Say it, don't spray it:

LA - 2008-11-02 13:03:30
Never had a guy in my life who was afraid of maxi-pads. They've all been cool about buying period supplies if asked. I guess their thoughts were like Jeff Foxworthy's take on it. "First of all, you KNOW they ain't for me. So this means I have a woman in my life I am THAT intimate with!" (Holds box of tampons over his head like war trophy) "I have a woman! Lookee here! I'm buying Tampax! I have a woman!" ~LA

kfr - 2008-11-02 16:32:50
That guy is a star. I've never had the cojones to do it (no one has ever asked, but then, I'd probably have wimped out if they had.) That's like one of those Jedi moments for dudes...the amount you have to man-up is way more than, say, becoming a Navy SEAL.

daniel - 2008-11-02 16:53:45
Done it before, and I'll do it again.

Gem - 2008-11-02 18:20:55
Bahahaaha - actually weeing self with laughter at the description of the home-hysterectomy! I'm a new reader, just saying hello - keep up the good work! :)

Ruby - 2008-11-02 18:26:32
yeah, I've done it (and got told off for not getting the right ones). Well, I don't mind getting them, but I'm not going to spend more than about 10 seconds studying the various products closely to check I get the right one. I figure "well, no one's going to think they're for me, so what does it matter" I've hung around in a bra shop while gf tries on bras too,

Ruby - 2008-11-02 18:27:53
to stop any confusion over last entry, I should point out that gf was in changing room while trying on bras

awittykitty - 2008-11-02 20:46:54
Sadly, I used to be nervous if there was a male cashier touching my tampax box. Issues? You think? I think thats great though that a guy would do that. Kudos to the most confident guy in the world.

illumiknitti - 2008-11-03 02:50:17
My dad is also the World's Most Confident Man. I always remember the King of the Hill episode when Hank babysits his neighbor's daughter, and she gets her first period. I think it takes a double kind of confidence to not only buy them, but buy them for your daughter. You go, dad!

ww - 2008-11-03 07:15:40
that is one thing my soon to be ex was good about, i must say - and i was once on the other end of the phone during a similar convo to the one you overheard.

Lisa. - 2008-11-03 10:01:27
This entry has given me the biggest smile. I like to think that all men, if we can woo them just right, would do this. =)

scottski - 2008-11-03 15:22:46
the short answer: yes. if you can buy condoms, you can damn sure buy maxi-pads.

stepfordtart - 2008-11-03 17:50:11
L will buy 'em....but only if they're hidden amongst other 'manly' things like beer and pork pies. Funnily enough, Shagnasty would NEVER buy em for me...but he will for Jooj.

wyatt - 2008-11-03 18:42:30
I see that as normal. My Dad used to do that for my Mom all the time, so it is a natural for me. I remember he and I going to the store for some pads and nylons for my Mom... some lady just stared at him. He just looked at her and said "I'm out of tampons and I've a run in my other stockings..."

Kris - 2008-11-04 01:19:36
I never understood why some men had trouble buying something from the feminine aisle. Seriously, are they afraid that people will think he is buying those items for himself? That said, I have probably purchased more feminine products for my darling bride than she has for herself.

Athena - 2008-11-04 06:04:08
AWWW! I want to have a confident man of my very own. That's adorable! Even being married for 8 years the ex would only grab blindly at a box in passing if it was on the list - I don't think he ever checked to see if they were pads or plugs.... :) How's Nanowrimo? Write-in soon?

EvilBaritone - 2008-11-05 06:09:12
After one ex-wife and two daughters, and after handling poo and pee, blood, barf, snot, and all sorts of bodily fluids, I have an ultra-high respect for absorbent materials. Tampons? No problem. Maxis? Yeah, sure, whatever. Depends? Yes, honey, I'm on the job.

BrianM - 2008-11-19 17:48:56
Why wouldn't I buy those? It would mean that there's a woman in my life. They're obviously not for me, right? I'd be mentioning it to everyone in the store, and maybe showing it to everyone on the walk home.

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