Men buying women's hygiene products

I've read in some feminist forums comments from women expressing frustration about their boyfriends or husbands refusing to buy feminine hygiene products. In those same discussions, I've also read some women say that they wouldn't date or would dump a man who wouldn't buy these items for them. I can understand these women's perspectives, but I have to ask this: just why are the men embarrassed to buy feminine hygiene products? What is their problem?

If a man is worried about being mocked for buying feminine hygiene products, he should view it this way: the mere fact he is buying these items indicates that there is an important woman in his life, who is his romantic partner, and that he is a good man for getting these things for her. He is trusted by her to get her what she needs for her body, for issues that he doesn't have to worry about in regards to his own body.

If a man is worried about being viewed as less masculine for buying them, then first, he's being immature and irrationally sensitive. Second: If people see a man buying such items, the vast majority of them will either think nothing of it or assume that he's a caring man in a loving relationship, not a weak excuse for a "man" who is controlled by his wife. Sure, there will be the occasional jerk who'll mock him, but so what? That person, regardless of gender, isn't mature enough to be in a relationship, whereas the good man is.

If a man is uncaring and disrespectful of a woman's reproductive system and women's issues, and thus regards women's hygiene as something that's beneath him, then he is a sexist and needs to grow up. Preferably sooner rather than later.

Additionally, I would argue that men who purchase pornographic magazines or similar items should feel far, far more embarrassed than men who buy their girlfriends' or wives' hygiene products. A man who buys these is likely to be viewed negatively, as people would assume he thinks that women are objects for his pleasure, rather than his fellow human beings. They also might think that he's the undateable type, hence his reliance on pornography.

I asked Dad his opinion on this topic. He shrugged, saying that he'd bought Mum her feminine products before and felt no shame in doing so. As he said, why would he? It's nothing shameful. He also thought that men who wouldn't buy them, for whatever reason, were insecure and idiots, and he agreed with me that it would be more embarrassing to be buying naughty magazines.

Oh, and one other thing: there's also the possibility that a man buying women's products could be a dad getting them for his teenage (or even adult) daughter, which would make him a great father, not a laughingstock. Honestly, there's nothing here that men need to be embarrassed about.