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StopsToSmellRoses t1_j5iqdxv wrote

I think in the moment, it would be hard to know what to do. There’s a lot of pressure from being in a place where you know a lot of people and it’s a new situation that you weren’t aware of prior and none of there people you knew, knew about it either. I think maybe you wanted the others to know you were okay with it more than you wanted the ex to know. It could have been both, I’m not sure.

Definitely, like others have said, he wanted you know about it, but likely didn’t know how or didn’t want to tell you directly. Given this event, I don’t think he cares about you as much as you might think.

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Toxic_Wasteland_2020 t1_j5ilm1g wrote

The fact that she reached out to you, said she felt bad about having him, and then texted you saying sorry tells me she's sad, struggling, and desperate for a friend....and you shouldn't be that friend or rather can't be that friend. I hope she finds a good, nice friend that can be there for her and help....I feel bad for her.

This is the worst thing I've read on the internet today, and I just read THIS for the first time only minutes ago.

TLDR: You're Smegma.

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Clide01 t1_j5ijuac wrote

Ouch, been there done that but with the male parts(tingly balls for DAYS).

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Read the label, you are supposed to dilute the CRAP out of it. a small squirt on a washcloth is what they recommend for body washing. A 1/10 ratio of soap to water for dishes. I found once I diluted it I was able to use it in sensitive areas.

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Humble-Inflation-964 t1_j5iguoo wrote

>I get where your coming from but the entire point of dr bronners is that it’s completely organic. No added chemicals

Being "organic" means they have much less control over what concentration is safe for skin...

>And you gotta be the exception most people don’t feel the need to

Oh really? I appreciate your confidence, but I'm fairly certain neither of us know which behavior is the exception and which is the rule.

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Poemang94 t1_j5igsjm wrote

Yeah that's pretty understandable. Still know knowing that it's bad for vaginal health and I still think I'm gonna stop it altogether. I don't want to cause problems for myself later. Lol the wipes I only use when I absolutely need to but the wash is a daily thing. So anything to help myself be better about it and the environment, I'd gladly throw them out.

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BrightGreyEyes t1_j5ig9zu wrote

Don't feel bad. There has been a lot of marketing for a very long time aimed at making people think it's necessary, and the medical establishment isn't always great about communicating about this kind of thing because it's usually not really their job unless it's causing problems. There's also a lot of weird sexism and shame that would take too long to get into here that helps perpetuate these ideas. Blame lack of good sex ed. I took a lot of microbiology, anatomy and physiology, etc and even did some sexual health work, but it still took like 5 rounds of BV for either me or my doctor to realize what was going on.

If it's worked out well for you, then it's probably fine. It also might be weird to suddenly stop (who knows, every body is different), so I'd start by just using it less frequently to see how it goes. I just wouldn't advocate it to others unless it's a "if you absolutely must" situation. I would avoid buying the wipes again, though, if only because they're bad for the environment

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