3 ms·
Some parents unfortunately might see that as a feature and not a bug. It absolutely suppressed the sex drive of my first girlfriend. I was the one to tell her
by Auracle 5y ago
Some parents unfortunately might see that as a feature and not a bug.
It absolutely suppressed the sex drive of my first girlfriend. I was the one to tell her about it (before we dated, even). Ironically for her that might not have been a bad thing in the end.
My wife? It turns her in to a raging, emotional, monster. The exact opposite of what she’s normally like. Luckily she didn’t go on it until we were dating for quite a while. I imagine that if she were put on it at age 14 she might have thought that’s just the way she is.
There has also been at least one study that showed that hormonal birth control can change your preference is mates. You’re put on it early, date people, and eventually marry. You go off of it to have a child, and suddenly you aren’t as attracted to your husband. Fun stuff.
- spywaregorilla 5y ago> My wife? It turns her in to a raging, emotional, monster. Mine too. It was fairly difficult to convince her that it was not a "real" emotion and had an external cause. Its given me a very negative few of hormonal birth control. The copper IUD has some downsides but seems to be the ideal option.
- Auracle 5y agoHormones are tough. The emotions themselves are real, and you'll always feel like you have a good reason for them. I personally have experience with them as a man due to a brain injury as a teen that left me with low testosterone. I've experienced low and high testosterone, along with low and high estradiol (estrogen). By the way, chocolate cravings due to high estrogen - or some knock-on hormonal effect - are absolutely real.
- spywaregorilla 5y ago> you'll always feel like you have a good reason for them This is the shitty part about realizing how things change your mood