Popeye_Card wrote:
I've never been asked by a girlfriend to buy them before. At the same time, I've never asked a girlfriend to pick up anything relating to personal hygene for myself either. Am I wrong in thinking that there are some things you just buy for yourself unless there's an emergency situation?
I guess it's different if you're married.
Right. Or living together.
All the same though, I know married guys who are weird about it. They're in wrappers, inside a box. I don't see the big deal. They are strange. To this day I'm not completely sure how they work. But like I said, nobody thinks you have womanly parts because you have a box at the checkout counter.
Cronos69 wrote:I've never bought tampons before so I'm not exactly the best to speak up here, but wouldn't it be just as awkward if not more so for women to buy condoms for their SO?
Except that both parties use the condom. Only one party uses the tampon.
Purchasing condoms, either party: "I'm sexually active and I'm responsible about it" (i.e. there's not really any bad part of that equation because sex is fun and great. Doing it without getting diseases like the clap, crabs, or children is even better)
Purchasing tampons, a guy: "I'm dealing with bodily functions that very clearly belong to someone else" (i.e. there's really no good part of that equation)
JL21 wrote:Purchasing tampons, a guy: "I'm dealing with bodily functions that very clearly belong to someone else" (i.e. there's really no good part of that equation)
Popeye_Card wrote:
I've never been asked by a girlfriend to buy them before. At the same time, I've never asked a girlfriend to pick up anything relating to personal hygene for myself either. Am I wrong in thinking that there are some things you just buy for yourself unless there's an emergency situation?
I guess it's different if you're married.
Right. Or living together.
All the same though, I know married guys who are weird about it. They're in wrappers, inside a box. I don't see the big deal. They are strange. To this day I'm not completely sure how they work. But like I said, nobody thinks you have womanly parts because you have a box at the checkout counter.
My gal and I have been together for 5 years, and she's never asked my to buy tampons. Not that I'd feel weird about buying them, but like you say - they're strange to us men. It's a personal hygiene device, and with that in mind I'm sure women have their own unique preferences on which ones they like. Unless they explicitly spell out the brand name and type, I (especially being someone lacking a vagina) will have no clue on what to get them. I think my wife is just saving time and effort by getting them herself. Just like I do when I avoid having to tell her exactly what type of brand and style of deodorant I use (actually I don't really care what kind of deodorant I use, I'm just throwing that out there). Maybe sending her out o by me a cigar would be a better analogy - she's not going to be embarrassed buying them, but I'm putting her in a foreign environment with instructions she'll have to follow to a tee - that's kind of a lot to ask unless it's a situation where the person REALLY needs the item.
maddash wrote: Just like I do when I avoid having to tell her exactly what type of brand and style of deodorant I use (actually I don't really care what kind of deodorant I use, I'm just throwing that out there).
maddash wrote: Just like I do when I avoid having to tell her exactly what type of brand and style of deodorant I use (actually I don't really care what kind of deodorant I use, I'm just throwing that out there).
You strike me as a Mitchum man.
That's funny. I'm very familiar with the brand, but honestly, I don't think I've ever noticed it on the shelves (and have they even done a campaign in the last 5 years?). Even the packaging looks like something you'd need a prescription for.
I am THIS kind of pot smoking Hollywood rebel Mitchum man, though
maddash wrote: Just like I do when I avoid having to tell her exactly what type of brand and style of deodorant I use (actually I don't really care what kind of deodorant I use, I'm just throwing that out there).
You strike me as a Mitchum man.
That's funny. I'm very familiar with the brand, but honestly, I don't think I've ever noticed it on the shelves (and have they even done a campaign in the last 5 years?). Even the packaging looks like something you'd need a prescription for.
I am THIS kind of pot smoking Hollywood rebel Mitchum man, though
A Bengals fan friend of mine told me recently that Chad Johnson endorses Mitchum. That struck me as rather odd.
But I still say you are a Mitchum Man. The type of man who prefers a superior product to flashy packaging and witty commercials. A gentleman who wants a deodorant that can stand up to a vigorous game of polo, but still give the ladies a whiff of musky refinement at the end of the evening. You, sir, are a man who values class over wooing the intoxicated young ladies at the club. You don't knock over their olfactories with an Axe! Degree isn't dapper! You caress them with the Green Goblin. The Sorcerer of Seduction. The Pulverizor of Persperation. You, sir, are a Mitchum Man.
Popeye_Card wrote:
But I still say you are a Mitchum Man. The type of man who prefers a superior product to flashy packaging and witty commercials. A gentleman who wants a deodorant that can stand up to a vigorous game of polo, but still give the ladies a whiff of musky refinement at the end of the evening. You, sir, are a man who values class over wooing the intoxicated young ladies at the club. You don't knock over their olfactories with an Axe! Degree isn't dapper! You caress them with the Green Goblin. The Sorcerer of Seduction. The Pulverizor of Persperation. You, sir, are a Mitchum Man.
