Q:
How can you stop being grossed out by the mess?
My girlfriend has no issues with period sex, but I just can’t get into it. I think some of it is about cleanliness, because I have issues with not feeling comfortable or calm in a room that isn’t clean, and I worry about blood stains on my sheets or clothing. But also it’s just very messy in a way that doesn’t feel hot to me. She knows that I don’t feel comfortable being fucked or eaten out while I’m on my period, but I have avoided drawing the same line around her period, even though it grosses me out when my hand is covered in blood after fucking her. I feel like it is body-shaming or sex-negative to have this hardline around period sex so I’ve been trying to do it anyway…… I don’t...
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