MENSTRUATION - the secret Housemate?

[IsleOfWeather]

We have had a variety of girls in the house and Lisa and Angel too.

How has "the curse" played the house out. Anyone who has ever lived with an adult female will know of the "week of horrors" leading to the arrival of the painters.

The poor guys have been suffering and no one is acknowledging this monthly secret hm:cloud:

[Marc]

holy christ.. LOL

[CaraRawr]

O____O

[pinkpigtails]

In my experience whenever a lot of women are together over a period of time their "monthlies" will all start to time themselves around each other.

What a very odd thing to be writing about!

[Oooo_get_her]

Menstruation

And who gives a flying ****** bucket?

You really want BB to show the girls putting their tampons in so we can know who is on the rag or not? You want details on who takes BCPs and who doesn't, and how those BCPs might change the potential mood swings of the HMs. Huh?

Come on - there is reality TV and there is being a bit too interested.

:conf2:

[IsleOfWeather]

It makes women's personalities change often quite markedly. If they are all about to go on and its nom time it may change the whole dynamic

why not factor it in?

If you dont then dont be shocked if you are left with blood on your hands come eviction time

[Oooo_get_her]

Originally posted by IsleOfWeather

If you dont then dont be shocked if you are left with blood on your hands come eviction time

:conf::puzzled::conf2:

:joker::joker::joker:

:hello:


:flowers:

[yabbadabba]

Isle of weather- I don't even know you, but I think I hate you! I don't believe that my personality changes monthly. I believe that my post-pubescent self has adapted to my hormonal changes; I have to be more introspective, more rational, and higfhly evaluative of my own emotions. If I am short-tempered it is because I am in huge amounts of pain, and I am struggling to keep calm and carry on. I can safely say that my morals, beliefs, my sense of humour, everything that makes me who I am, remain unaltered. To put it simply- don't you dare suggest that women have less integrity when mensturating.

BTW most girls start their period from ages 12-16. That is NOT adult! Your ignorance is showing kid ... :pat:

[Marc]

Originally posted by Oooo_get_her
Originally posted by IsleOfWeather

If you dont then dont be shocked if you are left with blood on your hands come eviction time

:conf::puzzled::conf2:

:joker::joker::joker:

:hello:


:flowers:

PMSL! this is so sick but I lol'ed

[Prole]

Originally posted by IsleOfWeather
We have had a variety of girls in the house and Lisa and Angel too.

How has "the curse" played the house out. Anyone who has ever lived with an adult female will know of the "week of horrors" leading to the arrival of the painters.

The poor guys have been suffering and no one is acknowledging this monthly secret hm:cloud:

What are you... 14 or something?

[IsleOfWeather]

Originally posted by ViaVerde
Originally posted by IsleOfWeather
We have had a variety of girls in the house and Lisa and Angel too.

How has "the curse" played the house out. Anyone who has ever lived with an adult female will know of the "week of horrors" leading to the arrival of the painters.

The poor guys have been suffering and no one is acknowledging this monthly secret hm:cloud:

What are you... 14 or something?


I would perhaps be if I did not recognise this as a house influencer.

Once you do this in Biology then you will appreciate the thread.

[Hedgie]

The huge amounts of progesterone leading to menstruation can have massive effects on a womans character. Some are more susceptible than others. If you're that interested in knowing when IOW then look out for bloating, increased horniness, spots and the hatchet under the pillow.

[Prole]

Originally posted by IsleOfWeather
Originally posted by ViaVerde
Originally posted by IsleOfWeather
We have had a variety of girls in the house and Lisa and Angel too.

How has "the curse" played the house out. Anyone who has ever lived with an adult female will know of the "week of horrors" leading to the arrival of the painters.

The poor guys have been suffering and no one is acknowledging this monthly secret hm:cloud:

What are you... 14 or something?


I would perhaps be if I did not recognise this as a house influencer.

Once you do this in Biology then you will appreciate the thread.


I think the biggest influencer is testosterone. Look it up.

[IsleOfWeather]

Originally posted by Hedgie
The huge amounts of progesterone leading to menstruation can have massive effects on a womans character. Some are more susceptible than others. If you're that interested in knowing when IOW then look out for bloating, increased horniness, spots and the hatchet under the pillow.

:thumbs:

[yousoboo!]

yea don't woman who live together fall into sync?

[Beastie]

hiras been consistent and not changed moods

[fairymoon]

why do men blame time of month for everything a women does ffs grow up

[yabbadabba]

Originally posted by IsleOfWeather
Originally posted by ViaVerde
Originally posted by IsleOfWeather
We have had a variety of girls in the house and Lisa and Angel too.

How has "the curse" played the house out. Anyone who has ever lived with an adult female will know of the "week of horrors" leading to the arrival of the painters.

The poor guys have been suffering and no one is acknowledging this monthly secret hm:cloud:

What are you... 14 or something?


I would perhaps be if I did not recognise this as a house influencer.

Once you do this in Biology then you will appreciate the thread.

DO THIS IN BIOLOGY!!??? We've experienced it HUNDREDS of times you nancy!

Plus Hedgie- why would you need to look out for subtle signs if a womans character is supposedly so altered? Should it not be glaringly obvious by yours and Islesofweathers statements? :shrug:

[IsleOfWeather]

Originally posted by fairymoon
why do men blame time of month for everything a women does ffs grow up


feeling somewhat tense?

[doive1231]

One thing I do believe is that we have seen less of the girls crying in the diary room than in previous BBs. I often thought this show of emotion was unnatural and just due to PMS.

Or are BB just not showing it.

[fairymoon]

iow no i am not feeling anything thanks oh apart from you a twat

[IsleOfWeather]

good point

[Hedgie]

Originally posted by yabbadabba

Plus Hedgie- why would you need to look out for subtle signs if a womans character is supposedly so altered? Should it not be glaringly obvious by yours and Islesofweathers statements? :shrug:

To *confirm* that it is, indeed, "the painters in", and not just general evil cow shennanigans that are a permanant characteristic.

[The_Long_Run]

Originally posted by yousoboo!
yea don't woman who live together fall into sync?

It's not living together, it's too much tap dancing that makes them fall in the sink.

[Marc]

The men have been more emotional than the women LOL but thats tricky when Lisa's in there

[Hedgie]

Originally posted by The_Long_Run
Originally posted by yousoboo!
yea don't woman who live together fall into sync?

It's not living together, it's too much tap dancing that makes them fall in the sink.
Is that why they're meant to be chained to it? :shocked:

[IsleOfWeather]

Originally posted by The_Long_Run
Originally posted by yousoboo!
yea don't woman who live together fall into sync?

It's not living together, it's too much tap dancing that makes them fall in the sink.


olden but golden :hello:

[The_Long_Run]

Originally posted by Hedgie
Originally posted by The_Long_Run
Originally posted by yousoboo!
yea don't woman who live together fall into sync?

It's not living together, it's too much tap dancing that makes them fall in the sink.
Is that why they're meant to be chained to it? :shocked:

All except Hira but perhaps that is because of her unchained melody that she treated marcus to the other night when HE was in chains, so to speak.

[Oooo_get_her]

Ahem - OK - this appears to have become a serious topic of discussion.

So let's think about it for a second.

All human beings are different an react differently to stress, to hormonal fluctuations, to lack of sleep, to hunger, to discomfort, to other people's emotions, even to subtle influences like the pheromones given off by those around them.

There are so many factors acting on all the housemates. Even if it was clear one of the women was menstruating, or in the week leading up to it, that would tell us nothing about how she reacts to it.

I'm really the only person I can use as an example in this, so I guess I have to: I do get cranky the week before, and a little melancholy during. I am aware that I get cranky and therefore I monitor myself very closely to make sure I'm not being unjust to people (doors, however, had just better watch their ******ing backs or I will slam the living s**t out of them). The melancholy I can also monitor - when I feel weepy I allow myself a good cry over nothing and there, it is out of my system.

I have never been in a situation that compares to being a BB housemate but I don't think my coping mechanisms would change one bit - and I don't believe it would have an effect on the way I nominated.

Most women I know are the same - the hormonal fluctuation does effect them, in a whole variety of ways, but they can and do control the negative side of that.

I also think that it is clear you see far more obvious changes in the housemates when fatigue and hunger are a big issue. And, studies show (though I'll have to root around for a citation) that in general women cope marginally better with lack of sleep and food than men. So even if the menstruation thing were a big deal it'd be balanced out by the fatigue and hunger thing - if one were to look at this from a male consistency v's female consistency perspective, that is.

[Marc]

LOL as much as this thread is frowned upon it keeps being in the top 25 most recent threads and is now on page 2 :laugh2:

[The_Long_Run]

And your point caller?