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To think baths are awful?

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Alllll · 26/03/2025 21:16

I’ve lived in my house for four years and there is a very deep and long L shaped bath which is the envy of my bath loving friends. I’ve never been keen on baths and never used it. But tonight I thought, for a change, I’d run myself one and take my book.

It was absolutely shit. Took bloody ages to run, then I got in and couldn’t hold by book right. The water was a nice temperature but it made my face too hot. It was boring. I lasted twenty minutes and then drained the water. Complete waste.

I find them mildly disgusting. Right up close to the grouting. It’s horrible. AIBU?

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MuddlingThroughLife · 04/01/2026 20:38

BlindTipsy · 26/03/2025 21:31

I love a bath! I have a bath bridge thing to hold my kindle and wine glass, low lights and lovely bath oil. Bliss!
Only in the winter though - too hot in the summer.

A lovely cool bath in the Summer is lovely and very refreshing!

Lulu1919 · 03/01/2026 18:39

I love my bath
We have a squared off p shaped bath with shower over in the main bathroom ....never use it !!,
The smaller traditional bath is my bath of choice...only I ever use it ...warm cosy room bubble and my book ....heaven !

activetoday · 03/01/2026 17:59

Even though this is a zombie thread, I still had to comment and say YANBU. Never understood how baths are relaxing. They take ages to run and then when I get in it’s a case of trying not to look at my flabby bits while simultaneously keeping the whole thing at a decent temperature. How is that fun?

RampantIvy · 03/01/2026 17:49

cardibach · 03/01/2026 17:31

So even more of you is out of the water and chilly. Why? It’s not comfortable! Sofas and beds are designed for comfort and reading. Baths are not!

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My bathroom is nice and warm. I am not cold when I am in the bath.

cardibach · 03/01/2026 17:31

RampantIvy · 03/01/2026 17:27

There’s nothing to do.

I read in the bath.

So even more of you is out of the water and chilly. Why? It’s not comfortable! Sofas and beds are designed for comfort and reading. Baths are not!

RampantIvy · 03/01/2026 17:27

There’s nothing to do.

I read in the bath.

cardibach · 03/01/2026 10:51

I don’t think bath water is dirty. I still hate baths though. Even in my huge one, some of you is out of water and cold. I don’t understand lying in them for ages. The bottom of the bath is hard. There’s nothing to do. Boring and uncomfortable. Quick shower, cosy loungewear, lie in soft sofa or bed and read/drink/eat. Much more satisfactory.

RampantIvy · 03/01/2026 08:01

Missey85 · 03/01/2026 07:16

I hate baths too 😂 nothing relaxing about sitting in dirty water 😕 I'd rather a shower 🚿

The water isn't dirty unless you are absolutely filthy before you get in. Do you have a very dirty physical job?

What is it with people who think that bath water is dirty?

Missey85 · 03/01/2026 07:16

I hate baths too 😂 nothing relaxing about sitting in dirty water 😕 I'd rather a shower 🚿

luckylavender · 02/01/2026 16:57

I love a Sunday morning bath

Jux · 02/01/2026 16:51

Love’em. Only way to be warm in this freezing house in winter. They get you warm to your bones, and then you don’t shiver under the covers for most of the night wishing you had a darn sight more than 4 cats to keep you warm, or for a couple of lions……

RampantIvy · 01/01/2026 23:07

namechangetheworld · 01/01/2026 21:48

YANBU. Medievel filth cauldrons.

Don't be such a drama queen. Why are you so filthy that a bath would be so full of filth? Do you work down a mine?

I have just enjoyed a lovely soak in the bath. I shower every day and have had a leisurely day today and didn't get dirty or sweaty. I feel lovely and clean.

GusGloop · 01/01/2026 21:58

I use them for pain relief.

namechangetheworld · 01/01/2026 21:48

YANBU. Medievel filth cauldrons.

AnnaQuayInTheUk · 01/01/2026 21:46

I swim before work most days. At the moment, the sea temperature (North Sea) is about 6C. I love coming home and getting into a warm bath. Today, because I didn't have to work, I wallowed in the bath for about 40 minutes. Total bliss.

03cg73 · 01/01/2026 19:29

I love a bath. I genuinely look forward to it. I might be conditioned to it tho. When we first bought our house there was a built in shower over the bath that didn’t work. Tried to get it fixed but there was some complications with plumbing which meant having to rip into walls etc. we were planning on remodelling the entire upstairs so decided just to leave fixing the shower until then. The remodelling ended up taking 10 years to get started 😂 so for 10 years we had no shower and only a bath. DP would shower at the gym but me and my DDs had a bath every day. We now have a shower, but I still prefer a bath

annonymousse · 01/01/2026 17:11

Daily shower to keep clean but I love love love the luxury of a long hot bath during the winter months. YABVU 🤣

nopiesleftinthisvehicle · 01/01/2026 16:46

Monvelo · 26/03/2025 21:22

Totally agree, not had one for maybe a decade! They make me feel dead.

Me too.
Ugh, this has just brought back memories of bath sharing with an ex 😬

All that acting sexy obligigations when all you want to do is crawl into bed.. To sleep.

I don't use jacuzzi's either.
They make me compulsively yawn and then i have to get dressed and drive home.

Sharpzebra · 01/01/2026 16:40

I really can't be bothered with baths anymore I prefer showers I've probably had 3 baths in the last 5 years showers are so much easier and quicker

gottakeeponmoving · 01/01/2026 16:11

Deleted. Zombie thread.

cardibach · 28/03/2025 17:20

Mum2jenny · 26/03/2025 21:27

Shower first, then soak in a nice warm bubbly bath for about 45 minutes with a good book and glass of wine. Really relaxing imo.

Relaxing on a soft sofa with a glass of wine is a lot more comfortable.

Bluebellwood129 · 28/03/2025 17:18

TheSilentSister · 27/03/2025 01:33

My bathroom has a separate shower cubicle and a huge bath.
The first time I got in the bath I couldn't stop laughing. I could stretch out fully and the water was right upto my neck. I've never had a bath like it, it's a pure treat. I feel like I should light candles and play whale music, lol.
I'm a shower lover but I need the occasional bath, even just to soak my tired feet and just feel pampered.

I'm right with you. Large bath for luxury soaking, large wet room-style shower otherwise. Best of both worlds. Utter perfection.

Bluebellwood129 · 28/03/2025 16:42

What’s remarkable is that British people -specifically white British are blissfully unaware that many other cultures and countries think of them as being a bit grubby and unhygienic.
They were very late adopters of daily baths, many still don’t. They do a sink clean with a flannel. Which some of them re-use. They wash their pits and bums with a flannel in sink water then reuse the flannel. They wear outside shoes in the house and go to bed with the day’s pollution on them. They don’t actually wash their feet or backs. They just allow water to run over them.

Do you actually know any White British people?

zingally · 28/03/2025 16:36

I love a bath!

I definitely have to be in the mood for one though. I won't do one if I'm really tired though, as I'm in real danger of falling asleep and that can be really dangerous in baths.
I like to take a snack, a drink and a book. I'll often do a facemask as well. I'll usually have some quiet classical music playing in the background.
I do some of my best daydreaming in the bath as well.

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 28/03/2025 15:49

KimberleyClark · 28/03/2025 10:52

There seem to be an awful lot of Mumsnetters who work on building sites, pig farms and coal mines going by how dirty they say they are.

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Quite. Given that most or all posters probably shower or bath every day, they really can't be very dirty? Mind you, MN does seem to be weirdly full of super-fastidious, germphobic anti-bac fans.