We’ve been dating 7 months. He’s 28M, I’m 26F. He’s usually sweet — opens doors, does dishes, all that. But this week I got hit with one of the worst periods I’ve had in a while. Full body cramps, fatigue, nausea, the whole cursed uterus starter pack.
So I canceled our midweek dinner and told him I was curled up with my heating pad and some painkillers. His response?
I said, “Yes. I’ve literally passed out from cramps before.” And he just chuckled and said, “You girls are so dramatic about this stuff. My sister used to skip gym class over a stomachache.”
I reminded him that he has never bled out of any orifice for a week straight and maybe shouldn’t comment — and he actually rolled his eyes. Then he doubled down: “If it was really that bad, how would women even function in society?”
Like… what????
Later I told my friend and she was like “girl, if he thinks period pain is a myth, imagine what he thinks about childbirth or consent.” And now I can’t unhear that.
AIO for being genuinely pissed off and questioning the relationship? Or is this just one of those “men will never understand” moments I should let slide? Because I’m one more mansplanation away from mailing him a free sample of uterus simulator wires and a GoFundMe for brain cells.