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Dp made this comment about my lady parts - aibu?

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Wilterh93 · 21/01/2024 21:59

Without going into too much detail, dp and me were messing around and he said ‘I can see your labia now, it hangs out a little bit now, did I cause that? It used to be like this when you were a virgin (uses his fingers to insinuate a neat vagina) but now it’s like this (uses fingers to show labia poking out)’.

He didn’t mean it in a malicious way and was saying it with a laugh on his face but it instantly embarrassed me and I hid behind the shower curtain. When I was upset/annoyed about it he said I’m too sensitive and need to grow up and that it’s not a bad thing.

I’m not upset about the technicalities of what he said. I’m nearly a 30 year old woman ofcourse my vagina will not look how it did as a teenage virgin. I just feel that it was an unnecessary comment that he didn’t need to make, especially in a vulnerable moment when I was naked. He found it innocent and said it’s not a bad thing but I know he would never say that to another woman. I feel with me he has no filter.

Am I being unreasonable to be slightly offended/upset about this? How would you feel if your partner made a comment like this? I think it doesn’t help that I’m quite self conscious of my body and insecure. During sex I’ve learned to not worry because he’s never made a comment like that but now im going to feel slightly awkward when he’s near that region …

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SwordToFlamethrower · 21/01/2024 23:42

Congratulations, you have female adult genitals, nothing weird, different or strange about that.

Him though, he is a stupid baby.

Alabasterbox · 21/01/2024 23:40

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HollyKnight · 21/01/2024 23:38

My DH calls mine Squid because I joked that it looks like some as-yet-undiscovered sea creature found lurking at the bottom of the ocean. I'm not self-conscious or insecure about my genitals and he doesn't give a toss what it looks like either.

People who don't have body issues don't always realise that other people do and so their comments can appear insensitive or malicious even though that wasn't their intentions. Don't take it personally because he obviously didn't mean it negatively. Have a conversation with him about what you find uncomfortable so he will know for in future.

CatMadam · 21/01/2024 23:36

Devonshiregal · 21/01/2024 22:12

He’s a man and as such should have been taught by a father or someone similar to never comment on a woman’s body unless it is positive…and even then to pick his word carefully…BUT honestly, the whole thing could be dragging along the floor and he’d be excited to be allowed near it - it’s a vagina.

He will have been curious and not thought it was a negative comment because how can a vagina ever be wrong? Maybe take this as an opportunity to reframe how you think of your body - men just aren’t critical of our bodies the way we are, so honestly just show it off and enjoy it.

Men absolutely are critical of women’s bodies, I’d say more so than women. A disturbing amount of men actually believe ‘outie’ labias are caused by women having a lot of sex!

BabaBarrio · 21/01/2024 23:34

tty · 21/01/2024 23:30

Can't believe people didn't know labia minora sticks out on many women 🤣🤣🤣 it's not an age thing

It’s both.

tty · 21/01/2024 23:30

Can't believe people didn't know labia minora sticks out on many women 🤣🤣🤣 it's not an age thing

Chimpandcheese · 21/01/2024 23:29

I hope you can see from the extreme variety of comments on your post that this is something that’s a very subjective and personal thing- if you’re hurt and offended by what he said, you need to tell him and take it from there. Could be he doesn’t respect you and isn’t the man for you, or on the flip side it was a genuinely innocent comment and he didn’t mean to upset you. Nobody is perfect, and we all put our foot in it sometimes. Based on what he’s like the rest of the time (that is, the the 95% when you’re not having sex) which of those do you think it’s likely to be?

BrutusMcDogface · 21/01/2024 23:27

MarshaMarshaMarshmellow · 21/01/2024 22:03

I should bloody hope "he'd never say that to another woman" - if he did, you'd have bigger worries!!

My thoughts exactly! 🙄😂

CarterBeatsTheDevil · 21/01/2024 23:24

martinisforeveryone · 21/01/2024 23:21

It’s been updated with vagina crossed out now and vulva! instead
https://www.thegreatwallofvulva.com/about/the-artist/

I chose a link with the least images, so you can choose where to navigate to.

I approve! Vive la vulvalution!

BabaBarrio · 21/01/2024 23:23

moomoomoo27 · 21/01/2024 23:15

Can someone explain this to me because I really don't want to google pictures 😂

I'm nearly 40 and don't think mine has ever changed appearance?! Should it have done?

Do you mean literally hanging out the bottom?

The difference varies by woman and health- eg obesity can cause more dramatic changes to the labia and vulva, plus history of pregnancy and childbirth- not just scarring from trauma but also prolapse & hormonal changes- the more children you have the more likely it will change, as well as genetics (the larger you are to start with from puberty- the more there is to deflate and sag).

It’s not all “aging” so much as a life lived.

martinisforeveryone · 21/01/2024 23:21

CarterBeatsTheDevil · 21/01/2024 23:11

Every house should own a copy of The Great Wall of Vagina. It's a book of photographs of plaster casts of vulvae. There is no such thing as a "normal" vulva. Each is gloriously unique.

It’s been updated with vagina crossed out now and vulva! instead
https://www.thegreatwallofvulva.com/about/the-artist/

I chose a link with the least images, so you can choose where to navigate to.

The Artist

https://www.thegreatwallofvulva.com/about/the-artist/

WeveGotThis · 21/01/2024 23:19

BabaBarrio · 21/01/2024 22:13

The male equivalent is their balls start to hang lower as they mature.

It was a thoughtless comment. No one likes to be told any part of them is less youthful. Hopefully he has apologised. The reason he has no filter is because he feels he can be safe to say his innermost thoughts around you.

This. He loves you, he didn't mean to hurt your feelings. It was a bit clumsy.

moomoomoo27 · 21/01/2024 23:15

Can someone explain this to me because I really don't want to google pictures 😂

I'm nearly 40 and don't think mine has ever changed appearance?! Should it have done?

Do you mean literally hanging out the bottom?

ReadingSoManyThreads · 21/01/2024 23:13

I'm more annoyed at his reaction. Telling you to grow up was out of order, if anything, he's the one who should grow up, after his immature and disrespectful comments to you about your genitalia.

Sceptical123 · 21/01/2024 23:11

It’s interesting how so many of us don’t know the correct terminology for our own body parts, perhaps bc there are more components than mens’ in that area.

There’s also an argument that the vagina is considered the most important part for the majority of men (and perhaps women), as represented in the media, which is why it’s used to refer to the whole set up.

Anyone see Gillian Anderson’s golden globes dress btw?!

CarterBeatsTheDevil · 21/01/2024 23:11

Every house should own a copy of The Great Wall of Vagina. It's a book of photographs of plaster casts of vulvae. There is no such thing as a "normal" vulva. Each is gloriously unique.

TheTimeIsNowMaybeNow · 21/01/2024 23:09

My inner ones don't seem to have changed but the outer package doesn't look as neat anymore I don't think

januaryjan · 21/01/2024 23:07

DidntReallyMeanIt · 21/01/2024 22:12

Ask if he needs help tucking his balls into his socks.

😆

MsCactus · 21/01/2024 23:07

Runnerinthenight · 21/01/2024 23:04

In my experience, they go all baggy. It's horrid.

Oh no 🙈 something to look forward to...

egowise · 21/01/2024 23:06

madeinmanc · 21/01/2024 22:18

Guys, outie labia isn't about ageing, some women have it and some don't. You'd think that would be known on a forum of women.

Yep!
Quite shocking that women don't know about our own anatomy.

BabaBarrio · 21/01/2024 23:05

You can’t really know your labia haven’t changed at all unless you check on them, photo them and then compare photos every 5yrs. They do change but gradually due to age. Pregnancy related changes happen quickly so are more likely to be noticed, but then you are more likely to think reduction in size is going back to exactly what was, when it isn’t.
https://www.livestrong.com/article/13776236-vagina-changes-with-age/

7 Ways Your Vagina and Vulva Change as You Age and What You Can Do About It | Livestrong.com

A doctor explains how your vagina and vulva change as you age, and especially during perimenopause and menopause. Plus, learn how to deal with these changes.

https://www.livestrong.com/article/13776236-vagina-changes-with-age/

TheTimeIsNowMaybeNow · 21/01/2024 23:05

Runnerinthenight · 21/01/2024 22:58

He's going to get a right land when you get into your 50s and it goes all floppy!!!

I keep reading on here about everything drying out, something else to look fwd to 😒

Runnerinthenight · 21/01/2024 23:04

MsCactus · 21/01/2024 23:01

I'm in my 30s, had pregnancies/vaginal births and my labia haven't changed. I swear I read that they shrink after the menopause? Not lengthen. Have never heard of that!

Am curious now...

In my experience, they go all baggy. It's horrid.

tachetastic · 21/01/2024 23:04

@Josette77 I remember a Celebrity was mocked while filming for her "roast beef sandwich."

🤐😱😬

Peanutsforthebluetit · 21/01/2024 23:02

Tell him his balls have shrivelled and they weren’t like that when he was younger … what happened ?