some stereotypes are stereotypes for a reason

[synecdochic]

Poll

Gone fishin' for the day, back later.

Comments

[roga]

But synchronized PMS is awesome! You get to bitch together, and binge eat together, and bond over the pain. Works in this all-girl apartment, at least. (Didn't work so much when were were 7 girls living in the same tent. Then it was just bitchy.)

[mullenkamp]

I'm incredibly relieved that PMS manifests completely differently for akatonbo and I, or I think we'd have ripped each other apart. All of a sudden she'll get argumentative over weird things, and I'm going "What the heck, why do you care if I don't like songfics?" or whatever... then I realize "Oh wait. I'm nauseated and the daylight is too bright for me even though it's overcast. It must be PMS time." and just opt to let her be prickly. ;)

If I got grouchy too... hooboy. We'd probably have split up over whether we favor butter or margarine, or something.

[synecdochic]

Sarah gets whiny and I get bitchy. We're just really really glad that we only sync up like once a year, or one of us would have killed the other by now.

[mullenkamp]

The effects on me are almost entirely physical. Huge digestive system upsets, migraines, and sometimes cramps too. Whee! ...Which I guess does make me somewhat whiny in the end.

But I also know I'm PMSing when the Final Fantasy crystal theme makes me a little teary-eyed. IT'S MY HAPPY PLACE, DARNIT.

[mecurtin]

I'm not a lesbian, but I've had roommates and daughters so I answered anyway. I actually find the synchronized PMS amusing and even useful, because there's someone who *understands* and will share chocolate. Also, it's easier to step away from my irrational rage when there's someone to remind me it's the hormones talking.

[iamrosalita]

Being straight does not prevent my cat from trying to push me out of the bed.

[azurelunatic]

...but I swing both ways. And it's an all-female apartment. I would say that sharing the shower shelf-space is irking, as Myrrh's cats limit their shoving to her, my PMS doesn't sync well, we keep our underwears well separated, I'm sure I must know some straightboys but happily those I do are either enlightened or don't know I swing that way, and WHY THE HELL MUST SHE SWITCH SHAMPOOS EVERY THREE MONTHS AND LEAVE ME WITH THE LEFTOVERS.

[pauamma]

Unless there are nuances to either "straightboy" or "knowing" I'm not aware of, I can attest that you know one. :-)

[azurelunatic]

Hooray for enlightenment!