Yeah, but you know what’s really good for cramps? Orgasms. Multiple or not, who cares.
No thanks. I’m very content being male.
I’d be curious about how the other half lives, but I’m not sure I’d want to do it for a full year. If it were only a few days or weeks then I’d say yes.
Being a dude.
Seriously, I have tried to convince every woman I’ve been with for the last 12 years of the orgasm’s efficacy in relieving menstrual cramps. They’ve all refused my assistance in this matter, saying (I’m paraphrasing) that there was no way they could get in the mental state to have orgasms whilst in such discontent. Gordion knot, I guess.
I’m actually a lesbian trapped in a man’s body. Still, I think I’ll stay put.
Me, too, except I’d give it a go for a year.
I think in my younger days it would have been interesting and fun to try being a dude for a year. Now that I’m old and set in my ways, not so much.
The only reason I can think of that I wouldn’t try it for a year is the whole marriage thing; it’s one thing to switch teams for a while, it’s quite another thing to ask your spouse to live with it. However, in this magical world we’re talking about, Mr. Athena and I agree that we’d both switch. It’d be fun. Heck, we could be a reality show.
I’m curious why people wouldn’t do it for a limited time. Seems totally fun, and would give a ton of insights into the other half of the world.
I’m not gay, and I don’t have the slightest interest in experiencing a female perspective. I have a wife and three kids. What the hell would I want to turn into a woman for?
I’m too used to being a woman. It would be awkward and annoying to have to learn all the things that a man of my age knows already. Instead of being fun it would be a chore.
Like I said, if I were a young person then I can see where it would be interesting. It’s too late now.
Point made.
Twice, now.
Thank you.
I was answering Athena’s question, not just being gratuitous.
Keep trying, some of us have figured it out.
Unfortunately, my husband is totally squicked out by blood, so that form of cramp relief is not an option for me any more.
I would love to be able to switch sexes whenever I wanted, because I think it would be fun to have the different experiences that a male experiences both physically (more strength, different expression of sexual pleasure, more body heat, etc) and socially, but the one-year lease? Hell no! Being a woman does mean that I don’t always have the same opportunities in terms of ‘making my way in the world’, but it allows me a certain closeness with other people, and an ability to be emotional without being seen as weak. It also allows me to live amongst women (for instance, my hall at college is single-sex) which I have always preferred to living amongst men, 'cause men are smelly and suchlike.
Well, I can’t say I’m not curious, especially if it were temporary, but I’d hate to give up my beard and moustache.
Nope. I’m very happy being a woman.
I think it would be awesome and if it were possible I’d sign up in a heartbeat. I’d actually like to see how it is as a *gay *man, as long as nothing else in my life would change (i.e. same [gay friendly] job, living in same [gay friendly] city, etc.)
Funny, those same reasons would be why I’d *want *to see how it is as a man. I don’t like closeness with people and I am not one to wear my emotions on my sleeve.
Who says you have to? 
Well, I do have at least one circus freak in the family, to be fair.
As a crossdreser, I would love to have a shot at being a woman for a stretch. I could walk around in women’s clothing anywhere and no one would bat an eye. Plus I could finally squeeze into those size six outfits I can only dream about. The only problem is that as the above thread shows, I also have a side of me that enjoys being a guy. I fear that if I had an entire year as a woman, that I’d get really tired of being a woman sometimes. Maybe a three month lease instead?