Struggles Only Boys/Girls Understand

[NotSky]

Just state your sex and a struggle your gender has to deal with. I'm male, and I'll start off. This one's pretty common, boys: using the bathroom with an erection

[AussieNicholas]

Sex: Male

Struggle: Erections in general. When they first started happening they were pretty much out of my control and I tried to avoid standing up or walking around because there wasn't any way to hide it with our school uniforms.

[ska8er]

Yeah-I would say erections
when u least expect them.

[kyrocks03]

The struggle with random boners is real, especially in math class when you are about to be called to the board to solve a problem. It's like the teacher has a hardon radar and purposely calls upon you when you have a raging stiffy so he can see your red face of embarrassment. Thus the reason for a wank upon rising in the morning! Except lately, it doesn't seem to help!

[mick01]

I'm a male, and NOT getting an erection can be a problem for guys. You can't fake it if you don't have an erection.

[Angela1861]

Bleeding out of my vagina for a week is probably worse than being visibly horney in public

[Ethan19]

Bleeding out of my vagina for a week is probably worse than being visibly horney in public

This ^ legend! Had me in stitches.

[Spooky_Eli]

Bleeding out of my vagina for a week is probably worse than being visibly horney in public
nobody's saying it's not, chill...

[WeebOOF]

I am male and my struggle is always getting a hard on at the worst time. Its like it wants to see us embarrassed or something

[jamie_n5]

Male-- My biggest struggle is fighting my rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia and the pain and depression that come from both.

[SilverSM]

Sex: Male

I mean the go to for each is boners and periods so its not like we're not aware of each XD. I would say for guys is being able to openly talk about this stuff with other guys going "OmG ThATs sO gAy!!!11!!"

[INACTIVEchaosphere]

Sex: Male

I mean the go to for each is boners and periods so its not like we're not aware of each XD. I would say for guys is being able to openly talk about this stuff with other guys going "OmG ThATs sO gAy!!!11!!"

That's a good one, hyper masculine standards and stereotypes can really weigh emotionally on a person.

[CuteGuy889]

Boy:
Penile insecurity : I'm rather small down there (2'' soft 3.25'' hard).

Body image : I was never muscular or athletic. I used to be skinny as hell and was rediculed. Now I've starated to get filled out..And now they call me flabby...Seriously...? I've now decided to just gain more and more weight until I am at least 10kg over weight so that I will just be called fat and that will be it.

[BigBurrito]

Boy

1. Boners and morning wood and having to pee
2. Size of my cock compared to others, not happy with it
3. The way my body looks

[user-999]

I personally struggle with the way men "have" to dress. As I've hear somewhere before: "If a girl dresses as a boy shes just a tomboy, if a boy dresses like a girl that's weird". Although girls have higher standards for body, guys are more restricted with what is acceptable to wear.

[breaux]

Boy - talking about your emotions and feelings is looked down at.

[AussieNicholas]

Bleeding out of my vagina for a week is probably worse than being visibly horney in public

Agreed. But for some boys I think it can make them seriously anxious. I especially was when they first started happening because it wasn't talked about in school so I thought that it was wrong for it to happen.

Boy - talking about your emotions and feelings is looked down at.

I think this has become more subjective, based on my experience as a boy. I've often felt as if my school is pressuring me into opening up to them despite me having no trust in the school whatsoever. I prefer handling my own issues and not being dependent on anyone (especially the school) and it's felt invasive how they try to interject themselves into my personal life. I'll admit my view of it likely depends a lot on my personality (I value being independent) and the way this is treated across difference countries, but I often wonder if the situation for boys varies a little more.

Personally I think a lot of teenagers prefer to talk about things like this with peers who they see as equals rather than adults who they see as authority figures, given the presence of forums such as this. The trouble is that many teenagers suffer from similar issues that they don't have the solution to, so it's harder to help others. So a lot of us end up thinking we can't really go to peers for support. This is all probably subjective but it's just another possibility.

[Hermes]

...It's like the teacher has a hardon radar and purposely calls upon you when you have a raging stiffy so he can see your red face of embarrassment....

Maybe this is more than co-incidence. I find I am more likely to get an erection when I am relaxed and comfortable, especially if starting to daydream. Maybe the teacher is good at spotting daydreaming students and tries to check if they have been listening by calling on you to contribute.

Erections are obviously a uniquely boy thing. Also I'd say that getting an erection actually feels nice, it is the embarrassment of being seen with one in what people think should be a non-sexual situation that is the annoyance. I think we get off lightly, though, as that is preferable to having to deal with periods.

[NZPerson]

Boy:
Penile insecurity : I'm rather small down there (2'' soft 3.25'' hard).

Body image : I was never muscular or athletic. I used to be skinny as hell and was rediculed. Now I've starated to get filled out..And now they call me flabby...Seriously...? I've now decided to just gain more and more weight until I am at least 10kg over weight so that I will just be called fat and that will be it.

Dude this isnt the solution to your problems.

[BrookeZ]

Girl. Guys looking at my boobs in public. I only got one word.. CREEPS

[Brigje]

Girl. Guys looking at my boobs in public. I only got one word.. CREEPS
BrookeZ, you better learn to live with it (accept it or ignore it or appreciate it) otherwise the rest of your live will be a Creepy hell.

[varun.karma]

Boy, always having to talk about girls like 'oh yeah bro her boobs are like so big i would smash' or like 'shes thick as hell i would fuck her anyday' and stuff like that.

[ssaars]

Girl

When your bra decides to stab you

[Turbofan explosion]

Male. I have having an erection in the public.

[jwags808]

Definitely boners lol

[Jordan99]

BrookeZ, you better learn to live with it (accept it or ignore it or appreciate it) otherwise the rest of your live will be a Creepy hell.

AGREED! And, being a girl you have to deal with periods and worrying about an unwanted pregnancy.

[teenboyNathan]

Sex: Male

Definitely getting a random a boner

[imanopenbook]

Sex: Male

unwanted and bad timed boners are a huge problem. I'm already questioning gender and sexuality things and I hate getting a boner in the showers at school and other places.

[Jericho14]

Sex: Male

-Random boners absolutely. Just embarassing when it pops up for no reason and even worse if you’re peeing because it’s more visible

-My body image. Got secretly insecure/jealous of others because i was kinda fat

*but atleast it’s changing nowadays, Been getting more muscly

[Brandon618]

Sex: Male

I mean the go to for each is boners and periods so its not like we're not aware of each XD. I would say for guys is being able to openly talk about this stuff with other guys going "OmG ThATs sO gAy!!!11!!"

Totally can relate to this.

[Naters2000]

Male

It’s probably wearing my makeup in public and how people treat me because of it.

[Caycedilla]

Female

Don’t really know how to describe it other than unconsciously rubbing or pressing yourself into things, and then realizing you’re in public. Never had anyone say anything to me but it’s happened several times

[Brigje]

Female

Don’t really know how to describe it other than unconsciously rubbing or pressing yourself into things, and then realizing you’re in public. Never had anyone say anything to me but it’s happened several times

You described it very well, I also caught myself in "situations" like that.

[Kiki03]

Female
For me its my boobs and how big they are. Im a c/d cup and they aren't perky and get stared at all the time.

[MikaylaP]

Female

Don’t really know how to describe it other than unconsciously rubbing or pressing yourself into things, and then realizing you’re in public. Never had anyone say anything to me but it’s happened several times

omg..SO true lol 100%

[jasondrums]

Female

Don’t really know how to describe it other than unconsciously rubbing or pressing yourself into things, and then realizing you’re in public. Never had anyone say anything to me but it’s happened several times

This is news to me. How long does this go on before you notice?

[LITTLEANGEL19]

Female
For me its my boobs and how big they are. Im a c/d cup and they aren't perky and get stared at all the time.
Hiya Kiki sorry to hear that you are stared at so much because of your boobs lots of younger girls do get stared at if they have big boobs for their age or body frame. and worst of all it's boys/men perving.
Two girls in my class were 34D and 36D since just before they were 14yo. I am a 32A so don't have that kinda problem.
If anyone stares at you should ask them what are they looking at!! The girls I know have done that :) But just make sure your not in any danger if you do say something.
TAKE CARE
XX

[Kiki03]

Hiya Kiki sorry to hear that you are stared at so much because of your boobs lots of younger girls do get stared at if they have big boobs for their age or body frame. and worst of all it's boys/men perving.
Two girls in my class were 34D and 36D since just before they were 14yo. I am a 32A so don't have that kinda problem.
If anyone stares at you should ask them what are they looking at!! The girls I know have done that :) But just make sure your not in any danger if you do say something.
TAKE CARE
XX

Thank you. I try not to let it bother me and it usually doesnt. But I'll donthat next time!

[Anniebanannie]

Female

Don’t really know how to describe it other than unconsciously rubbing or pressing yourself into things, and then realizing you’re in public. Never had anyone say anything to me but it’s happened several times

Wow. I wasn't aware of that one.

For me (girl) it's being looked at,even when I've tried so hard not to look like someone you'd ogle.

[scottishlooby]

Female - Being surrounded by the media full of perfect photoshopped beautiful women, feeling like if you dont look like that then you're ugly

[YoungHypebeast]

Creepy boys

[georgeee]

Getting hard when you have to spend the next hour next to the reason 😂

[Gvanni]

Being expected to be the most brave and nicest person for the opposite sex simply because their the opposite sex

[Dev.]

Getting ostracized by your family for being feminine in anyway ,an unwillingness to discuss emotion leading to high suicide rates, the normalization of genital mutilation.

[Moriya]

Boob sweat

[pumpkineater34]

sex-female
periods!

[JessicaShy]

That's easily the time of the month

[Franciscofixe]

Male
Random erections