply to Why Men Should Learn To Like Period Sex
    To the men of the world:
    If you're not willing to accept the secretions, smells and, yes, hair that come along with the female genitalia, I suggest you invest in a Fleshlight. Otherwise, you will find yourself consistently sexually disappointed. #periodsex
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    Image of Sputnik_Sweetheart Sputnik_Sweetheart
    04:01 PM

    In reply to Why Men Should Learn To Like Period Sex
    A classmate of mine told me that the model in his figure drawing class once forgot to tuck in her string and this apparently scarred him for life. He said something like, "it was so gross! You don't understand!" Actually, I think I can understand. And if you're not comfortable with the human body, perhaps you should not take a figure drawing class with nude models. Also, grow up.

    On another note, if you can't remember being drunk, you might have a problem. #periodsex
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    Image of PilgrimSoul PilgrimSoul
    04:00 PM

    In reply to Why Men Should Learn To Like Period Sex
    I LOVE PERIOD THREADS. I have been cackling my way through this one. #periodsex
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    Image of bluetrain84 bluetrain84
    04:00 PM

    In reply to Why Men Should Learn To Like Period Sex
    I'm actually usually too achy and sore to consider sexytime during my period, so my guy never has to deal with it anyways. #periodsex
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    Image of colormeroutine colormeroutine
    03:56 PM

    In reply to Why Men Should Learn To Like Period Sex
    The way I see it, menstrual blood is like any other bodily function, and deserves to be treated just like any other bodily function. which is to say, if a guy wanted to pee on me during sex, I would be grossed out as hell, despite the fact that we all pee multiple times a day. Of course, if both parties are ok with it, go ahead. I don't think period blood deserves any more OR any less judegment or consideration than anything else
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    Image of hydrogen_jukebox hydrogen_jukebox
    03:52 PM

    In reply to Why Men Should Learn To Like Period Sex
    Something similar happened to my boy and I when we first started going out. When we finally got up after our post-sex nap, I noticed I got blood on his sheets. With rushing, icy horror, I realized I'd gotten blood all over him too.

    As I gushed apologies and dove into mortification, he told me he wasn't even going to mention it if I didn't notice. He's like, "I was gonna wash my sheets and take a shower anyway." And he hugged me till I stopped freaking out about it. No big thing.

    So I think the issue is, I have to get over my period sex hangups, because he's just willing to go with the flow.
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    Image of lalaland13 lalaland13
    03:50 PM

    In reply to Why Men Should Learn To Like Period Sex
    Anna, I like this post and I think you raise some great points. It makes me wonder if girls trying to scuttle off to the bathroom without anyone seeing that OMG they have a pad contributes to this. I am in my 20s and still do that at work sometimes. "Oh no! My co-workers can't find out that I have a uterus!" If we act like the knowledge of our period is an inconvenience, that doesn't help.

    Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to stand on my desk and announce "I'M ON THE RAG!" #periodsex
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    Image of schlegs84 schlegs84
    03:50 PM

    In reply to Why Men Should Learn To Like Period Sex
    I'm constantly shocked by our generation's lack of knowledge about "women parts". I've had to explain that women also have urethrae to a male roommate, clarify ovulation to friends and when I told my child of a midwife, self professed feminist, tampon buying SO that my cycle was more like 40 days than 28, he looked at me stricken and said, "Well, that doesn't have ANYTHING to do with the moon!" #periodsex
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    Image of DutchessOfDork DutchessOfDork
    03:46 PM

    In reply to Why Men Should Learn To Like Period Sex
    I don't have sex on my period, I feel like shit, my hips kill like hell and my breasts hurt.
    I've done it a couple times and its just not fun for me.
    As for ftalking about this stuff with men, I say "If I have to deal with this shit, the LEAST you can do is listen to my complaints".
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    03:45 PM

    In reply to Why Men Should Learn To Like Period Sex
    Period sex is vastly preferable to com(m)a sex. #periodsex
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    Image of bluebears bluebears
    03:46 PM

    @morninggloria: parenthetical sex cramps my style. #periodsex
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    Image of Kitten is an 80s rocker Kitten is an 80s rocker
    03:47 PM

    @morninggloria: I prefer nice, slow ellipses sex myself

    ...oh...baby... #periodsex
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    03:49 PM

    @Kitten is an 80s rocker: I prefer dash sex.
    (orgasm)
    Well, that was lovely. Look at the time. I have to go! (dash) #periodsex
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    Image of Kitten is an 80s rocker Kitten is an 80s rocker
    03:54 PM

    @morninggloria: Totally ruins the mood when a guy pushes for colon sex though. #periodsex
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    Image of jfwlucy jfwlucy
    03:57 PM

    @morninggloria: Don't even mention my colon, though. #periodsex
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    Image of PilgrimSoul PilgrimSoul
    03:57 PM

    @morninggloria: But I find Oxford comma sex just unnecessary. #periodsex
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    04:01 PM

    @Kitten is an 80s rocker: They're always all "What about just the semi-colon?! Why can't we just have semi-colon sex!?" but you know that he's going to go for the full colon. #periodsex
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    Image of Cogito Ergo Bibo Cogito Ergo Bibo
    04:09 PM

    @morninggloria: Oh, TOTALLY. If I had a nickle for every time I've heard that one. Guys. Complete dogs. #periodsex
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    Image of TexasP TexasP
    03:45 PM

    In reply to Why Men Should Learn To Like Period Sex
    An old girlfriend once asked me why I didn't find anal sex "gross", and my reply was that I didn't find period sex gross either.

    I think most people are a lot more squeamish about blood any other bodily fluid. #periodsex
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    Image of BetteD BetteD
    03:47 PM

    @TexasP: This is why it's so funny when a guy is all about having anal sex, but gets squicky at the thought of period sex. Dude, the poop comes out of there! I don't get it! #periodsex
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