If you've ever had a period, then you know they are the absolute worst. And aside from the cramps, stains, and bleeding, one of the most annoying things about periods is coming across someone (usually a man) who says something really foolish and misinformed about them.
So, when we asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us the most laughable thing someone has ever said to them about periods, they did not hold back. Check it out:
1. "I had a friend in high school who thought when women took a tampon out, the blood explodes out…like taking the plug out of a cooler or something."
2. "Heard one guy confidently inform another guy that 'period blood goes through the pee hole.' After I shared the real fact, that it does not, he had the gall to say, 'Let's agree to disagree' while saying he was only trying to humor us."
3. "Why are you sweating? It can't hurt that bad!"
4. "I don't do period sex, it is very uncomfortable for me. I had an ex that got mad at me when he wanted to mess around and I told him I was on my period and didn't want to. He told me, 'Just stop it for, like, an hour so I can come over.' When I told him it didn't work like that, he accused me of 'making it start early so I didn't have to see him.' The amount of men I have had tell me (not ask, TELL me) that women choose when it starts, how long it is, or that we can start and stop it like a faucet is upsetting."
5. "I was saying how I wished my period was over faster, and my friend suggested I 'use my hands and push on my stomach so the blood can all come out.' 🤨"
6. "An ex told me I looked 'too good' to be on my period, so I was obviously lying about not wanting to have sex with him. I guess we're all supposed to look like fucking werewolves in dumpy sweats after a kill under the full moon or some shit, huh? No dresses or lipstick, people, we have to look like disheveled monsters!"
7. "'It can't be THAT painful?!' Yes, it can. I have endometriosis."
8. "I dated a middle-aged man who thought pads and tampons were the same things, and when he was fixing a leak in my bathroom sink, he was shocked to find my box of menstrual discs in my cabinet. He yelled, 'What are these?' and was in complete disbelief when I explained what they were."
9. "My first boyfriend thought that when you went to the bathroom on your period, you were going there to ‘bleed.’ As in, you can control the flow and go to ‘bleed’ when you feel ‘full.’ He believed that pads and tampons were for when you ‘couldn’t hold it.’ We were only 16 at the time, but he was in for a big wake-up call that day, LOL!"
10. "The amount of guys who have asked if we can just 'hold it in.'" 🙄🙄🙄
11. "I dated a guy who thought every woman, everywhere, got their period in the third week of the month. Like we all get our periods together. 🙄"
12. "The boy I lost my virginity to was horrified he had blood on him (I was on my period my first time, don't recommend it) because he thought we bled out our urethras. Proper sex education is important."
—nevl
13. "My brother asked me why I couldn’t just 'suck it back up in there like other girls do.' Boy, WHAT?!"
14. And finally, "Equating it to pee or poop just because it’s coming out from ~down there~. Is it still kinda gross? Absolutely. But it’s also just blood and isn’t really any different than if you got a cut on your arm. We need to stop acting like a woman getting blood on her pants or something (which is very common) is equivalent to pooping her pants."
Note: Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.