I gotta say this question is debatable but is still pretty obvious.
So let me help you all out to end this...
(You can just copy and paste this and send it to you're annoying friend)
Lets talk about boners first because I have more experience with this:
Many guys become paranoid because they think that they're boner might be really obvious. Many won't think correctly because all the blood from their brain goes right to their boner. (that was a joke) But at least its not escaping from you're body... Maybe you're wearing those pants that you regret wearing or you're in gym class and you can't really hide it well. It may be embarrassing and in some cases more embarrassing than a period. But it doesn't really hurt at all. OK. Maybe if you have a 100% hard boner it'll hurt (like a pinch) but it in no WAY POSSIBLE CAN COMPARE TO THE PAIN OF A PERIOD...
And in reality... No one was looking down there... And if in fact there was someone looking down there... If its a girl I guess you could call her a pervert even though that would be a very hypocritical thing to say since pretty much all guys are perverts... Or if its a guy, that would be a pretty gay thing to do...
But This is all unless you made the boner obvious then shame on you.
Now on to Periods:
Before I start, I gotta say that women are so much better with pain than men... Going through Child Birth and Periods, at the end of the day, a women's life is painful
From what I know, a woman's period can start as early as 9 or as late as 17 so they basically have a couple year grace period before life hurts a lot. The amount of hurt varies upon genetics and many other factors but about 97% of the time it won't be embarrassingly noticeable. Yeah you'll ruin maybe your favorite pair of underwear and in some incredibly rare cases your pants but from what I know, you're period starts most of time around the same age your mother started so I wouldn't plan on wearing thin white shorts until I got it... but that's just me and you surely don't have to listen to me because I am a boy.
Once again pain wise, from what I have read it could be agonizingly dreadful.
In conclusion,
A boner in reality seems to be more embarrassing to boys and a period is to girls because after a while I assume that you've learned to live with it just like a boy.
On the other hand, it painful when you have your period and
I'd rather be embarrassed in front of people than to feel like I'm getting stabbed all over.
That's just life..
I'd much rather tuck a boner into my waistline than bleed out of my genitals in agony
wow that sentence is full of impact
I try to be as dramatic as possible :D
Since I have never had a boner, I can't really say what they feel like. With periods, I am bloated at least a few days before it starts. The second day is very heavy and so if I don't have extra pads I can have an accident (never happens anymore, but in High School when I didn't understand my period as much I had accidents at school. Very humiliating.) so that would be really embarrassing.
The second and third day is also when I have my cramps the most. I have a really bad back ache as well. I also feel really gassy, which can be embarrassing if it's hard to hold in farts. Period farts are very stinky. Periods can also be very messy and the blood smells. Also I have never been able to use a tampon, I am not sure why but I just can't, so I have to use a pad and pads are gross. You end up having to sit in your period blood if you wear a pad. I also feel kind of dizzy the first day.
The third and fourth day aren't so bad, but the fifth day it's like it starts all over again for me and the cramping is back but it's not as bad. By the end of it, I am so thankful for it to be over.
So although I have never had a boner, I believe I would rather take a boner in public then the six day annoying mess I have to deal with monthly. Although I know a guy who got a boner when he was wearing track pants when he was at the gym with a female personal trainer. I imagine that would have been horrible.
A period is wayyy worse, though I've never had a boner. I just had my period and my cramps were so horrible that even after taking pain killers I was shaking (and almost crying) in pain and almost threw up because the pain was so bad. I usually have a high pain tolerance too, but since it's all chemical and hormonal, every period can be different.
When you're on your period you bloat, shit like crazy, get hot flashes, cramps, your breasts ache, and the tiniest sneeze shoots a waterfall of blood out of your body. Not only does it last 5 days (a week to nine days for some) but it comes back every single month until you're like 50 (or older idk).
I feel like a boner is easier to hide, especially since I'm pretty sure 50% of girls can't even spot a boner (I mean I've never spotted one at school or in public). Also guys can wear a jacket or position themselves so it's not easy to spot.
Neither are really embarrassing, assuming you're around adults, but the experience of a period is wayyyyy worse than a boner.
Probably more than 50% can't spot it.. Guys don't really seem to think about that... But it depends on the situation to determine the simplicity of hiding the boner. Usually its easy...
Being on your period is worse than having a boner. At least boners don't last for a week. Being on your period is a lot more painful, too. Like I've never seen a guy cry out of pain just because he has a boner. You don't get a headache from having a boner, and you don't get back pains/stomach pains either. You don't throw up from having a boner. You don't become emotional when you have a boner. You don't get random and stupid cravings (excluding sex) when you have a boner. You don't bleed when you have a boner (unless something is wrong with you).
You do actually get emotional when you get a boner. You get really sad and embarassed if someone notices. This could lead to bullying which could lead to depression which could lead to suicide. Man, boners are dangerous stuff.
Are periods that bad
Alex97 speaks the truth
lmaoo... are you kidding me? boners are embarrassing yes, but periods come with the whole "lets mix up all your hormones in your body and see what she does next" Me personally (while i rarely experience too many cramps) I get randomly super turned on before and after my period ends. the only cure to your problem is to think about naked grandmas and dead cats which in my case only solves half the problem. Plus I don't know which of us have it worse with the underwear situation. I'm frugal so I hate loosing cute panties.
Just to clarify... this is apart of pms. while on it my emotions are just amplified more than usual then once its over my hormones jumble up once more like a pms strike.
lol guys get turned on all the time and it sticks out... but the little pinch of pain in a 100% hard boner, cannot compare to the stabs of pain a women would get that week
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What's Your Opinion? Sign Up Now!Boners last 10 minutes tops, periods last 7 days and can be very heavy and painful. My periods feel like cat claws ripping down the sides of my uterus and I have a constant stomach cramp that feels like really bad stomach contracting bloat to go along with it, I feel really short tempered and hormonal but I can control how I come across to people I'm not a hissing witch lol.
Boners can last longer than 10 minutes...
If you're encouraging it or turned on obviously but they certainly don't last all day do they? Let alone several days.
They can last much longer than 10m, although I agree periods are worse, don't underestimate the annoyance of a boner
I can't even believe you are comparing the two. Periods are definitely way worse than boners. Guys just need to learn to control themselves and not let every little thing turn them on. Girls couldn't control a period even if they tried without getting their uterus taken out or taking pill and sometime the pill doesn't even work.
UM EXCUSE ME! ITS NOT EVEN ABOUT A GUY CONTROLLING HIMSELF BECAUSE I THINK A GUY COULD CONTROL HIMSELF CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT YOU DON'T SEE THEM GOING ALL AROUND THE PLACE STICKING GIRLS WITH THEIR BONERS... Boners 65% of the time occur for no reason... so please be quiet However I agree that a period is much worse
@alaconyo26 excuse me! The post clearly says YOUR OPINION And I gave MY OPINION so don't go attacking me. Periods are worse than boners. They're painful and they come with blood. When you bleed for a week straight a stay alive the come see me.
You are the most ignorant person ever. And don't take it from me but, I think girls are strong enough to survive a period... I mean they have been doing it for centuries. You are Saying that any little things shouldn't turn us on, OK... Go ahead and try to change human nature,
I don't suffer from my periods, I'm use to them and I feel ok during that time.
Getting a boner for everyone to know when I'm aroused in public?
Yeah, I'd rather take the period. -_-
Everything is wrong when girls are on their period, hormones mess up the digestive system, horrible cramping, headaches, having to worry about ruining their clothes.
Period. The pain, the blood. Having to wear a tampon or pad and the hormones make you crazy. And my god the embarassment if the blood gets through to clothes and everyone can see the blood on your ass.
but they don't unless you decide to wear thin pants and underwear... which would be dumb as a guy wearing basketball shorts all the time
@alaconyo26
@alaconyo26 just so you know blood can soak through thick clothes too
Honestly, how can you even compare the two?
1. Boners don't last for several days
2. Boners don't make you bloated
3. Boners don't give you cramps
4. Boners don't give you mood swings
5. You're not bleeding out of your genitals
Boners happen all day everyday tho
@Keyspirits Somebody give this guy a medal
I hit boner without reading the question cause I thought it was which would you rather have, but after reading through deff period is worse
The two things are so different than each other. Periods are not sth sexual. You have to have it, it is essential for health.
Boners , yeah you can not control that either but it is sexual. Boners happen because of the possibility of pleasure. So.
Period, there is pain, discomfort, hormones, attitude changes, possibility of getting stained, awkwardness because you don't want to move. Tons of blood, constantly going to the bathroom, constantly having to change and get clean. The list goes on, the boner is about being pleasured, a period is about being in pain.
It all depends on the girl and her flow and if its accompanied by pain. My first thought was a boner, because its evident
For me, a period starts with ruining my panties because its random. Cute expensive panties.
Sometimes I get stains on my pants or my sheets. Then there's a bad cramp in my lower back that is always there but gets really intense in waves. I have to change my pad all the time and its gross, you feel gross, and unclean.
It smells gross. Just saying.
And the cramps last the first three or four days. I have no appetite, I get light headed, I fainted once, I get the occasional bout of diarrhea, and I get nausea on really bad periods. I'm sleepy and just don't want to do much. Emotionally I'm stable but sometimes I get mad really easily.
And that shit is for a straight week!
Much much much much worse than the struggle or embarrassment of a public boner. Sorry...
When a boner lasts a week and causes physical and mental distress and drips dark colored liquid uncontrollably come complain
It's so much harder to hide a boner than it is to change your mood, lol.
Not when you're on your method. You're mood changes all the time but not pleasantly
Period**
It's probably not as bad as if your period leaks and you're in public with no change of clothing.
my boyfriend has boners in his tight pants all the time and he seems fine
This was even a debate? How stupid are you or your friends, whoever said that?
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