Posted on Oct 25, 2026 UTC

Anyone who has female hormones knows they're no joke. Menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, breastfeeding, perimenopause, menopause — our whole lives are one hormonal change after another, and it can be incredibly overwhelming at times.

Although some people don't experience severe symptoms during hormonal changes, others can have life-altering ones — bloating, mood changes, pain, brain fog, acne, cramping, exhaustion...just to name a few. So naturally, it can affect not only the woman experiencing it, but their partners as well.

Being a husband to a woman going through perimenopause is *exactly* what Reddit user Dunno606 wanted to talk about. And it may not be what you expect. Here's his story :

"My wife recently hit perimenopause, and I've been 100% supportive and done my best to show her that I'm there for her in every way.…