to think a grown man should be able to buy sanitary towels?

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My DH won't buy them for me. So even though he does our weekly shop if I need any I have to go out and buy them separately. He says it's embarrassing looking 'in that aisle'.

Today I'm suffering with a heavy period and cramps and need more towels but I can't be bothered having the discussion with him to try and get him to buy me some as I know he won't, so I'm going to have to go out and get them myself.

Do other men behave this immaturely when it comes to 'women's things'? Or is it just mine? If there was a male equivalent I wouldn't think twice about buying it for him!

DH has bought them for me on occasion, but needs very specific instructions as the choices confuse him :)

I remember him mentioning to FIL in passing once something about having to pick up what he euphemistically referred to as "ladies' products" and FIL looking horrified, then proudly saying that he never had, and never would buy anything like that for MIL!

@ "what size are you?"

I take a picture on his phone of the packaging so he knows what he's buying, but dp has never had a problem. He's bought pregnancy tests breast pads all sorts.

I do remember my mum being mortified when I was 16 and I'd bought pads in front of my 14 year old male cousin. I told her he knew about periods because I'd told him and I'd done nothing wrong.

I just asked DH wether it was a difficult thing to do to buy sanpro or anything for the lady department and he said "No. Why?"

Op, show your DH this thread

What a wuss! When he was 17 and I was 15 my brother went on an emergency run to the chemists for me. He even got the correct brand!

Tell your husband he's been out-manned by a sixth former

Tell him he's ridiculous.

Dh went to get me some and some ibuprofen the other day. The lady on the till told him he'd forgotten the chocolate, and they had a good chuckle about it apparently. Because my dh is a grown up..

DH was buying sanitary products for his mum from the age of 10. He does need specific instructions though.

So, OP - is he going to get them for you?

MN agrees he should

Mine did the same as chippednailvarnish - I told him the brand name I wanted and described the packet, he came back with tena lady. I had no choice but to use them as I had completely run out

FFS. If he's old enough to have sex, he's old enough to buy tampax.

DP has bought them, maternity pads and breast pads...all without a fuss. he needs to grow up

I use a Mooncup [ageing hippy emoticon], so this doesn't arise in our house, but I can't imagine DH would have a problem - in fact I think he may have bought me maternity pads when DS was born.

DH has bought them for me in the past. He needs very clear instructions shop he doesn't buy the wrong ones, but that's fine. He's also bought me giant knickers when I had a mc, he even got the right size

That really is odd. What exactly is he worried about? That people might realise he knows a woman between the age of puberty and menopause??

What on earth does he think the problem is? I have worked on tills and believe me, it's so mind numbing you do not notice people's shopping. Or does he think other shoppers will judge? I find it very strange, was he there when you gave birth? If you can do that, surely he can manage putting a pack of sanitary towels in a trolley.

My mum once needed some and phoned my dad at work to get some. He was horrified and got his secretary to get them for him instead. Mum and the secretary thought it was hilarious.

DH has happily bought some on occasions but I normally get them myself as I'm far more likely to get the right brand/size. He'd be more likely to look for a special offer and get those instead!

My dp buys them for me if I need them but I normally stock up myself. After having dd I asked him to get night ones and he came back with tena lady incontinence pads so I just buy them myself now lol

Another mooncupper here, but before i switched DH would buy me sanpro. I have just told him about this thread and he rolled his eyes at your DH and said 'purple'. He is now very proud that he remembers the order!!

LTB!

Seriously though, DH got in a flap when I asked him to buy me tampax for the first time and later lansinoh cream and breast pads.
Both times I told him not to worry no-one would think they were for him! He did it but failed slightly going for Boots own tampons, breast pads and nipple cream, his stingy ways extend to Sanpro and breast feeding too it seems.

My DH will now and will also buy condoms, he was felt rather embarrassed. Till I pointed out that no condoms = no sex and with pads I came on early as I was at his flat he had no choice.

I did try to help a man once buying SanPo but I think I confused him further.

My DP is the same OP . So I always make sure I have a stock.
It's strange because he has been quite happy in the past to buy nipple shields, breast pads, condoms, lube etc.

Perhaps he is just worried about buying the wrong brand and incurring the wrath of a menstural woman!

I could never buy condoms. Just couldnt bring myself to do it. So I have some sympathy for the OPs DH but think if you're in need then he needs to just get over it. It's what couples do for each other.

"Ok, i'll use a pair of your underpants instead then" should do the trick.