Does your partner dismisses your feelings when you’re on your period/period is about to start?

I’m not sure if i am easily irritated during this time or if my partner is just a dick. Whenever i am about to start my period he is not listening to what i am saying and how i am feeling because “you’re just emotional because your period is due soon”. Like wtf it’s not a reason not to listen to me or not care about my feelings
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So he’s saying that he uses your menstrual cycle as an excuse to devalue your emotions once a month because he can’t be bothered to treat his own partners emotions with empathy and compassion? Charming

Mmm for me, I am a bit more easily irritable or emotional the week before my period and sometimes I will find myself reacting a bit more than usual because of my period so I will express like “yes this bothers me but I’m not crying over it I’m crying bc of my period” if it’s something I know wouldn’t bother me that much any other time. So I think it depends but I agree with OP ^ the snark comment is definitely dismissive of your feelings and that shouldn’t change just because it’s your time of the month

You deserve to be listened to and valued no matter the circumstances and ESPECIALLY when you’re even more emotionally sensitive

The way my eye would start twitching if my husband said my period is not a reason to listen to me. Absolutely not. Like I am an anxious wreck leading into my period and my husband hugs me more and listens when I inevitably cry over something haha I would lose my mind if he ever said that to me.

I'm quite emotional and irritable as well around my period and my partner sometimes does ask me if my period is on its way when he thinks I'm being too sensitive.. tbh it pisses me off but he asks and doesn't just dismiss how I'm feeling

I think on top of lacking basic respect and compassion for his partner, he also is seriously missing some education here ! I would ask him to do his research and be more understanding but I wouldn't give him too many chances tbh. If you can't respect me (PMS or not, I'm still the same human being) you go!

I dismiss women's feelings when they are on their period...

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