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Post by Karen on Oct 13, 2011 21:09:36 GMT -5
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Post by jessabug on Oct 14, 2011 0:25:16 GMT -5
To be honest, I think it's totally plausible. I'm a person whose hormones birth control really DOES obliterate, so I've noticed significant changes in myself when I'm either on it or off it. When I'm on birth control, I have zero sex drive. And by zero, I mean none whatsoever. I do not crave nor do I get turned on by the idea of sex. I think that as a result, I kind of can't tell who I'm attracted to (wtf?!). I feel neutrally about all guys physically, so I just go for the ones I find easiest on the eyes and the most fun. I guess basically, it's hard to choose someone you're attracted to if you don't KNOW who you're attracted to, which kind of explains the long-term unsatisfying relationships they were talking about in the article. But OFF the pill? The real Jess is horny as hell and can definitely tell who she's attracted to and who she isn't attracted to. And I definitely go after different guys when I'm horny -- key word I think here being "go after". I never pursue when I'm on BC, but when I'm off it, I flirt my brains out and I'm sure that attracts a different type of guy.
Definitely a WAY interesting article.
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Post by hellsbells on Oct 14, 2011 15:50:38 GMT -5
I just started reading it, but that's my uni! That's where I studied for 6 years! Please google it and look at pics, it's beautiful!
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Post by hellsbells on Oct 14, 2011 16:01:05 GMT -5
Interesting. I think there could be some truth in it - my sex drive gets out of control off the pill and is tempered when on the pill. Then I read some of the comments and they made some valid points.
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Post by Karen on Oct 14, 2011 16:58:40 GMT -5
(Ooh, that IS pretty!)
When I started on the pill, the time it took for me to orgasm lengthened significantly, that's all I know. Stuff messes with the hormones!
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Post by 1234 on Oct 14, 2011 19:28:06 GMT -5
on the pill I had 0 sex drive, took forever to orgasm, etc etc. I've been off the pill about 1.5 years now and I am STILL so horny for my husband. God, it's GREAT.
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Post by Heather on Oct 14, 2011 20:41:22 GMT -5
Wish I had a sex drive. I've had no libido for years, I am convinced it is residual effects from the Lupron I was on two years ago. Doctors don't seem to be any help either. I've also been off of all hormones since March, and haven't had a period since May.
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Post by gemstone on Oct 15, 2011 4:55:37 GMT -5
I'm definitely a horn monster when I'm not on the pill, but I think that's how it should be!! Being on the pill definitely dulls things and I much preferred by libido when not on the pill!!
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Post by JC on Oct 15, 2011 6:51:40 GMT -5
Geez the comments after the article... they just rip her apart. I swear she has a point though. BC f**ked me up on so many levels I can't even count all the ways of how awful I felt. I read another article somewhere that said women on BC are more likely to pick a more feminine man as a partner. I'll have to dig it up but it was basically along the same lines of this article. There have been more than one study on this topic.
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Post by Heather on Oct 15, 2011 9:43:14 GMT -5
I think the gist of her article has some truth, but she went about presenting it all wrong. As for the pill and making choices... my ex-boyfriend was a total nut case (seriously, schizophrenic) and I started dating him while I was off the pill. My husband is amazing and I started dating him while on it. Now I'm not on any pill. And Sam is still awesome in bed, ha!
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