talking about my period
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Now, there are different views from girls when it comes to talking about their periods. Some girls find talking about it very uncomfortable, as it’s personal, and the phrase “bleeding from your vagina” doesn’t really hit as a friendly conversational topic. Others though, don’t really care what they say because it’s something that happens to every girl and shouldn’t be something to be embarrassed about. Personally, I feel like it generally comes down to who you’re speaking to, or rather, which gender you’re speaking to. I didn’t have a problem with talking to my girlfriends about it, as I knew that they would completely understand what I was going through. Sharing stories between us is honestly so funny, as I can see that others mess up just like I sometimes do, which also helps me feel not so silly about my own mistakes. My best friend will always understand my shifting moods, and doesn’t question or think twice when I randomly go from happy and bubbly to sad and depressed within minutes. It was, and is, definitely good to have some girls around to talk to and for comfort.
And then, there’s talking to boys about it. Honestly, with my male friends, I don’t feel confident discussing it or bringing it up. I’m not even sure what I’d say if I wanted to say anything; what is there is discuss with a boy about periods? You certainly can’t ask them for a spare pad if you happened to run out of any, that’s something you’d go to a fellow gal for. But sometimes when I get my period, I at least want to let the guys know, simply because I know that I may be a little unbearable for the first couple of days, and I don’t want them to think I’m tiresome or to take it personally if I bite their head off! But the problem with that is, I don’t know how they’d react to it. Would they be disgusted that I told them and wish that I hadn’t? Would they be sympathetic and caring towards me because of it? Would they just act whatever about it? You’d hope, of course, with it being something half the planet experiences, that guys could just accept it and not act weird about it. And out of the two guy friends that I’ve been comfortable enough to tell, I have to say they were both fairly chill about it which gives me hope. I still felt very awkward about bringing it up though, and definitely wouldn’t mention it to anyone who I thought might possibly take it the wrong way. But that’s just me; if you’re able to confidently speak to guys about it then congrats.