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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 7/2/2009 2:13:36 PM | hell yea, and they should also take some hormone supplements to realize what it feels like to be on the pill... it's soooo amazing to me how most men just "expect" a woman to take the full responsibility for preventing pregnancy. Pulling out is NOT a form of birth control either guys.
OH, and the guys should have to remind her every day to take the pills, or get a dummy shot everytime she needs an injection or they should have their nuts scraped with a scapel everytime we have an implant put in. They should also foot have the bill for the time missed from work to see the doctor for said BC options. From my experience, men have no idea how much of a chore "protecting both of us" can be.
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 7/2/2009 2:17:26 PM | | If it's an exclusive long term relationship why shouldn't he pay half. But realistically ladies, instead of breaking his chops for paying half of birth control, just get him to spend twice as much as the mall. You're ahead of the game then. | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 7/2/2009 2:29:30 PM |
Men get off without taking responsibilities for birth control and if a woman happens to get pregnant some want the woman to get an abortion or not help with the responsibilities of raising their children. If he can't handle becoming a father then he should wear condoms, who knows there are women out there that say they are on the pill but in fact, they're not. If a man is old enough to have sex, he is old enough to take responsiblity for his actions to wear a condom or not.
Juli -- C'mon now...you and I and everyone reading these forums knows too well that this ain't the case. Men don't "get off" with ANYTHING of the sort.
SHE decides if the baby is kept.
SHE decides if the baby is aborted.
The rally cry has always been "It's HER body so SHE decides!"
That being said, if HE had ANY choice in keeping or aborting the baby, then we'd be on to something. Your clear bias against men is clear and self evident. Men have ZERO say in whether she keeps or aborts the child...so because SHE is the only one that has any say, why should HE be paying for anything outside of his own condoms?
If men had ANY say at all in that decision, you'd see a lot more men who wouldn't have any issues at all with covering the cost of birth control for all parties, or at least splitting the expense.
That will never happen in my lifetime. We all know it. | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 7/2/2009 2:39:49 PM | It is your responsibility not his, to pay for the birth control. It only become his responsibility to pay for half of anything should you get "pregnant".
I don’t think you will find a guy out there that will agree to pay for half of YOUR birth control. In or out of a relationship!
On the flip side... would you like to pay for half of the condoms he uses? Could run you a box a week! lol | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 7/2/2009 2:40:10 PM | | I'm thinking you probably spend more for smokes during a month than it would cost for birth control at $30 to $40 per month. Give up the smokes or give up the sex but stop expecting someone else to pay your way in life just because you choose to share something with them (your body). | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 7/2/2009 2:51:37 PM | If I used the pill, I would pay for it myself. After all, I don't want to become pregnant.
This does not men that they guy would be "off the hook". I would insist on condoms until such time as we decided to get tested and become monogamous. I am sure he would pay for some or all of the condoms.
Any man who leave BC up to the woman alone is a fool, especially if the method is the pill. He only has the woman's word that she is taking it, and no control at all over human error. If he feels strongly about not becoming a father, he needs to wear a condom each and every time. | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 7/2/2009 3:15:54 PM | | Ages ago, a guy I was dating made me this offer. I looked at him like he sprouted extra heads and said NO THANKS. His logic was fine and all, but I didn't see a point in it anyway. Even though I found it to be the strangest offer I'd ever gotten, it was still kind of sweet in a way. | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 7/2/2009 3:37:36 PM | You have no assurances other than her word that she's on BC.
Considering that women are master liars and manipulators, that should give you pause right there.
Even if you use a condom she can still use it to make herself conceive.
I use the "soak the boys in hot water" method of having control over my own reproduction, at least until male BC becomes legal in the US. | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 7/2/2009 3:41:50 PM | Girls buy the pills, boys buy the condoms, that's just good manners. Of course nowadays most women keep condoms in their bedside tables, just in case. But if you are in a LTR, who cares?Is anyone really that cheap that they worry about such a small expense?
Good Lord! | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 7/2/2009 3:53:29 PM | | What about all the people on here who believe it is the woman's responsibility (and I am moslty among them, if he buys the condoms to prevent stds) contact your congress people and demand that birth control be covered under everyone's insurance. I find it disgusting that viagra is covered but not birth control. How sexist is that - the pill to get it up and impregnate someone is covered by insurance, but the pill or device to stop a woman from becoming pregnant isn't! And, if there are financial difficulties arising, then yes, I think the man should help with the cost of bc, if the relationship is based on equality in other areas, I can see two sides to this issue and as others have suggested, it should be brought up for discussion between the couple. But if it is a "you must pay to play" issue, no, don't agree with that idea at all. | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 7/2/2009 5:02:21 PM | | Nope - I don't believe men should have to pay for women's birth control. At the same time, I don't believe that women should pay for the condoms. If you can't spring for $30/month in birth control, then you shouldn't be having sex, period, end of story. | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 7/2/2009 10:23:48 PM | | Maybe i should give a little more info. I was his first..he was mine..we have been together since high school. i work full time..i help out my disabled parents..and yeah 30 bucks is alot of cash for me..we havnt used condoms for a year now..and i have been paying for my birth control..until i couldnt afford it and i had to come off it..for three monthes...it came to the point where i asked him to pay 15 bucks a month for it..or else he would have to buy his own condoms because it was between b control and gas to go to work. I am not cheap, i am barley getting groceries. | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 7/2/2009 10:28:03 PM | | And as far as condoms go...i paid for those when i wasnt on BC or got them from the clinic..he never bought them..ever..i don't see why it would be a big deal to ask your Boyfriend of three years to help out with b control. | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 7/2/2009 11:38:21 PM | "And as far as condoms go...i paid for those when i wasnt on BC or got them from the clinic..he never bought them..ever..i don't see why it would be a big deal to ask your Boyfriend of three years to help out with b control"
chittychat, you need to dump this guy if he can't even cough up $15 for birth control. I'm guessing he always finds enough cash for weed, tho, right? | |
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| Should men pay half of the expense of women's birth control?
Posted: 7/3/2009 2:56:11 AM | the OP is 19; cant afford BC pill & not using condoms- but she can afford cigarettes which are... what... $10 a pack?
I dont care if he is her first, or last or anything in between... playing with fire here not using some type of birth control. Gonna cost a lot more if you get pregnant & have a child.
If you play, eventually you're gonna pay...if you dont take precautions
dont depend on someone else to protect you- thats your responsibility as an adult | |
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