If you said to your dh this period is making me feel awful, what would he reply

[Lardlizard]

Mine just goes mmmmmm

Mine would move out for his own safety 😂😂😂

He’d sympathise. My periods are shite (endometriosis) and every month I complain, and every month he lets me. Agrees they’re unfair, tells me he couldn’t cope with them, buys me chocolate, buys pads if I’ve run out. He’s brilliant.

My ex, wouldn’t do a thing. I’d be screaming in agony, and he’d tell me to shut up. Then would go down the pub, because I was ruining the atmosphere

You can see why he’s the ex.

He would give me a cuddle, ask what he could do to help

Mine would do this.

If DH knows im suffering , he keeps me going with hot water bottles, cuddles and chocolate.

Mind would say something really stupid and unhelpful like “Don’t worry, you’ll be old soon then you won’t have to worry about them”

Why don't you ask him to rub your back if that's what you want?

My DH would suggest a bubble bath, lay down and painkillers, but he knows if I say anything about it then it must be bad this month.

Have a lie down, I'll bring you a cup of tea.

DH would ask "what can I do to help?" because he's biologically programmed to 'fix' everything in life. He likes an instruction, so periods are a dangerous area because there's no absolute right or wrong solution.

Mine would ask if there's anything he can do to help. He'd probably suggest I go unwind away from DS with chocolate and a hot water bottle.

Mine would offer painkillers a hot water bittke and to cook tea and put the kids to bed. If he was home.

Mine would say ‘why don’t you take it easy and have a bath or something’ but he wouldn’t think much beyond that. Why would he, he’s no idea what that even means in terms of pain/discomfort/mood.

I'm past periods now but he would have made me tea and asked if I wanted to go back to bed with a hot water bottle.

My DH asks if I want a hot water bottle as he makes excellent hot water bottles so he feels all proud that he can help. He also brings me painkillers. He’s a good one,

Mine says “poor you” and “is there anything I can do?” and makes me a cup of tea.

He'd look after me - give me a hug and get me whatever I needed, painkillers, hot water bottle or whatever.

Ex would have said "what am I supposed to do about it?" so I'm glad he's history and I have a lovely kind DP now.

Mine would ask is there anything I can do to help, would you like some paracetamol or a hot water bottle? He also knows what kind and brand of sanitary protection I use and so will often pick that up if needs be.

Mine would offer to make me a hot drink and bring the duvet and pillows to the sofa.

I'm not sure if this is because he is genuinely caring and sympathetic, or because he'd rather I didn't wail in despair at receiving no sympathy and how he doesn't understand etc.

Mine would tell me to go to bed.

Mine would say “ohh, honey, what can I do?”

Mine would make vaguely sympathetic sounds and ask if he can get me anything. He wouldn't really volunteer any particular kind of help, but would happily bring me painkillers, hot water bottle or anything else if I asked.

How are so many of you married to assholes and seem to have no problem with it? You talk like it's so normal their response... it's really quite sad.

Mine would probably say 'I feel quite ill today' too, probably so I then can't ask him to do anything to help. He wouldn't mind if I went up to lay down/he will make me a cup of tea etc but heaven forbid he does any chores while I take time out.

Mine gives me a cuddle, asks if I've taken any painkillers, and comments on the fact that they're hurting more than before (which is true).

I then ask if he can take the DC out for the afternoon, which he does, and I lie on the sofa feeling crap.

Mine is a GP so while he wouldn't really think it was a big deal and would expect me to carry on he would direct me to the painkillers and make sympathetic noises