I've tried using one before, but I just couldn't get it in. I'm a virgin and am kinda scared of that thing down there anyway, so having to mess with it kinda freaks me out. My family and friends think I'm odd for never using one. They say pads feel like diapers and you are sitting in your on filth, but I say that I don't want a piece of cotton up my vagina. I just want to see how many people think this is normal or not so I can have some piece of mind about this.