Why would my friends do this?i think its dumb?

Question

well my weird-ish question is:

why do my friends tell each other

when they get their periods for the first time

like i would never do that

that's a private thing

i think that's dumb

and they should keep it to themselves

can you help me understand why they do this?

Answer 1

Because close friends share everything. So therefore they tell each other things like this. You are apparently more private, nothing wrong with that (or them)

Answer 2

i don't know why but i no they do...i did and so did my friends!!!!....i guess it is just something to talk about!!!...it is kinda weird...like it is n-e 1's buiness weather or not you have your peiod!!!...you don't see guys going around telling ppl bout there "problems"....so idk!!

Answer 3

cuz maybe there excited?? idk its kinda a grown upish type thing i guess but they wont be all happy when they get the hellish cramps.

Answer 4

well, they might be scared and ask their friends for help. or maybe they want their friends to understand if they can't go out. have you had it yet? because it's a big deal and they may want to tell SOMEONE.  

Answer 5

because they want to  tell each other what they have.and telling your friends that you have your period isn't dumb.like my friend she told me when she got her period.it's not a bad thing at all.

Answer 6

They need reassurance that the are normal to have gotten it.

Answer 7

Eventually after having your period for 12 months EVERY single year, for the next 60 years .... it will be equivalent to telling your female friend "I have to go pee".

I often say to my female friends "It's that time of the month".

Even women I don't know say that to me. Some of my friends even ask me for Midol when they have cramps. lol!

It's gross but a part of life ... for a long time. It soon becomes no big deal to meantion around your female friends.

Answer 8

i was the first to get it outta my friends and i only told one person.i freaked out at her not to tell anyone so i kno how you feel.  but its been four years since ive had it and its really nooo big deal anymore.you'll get used to people talking about it and its really nothing.you'll eventually talk about it like its nothing too haha

Answer 9

its not that weird. my friend told me when she started her period...

i didnt go out and tell everyone, but if a friend asked me, i would prolly tell them.

Answer 10

i did tell my friends and it is not dumb, its a girl thing. Maybe you are just a little shy about it because you are still so young.

and guess where i had my 1st periond? in the bathroom of my friends house. It was horrible, i left a mess in there and i was so mortified!



i had a heavy flow the 1st time, it sucked SOO MUCH!

now you are wondering why someone would put the crazy details of her first periond on the internet for a bunch of strangers to read lol.

Answer 11

girls get pierods and we talk about them

Answer 12

They are just excited because it is something new to them and they have officially been accepted into womanhood.  

Answer 13

i dunno some girls just tell their best friends everything

it shows that vur comfortable talkin to them

wen i was younger and first got mine i didnt tell my friends and then one day it came up in a convo and i mentioned it and they wer like and u never told us lol:P

but wen u get older u will be able to talk about it more i think girls just do it because they r not embarrised by it and they got someone to complain about it to :P

Answer 14

if they feel like sharing let them share.

doesnt mean you have to.

they just dont think its anything to be embarrassed about.

some people are more open about sertain things then others.

me and my friends are like your friends.. were REALLY open with eachother (both guys and girls)

like to the point where my guyfriends know when its my time of the month and i know how many times a day they uh.. "go to the bathroom" if yah know what i mean rofl

yeah were just creepers like that lmfao

Answer 15

It can be a competition sometimes. Like, the first one to get her period is the most mature or something like that. Some friends or girls or just more open about that kind of thing, & don't think anything of talking about it openly. Girls feel like they're finally growing up. I mean, you're becoming a woman. You can get pregnant now, (not that you should), & your b***s get bigger & all. Don't worry about it =]  

Answer 16

Some girls are genuinely excited about menstruation.

I don't get it, because it's kind of miserable and a pain in the ***, but the first time you get it, it's exciting for you.

You want to brag about it.

Don't feel weird if you don't tell people though.

Whatever floats your boat...

Answer 17

i agree, they're happy to finally be a step into womanhood.

they probably tell their friends because they want to share the excitment, especially since its another girl they are telling it to.

you really shouldnt concider it strange of her to be telling people... most girls share a lot of personal information with their girl friends, its just something us girls do..

if you really dont feel like hearing about her personal stuff, just ask her not to share it in front of youu.

Answer 18

AHAHAHHAA reminds me of something.

i was at a sleepover with like A BILLION girls for my friend's birthday and we had to go in different rooms for the night cause one room wasn't big enough for all of us. me and my friend were fooling around in our room (which we were sharing with 2 other girls) and one of our friends was taking a shower (one of the girls we were sharing our room with.... idk who takes showers at sleepovers... i think its strange) so like i said me and my friend were fooling around so we took out this bag she had and looked at was inside and it was like perfume and shampoo and stuff and she came out and she saw us closing the bag and putting it away and she had a nervous look on her face and she said "so you found the pads?" and then started talking about her period AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH me and my one friend were just staring all around the room it was really awkward.

Answer 19

girls talk about the girl stuff and they feel more comfortable when someone understands them when it's their first time it may be a private thing but don't forget all girls go through it so they feel comfortable with someone that understands because they've just been exposed to what they'll be going through monthly they'll stop talking about it once they adapt to what they'll be going through and they may talk about it from time to time like if their stomach will hurt, they can start to talk about it

Answer 20

A girl, who I wasn't really that close with (and still am not) told me that in seventh grade. At first I was like "okay?", but that was before I had started. Not to mention when I finally did start, I had a story behind it. So, everyone got a good laugh. As you get older though, it's going to become less of "I'm my period" to more of "Stupid cramps! Do you have any midol/tampons/pads/panty-liners I can use?"

Answer 21

they wants to feel like an adult ,women etc.,..

Answer 22

honestly I can't tell you. My girl friends talk about their s*x lifes which has to got to be the weirdest. Bragging rights in some strange way???  

Answer 23

Have you gotten your period yet?  I remember that I was one of the last girls in my group of friends to meet "Aunt Flo".  I told them when I got it because I needed to talk to someone my age about it.  You know moms are too old to understand teenage life in the 21st century! ;-)  Your friends are probably looking for support.  Also, the period talk never really stops.  Even grown women talk about it, especially when they are trying (or not trying for that matter) to get pregnant.  If you have not gotten your first period yet then when you do you will probably understand why your friends like to share the news.  I suppose all that you can do is either tell them you do not feel comfortable talking about it and could you please talk about something else.  Or just leave when they do, it is okay if you don't want to talk about it.  Just remember that it is a very natural thing that every woman goes through every month, it is nothing to be embarrassed about.  ;o)

Answer 24

close friends share like everything

and one day you may need to borrow a  pad or something