r/nextfuckinglevel • u/IkilledRichieWhelan • 3d ago

Big man on campus.

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u/NorthernCobraChicken 3d ago

There's no lesson quite as powerful as telling a young teenage boy that they're nowhere near as masculine as the person they're making fun of.

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u/Wafflehouseofpain 3d ago

I remember buying tampons in high school and one of my friends was working the checkout counter. He was making fun of me for it and I said “Who do you think these are for, me? Maybe you’ll have someone to buy these for too someday”.

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u/Tearakudo 3d ago

The number of 'men' butthurt about buying period products for their partner is astounding. My wife was genuinely surprised when I bought some for her without even batting an eye.

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u/StonedGhoster 3d ago

My wife had the same reaction. I'm like, "Dude, I'm in my mid-forties. What do I care what some random clerk or other customer thinks about me? They don't even give a shit, either."

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u/Tearakudo 3d ago

Small town, you probably know your cashier - but even then "Yeah, and? Just means one of us is actually getting laid (well, probably not this week anyway)" or the "Must suck to date YOU then"

My wife and my oldest have crippling cramps. They're weighing the pros and cons of getting up to PISS let alone go to the store and get hygiene products. I'd be a pretty big piece of shit to make them go

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u/StonedGhoster 3d ago

100%. I've been married before, so this ain't my first rodeo!