AIBU to think that my husband has stolen my period **Thread title edited by MNHQ**

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My DH has always been on the sensative side- a few suspicious sniffs at the end of Rocky and leaves the room when Mrs Jumbo sings Baby Mine to Dumbo- that kind of thing...

However, when I was pregnant, he was an emotional nightmare. If I had a weepy day, he'd be mopey and a bit pathetic, but be unable to say why. If I had backache, he'd be booking in physiotherapy for 'an old sports injury' in his lower back that would suddenly be playing up.

The less said about the birth, the better- let's just say, he was checked out for appendicitis whilst I was waiting to be induced.

Roll on a few years and all is fine (mysterious back injury miraculously cured and appendix intact). However, I've been having the most God awful time of it with my periods for the last few months. So unbelievably painful and emotional, that sometimes I just have to tuck myself away, have a long bath and curl up in bed so that I don't end up killing someone.

I've been to the docs and they're looking into endometriosis, however....

My DH seems to take my obvious distress as a sign that he too is due his period.
Lots of moaning and 'stomach aches'. He's very emotional and last night, he ate my emergency bar of Galaxy.

I can't describe the sheer amount of murder I wanted to commit when he feebly asked to go to bed early as he was 'feeling a bit funny and cross', tucked himself in bed to watch Ian Botham's greatest cricketing moments, leaving me to deal with the kids (with no chocolate) and tidy the mess he'd made around what can only be describe as his sofa nest.

This isn't the first time it has happened and seems to now be a monthly occurance.

I'm not cross at him for being a massive wet fart, we all have our moments... But AIBU to think he's stealing my God earnt right as a woman to monopolise pmt????

Does anyone else's DH do this, or should I genuinely be concerned that he's got a secret fanny?

Yours, with true period style irrationality.

Please note, the thread title was originally: AIBU to think that my husband is just a MASSIVE GIRL. - the OP regretted this! (see her subsequent posts) - Added by MNHQ

My other half is the same. I cant be sick without him being sicker. I can't be tired without him being exhausted. I'm a chronic insomniac and I've got arthritis FFS!!
He said to me the other afternoon -why not go for a lie down (if not slept for a few nights). I thought 'lovely' and assumed that whilst I was Lying down, he would do the stuff I would otherwise be doing-walk the dogs, bit of light cleaning, maybe make dinner. He did nothing at all, because he went for a sit down himself! It's just mind boggling to me 🤷🏽‍♀️

A girl? No. A wet fart? Yes.

Get your thread title changed OP to shut up the whingers.

What an absolute twat.

I would have flipped out by now

I assumed you meant being a girl as in, he’s quite clearly having a fucking period.

Nevertheless, the replies are hilarious and fun to read, nothing like a bit of overreactional rage on a cold Friday morning to warm the cockles. And women wonder why we’re classed as the weaker sex

OP, how have you not said something? I would have to, I couldn’t do this all the time, I couldn’t have done this for as long as you have!

Boom, MN never disappoints - came in as a little game to myself to see how many comments in you'd be pulled up for the girl comment and it's comment 1 lol OP, come on, you need massive LIGHTHEARTED after it

Oh dear. What a dreadful thread......... Insulting to men AND women.

Nice one!

I’d fling a cup of freezing cold water in her face, every time she does it.

I didn’t get patvthe fort sentence.

Yep your husband is a massive girl because he has emotions. Which is obviously a negative thing only girls do

On second read I think he’s trolling you because you sound like a pain in the arse. Fair play to him.

the sheer amount of murder Lol!

He faked appendicitis when you were about to give birth?

This is very strange! I think your husband has some weird competitive behaviour going on here. Either that or he’s just a hypochondriac and should probably get help.

Ergh what do you see in him? Can’t stand pathetic people. And that’s coming from a wife who’s husband gets a bit weepy in his meds occasionally!

Are you ever able to be ill/moody/whatever on your own? If not, it’s less about him being a “girl” and more about him always having to get in on any sympathy that’s flying around. I’d actually keep a note of every time he does this for a few weeks and then show him what a massive prat he’s being.

As for your comment Errol - that's pure bollocks. Women are just as likely to soldier on through illness/discomfort and men are just as likely to be totally pathetic when feeling ill.

I don't believe I said anything which implied otherwise. indeed, the OP did 'soldier on' - but there's no reason for her to be happy about having to do so in these circumstances.

OP I know exactly what you mean, I quite often have trouble with periods and my mental health, everytime I go through a rough patch as soon as I start to get better he is suddenly ill or stressed or down or just bloody lazy and stuck to his phone! Like what I have been going through has worn him out or something?! I NEVER take time for myself or go for a lay down etc so it's not like he's picking up any slack either 😏

I realise it was the wrong choice of words on your part but sorry your thread got derailed because of it.

"when he feebly asked to go to bed early as he was 'feeling a bit funny and cross'"

"Of course, darling! I'm heading up now because my period is so painful, but why dont you have an early night too once you've put the kids to bed and put away the mess around the sofa - sounds like it would do us both good."

Then leave him to it.

And women wonder why we’re classed as the weaker sex

A fine analysis of structural inequality there to start the day

He does sound like a pain in the arse tbh and needs to sort himself out! (I'd say that if it was a girl doing the same though)

Just temporarily ignoring the 'girl' issue - he ate your emergency Galaxy??? An offence only forgivable if he replaces it with a bigger bar.

He sounds like a pathetic man rather than a girl.

He sounds like a total fucking wuss and you need to get a grip on the calling people girl as an insult.

Explaining to 8 year olds girls that there's nothing wrong with being a girl is fucking hard enough these days without bollocks like this.

YABVVVU. What is wrong with being a girl?

Are you always such a misogynistic bore?

Oh Fuuuuuck!!

It's taken me all morning to figure out on my stupid fucking phone how to send a reply message. Fuck fuck fuck.

Right.

I totally didn't mean it in a derogatory way toward greater womankind. I just can't work out how the fuck my stupid fuck of a husband seems to be getting period pains and labour pains. In order to have these things you need to be able to have an actual fucking period... Not just steal your wife's.

Look I'm sorry if I caused any offence, I'm just SUPER FUCKING CROSS and in lots and lots of pain. My brain is frazzled.

I have the writing skills of an angry hippo smashing it's furious head against the keyboard and I am more than insanely wound up because my selfish dick of an attention seeking husband ate my fucking chocolate and stole my thunder.

Mortified to have come across as mysogonistic...

Urgh.

Maybe next time I'll wait until the unreasonable, screeching pain induced insanity has passed before touching a keyboard and firing off an insensitive if well meant post.

Using my lunch break to immerse myself in reflection on how to not sound like I'm belittling my own sex and then I'm going to Thorntons to have a massive fucking meltdown in the champagne truffle section.

Fair play to you OP. I hope you enjoy your chocolate 🍫