Woman Has To Hide Tampons From Her Husband Because He Doesn't Feel Comfortable With Her Using Them

Nobody ever has the right to dictate what you should or shouldn't do with your own body. After all, it's your body, and therefore it should be your choice, no questions asked.

This is especially true when it comes to women and the personal hygiene products they use. Whether a woman chooses to use pads, tampons, or menstrual cups during her period is a deeply personal choice for obvious reasons.

But one woman shared a story on the AITA (Am I The A**hole?) subreddit that will have women everywhere seeing red (no pun intended). You see, Reddit user u/ThrowraRyan7697's husband, Ryan, "doesn't feel comfortable" with her using tampons and has even gone so far as to throw away his wife's supply.

"My husband Ryan hates them," the Redditor wrote. "He never truly gave a reason other than just saying he doesn't feel comfortable with me using them."

Ryan has such an issue with tampons that his wife has to hide them from him. When he found his wife's hidden stash, he threw the whole box away—that's when our OP had enough.

"I lost it and told him he had no right to do this and to get over himself already," the Reddit user wrote. She turned to the trusty Reddit community to ask if she was overreacting, and, as always, they had a lot to say about it.

You can read the story in full below.

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The Reddit user explained that she and her husband had been married for two months.

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Due to medical problems, the woman could not use tampons until recently, and she discovered that she preferred them.

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But her husband, Ryan, hates tampons.

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The OP said he "hates a lot of stuff" that she does, so she just ignored it.

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He asked her to use pads instead, but she said it was her choice.

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Ryan even resorted to throwing away some of his wife's tampons, so she began hiding them.

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But Ryan found them and disposed of those too.

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Our OP had understandably had enough at that point.

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She told him he needed to "get over himself."

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But Ryan told his wife he felt that she was overreacting and should consider his discomfort.

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He suggested that she use them away from the house only.

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So the fed-up woman turned to the Reddit community for help.

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Here's how people reacted.

"What is wrong with your husband?"

Reddit / zelda-hime

"He sounds... weird."

Reddit / Glittercorn111

"WTF did I just read?"

Reddit / FaceTheJury

"NTA, but he certainly is."

Reddit / SimplySam4210

"This is YOUR body."

Reddit / circesmoons

"NTA!"

Reddit / Quailpower

"You should reconsider."

Reddit / coygobbler

"Red flag city."

Reddit / fingapoppin752

What's your opinion on this? Do you think our OP overreacted, or was she entirely justified in how she handled the situation?

There are a lot of myths and misconceptions surrounding female hygiene products. Products like menstrual cups are often frowned upon as being unhygienic or unsafe, but in actual fact, they have been deemed one of the safest menstrual control options by the FDA.

Another common misconception is that periods are unsanitary. But really, period blood is no different from any other bodily secretion.

Surely in 2022, it's time to end the stigma around periods. What do you think?