# Do you avoid sex during "that time" of the month? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 23, 2011, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-avoid-sex-during-that-time-of-the-month/597302 "2011-09-23T04:16:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-avoid-sex-during-that-time-of-the-month/597302/1 "2011-09-23T04:16:31Z")
Question to both men and women. Do you avoid sex while she’s on her period? ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-avoid-sex-during-that-time-of-the-month/597302/2 "2011-09-23T04:25:00Z")
Female here; answered ‘other’ because penetrative sex ends up messy and um…not tasty? \ But other kinds of sex are certainly on the board during that time. 😉 Besides, for whatever reason, I tend to get pretty damn horny during my period. \>.\< I’m not a fan of holding off just 'cause one variety isn’t as enjoyable as usual. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-avoid-sex-during-that-time-of-the-month/597302/3 "2011-09-23T04:29:49Z")
As a male, I don’t. I find that is when my wimmens is most “responsive”, aggresive, and sexy. I’m just another male in response to heat. Maybe i will be the lucky one. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-avoid-sex-during-that-time-of-the-month/597302/4 "2011-09-23T04:42:20Z")
Yeah, I’ve never understood the ‘being in heat’ thing for human females. I mean…we pretty definitely are NOT gonna get knocked up during that time. Sure, it’s _possible_, but um…yeah. Probably not. It can’t be that way for animals in heat, right? That would seem kind of biologically backward. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-avoid-sex-during-that-time-of-the-month/597302/5 "2011-09-23T04:52:06Z")
Well it’s the comeback effect. They might not be “immediately fertile” but they cumback shortly after… New propagation. Signs of fertility. Hornieness injected by hormonal and Meta reasons… it’s the whole point of being a crack dealer. ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-avoid-sex-during-that-time-of-the-month/597302/6 "2011-09-23T04:57:55Z")
Newp. That’s what towels are for. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-avoid-sex-during-that-time-of-the-month/597302/7 "2011-09-23T04:58:36Z")
I’m male and yes I avoid it. There’s just something about bloody menstrual fluids that turns me off. It turns my partner off too so we’re a good match there. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-avoid-sex-during-that-time-of-the-month/597302/8 "2011-09-23T05:58:51Z")
Depends. Sometimes bloody, messy sex is just what the doctor ordered. Other times, it’s not my cup of tea. I guess it’s all about the mood. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-avoid-sex-during-that-time-of-the-month/597302/9 "2011-09-23T06:09:46Z")
> [@jamiemcgarry](#): > > Depends. Sometimes bloody, messy sex is just what the doctor ordered. Ugh, I wish there was a vomit smiley. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-avoid-sex-during-that-time-of-the-month/597302/10 "2011-09-23T06:30:02Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > Ugh, I wish there was a vomit smiley. Something about the _rawness_ of it, you know?? ---
**Author:** ![fifty-six](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-avoid-sex-during-that-time-of-the-month/597302/11 "2011-09-23T06:44:40Z")
I like it. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-avoid-sex-during-that-time-of-the-month/597302/12 "2011-09-23T12:52:03Z")
Real men love their women _all_ month long. I put down the dark red towels on the bed, no problemo. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-avoid-sex-during-that-time-of-the-month/597302/13 "2011-09-23T12:56:46Z")
Used to not avoid, then after being married for several years we just got tired of the extra laundry, so we stopped. Since the Wife hit menopause it is not an issue. ---
**Author:** ![spifflog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-avoid-sex-during-that-time-of-the-month/597302/14 "2011-09-23T12:57:51Z")
> [@EvilTOJ](#): > > Real men love their women _all_ month long. I put down the dark red towels on the bed, no problemo. I think there’s something to this. I’m a man and I’m not the least bit bothered by it. But if my lover was turned off by my parts once a month for five days, I think I’d be a tad bothered by that. So I second this. I love my girl every day. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-avoid-sex-during-that-time-of-the-month/597302/15 "2011-09-23T13:01:27Z")
We just put towels down and go for it. No big. ---
**Author:** ![Gus\_Gusterson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85f322/32.png) [@Gus\_Gusterson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gus_Gusterson)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-avoid-sex-during-that-time-of-the-month/597302/16 "2011-09-23T13:04:18Z")
I’m a man and I don’t avoid it, but my wife won’t let me anywhere near her then so how do I vote? ---
**Author:** ![spifflog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-avoid-sex-during-that-time-of-the-month/597302/17 "2011-09-23T13:04:34Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > Used to not avoid, then after being married for several years we just got tired of the extra laundry, so we stopped. Since the Wife hit menopause it is not an issue. No offense (really). but how did that conversation go? “Heh baby, why don’t we turn off the game and head up stairs for some ‘quality time.’” “I don’t think so. The hamper is over half full and I’d hate to add another hand towel to the pile.” “You romantic devil. I love you all the more when you show how green you are and worry about additional water we’ll use for that extra laundry.” ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-avoid-sex-during-that-time-of-the-month/597302/18 "2011-09-23T13:10:50Z")
> [@spifflog](#): > > No offense (really). but how did that conversation go? > > “Heh baby, why don’t we turn off the game and head up stairs for some ‘quality time.’” > > “I don’t think so. The hamper is over half full and I’d hate to add another hand towel to the pile.” > > “You romantic devil. I love you all the more when you show how green you are and worry about additional water we’ll use for that extra laundry.” No specific conversation actually. Just that by the time the girls were about four and two, tiredness was our normal state and anything that added to housework was dropped. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-avoid-sex-during-that-time-of-the-month/597302/19 "2011-09-23T13:12:02Z")
I think every serious partner I had, back before all my partners were menopausal, found that orgasms (theirs not mine) were a big bonus at period time. So I did the opposite of avoiding sex. ---
**Author:** ![KinkiNipponTourist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9bcb4/32.png) [@KinkiNipponTourist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KinkiNipponTourist)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-avoid-sex-during-that-time-of-the-month/597302/20 "2011-09-23T13:16:32Z")
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