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The last time he tried to refuse to carry the bag, I told him very loudly in front of the Duane Reade crowd that no one was going to think he was having his period.
He was humiliated, and the clerk much amused.
He still won't discuss poo, though. Poo is very private.
BTW, he's forty-fucking-two. #periodsex
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That being said, most guys I’ve been with, at least in recent memory, had no problem with it. #periodsex
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Maybe I'm misreading.. Please tell me your birthday present wasn't giving your dude a blowjob!
Also, general TMI suggestion – period sex doesn't have to mean intercourse or even taking out/off your blood catcher of choice. Hand jobs, blow jobs and vibrators go a long way. #periodsex
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Me: Yeah, I get really farty when I'm on my period.
Him: Aww, you're adorable! #periodsex
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My boyfriend is pro-period sex. He is of the put a towel down and let's go school of thought. I, however, find the idea horrifying in a visceral way. I mean, ew. Sure I appreciate getting a monthly reminder that hey, good job on not getting pregnant, but that doesn't mean I want to revel in it. #periodsex
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From a lesbian perspective, my girlfriend isn't into period sex too much, but the few times we've done it, it feels very ... primal. I don't know if that's the best word, but it is an odd experience to see blood on my fingers after touching her. #periodsex
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Personally, I think it depends on how much you like period sex, and how much/why a partner might not. If, like me, you don't have any interest, it doesn't much matter if a partner is fine with it or not.
But I know many women, because of the hormone shifts, really want to during that time. And if a guy won't because he thinks your body is gross, or that periods are "unclean" then that's an issue.
But lots of people find bloody anything gross. I don't get turned on by a gaping chest wound and I can see someone feeling the same here. So again, depends on how much it means to you that you have nookie then, and why someone doesn't want to. #periodsex
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Obviously, that needs to change. And I think it should. And if a guy treats you or your period, or your desire for period sex as gross, then yes, that's a problem. The more our bodies are normalized, the better.
My point was just that it's important to figure out what the issue with it is. If it's a "womens bodies are gross" thing, that's obviously bad. But if it's just, I'm not into it the way someone else may not be into a particular position or hair pulling, that's not as much of an issue. #periodsex
11/11/09
"If your boyfriend hates buying you tampons, he’s an idiot. A child. A man buying tampons is a man who gets laid because there’s not a man on this planet who needs tampons for himself. Get over it, guys. When a girl buys condoms it means she’s totally getting laid. You should hold those tampons over your head and go, "My ladyfriend is bleeding! I am a good boyfriend! I am taking care of her! We have sex on a regular basis and we’re responsible about it so now she’s on her period! Yes, that’s right, we had another successful month of having sex without getting pregnant! Three cheers for me and my penis!" #periodsex
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But when I started dating my now boyfriend, he was a graduate student and had slightly different standards of living than me. Like, one time we had period sex, and at some point he put his hand on the wall to steady himself. There was a bloody handprint on the wall until he moved out like 6 months later, and he washed it off after he moved all his shit out.
It was both hilariously disgusting, because it was fucking blood on the wall for god's sake, which is gross. But it was also kind of satisfying that he was like, "So? It's not like I eat off of my wall, nobody touches that wall except me when we're boning, and it's just a little blood. Who cares?" because such matter-of-factness about period blood was unexpected. Also every time I looked at it I was like, "Ah. Sex. Yes."
But now that we've been together a while and he moved into my beautiful apartment, we maintain a far more clean sexytime-space. #periodsex
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