We talk about it some, but it is hard to talk about since we have a daughter (10 years old). She knows about periods and whatnot, but it's not something she cares to discuss. Usually, I will apologize to my husband after my daughter goes to bed and then listen to him if he needs to vent about work or his day. Sometimes, it has to happen the next morning. I am getting to the age where I'm reaching perimenopause, and great, my mom told me she had an extremely long period of perimenopause (around 15 years, and from what I've read, that's what I can expect too). Now my cramps are so bad, they feel like the beginnings of labor pains, except you don't get breaks between them like with labor. And I had an ulcer, so I can no longer take NSAIDs (only Tylenol, and that might as well be candy, all the help it does). Yeah, that time of the month just basically sucks for me and my poor husband and daughter too. It's going to be really bad once she starts her cycle. She's in puberty now and already very hormonal, so once she starts her period, I expect it to be bad. Not only that but women living together tend to have periods that sync, which is really going to suck for hubby.