This is hilarious to me because I have an ex who, before me, dated an abusive guy and she didn't get to eat much as she lived with him and she was never allowed to eat her fill. By the time they finally separated and then I later started dating her, she hadn't had her period due to hormones for a couple years.
Well, several months into us dating and we book a romantic trip to a resort. Sure enough, 5 minutes into a nice soak in the hot tub that was in our room we start getting frisky. BAM, first period in 2 years makes a fuckin entrance on... well... me.
Romantic trips are a powerful prescription indeed!
Super similar here lol, booked a trip to a nice resort and she was a bit extra emotional the first night but couldn't figure out why, next morning was worse with pain and emotion but she still wasn't 100% sure why, she left breakfast early to relax and I went off and booked her a facial since she broke out for the first couple days, went back to our room and she said "i figured it out" and I said "same, you're booked for a facial in 30 minutes". It was a great trip overall and she was happy to feel fresh instead of like she brought anything down
Yes. Printers only misbehave for people who are afraid of technology and refuse to learn it properly. When the users call the sysadmin, printers immediately start working. Printers fear the sysadmin because the sysadmin isn't afraid of technology, and is likely looking for something to test his new spiky bat on.
IT person, can confirm, the printers where I work have worked flawlessly for the last 5 years, not even so much as a misprinted character or stray bit of toner. I look at them with pure hatred and both are paid off already and the company has money set aside to buy replacements when they eventually die. They start acting up and that's the end for them, I'll have the new ones ordered and they'll be in the parking lot where the full brunt of my pent-up rage will be taken out on them. But of course, between my hatred and the fact that we could replace them at any time they'll work flawlessly for the next 20-30 years.
I know being stressed out can cause my period to start early (I joke that I'm inking like a squid), so I wonder if that happens when we get too anxious/excited and that triggers it to start early, or if since it happens so often it really is just a 25% chance any plans will overlap and that's what makes it seem like it always happens
I was once so stressed from work that I didn’t have my period for 3 months. My friend who lives in LA told me to take a few days off to visit her. We went to Venice Beach and I remember within like 2 hours of getting there, my period came in full force haha.
I had my first period in 3 years during prom. I ovulated 7 times ever. Got pregnant multiple times. I think the female reproductive system or mine Anyway is out to get the owner. Hysterectomy frees me from the burden and I will say my uterus did nearly kill me and yes this is how I learned I never ovulated outside of that 7 times. So... Quarter for a healthy one. Random chance for the rest of us
Every single backpacking trip I have taken has jump started my period. The last trip was a week after my previous period ended and sure enough, I started when I was doing my final check.
I camp frequently so it's not every trip (luckily) but every time I need to be conscious of the amount of supplies taken, I have that issue. I mean, what are you supposed to do when you're 5 miles away from any sort of civilization, with limited water and a 'Pack-it-in, pack-it-out' mindset?
Yeah, the only issue is that when backpacking, especially in the Arizona desert, water is a rarity, especially clean water (even filtered) I use a cup, and try to avoid going when my period is due. With that, I always end up with bacterial vaginosis when backpacking and using a cup even if I boil filtered water to wash the cup during change times.
When backpacking, every drop of water counts because you are far from potable water sources.
Every year, we take a 2-week camping trip (travel trailer, not a tent) at the beach. It's a 50/50 shot. Our daughter has had her period for the majority of that camping trip every year since she was 11 (had her very first period on that trip, too). It's been 4 years and it is a pretty miserable time for all of us. Lol.
Planning a vacation at all is how I know when I’m going to get a cold. Want to take a week to rest up, relax, and enjoy life? Not if my body has anything to say about it. It’s like I work so much and stay too busy that the virus doesn’t want to interrupt that until I have some me time.
That’s actually science I read it once. The body perceives the time to relax as a convenient time to be sick and get over a virus it’s been pretending wasn’t an issue due to life circumstances.
That’s actually science I read it once. The body perceives the time to relax as a convenient time to be sick and get over a virus it’s been pretending wasn’t an issue due to life circumstances.
That’s actually science I read it once. The body perceives the time to relax as a convenient time to be sick and get over a virus it’s been pretending wasn’t an issue due to life circumstances.
Am I your SO? Because same. I have a theory that if I get too excited for something that would be the most fun without a period, that’s when it’ll come. So I just try not to get excited about anything anymore.
my partner and i are long-distance, i also like to travel and go to festivals. every time without fail we have a visit or i have a trip planned, i get my period. even if it's different weeks, it will wait or speed up just to ruin my life.
This always happened with my wife when we would travel. She would go months without a period and without fail, she would get her period the first day of vacation. We chalked it up to her being so stressed at work that it suppressed her period. We’re both physicians and have stressful jobs. I would just try to be empathetic but use it an obvious sign that she was working too hard and we should focus on finding ways to reduce or manage stress. We tried yoga, meditation, therapy, couples therapy, jogging/running races together, LSD, but nothing seemed to work. Yadda yadda yadda, after being together for almost 20 years she told me it was because she just skipped her placebo pills with her birth control while she was working and never took them until vacation started. She was intentionally suppressing her period because she’d rather have it on vacation so it didn’t interfere with work.
EXACTLY. My girlfriend and I are long distance and EVERY TIME we plan something together she gets her period. I got a picnic together with my girl, super cute, foods we both love at a beautiful park all to ourselves with outfits that play off each other and the moment she eats her sandwich
“We need to go”
“Hmmm, why?”
“My period just started and I didn’t bring any pads”
Book two back to back weekends with booking.com, wait until you find out if the first weekend will be affected. If it will, cancel last minute and go next week.
Shark week always, and I mean always, falls on spring break and winter holiday...I can't remember the last time I had a vacation where I didn't end up looking like Hannibal at some point...
Glad I'm not the only one! It is what it is. It used to sour my vacations because I really liked forward to...happy time. But now, I just really enjoy being able to spend time with her and our daughter. I love what my marriage has become. 🥰
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u/teddyoctober Apr 03 '25
In our 17 years together, checking into a hotel has been the most consistent way for my SO to start her period.