Marcus T.
Partner of 4 years
Before MOTM I thought I was doing everything right. Listening, being patient, trying not to take things personally. But I kept getting blindsided by the same two weeks every month and I had no framework for it.
The biology module was the thing that broke it open. Once I understood what progesterone actually does to her brain and body, her behaviour stopped feeling personal. Last month she was deep in her luteal phase and instead of going quiet like I usually do, I knew what was happening and I just stayed steady. She noticed. We both did.
James W.
Married 7 years, two kids
I nearly did not join because I thought it would be awkward. A bunch of men sitting around talking about their wives' periods. It is nothing like that.
The community is the thing I tell every man about first. You get in the group and you realise every single man there started from the same place. Nobody is ahead of you. They just found the map before you did. The shame I had carried around for not knowing any of this disappeared. Because you see it is not a personal failing. It is a universal one.
Ryan M.
Dating, 8 months in
I am 27 and I found MOTM early in my relationship. I am genuinely glad I did not wait until things broke down.
I now track her cycle with her. I know which weeks to plan a date and which weeks to just show up with food and no agenda. She has told me more than once that I am the first partner who has ever made her feel like her body is not an inconvenience. That is not something I figured out on my own. That came from the course.
David K.
Father of a 15-year-old daughter
My daughter started her period two years ago and I did not know how to be present for it without making it weird.
After MOTM I had a conversation with her about what she experiences each month. I did not flinch. I did not make it awkward. I just listened and said the right things. She looked at me afterwards and said “Dad, how do you know all this?” I told her I went and learned it. She cried a little. So did I.