Does girl stuff gross you out?

[eralkfang]

It doesn't gross me out. I am forever trying to bind my chest down with sports bras, and will happily comb through bra stores in search of my perfect bra- which they never have. I cannot bring myself to wear conventional bras- if I have to wear one, my breasts just hurt all day long. And look nasty. Lace and frills on bras just make me itch.

Ditto on underwear. I wear practical underwear in occasionally interesting colors and patterns. Thongs are just beyond me. Why would you need to wear your pants that tight?

As for my cycle- I had a nearly crippling period once, and my mother, bless her, promptly got me prescribed a low-dose birth control to control it. I don't mind it at all- I even kind of like it. Tampons just... creep me out, considering that I don't feel like feeling myself up to change my tampon in a nasty public bathroom.

Oh, and since some fellow asexy ladies have professed a love for sports bras- you've probably heard of Title Nine, the people for serious sports bras, and if you ever need a less bulky sports bra for certain shirts and special occasions, Soma (Chico's underwear branch) carries a bra called "The Spa Kahala Bra" that I love to death. The website only lists three colors, but there's a darker peach color available at the store locations, I've found.

[vampyr]

the only girly thing i don't like is tampons. i have an implanon, so i don't get my period anymore (which i'm so happy about, i used to get such painful periods), but when i did, i never used tampons, i always found them uncomfortable, even painful

girly underwear i like, but i rarely wear thongs. i have maybe a coupe of dresses that i'll wear em with. usually, i don't care if people can see the line of my knickers.

also, stormwind, i'm with you, i'd be quite happy to never have a baby . . . the whole process grosses me out

[starcat]

I think girls are lucky these days to have a choice on what protection they want with periods. When I was 9 my mom put this harness contraption in my top drawer and said you will need this soon. Just hook a pad to it like this (as she proceeds to demonstrate) and wear it under your underwear when the time comes. ewwwww what was I in for??? When I finally started at 10, it didn't take very long afterwards when tampons came out and I was so thankful! Of course my mother freaked when she found out I wasn't using the belt and almost dropped to the floor when I told her what I was using. At 37 I needed to have a total hysterectomy and boy was I thankful to be rid of all that mess!

I hate bras...go without whenever possible, and if I have to buy one it's because my old one fell apart. I never wear underwear anymore. Someone mentioned that it's not hygenic to go without, but I have never had a problem and I can't seem to find any good straights facts on why I should wear them. And I think thongs are for a man's benefit only. I don't like girly things either. If I want to make myself feel good, I'll go have a nice long soak in the tub.

[De1in]

Well one of my friends get grossed out when we talk about pads or bras. I'm only grossed out by G-strings and really weird bra. I never go bra shopping which pisses my mum off. But it's just sooo weird and awkward when I think about it because bra= a thing to hold 2 balls of meat. -.-

As for tampons, ugh, blegh.

[Vampireseal]

I just don't like thongs. I like big pretty lacy things with lots of room for my butt!

Amen to that. I wear the "boy-cut" underwear and I love it. I had some bikini briefs ages ago, and it annoyed me, damn thing kept riding up. Thongs gross me out. They're kind of pointless, really.

The only other girl stuff that has ever grossed me out was tampons. I've never had to wear them so far, and hopefully will never have to. As for bras, I don't like overdone girly-ness. Give me a simple utilitarian look with a very supportive build. While I find some lingerie pretty to look at, I've never wanted to wear it. It would just be too uncomfortable and too frou-frou for me.

Why is there such a stigma in regard to "granny panties", I'll never fully know.

[ghosts]

I'm just not crazy about how "granny panties" look - plus, they're too high for the pants that I wear.

I don't think I've chimed into this thread yet, but girl stuff doesn't really gross me out... Maybe when I was younger (12, 13, 14?), but I think it can be scary to go through puberty. Eventually I grew out of it. I have no problem wearing bras, but I'm not a big fan of thongs either. As for tampons - they can be lifesavers! I always have them on hand.

I used to have more issues going shopping for these kinds of things, but then I gradually realized that it seemed sort of silly to be embarrassed about going shopping for undergarments & sanitary things - because it just makes me think that somehow, I'm supposed to be embarrassed or ashamed of my (female) body, that those things need to remain hidden because they're taboo. It's not worth the stress. Nowadays, I sometimes take a friend (a male, nonetheless!) so I can have some company while shopping.

[wired]

I tend to avoid thongs and underwear that have more emphasis on looking sexy than simply being comfortable. I'll buy bras that do their job - supporting my breasts and increasing my comfort. I wear "granny panties" because they're comfortable. I've tried wearing thongs before and they irritated me so much that I ended up changing back to granny panties before even stepping out of the door!

Keep that frilly lacy stuff away, to be honest! It's not like anybody's going to see my underwear anyway. :P

Anyway, this sort of thing doesn't really gross me out. I guess I just treat it with disdain and nothing more. I don't enjoy underwear shopping and you won't find me in Ann Summers. I'll admit that I do start feeling a bit uneasy/nervous if I'm exposed to that stuff for too long.

[kt8]

bra= a thing to hold 2 balls of meat. -.-

Well, um... when you put it that way... Yeah, it's kind of disgusting to think of yourself in terms of "meat". Ugh.

-Katie

[nautonnier]

I used to be extremely repulsed by girly stuff. I refused to wear a bra until it just wasn't polite to go around au natural.

Tampons, I believe everyone agrees by now, are the work of the Awkward Devil. I have never been able to use tampons and I have never actually bought pads for myself, always shifting that duty off on my mom. Selfish, I know, but I really can't handle it. I'm moving out in about a month though, so unfortunately I'll actually have to stomach buying pads (blech!).

Anyway, despite my protests when I was young, I've mellowed out now. I steadfastly refused to buy 'pretty' underwear until earlier this week, though. I could never figure out why underwear should be pretty if nobody was ever going to see it.

Living in a co-ed dormitory with three suitemates can make you a bit self-conscious. I do confess, however, that I am slightly enjoying the raucous colors I chose for my bras :)

[nackteziege]

Yeah! Now that I'm headed off to college, I felt the pressure to go get like, bright pink bras and less ugly underwear.

[Sciatrix]

I was never really grossed out by "girly stuff"--although I absolutely draw the line at tampons. Of course, as far as boobs go I never exactly had much to deal with. I barely fill out an A cup. On the other hand, for years I fought with my mother over dressing at all girly and even now I've only started wearing skirts without being forced to within the last six months or so. So... maybe I got more upset over the outside appearance?

[Guest the_random_squirrel]

can't remember whether i've posted before or not, but just wanted to give my tuppence worth regarding underwear. ahem...

personally i despise bra shopping - all that getting undressed and dressed and people starting intently at your breasts whilst you try different things on. on the flip side i love all the exciting styles of bra you can get! i'm a big fan of pattern and style and whatnot but the trouble is i can hardly ever get my size (seriously, 30B isn't that odd is it?). The same with knickers. I always wear bikini briefs and always look out for exciting colours and patterns. I especially like Calvin Kleins ^_^

[Shinnok]

I think I posted before but since I'm a bio girl I guess I can post still. I don't like girly things like bras, skirts, dresses and ect. Shopping for girly crap like bras and underwear doesn't usually bother me since I just get them and get out (my mom helps me shop but she knows I'm gender-different so she doesn't try to pressure me into wearing something girly I don't want to wear) I don't really care what the public thinks of me anyway if I'm shopping for girl clothes then so what? If I had it my way, I wouldn't have to wear all this girly stuff.

Oh and for pads and tampons..I refuse to use tampons so I just use pads. It doesn't really bother me surprisingly..

[AProud]

Tampons gross me out completely though. I feel sick just thinking about them. That area is strictly exit only!

I fully agree; great way of putting it! "Exit only."

I am 22-years-old and have never used a tampon; it grosses me out, to be honest; I don't want anything going in there thank you very much.

Menstruation doesn't gross me out too much, it's just a necessary evil I guess. I hate the cramps though, and the bloating.

I guess I'm struggling with gender identity; I hate my breasts (they're not big, but I hate them); I've never felt particularly feminine, if at all. I had to wear a dress for my high school prom and it was the worst night of my life, I felt like I was lying to myself, trying to be all feminine and lady-like when I totally wasn't.

I wear female boxers, and often find myself wandering into the male section of department stores, on the odd occasion that I actually do clothes shopping.

I had to buy a bra a few weeks ago, and it was borderline traumatic. I went to "do the deed" at about midnight, when there was hardly anyone else there, so that I could take my time without feeling embarrassed. It took me ages to find out what size I was (I was hunting for a different style, and for some reason the ones that were labelled as the same size as my old bra, did not fit). It wasn't a pleasant, enjoyable experience, but one that had to be done. Hopefully I won't have to buy another one for a few years.

[ReturntoWaldenPond]

Dude, it's crazy to see this, because I was the SAME way when I was your age! (I'm 24 now). I would literally have a panic attack about some bras and stuff. In retrospect, I did associate bras and so forth with sexuality, which I wanted to have NOTHING to do with. lol.

It was so bad that I hid all the bras that my mom bought me under the hats of some teddy bears that I had. When I finally got my period, I hid it for almost two years before my parents found out.

All that stuff freaked me out, too! But now I'm used to it and I can go bra shopping with my Mom (although I prefer not to) and so forth. It's very, very possible that you might just grow out of it like I did. I still don't much like to see "sexy" underwear 'cause it makes me think of porn stars and stuff and porn makes me want to throw up.

Man, this kicks ass ... it's so refreshing to see that I'm not the only person who was like this !!! All these years of feeling like a freak! lol.

[nackteziege]

Now I've gotten more comfortable with underwear and bras. I'm not buying anything sexy, I'm more of thinking "Oh, this is cute and I wouldn't be embarrassed if a friend saw it [in a drawer, on the floor, on, etc.]."

I got the BEST asexy underwear at VS yesterday. They're bright orange [kind of irrelevant but quite awesome] and say "Take a Hike" on the ass. =)

[cijay]

I think girls are lucky these days to have a choice on what protection they want with periods. When I was 9 my mom put this harness contraption in my top drawer and said you will need this soon. Just hook a pad to it like this (as she proceeds to demonstrate) and wear it under your underwear when the time comes. ewwwww what was I in for??? When I finally started at 10, it didn't take very long afterwards when tampons came out and I was so thankful! Of course my mother freaked when she found out I wasn't using the belt and almost dropped to the floor when I told her what I was using. At 37 I needed to have a total hysterectomy and boy was I thankful to be rid of all that mess!

I hate bras...go without whenever possible, and if I have to buy one it's because my old one fell apart. I never wear underwear anymore. Someone mentioned that it's not hygenic to go without, but I have never had a problem and I can't seem to find any good straights facts on why I should wear them. And I think thongs are for a man's benefit only. I don't like girly things either. If I want to make myself feel good, I'll go have a nice long soak in the tub.

I started out with the 'harness' style, too and that's the one I found worked best! Seriously. Once everything became adhesive, along with getting hairs caught (TMI but nobody would argue with how annoying...even painful it is), they didn't seem to work well for me. I think it's because the harness held the pad against the body, the adhesive holds it to your underpants, which moves around. Don't know 'coz it has been ages since I've needed them anyway.

I don't care if a person doesn't wear underwear as long as they're in trousers/shorts. Women with no undies in skirts, esp. short skirts make me sick.

I LOOOOOVE grannie panties! But then I don't like belly shirts so I don't care if the waistband of my gonchies go half way up my back, it's going to be covered.

[7B9090]

:)

[Aria]

I don't wear tampons, I prefer pads. And I don't really prefer a type of underwear or bra, it's not like I'm ever gonna let anyone see them.

[peachy]

You're not alone. I hate most of the girly stuff, too.

Most of the time, I hate having boobs, but once in a while, I don't mind. I have a full chest and boobs just get in the way of everything, especially when you want to play sports. And I really hate the jiggling, so I wear a bra 23/7 just to minimize it. I've tried practically every bra on earth that said it stops 'bouncing,' but I still bounce. I only wear soft cup bras, too; no wires for me. Oh, and i hate the feeling of my boobs touching. It feels so weird.

I remember when my mom took me to get my first bra when I was 10. We fought all day about it. I hated it so much, but my mom said I had to get one cuz my chest was too big to just wear a camisole (I was a B cup). I even used to try to hide my chest under baggy clothing and stooping over (even while sitting). Yeah, I know stooping over just makes you look weird, but hey, I was just a stupid kid. :lol:

As for underwear, I wear a basic brief or boy short. I like the full coverage. I could never stand the wedgie feeling, so I could never wear those tiny underwear with a small backside, so a thong is definitely out. I'm the only one who sees me wearing my undergarments anyway.

The thing I hate most about being a girl is having a period, aka 'the curse.' I was 10 when I got that, too. I don't mind wearing pads, but I hate that I have to wear it because of my period. I always say that if I could afford it, I'd get my uterus removed. But now, there will soon be another option. YAY! FDA approves first pill meant to end periods

[peachy]

...I made it remarkably awkward and wished the bags were less "ZOMG VS!".

I know what you mean. My sis buys all her stuff there and she got these free gigantic tote bags with gigantic print/pictures on it that tells everyone up to a mile away where she shops. She uses the bags everywhere, even as carry ons at the airport.

Actually, VS makes me feel very uncomfortable because it's so in-your-face SEXISTHEBESTTHINGEVERWEAROURSTUFFANDHAVEGREATSEXANDBESOSEXY.

:lol: That's one of the best quotes ever. It sums up VS exactly.

[nic-nac]

No one I know ever ever talks about this stuff. Which mostly suits me because it can make me uncomfortable, but at the same time I sometimes feel like I don't know what to do because no one ever talks about it. Learn by example right? As far as underwear goes my philosophy is: comfort over style. What is the point of style with no one to impress? Periods are just loathsome, stomach aches are loathsome, pads are loathsome, tampons are convienient but nonetheless loathsome. The things we girls have to put up with.

[you*hear*but*do*you*listen]

TMI WARNING

luvdisc, I went through similar disgust at "girl stuff," but it wasn't underwear I hated. A few (5? 6?) years ago, I started closely associating exposed feminine parts/nudity with sex and couldn't stand to have my more personal areas exposed for any length of time. So I only changed my bra and underwear once a week, or less frequently if possible. I threw a clean pair of underwear and a bra into the laundry every day to throw off my mom. I still have to wear bra/underwear 24/7 to feel comfortable; I tried sleeping without a bra once and I had a nightmare about my bra and shirt disappearing in the middle of a school day. But I understand your association of underwear with sex, in a way; I would work on that, though. It's understandable, but it would probably be easier for you if you didn't have those panic attacks. Personally, lingerie/seductive underwear freaks me out, so I'd have a panic attack if I had to shop at Victoria's Secret, so don't feel alone.

[In_Omnia_Paratus]

tampons are gross, I will never use one. stuff just shouldnt go up there >.<

periods are the spawn of satan in grossness...I don't particularily like getting bras because they never fit and I get creeped out because really

HOW MANY PEOPLE TRY THEM ON.

underwear I just grab a pack and go to the cash so thats not a huge deal...

I think boobs are ugly things...

but I hate not wearing a bra. it just feels. ewwuh.

but I like how underwear looks. as long as it covers everything it should.. like boyshort-ish underwear. a bra or sports bra. it's pretty.

[Teagan KGB]

My psychology teachers all agreed on a point when it came to being "crazy": If you and anyone involved can work around it, you're not crazy. If it doesn't affect your life enough that you cannot keep yourself supported, hurt others, yourself or are generally unhappy, then you should be fine. If it started to affect your school work or job, or you had a lot of break downs then I'd say you might want help, but if it's just your mom being uncomfortable with what is different... Maybe your mom needs help... :o

[Elven valkyrie]

The only girly thing that grosses me out is the monthly. And I once saw a bit of a tv program when I was channel-hopping which showed the truth of childbirth. The baby looked like a lump of sick.

Shopping for undies. Doesn't bother me. Something I need. Everyone knows a girl needs it. I like pretty underwear, I won't wear just anything, I don't like not sexy. Thongs - NO! Very uncomfortable. But I like black lace bras, while some say they're sexy, I think they're cute.

What does frustrate me is that 95% of bras are padded. I don't want padded ones and I think many larger chested women say the same thing - we don't want padded when we're this size already. I'm fuming when I order one from a catalogue and it's padded when it DIDN'T say so in the description.

[PurpleCow]

Ah, I remeber my days of being a young teenage girl going out bra shopping with mom... pointing out whatever thing was closest so I could get out of the store and leave! Shopping for underwear in public to me was so utterly embarressing and unspeakable I'd rather go without! I think sometimes I would have been better off attitude-wise if I were born in Victorian-age England... but whatever.

I eventually came to pick up whatever sports bra looked my size and leave in 2 minutes flat. I decided to wear "tighty whities" at age 7 after an accident involving a pond made me change into my friends clothes to be dry.... never stopped that. They cover so much, fit my form, and don't look sexy at all (to me - tho I have heard some men say this is sexy.)

Tampons still strike me as oddly sexual things... I mean you shove them where the sun doesn't shine. ewe. I have always had problems with menstration. Once I got so faint looking at my own blood I nearly passed out in the bathroom. After that I made a concentrated effort to 'space out' when dealing with feminine hygeine.

Personally I'm androgynous in mind. This might be a big part of my reasons for being such a freak about all this girly stuff.

Don't listen to your mom. You're not silly and only the individual can say what they are, no one else. You might not always be asexual but as of right now you should own it. Best wishes and remember someday with the help of a credit card you too can become an internet shopper ;)

[Capricious]

Oh dear lord, there are so many things about being female I hate. Like bras! I can't stand them! So dang uncomfortable, and they always shift around. I've had one -- one! -- that I've ever worn actually fit me, and it was a strapless I wore to Homecoming Dance last Saturday. (I promised my best friend I'd wear a dress; I kind of begged him to take me, because I'd promised to go but didn't want to go alone or anything....so he made me swear to dress fully like a girl. Gah.) And I still had to adjust it at times!

I won't stand for shopping for them. :/ My mom realized that I hadn't gotten a new bra since I was 12, and started freaking about how I should be getting new ones periodically, and how it's okay, that most friggin' young girls are embarrassed by their lack of chest....

Then a 13 year old with size C walked out whining about how her bra didn't look right, and I just kind of looked at her, looked at my mom, and said, "I bet she's embarrassed by her definite lack of chest there, mm-hmm."

I like my lack of chest...... [/grumble]

I was in tears by the time I had the second bra on too. *grimace* I just hate the things so much. And always padded. Seriously, why does everyone think ever single female wants a padded bra?!

But I just never like them, for various reasons. After the second one (which I practically ripped trying to get off), I threw it at my mom and just glared, saying "We are leaving. Now.."

We left after that. TT_TT She still bought the stupid thing though...

But yeah, I've always hated them. I agree that they're good to help control the annoying jiggling, and that it certainly helps when you move around a lot (like jumps and whatnot, especially if you have big ones -- dear lord, that'd hurt! It hurts me, and I'm no Dolly!). But I don't wear them if I can help it -- I was raised in leotards and swimsuits, so I'll just, like, buy a tank-top swimsuit with a built-in and wear that. But my mom won't let me do that too often... *Grumbles darkly*

Underwear is annoying, but useful, plain and simple. Especially with some of the clothes people wear these days; I mean, seriously, we do not want to see people wearing some of those outfits without underwear. *Grimaces*

As for monthly and whatnot, I get it every other month, and know exactly how to do it with no pain. But that's just me. I simply eat properly, with little sugar, and voila! No pain or PMS for me. PMS is actually treatable, I hope women realize that....

But it's killer having to deal with it all the same. Especially since I find tampons to be incredibly uncomfortable. :/

[skenasis]

What does frustrate me is that 95% of bras are padded. I don't want padded ones and I think many larger chested women say the same thing - we don't want padded when we're this size already.

YES. This frustrates me no end.

As a D/DD (whoever made the comment about properly fitting bras being so bloody hard to find as a D/DD - I hear you!), I have to wear a bra. While I'm fine with wearing them, shopping for them does make me feel uncomfortable. However, you have to do what you have to do. Being otherwise petite and only 5'2", it's hard for me to find one that fits properly. But personally, I'd rather those few hours of feeling uncomfortable and making sure to get one that's right rather than permanently feeling uncomfortable due to lack of support! Though speaking of support, I'm another fan of the underwire. I don't know if other 'larger' women feel the same, but I just don't understand how no underwire could possibly make for a supportive, comfortable bra. Admittedly getting used to it does take a few days, but once you are used to it you stop noticing it.

Underwear - I don't feel comfortable without. I just wear plain 'ol panties. I've not tried any other styles of underwear and don't intend to. I'm comfortable enough with what I wear already, so why bother? As so many others have said, it's not like anyone's going to be seeing my underwear any time in the foreseeable future. If ugly underwear is what's comfortable, then that's what I'm going to wear.

Periods and all that comes with them - I see them as a necessary evil. I'm not repulsed or disgusted by them. They're a natural part of being biologically female. I don't use tampons and have never tried them, simply because I find that pads are adequate. They do the job they're made for just fine, so I see no reason to try shoving a glorified cloth stick into myself.

And finally, talking about it - I have no issue with it. I have a group of friends where we're all perfectly comfortable to talk about any body part or function that happens to come up in conversation. We're a mixed bag of gender and orientation, and can all spend hours at a time just talking about our own and each others' bodies (and preferences, and kinks, and...well, you get the idea) without feeling awkward or uncomfortable with each other or the subject of conversation.

[starcat]

I don't care if a person doesn't wear underwear as long as they're in trousers/shorts. Women with no undies in skirts, esp. short skirts make me sick.

Now that would be totally gross!

For me, it's a good excuse NOT to wear dresses or skirts..lol