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To be putoff intimacy with DP due to this?

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Justinegh · 04/09/2025 15:34

DP and I are doing the deed a lot more regularly at the moment because we are ttc. This is usually in the evening when we first get into bed.

DP has a habit of going to the loo for several minutes before he joins me. I told him I find this off putting and unhygienic and asked if he can wait until after or go earlier in the day.

He just doesn’t see the issue and how someone would find it off putting.

Do you think I’m being unreasonable or would this annoy you too? It just seems stupid timing when you know you are going to be intimate with someone. It’s not a one off, it’s most occasions.

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FlyMeSomewhere · 06/09/2025 20:42

Slightyamusedandsilly · 05/09/2025 12:25

You go out to work / school without washing? Hmmm. How many times a day do you clean your teeth?

I'm teaching good hygiene. Kids need guidance.

Not many people faff around having baths and showers in the mornings before they go out to work when they only had a bath the previous evening. It's just not practical time wise for most people in a morning.

Seajaye · 06/09/2025 20:33

If he needs to be needs to go. Maybe he attends to his ablutions including showering and gets into bed after his done his stuff before you ready to get into bed .
I must admit the sounds coming out of an envelope suite bathroom can be off putting, morning or night. You just need to get a better routine.

Digdongdoo · 06/09/2025 20:31

NewHere83 · 06/09/2025 20:24

I don't think you do....

You really don't seem to if you think washing with it is unhygienic.

NewHere83 · 06/09/2025 20:24

Digdongdoo · 05/09/2025 13:07

Do you not understand how soap and water work?

I don't think you do....

FlyMeSomewhere · 06/09/2025 20:22

MathiasBroucek · 04/09/2025 16:03

A what?

Bum guns are more an Asian thing, it's a hose and nozzle by the bog in some countries and you can aim a jet of water at the vital parts. You wouldn't get them in British homes that's for sure.

NewHere83 · 06/09/2025 19:51

RubySquid · 04/09/2025 23:15

I wasn't sneering. They just happen to be 3major hubs that most planes stop at ( with bum guns) If you go pretty much anywhere except Europe or America

The poster i replied to says she travels a lot

I've never noticed them in the business class lounge in Abu Dhabi 😝

NCSue87 · 06/09/2025 16:30

JenXWarrior · 06/09/2025 14:36

Nah, you do that with the hard skin crumbs off his feet 😂

🤢🤮😆
I love this site sometimes!

JenXWarrior · 06/09/2025 14:36

Ilovelifeverymuch · 05/09/2025 15:10

Hahaha and sprinkle it on your dinner like Parmesan cheese 😂

Nah, you do that with the hard skin crumbs off his feet 😂

ForeverScout · 06/09/2025 07:03

I can't be the only one who doesn't like clammy post-shower skin ... at most it's baby wipes or a flannel to freshen up before (if need be, definitely not every time and definitely not if we're just fooling around and it turns into something more). A shower would see me having to wait 15 mins before I could stand our skin being pressed together for any shenanigans. Kind of a mood killer in my book. Would rather just have sex in the shower.

BravebutBroken · 05/09/2025 21:30

Howinthehelldidthishappen · 05/09/2025 15:34

@OriginalSkang you're going to have to explain this one to me because I just don't get it

Also, people who get into bed with no underwear on after shitting and not washing are also disgusting

I was baffled by that too. If that's the case surely you should shower before pulling your knickers back up then? God forbid you may need to shit away from home! Maybe some of these people need immodium!

DearDenimEagle · 05/09/2025 20:43

Why not wait to go to bed till after his bathroom visit, relax, have a drink together and cuddle on the couch, then have a sexy shower together,,and btw beds are for sleeping in . Making babies can be anywhere, so vary it. Nothing more off putting than an in bed regimen at a certain time. Go out and have it away in the car like teens, living room floor / couch, jump off a few wardrobes lol I don’t think I had sex in bed all the time I was married, but we did have more options…boats, beaches, hillsides

mukk · 05/09/2025 20:26

I think OP’s main issue (but who knows as she hasn’t returned 🤔) is knowing that her DP is doing a “squeeze n splash” before the jiggy jiggy. It’s not very sexy or much of a turn on to be aroused and ready for sex and your DH to declare he’s dropping the twins at the pool whilst you lie in bed and wait for him to finish.

@Doweneedjellyfish
Maybe she's not aroused and ready for sex? She says they're TTC so perhaps it's more functional for both of them at the moment

BananaPeels · 05/09/2025 20:17

blondebombsite13 · 05/09/2025 17:00

Another example of the wide range of people on MN…or indeed, anywhere.

Some people have hundreds of flannels - bum flannels washed after every use, face only flannels hung up to dry to serve another day.

On the other end of the spectrum, some people have NO flannels. At all. Nada.

Me, I’d say we have maybe around 15 flannels in the house in total. They have no designated use or living quarters and get washed as and when. I suspect I may be the only one in the house who uses them.

Edited

i have absolutely come to the conclusion after reading this thread that my family are hot beds of filth. I had absolutely no idea. We all regularly shower/bath but I have absolutely no idea this was supposed to be multiple times a day and that I was supposed to be washing flannels/ towels daily and have them littered everywhere. Now, as it turns out, we don’t get ill very often, so I’ve come to the conclusion clearly that the grot is doing us a lot of good!

Blomama · 05/09/2025 20:12

Justinegh · 04/09/2025 15:34

DP and I are doing the deed a lot more regularly at the moment because we are ttc. This is usually in the evening when we first get into bed.

DP has a habit of going to the loo for several minutes before he joins me. I told him I find this off putting and unhygienic and asked if he can wait until after or go earlier in the day.

He just doesn’t see the issue and how someone would find it off putting.

Do you think I’m being unreasonable or would this annoy you too? It just seems stupid timing when you know you are going to be intimate with someone. It’s not a one off, it’s most occasions.

I've explained this topic to my DH. He is convinced it's got nothing to do with poo at all and more to do with a little masturbation. Is it possible that DH is having a cheeky little wank to calm his over excited libido and make the whole experience last a little bit longer ?? Or conversely, as they are TTC, is he getting himself close and in the mood all alone before leaping into bed? Guess we'll never know as the OP has disappeared!

MumWifeOther · 05/09/2025 19:26

blondebombsite13 · 04/09/2025 23:34

You sound surprised by that?

Is that not kind of par for the course if you stick your finger up someone’s arsehole?

Thats why I don’t do it 🤷‍♂️

Edited

I was horrified!!

Could never. Would never.

chickenwings2 · 05/09/2025 18:04

ewww that most have said your unreasonable he’s literally pooing before having sex and CHOOSING not to shower that’s grim

blondebombsite13 · 05/09/2025 17:00

Digdongdoo · 05/09/2025 16:30

Yes, flannels are single use in our house. Especially bum ones. We've got lots and they get washed with the towels. Face only ones get hung up for next day though.

Edited

Another example of the wide range of people on MN…or indeed, anywhere.

Some people have hundreds of flannels - bum flannels washed after every use, face only flannels hung up to dry to serve another day.

On the other end of the spectrum, some people have NO flannels. At all. Nada.

Me, I’d say we have maybe around 15 flannels in the house in total. They have no designated use or living quarters and get washed as and when. I suspect I may be the only one in the house who uses them.

Digdongdoo · 05/09/2025 16:30

Frenchtoastie · 05/09/2025 16:19

Inbetween uses? Or do you mean you wash it after each use?

Yes, flannels are single use in our house. Especially bum ones. We've got lots and they get washed with the towels. Face only ones get hung up for next day though.

Frenchtoastie · 05/09/2025 16:19

Digdongdoo · 05/09/2025 15:47

Why do you need to store and dry it? Just wash it. You don't need a dedicated bum-sink flannel. (I don't personally wash my bum in the sink, I'm gross and don't shower after every shit).

Inbetween uses? Or do you mean you wash it after each use?

Dontsayyouloveme · 05/09/2025 16:18

FieryA · 05/09/2025 05:59

Haha! You think you are so funny. If you are so dumb that you have to ask, then I can't be bothered to answer.

The snippy people we also out yesterday 🙄

NoThanksNeeded · 05/09/2025 16:11

An extract from AIBU - a MN Romance:

Nigel looked over at Sandra and began to give her the come on eyes.

Sandra put down her phone from scrolling MN and smiled back

Nigel knew he was in for a good night

"Now, before we start, when did last have a shit and did you shower after it?" Sandra asked

Nigel decided he'd rather go to his exclusive and very outing hobby instead

blondebombsite13 · 05/09/2025 16:11

Ilovelifeverymuch · 05/09/2025 15:02

Sorry you have a miserable sex life, some people love their partners and enjoy pleasuring each other rather than wham bham stick it in, pump and go, shit crusted sex.

Goodluck and I do hope you get to enjoy amazing sex with someone you love and are connected to where you both make sure you are prioritized at least once in your life, maybe that will stop you making such childish comments 😂.

Edited

I don’t have shit crusted sex 😂 ConfusedBlush

I have a great sex life, thanks, and didn’t necessarily disagree with the rest of your post. The phrase “make love” just makes me cringe.

Not sure how that means I have shit crusted sex but ok 👌 😂

NoThanksNeeded · 05/09/2025 16:09

TakeMeDancing · 05/09/2025 16:04

Er…is everyone giving their DH oral sex every time they have intercourse? Is this a thing? Am I doing sex wrong?

*quoted wrong post…see next post.

Edited

I may be wrong but I think if you're TTC then giving him a BJ is probably not helping...

TakeMeDancing · 05/09/2025 16:05

Ilovelifeverymuch · 05/09/2025 15:11

You really think wiping your arse with toilet paper means it's clean? It's not like he has bidet or something and it's fine if you have no issue sucking his dick when he has just had a shit, OP is within her rights to be repulsed and turned off by it, we don't have to like the same things.

Meant to quote this post. Sorry.

TakeMeDancing · 05/09/2025 16:04

HoLeeFuk · 05/09/2025 15:09

Why does the man you love have a shit-crusted dick after he goes to the toilet?

Er…is everyone giving their DH oral sex every time they have intercourse? Is this a thing? Am I doing sex wrong?

*quoted wrong post…see next post.