So why r u so miserable all the time?

Oh the good ol' temporary insanity plea

To be honest, I'm surprised there aren't more period-related crimes throughout history. I know I've had periods where I just feel like attacking anybody who so much as looks at me funny. Of course I never would actally do that...but daaaamn, if I had an appropriate outlet for that anger (e.g. a mugger tries to take my handbag, a gunman comes into my store, etc) I don't think my brain would be thinking rationally enough to NOT lash out! :O

No hun, it's because PMS doesn't exist. It is actually attention whoring and is used as an excuse for bitchy women to be bitchy and childish and get away with it. You only think it has an effect because it's so ingrained in our culture. In some parts of the world things like PMS and morning sickness aren't even a thing. No one suffers from PMS because it doesn't exist. The more you know~ Edit: Only the physical symptoms exist, the 'moody' part doesn't. You only get moody because you think you should get moody.

I'm glad you corrected yourself but the mental "moody" part does indeed exist whether you acknowledge it or not. Any reputable medical institution, as well as any health class anyone one in a developed country will take, says that PMS is identified by certain symptoms with irritability and depression (ranging from moderate to severe) more likely than not being one of them. If hormones are suddenly produced in the brain that aren't normally there, it'd make sense that something else (like mood) is suddenly out of whack. And (assuming you mean first world since thats all I can speak for) culture says that we should be hugging kittens, nailing the interview for our dream job, and being the epitome of feminine perfection despite our uterus renewing itself. I don't know what kind of part of culture tells women to feel like complete shit during their period but I'm sorry you're exposed to that.

Agreed. It's not like you're married with children or something. This is the time when you decide whether to be alone or to be with someone who will treat you like shit every month.

"Punish her"? Are you serious? She's not a child. I can understand dumping her if he can't handle the way she is around that time of the month, but punishing her? I don't condone throwing things at people, but some women truly cannot help it when they're on their period. I myself am particularly irritable anyway, and it's multiplied by over 9000 while I'm on my period. If I'm provoked enough, I can get violent. I don't randomly throw shoes at people, and I try to control my emotions, but I honestly can't help it most of the time. Anyway, if you think you can punish a grown woman for perfectly natural behavior, I don't see many of your future relationships succeeding.

219 and 258... Seriously you two are probably forever alone.