| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 9/8/2009 11:39:37 PM | lelathecat--
Absurd.
Women don't have to be painted and sculpted, coiffed and coutured to look
the way a man wants us to.
IF that is the look he wants, then let him pay for
THAT in --NOT the pill, patch, IUD, etc.
Reason being is--
The OP and bf are not in any kind of committed relationship (exclusive perhaps,
but that does not speak to commitment) and she wants to play the adult game--
the one that can result in an adult prize.
If a woman in OP's situation does not want to have a child at this time, facts are
that it is first and foremost her responsibility to execute the following options:
1)abstain
2)refrain from johnny-vajayjay penetration
3)pay for birth control | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 9/9/2009 4:26:51 AM | | if u r living together then yes also if u need morning after pill..THEN yes yes and again yes the guy should chip in...it happened to me before and belive me it was not my fault that the condom broke but the guy did not pay a penny to help me out with the emergency pill and that is dead expensive- (mind me birth controll pill is free in the UK otherwise-and condoms are available for free in sum clinics...) | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 9/9/2009 4:33:17 AM | Thank you bree..... thanks for the last two posts.
And to the poster that questioned if I didn't know the difference between prostitution and birth control. Yes dear I do know the difference. However the OP is questioning that her partner pay for half her birthcontrol to prevent pregnancy, last time I checked that happened during sex. So, if he pays he buys a share of sex.............. | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 9/9/2009 5:36:33 AM | ^^^ again i must point out the obvious...he's not buying a "share of sex", he's buying protection from unwanted pregnancy during sex. there is quite a difference between the implication of these two statements.
also, just to be clear, in all my previous posts where i agreed with the idea of sharing the cost of contraception, this was within a defined, long-term, committed relationship...in those situations the partnership should be 50/50 IMO. imagine this for a moment, a couple live together for 5 years, during which she's on the pill...she pays for the BC at $30 a month (assuming insurance doesn't cover the cost), that equals $1800. meanwhile he gains the benefit of avoiding an unwanted pregnancy, without contributing a single dime. not to mention, that the average man still earns $1 for every $0.70 a woman earns...and well, you can start to see where this becomes an issue of fairness.
if on the other hand people are looking at this on the basis of casual sex, one or both should provide the condoms, and the woman is responsible for the pill should she use it. i was not at any time agreeing with a cost per use scenario.
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 9/9/2009 5:49:51 AM |
just read the constitution on occasion.
I would agree he needs the congress (guess which party has total control?)
I have read the constitution, it doesn't say anything about "birth control" (For us, let alone a foreign country)
While studying, i did however run across another document.
Said something about
"LIFE , Liberty , and the pursuit of happiness.
when they mention, LIFE , I suppose they were referring to the board game , or the cereal.
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 9/9/2009 5:50:39 AM | | It all depends on how the rest of the relationship is being handled. If, for instance, he always pays when you two go out for dinner and never asks you to pay half, then I think 30 dollars a month to pay for birth control isn't so bad. But if he asks you to chip in on dinner, which is much more than 30 dollars usually, then you should ask him to go half on the birth control. | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 9/9/2009 5:56:03 AM |
in those situations the partnership should be 50/50 IMO. imagine this for a moment, a couple live together for 5 years, during which she's on the pill...she pays for the BC at $30 a month (assuming insurance doesn't cover the cost), that equals $1800. meanwhile he gains the benefit of avoiding an unwanted pregnancy, without contributing a single dime.
Yeah, well he could cut her off too and that doesn't cost a dime. | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 9/9/2009 6:05:56 AM |
she pays for the BC at $30 a month (assuming insurance doesn't cover the cost), that equals $1800
By my calculations, $30 a month = $360 for the year.......which is quite manageable for most peeps.....and a non-issue for a great many people in Canada, where it's paid for by an insurance plan.......
I'd still be in favour of splitting big ticket items 50/50, but if you nickel-and-dime someone to death under the guise of "fairness and equality", you may not make it to 5 years......
Be well......... | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 9/9/2009 2:11:57 PM | You were on the pill before him,its your respociblity to pay.LOL...you have some dam nerve.
wow Bill. I bet your Mom would be so proud of you now. Do you have any sisters? Daughters? Dictionaries?
Hey ****,dont bring my mother into it.And you call yourself a man!!!! What a freakin joke,I'll bet your the type that asks for sex and or begs for it.I'll also bet your the type to chase women around with your nose in the air just to get a sniff.Sheeeeesh........be very glad you dont see me face to face lil boy. | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 9/9/2009 5:54:43 PM |
in those situations the partnership should be 50/50 IMO. imagine this for a moment, a couple live together for 5 years, during which she's on the pill...she pays for the BC at $30 a month (assuming insurance doesn't cover the cost), that equals $1800. meanwhile he gains the benefit of avoiding an unwanted pregnancy, without contributing a single dime. Yeah, well he could cut her off too and that doesn't cost a dime.
LOL, cut her off? cut her off of what, sex? seriously, it's usually guys who whine when they don't get enough action...you'd think going without p*ssy was lethal for them or something. your proposed retaliation lacks teeth. women always have their b.o.b.'s (battery opperated boyfriends), and frankly the batteries are a lot cheaper than the pill ; ) | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 9/9/2009 6:45:32 PM |
women always have their b.o.b.'s (battery opperated boyfriends), and frankly the batteries are a lot cheaper than the pill
Which brings us back to what I said in 242.
And while we're at it, she can pay for half of the physio costs to work on my sore shoulder for taking care of business while I'm abstaining. I'll just deduct her batteries from what she owes me.
your proposed retaliation lacks teeth.
I guess it depends on the guy. | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 9/9/2009 7:47:01 PM | You're in Canada. Insurance should pay for your pills. If not, then you have a choice...either pay for the pills yourself like a big girl would, or insist that "they" start wearing condoms.
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FYI, our health care system does not cover prescriptions. | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 9/9/2009 8:22:56 PM | Wow. The reaction in this forum is amazing..
1) YES. Birth control is a responsibility on both parties.
2) 30$/month can be quite a bit to some people
3) If 30$/month on the girl is cheap, the 15$/month for the guy shouldn't be a big deal...
4) if he doesn't want to pay part of it, he can buy condoms | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 9/10/2009 6:56:39 AM |
oh yeah, forgot to mention. there is no country named africa. just ask sarah palin.
You may be right ! But i'm not a democrat, and, am a product of public schooling.
even republicans know Africa ia a continent , or, have liberals changed the meaning of that word too? | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 9/10/2009 7:02:28 AM | I can't believe your even asking this question Seriously if I were a guy I would make sure there was a 6 months supply on hand.
Birthcontrol is a lot cheaper than childsupport.
But yea you should have to be afraid to ask this question because if you are it tells me that you are not ready. | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 9/10/2009 7:06:58 AM | | See here in the UK contraception is free. I think if you are required to take it then yeah I think both of you should contribute to paying. In my experience it seems to be the guy who leaves all that stress up to the woman as he may not wanna wear condoms so the least he should do is fit the bill if not contribute. | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 9/10/2009 8:46:55 AM | I'll pay for half of her birth control when she starts paying for half of her dinner. Women always make this about a double standard.. He's having sex with me and I carry all the risk, yadda yadda yadda.. It's all bullshit. It's your body, take care of it.. If you want us to pay for half of everything that involves us, then lets level the playing field.
Do you remember the date we went on last week? Oh, yeah.. THAT ONE.. The one where we went out to get sushi and you decided you were REALLY hungry. You ordered $30 worth of rolls on top of a hot saki (FOR YOU). Well, that's a $40 order that I paid for on top of my meal.. The total including the tip was $80.
Why don't you throw me $40 for your half of the dinner and I'll gladly give you $15 for your pills. Oh, don't forget the movie we went to at the Alamo.. That was another $9. So how about instead of all the crazy math, we do this. $49-$15- $34. Here, just give me $30 and we'll call it even.. | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 9/10/2009 10:55:27 AM |
Why don't you throw me $40 for your half of the dinner and I'll gladly give you $15 for your pills. Oh, don't forget the movie we went to at the Alamo.. That was another $9. So how about instead of all the crazy math, we do this. $49-$15- $34. Here, just give me $30 and we'll call it even..
Don't forget to add in the gasoline component to get to these places. Pretty soon you'll need a spreadsheet app on your iPhone just to keep track.
Tootles.......... | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 9/10/2009 11:52:38 AM | What a ridiculous thread. Should a guy fork over his share of an IUD? When I had that inserted counting the doctors fees it came to about $700.
By the same token if a man need viagra, cialis or levitra should the lady cough up half?
This is so terribly silly.
Is this couple going to keep a notebook with a running tab on who paid for dinner, who drove last, who bought the movie tickets?
Is this couple going to factor in the fact that he sleeps over at her house more often than she sleeps over at his? You might as well give him his portion of the electric and heating bill, and water, after all he uses the shower. Should we include the cost of toilet paper, and toothpaste too?
No wonder relationships fail so often these days. Everyone is so concerned about being taken. Next thing you know we will be charging for our time, and having to factor in whose time is more valuable. To me that makes just about as much sense. | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 9/10/2009 12:05:23 PM | Ridiculous to ask a guy to pay half of birth control expenses!!!
Women need to take care of their own bodies. Yes, he's having sex with you. But guess what, you're having sex, too. Saying that he should pay for half since he's having sex with you is making it sound like you don't enjoy the sex, too. I sure hope you do. If the $30 a month is too much, there are plenty of free clinics that offer birth control pills, the patch, etc. Go to them.
I just don't get any woman expecting a man to pay for medication for her body. Just like I'm not going to pay for a guy's Viagra prescription or condoms. I also don't expect for the guy I'm seeing to pay for my haircuts, nail care, clothes, or anything else I think makes me look good. I am my own person, and just like every other person, I have responsibility for my body.
Women who think men should pay for everything bother me!!! If we want to be equal, which I certainly do, then we have to be ready to take care of ourselves, our expenses, and to protect our bodies. | |
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