18 Things Women Have Had to Explain to Their Partners That They Didn't Know Needed Explanation

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    Font - Posted by ºu/JavsZvivi 19 hours ago What's something you never thought you'd have to explain to a partner that your partner needed explaining on?
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    Font - rapidfruit 18 hr. ago. edited 10 hr. ago That he didn't have to ask me for permission to take a long shower, hang out with his own friends regardless of their gender, eat the foods he likes, or go to bed at a different time than I was.
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    Font - Myrania 16 hr. ago My husband still has trouble seeing the diff between asking for permission and discussing something together. Like, he always asks me for my permission to do something, instead of for example going "I'd like to go do X on Monday, any thoughts?"
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    Font - Markeerstiften. 19 hr. ago Not everything requires a solution. Sometimes I just want them to listen, nothing more and nothing less, just listen.
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    Font - the_white_slave. 18 hr. ago 오 I dislike that as well. I make a point to say to people: "do you want a solution or do you want to vent"
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    Font - DamnGoodMarmalade 19 hr. ago 오 The amount of fully grown men who think periods happen once a calendar month (March, April, May) as opposed to a 28 day cycle (or more/less days depending), has been rather depressing.
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    Font - wormlullaby 15 hr. ago i downloaded my period app on his phone so he stops asking when my "crying week" (PMS) is and when my period comes because he buys me my favorite foods. highly recommend it!
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    Font - Starlight_City45 19 hr. ago I go to therapy regularly and I dated a guy who INSISTED he came with me? He kept asking why he couldn't come and would get mad when I would say no... I was so dumbfounded by this that I didn't even know how to explain why he could not come like all I could say was "are you fucking serious?"
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    Font - beelovedone. 18 hr. ago Oh my god. -child birth isn't easy, and is a major medical procedure -The difference between a pad and a tampon -Why people date when they don't want to get married -Adopted children are no less family than biological children
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    Font - -Every woman doesn't have some deep desire to mother/clean/nurture/coddle -Coercion is assault -Everyone has differing perspectives for a multitude of reasons, that doesn't mean you can't have a conversation with someone because they think/solve problems/believe differently than you -Yes, tipping sucks, do it anyway
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    Font - -Knowing where the replacement hand soap is, but choosing not to replace the old bottle because you just know I will do it, is taking advantage of me -Just because someone is bisexual, doesn't mean they are also promiscuous -Praise kink
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    Font - Purple__Unicorn - 18 hr. ago If he annoys me earlier in the day, I don't want to be intimate at night.
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    Facial expression - tortilladekimchi. 18 hr. ago That you can't reuse condoms. He was 27
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    Font - Valorandgiggles 18 hr. ago. edited 17 hr. ago Believe it or not, um, I actually enjoy receiving pleasure too and sex is not all about you. Weird, I know. It's also perfectly healthy and NOT weird or gross to want to try different things but it's totally fine if you want to keep things simple. Then he had the audacity to say sex was too mundane for him when he left lol.
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    Font - LotsOfSpookySparkles 18 hr. ago What "feminism" actually means. They aren't out to get you, men. They are out to get their fair share.
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    Font - hazyirisheyes. 18 hr. ago That brushing your teeth before bed is pretty important to gum health, heart health, teeth not rotting, etc. Man was convinced once a day was enough. Oh and drinking Sprite in the morning does not replace a good tooth brushing.
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    Font - rf-elaine 18 hr. ago Periods end at menopause. This was a brand new fact to my 40 year old husband.
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    Font - groovinandmovinnn · 17 hr. ago My grandma died tonight, you should have comforted me instead of inviting your twin brother over to play music until 4am. Ya we broke up after that.

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