I physically can't use tampons, and have to use pads, so I thanks for feeling bad for me. :)

Thank you! After reading that I was wondering if I have a different anatomy. Tampons have always been pretty effortless for me.

Yup, we do exist though, we’re all different, and for each woman who finds it easy, there’s one who doesn’t.

It can be tricky to learn how, but I found the Lunette menstrual cup much more comfortable than tampons. I like the option of being able to swim, Also it is better for the environment. However if you do choose to try this, you may need a different cup, like bras , you have to find the one that fits. ....also consider using a *small* amount of Lube on your tampons, that often helps women who cannot use them. Sympathy to all , we are all different.....even each period can be different.

I have that problem. Very painful.

If it was that much of a hassle I’d just use pads. Instead, pads are more hassle than tampons...

I knew a friend in highschool that had toxic shock syndrome so wearing a tampon was a no go for me. I wore Insteads for years and find although they are messy I don't give off any odor because the blood never hit the air like it does with a string or pad. Now I'm in menopause. And enjoying no period.

I do it one handed, standing up, without looking. Of course 20 years ago I couldn't even get it in and the applicator off without almost falling in the toilet.

I've found that applicators make it easy and fingers only makes it complicated

Except when I first started using them I don't remember ever ending up with messy hands as such, although, of course it depended on the heaviness of the output. 53 now so all that is behind me now - phew! :-)

I thought the same thing. Typically takes me two seconds to insert a tampon. On a rare occasion it goes in wrong and that is painful and then you have to do that weird readjusting. Could be the shape and depth of the vagina that make it easy for some and harder for others.

Well... I have problems sometimes. I'm not sure if I should elaborate though

Oh, for me it's easierfingers than applicators :) or mooncups :)

When I first started using tampons, I had to keep a small mirror with me every time I used one because I was as flexible as a brick.

You had me right up to the eye roll. I'm so happy for your life that you can mock women who have vaginal issues. And a woman too. Nice one.

I was going to say it a quick poke and done for me. XD I've made it into a game. How fast can I do it before the bever dam is damaged and burst!

I tried that one a long time ago didn't finish the box and i went back to pads.

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I wasn't able to use a tampon properly until I had my mom coach me through it many times. I didn't let her show me until the school year was done, so that I'd have time to learn. Eventually, I could do it on my own. Also, sometimes having a tampon is a very bad idea. Like, if you're going to be sitting without a chance to go to the bathroom for a long time, and you could get TSS. Also, at school, I sometimes had to change after every class, and at least once I'd forget to put in a new tampon. Also, I think men don't know HOW MANY PADS/TAMPONS are used EVERY SINGLE PERIOD. For me, it's usually 2-3 pads or, like, 5 tampons. And periods are 5-7 days. I don't hate my period, but it's inconvenient and gross.

Been using tampons for 30 years and sometimes they just... go in wrong. Couldn't tell you why. Oh and if you're fat it's harder to reach down there to put it in in the first place, in case you didn't know.

Depends on if it's the plastic or cardboard applicator.

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Was down here to comment the same thing. It takes me like two seconds, and my hands don’t get “messy.” And how do you make a mistake putting it in? There’s only one place it’s supposed to go.

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I came here to say the same thing! It's not about the tampons, she is either doing something wrong or is unable to wear them. Changing a tampon only takes a few seconds. And how can you put it in wrong? There's literately only one way it can go.

Actually not all women (nothing is true for all women). I honestly hate "girltalk", the going over daily events, he-said/she-said, feeling-sharing etc.

In order to portray a woman as 'strong', 'leading', 'alpha' etc, writers find it necessary to put them in the company of men. "See? She goes in front of the other guys! See? She knows how to throw a football! See? She is talking back to men at the board meeting!" Everything is relative to men's assumed dominance.

Or just talk to another woman!

Good observation!

not everybody _can_ talk about emotions. A woman can be raised in a home when people didn"t talk like that, can have problem with recognising emotions, can be somewhere on the autism spectrum, can not like talking too much in general...

I don't have any women friends that I talk about feelings with. I have a few old school buddies and when we get together we talk about life, but I'm just not a "feeling" kind of person. My best friends are guys, we talk about things; cars, motorcycles, camshafts, stroker cranks, the annoying vagaries of electrical systems, great roads to ride, funny experiences, that kind of thing. My favorite conversations are with older men when I can get them talking about how life was different for them "back in the day". I'm not expecting to see my kind of character written in a book, but wanted to point out that making any statement about how "every woman does this", is never going to be correct because there are always outliers.

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Marina, that's because guys don't want to read about that s**t. Sincerely -- Every Man In The World