This site uses cookies to improve your experience and to provide services and advertising.
By continuing to browse, you agree to the use of cookies described in our Cookies Policy.
You may change your settings at any time but this may impact on the functionality of the site.
To learn more see our Cookies Policy.
LOOK, ALL OF us – at some point – have been a little late to the game when it comes to certain aspects of human biology.
Giphy
Giphy
It takes time to get your head around the ins and outs of the human body – wondrous as it is – and that’s before you ever bring the reproductive system into it.
But between sex education (if you were fortunate enough to be provided with some), five years of biology classes, endless conversations with your mates and tidbits you picked up along the way, we’d have thought it’d be safe to say most of us have a fairly good grasp of the whole thing.
And then Twitter user, Fabuticaba, threw a spanner in the works by announcing that a recent date had shed considerable light on the lack of knowledge some people have when it came to the female body.
Just went on a date with a guy that thought periods lasted a month.
And naturally that got the ball rolling, with the world and his wife contributing to the conversation.
Whether male or female, we all have some learning to do, it seems.
Here are just some of our favourite revelations born of Fabuticaba’s tweet.
I found out about halfway through a two and half year relationship that my boyfriend thought that I couldn’t pee when I had a tampon in because “doesn’t it all come out the same hole?” He was 21/22 at the time.
— Brittany “why am I still on this site” Lauren (@BrittanyLauren5) September 2, 2018
I've known WOMEN who didn't know that! A friend in high school thought you had to change tampons every time you went to the bathroom. It came up because she was complaining about going through boxes so fast. 😵🤐😨
I knew someone once who thought a pregnant woman could get pregnant whilst pregnant so essentially she could be carrying several children in different states of development. He is married now with children, I wonder if he realises his error?
I once heard a boy say that women still had periods when they were pregnant, and that women could only get their periods at the very beginning or end of the month, never in the middle.
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
Close
Comments
This is YOUR comments community. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic.
Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy
here
before taking part.
Friday 22 November, 2024
Friday 22 November, 2024
Download our app
Twitter is revealing the most ridiculous misconceptions people have about the human body
LOOK, ALL OF us – at some point – have been a little late to the game when it comes to certain aspects of human biology.
It takes time to get your head around the ins and outs of the human body – wondrous as it is – and that’s before you ever bring the reproductive system into it.
But between sex education (if you were fortunate enough to be provided with some), five years of biology classes, endless conversations with your mates and tidbits you picked up along the way, we’d have thought it’d be safe to say most of us have a fairly good grasp of the whole thing.
And then Twitter user, Fabuticaba, threw a spanner in the works by announcing that a recent date had shed considerable light on the lack of knowledge some people have when it came to the female body.
And naturally that got the ball rolling, with the world and his wife contributing to the conversation.
Whether male or female, we all have some learning to do, it seems.
Here are just some of our favourite revelations born of Fabuticaba’s tweet.
DailyEdge is on Instagram!
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
sex ed