Things That Men Do Not Need To Hear
One of TV’s most cringy moments was, in my view when lightweight Kendra Wilkinson offered up far too much information on live television during I’m A Celebrity Get me Out of Here. After a dismal performance, she blamed her lack of stars on the fact that ‘she was on her period’.
I recall Ant, poor lad, turning away in embarrassment, whilst cheeky chappie Dec, bravely glossed over the statement and battled on regardless.
Of course ‘boys’ these days, are taught about these mysterious ‘girl’ things at around 11 years old, and as my own Grandson reliably informed me, even during THE lesson many of them were hiding behind their hands, sniggering in the back of the classroom, and have probably been going ‘yuk’ ever since.
Personally, I’d far rather ‘Miss’ had banged on to the boys a bit more about treating girls with kindness and respect, which will stand them in more good stead than knowing how a tampon expands in a glass of water!
So even though mature men know all about the inner workings of the female body, I think most of them just want to leave it there, no further informative updates are required, thanks very much.
And I agree with them. I think girls today share far too many intimate details about their bodies with their partners, and indeed in Kendra’s case, millions of strangers.
I mean seriously, of all the inappropriate things to say, in the jungle in front of Ant and Dec on live television, ‘I’m on my period’, must get TV’s embarrassing moment of the year award!
She was almost loud and proud; BUT in reality, ‘I really look forward to my period’, said NO woman EVER!
Let’s be honest, it’s a messy and sometimes painful old business, and unless you are some tree-hugging, Mother Earth, nut job, who loves to embrace her inner woman, it just interferes with our lives and we hate it.
Men generally want their women to be a vision of loveliness at all times. Yes of course they ‘know’ that periods happen, but don’t really want it spelled out to them that it is actually happening, like today, right here, right now!
I’d love to see girls going back to being a little more mysterious and discreet, ‘I’m not feeling too good today’ can be far more effective than a full-on period alert, and who is really interested anyway.
Yes, when it comes to men and the monthlies, NOT sharing, IS more caring!
How do you feel about it? In this day and age, should girls ‘share’ or do you think some things should remain personal.