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Why do men need to take a device to the bathroom?!

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BumbleBee27 · 17/03/2019 11:42

Is it just my oh who can't possibly go for a crap without taking his iPad with him?! I'm led to believe this is a 'man thing' and many of my friends partners need some sort of entertainment while on the loo. For me it's a get in and out ASAP scenario not an opportunity for relaxation.

He can be in there for ages! Wonder what he's looking it anyone else?

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Samind · 17/03/2019 11:44

I sometimes get a phonecall from DP in the bath 😂😂 obviously if there's something interesting on the TV, I don't see the phone 😏 he usually listens to podcasts or browses shit online. Will get the odd link sent to me but most times nothing.

Limensoda · 17/03/2019 11:48

Men don't need to.
Idiots do.

Boom76 · 17/03/2019 11:53

It’s not just a man thing

PlainSpeakingStraightTalking · 17/03/2019 11:54

Yours does - neither DH nor any of my Ds's do .

KarenOnCrack · 17/03/2019 11:55

To wank?

Userplusnumbers · 17/03/2019 11:57

Everyone likes a bit of reading material don't they?

PregnantSea · 17/03/2019 11:57

I take my phone in with me when I poop, but only if I'm in the middle of looking at something. I wouldn't go and find my phone just so I could take it into the toilet with me

BumbleBee27 · 17/03/2019 11:58

@KarenOnCrack oooh could be, saves me a job if so!

Yeah I never got the thing about taking a newspaper in there either, just doesn't strike me as a good place to chill 😂

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girlywhirly · 17/03/2019 12:00

Before devices, it used to be the newspaper/crossword. It does make me wonder what is wrong with their digestive systems if it takes half an hour to poo. And the amount of bacteria that must accumulate on their screens is unbelievable, especially from the non-handwashers.

Mainly I think men see it as an opportunity to disappear for time out, or shirking jobs because no-one would question their need to use the toilet.

Easterbunnyiscomingsoon · 17/03/2019 12:00

To practice multi tasking?!

itsboiledeggsagain · 17/03/2019 12:01

I do this.

adaline · 17/03/2019 12:02

Meh, I do this. I also take my phone in the bath.

I'm normally reading MN or playing Words with Friends!

wafflyversatile · 17/03/2019 12:03

Same reason women do.

busybarbara · 17/03/2019 12:03

This is not a gendered thing. Some people spend time on the toilet, some don't. Men have stereotypically been the ones carrying a newspaper under their arm to enjoy while in the toilet, however.

justasking111 · 17/03/2019 12:03

OH still has a couple of magazine subscriptions for his hobbies. He reads those. No wonder men get piles.

ThePlaceToVent · 17/03/2019 12:05

MY “D” H just went for an extended loo trip and ate a plate of toast at the same time not envy.

MeAgainAgain · 17/03/2019 12:06

They used to take books.

It's because they take so long to shit.

Real question is why is that.

My guess is inferior pushing muscles.

Has this ever been studied? It's a definite phenomenon. When women can't do something as 'well' as men it's studied to death!

reallybadidea · 17/03/2019 12:07

I'm on the toilet at the moment, so not just men. I'm having a break from work, so doing two things at once

wafflyversatile · 17/03/2019 12:07

Before I would take a book or be reduced to reading the backs of Shampoo bottles.

Now that I have a phone I struggle to spell long chemical names like cocamydopropyl something something betaine...

NaughtToThreeSadOnions · 17/03/2019 12:07

Yep its hardly a new thing its like people asking what people did on tje tube before tablets and phones.

NEWSPAPERS.

I suspect its a large reason newspaper sales are dwindling however. People do take there tablets to tje loo or on the tube rather than papers/magazines

KarenOnCrack · 17/03/2019 12:08

Reminds me weirdly of ex-in-laws, they had shelves in the loo of dusty ancient Readers' Digest. Just those, nothing else.

NaughtToThreeSadOnions · 17/03/2019 12:10

MY “D” H just went for an extended loo trip and ate a plate of toast at the same time

No no no LTB 🤢even 🤮 tbh

Food and bathrooms do not mix

See why do women like wine and dinner in the bath?

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Topseyt · 17/03/2019 12:11

Not just men, I'm afraid. I sometimes take my phone or a book when I go to the toilet.

Nothing wrong with it.

Jasmineallenestate · 17/03/2019 12:13

I haven't been to the toilet without a book or magazine since I was about 7. I remember getying stuck without a book and havimg to read the back of the shampoo bottles!

By the way, I dont really like being called an idiot. I read all the time, anythong and everything. This is a stupid sexist thread with awfully rude posters.

BumbleBee27 · 17/03/2019 12:15

I don't think it's sexist, it was just a question. I've known loads of men who do this but not so many women.

There are some rude posters though, especially for a light hearted thread.

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