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To break up over toilet hygiene (or lack thereof)?

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wobblychicken · 05/01/2025 17:44

Name changed for this one.

So I've been seeing a new chap for several months - my first relationship since divorcing over three years ago, and with a lot of dead-end online dates in the interim. I.e. quite a big deal for me to have entered into. Lovely chap, very like-minded, considerate high-achieving professional, seems into me, etc. - and the relationship is exclusive.

I need a sense of perspective on this issue - not the only emergent niggle in the relationship, but the most "in your face" (as it were) in recent weeks.

Most of our "sleepover" dates are at mine for various reasons. I've noticed bad toilet hygiene at mine in terms of weeing on the seat / leaving poo stains, which I wasn't overly impressed with, but didn't say anything at the time. Last week I was at his - not the first occasion, but this round time the toilet / bathroom was pretty grim. Not Trainspotter bad or anything - but think piss and pubes caked into the ceramic and bristles / toothpaste residue all over the sink. The rest of his place is cluttered but clean enough.

I was again due to visit him at his today, and - after some agonising on the subject - sent a message during the week that he'd need to give the bathroom a once over first, to which he replied already on the list. And he did clean up, and even made a point of asking me if it was acceptable when I arrived.

Later that afternoon, we were taking it to the bedroom and I made a quick pit stop - only to find massive poo stains down the pan and wee over the seat from a visit he'd made in the meantime. It's hard for me to address these things directly, but I basically came out, said it was a massive passion killer and that I didn't expect to find the toilet like this at his or at mine, and if he wanted bedroom activity he'd need to factor in bathroom activity. He did clean it, apologised (blaming not having his glasses on - he did have his glasses on) and said my views were fair enough. I left soon after without re-initiating any sexual activity.

It's not the mess in itself that bothers me - I'm not a clean freak, and have literally used some of the worst toilets known to man in my time. It's the lack of respect it indicates - especially coming from someone so otherwise clearly intelligent / senior, etc. and not otherwise seemingly unhygienic. And the fact that I'd already pointed this out once before coming round - which is already unattractive enough to have to do towards a grown man. In his shoes I'd personally be dying of embarrassment, not making a mess of things that very same afternoon. Unless he was doing it deliberately to make a point right back to me, but that doesn't seem like him at all.

Either way, whether deliberate or just obliviousness, it's not attractive. I made a vow at the end of my last relationship that I wouldn't tolerate man children / incompetence (whether strategic or otherwise), so maybe I'm overthinking this one - but yeah it's irked me a lot.

Please do tell me if I'm being unreasonable on this one! I wouldn't end things "only" cause of this, but genuinely not sure if I'm just being a massive priss on this. TIA!

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Planesmistakenforstars · 05/01/2025 17:56

Oh hell no. You've had to raise the issue to him which, as you say, is "unattractive enough to have to do towards a grown man." And after that he pisses on the seat. If it's not a lack of respect then it's a level of obliviousness that no one should have to deal with. Either way it's an attraction killer.

Cattery · 05/01/2025 17:56

It’d give me the ick plus I’d think he hasn’t taken on board what I’ve said and my feelings on the subject which is off-putting. Can’t stand a dirty toilet and every time I looked at him I’d think of it. Sorry

TheseCalmSeas · 05/01/2025 17:55

Ew that’s rank & it would be such a passion killer!

If he doesn’t immediately change I’d have to call it quits

Giraff3 · 05/01/2025 17:55

I would be turned off and a no goer for me.

🤮🤢

2025herewecome · 05/01/2025 17:53

That turned my stomach just reading your OP - yanbu and I’m not sure that I could look at him in a sexual way again after that.

Mittens67 · 05/01/2025 17:53

Extremely unattractive behaviour in every possible way. It would also make me wonder about his standards in general. And of course the overgrown child aspect. So many men looking for a mum they can shag.

PinkiOcelot · 05/01/2025 17:52

Ewwwww. Grim.

nonbinaryfinery · 05/01/2025 17:52

That's revolting. I'd get rid.

Jojimoji · 05/01/2025 17:51

The type of person who's careless enough
to leave shit stains and pubes on full view in the bathroom will be careless in other areas of their life too.

Porkyporkchop · 05/01/2025 17:51

Gross 🤮

smallchange · 05/01/2025 17:49

Yanbu. This is the stage where he's meant to be impressing you so it's not crossed his mind that this is actually foul behaviour.

It's not impossible for him to change but it'll take effort since it's ingrained habit rather than something that should have been learned by the age of 10 so you might wonder if it's worth the bother.

I'd worry about the "clutter" as well because if he "just doesn't see mess" then he won't see it when he's making your place a pigsty as well.

ClemmyTine · 05/01/2025 17:49

I would feel disgusted about this but I don't think it's intentional disrespect on his part. I think it's just different standards.

Beamur · 05/01/2025 17:46

Yeah, that's gross.