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Nona Willis Aronowitz
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People are weirdly hostile about this. I find it intriguing and it’s very nice to see such a female lifehack. Maybe more disclaimers could have warded off some of the pearl clutchers. I don’t think the idea is much more crazy than tampons. I’m more concerned about my partners washing their hands before sex. I mean Read more

How about body hair? Have I been lying to my partners because I shave my legs and armpits? How about the chin hairs I pluck and the mustache I wax? How about when I’ve had a Brazilian wax? Read more

How is using a tampon disgusting?? And how does it prevent natural biological functions? No matter what you use or don’t use, the blood doesn’t stop. Read more

I know some religions prohibit period sex. If you hide your period from a man who believes period sex is sacrilege, and he finds out, I’m sure he’d feel violated. I think such beliefs are silly and I don’t think I could have a relationship with someone who thought that way (due to religion or whatever), but I wouldn’t Read more

Don’t be immature about periods. It’s natural, dude. I’m married to an immature guy who is now on his 40s and he’s okay with periods. Read more

Thanks for responding. I have a box of tampons at home that says sterile on the box (I’m also in Canada but not sure if that matters). I think the brand is OB? I could be wrong of course. Googling shows me that most aren’t. I don’t actually regularly use tampons anymore (that incident scarred me for life) but I keep Read more

Throw my the idol, i throw you the whip...
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Tarpons can get stuck. If we are going on anectodal evidence (which is all this article is), I’ve had a tampon get stuck. I didn’t notice it had gone all the way in there until 2 days went by and I noticed a discharge and smell. I freaked out. Felt all the way in found it but couldn’t get it because it had turned/ Read more

We’ll roll our eyes bc, Dad, Seinfeld is over. Read more

If you make a “are you sponge worthy” joke will any of these young folk get the reference? Read more

But a dead end that’s, uh, deeper than some fingers, right? So conceivably something could get pushed out of reach?
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What about a sheet of drywall or two?

“Oh shit, *that’s* where my keys ended up!” Read more

There’s no such thing as something getting “lost in your hoo-ha”—it’s a dead end. Read more

Diaphragms require going to the doctor and getting fitted, plus they require the application of spermicide, plus in my experience they cause UTIs, so—no, not in my case! Read more