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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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NoThanksNeeded · 05/09/2025 01:36

Genuinely worried about how some people on here shit if they are making such a big splash

NoThanksNeeded · 05/09/2025 01:28

MumWifeOther · 04/09/2025 22:55

A bit of c*m is not the same as toilet water splash and shit, the three are the not the same!

You can say shit but you can't say cum?

🤣🤣🤣

IamNotBeingUnreasonable · 05/09/2025 01:28

NCSue87 · 04/09/2025 17:20

It would definitely put me off too. He needs to change his body rhythms!

And how exactly, do you propose he does this?

Ratafia · 05/09/2025 01:05

nomas · 04/09/2025 16:00

Why is her not wanting to have sex with someone with bad breath and fusty genitals a bad thing?

How does going to the loo give you bad breath?

mukk · 05/09/2025 00:52

Poodlelove · 04/09/2025 23:59

But what happens if you touch his bum cheek and it's not clean?
I wouldn't touch my fella if he had just done a poo.

Does he get cleaner the longer he waits after doing one??

thebabayaga2025 · 05/09/2025 00:29

Poodlelove · 05/09/2025 00:20

Exactly balls and all . A big fart whilst on the toilet could spray faeces on his penis , balls and thighs .Without washing you could get his faeces in your VJ.

I actually hadn't thought of that, grim but probably true. For me it's really a respect thing. Other people shitting is disgusting and there is certainly nothing sexy about telling your partner you are going to empty your bowels right before sex. You might have to do it, but just say I'm popping to the loo love. And wash afterwards, ffs, it's not difficult.

Yes, we all shit - and there's a really really good reason for the standard disgust reflex normal people automatically feel about being around shit. Faeces can carry pathogens, parasites, bacteria. Disgust prompts avoidance and reduces the chances of disease transmission. Basic hygiene around shitting lowers the risk of disease. It's just that simple.

The OPs response is normal and reflexive, no matter how many women want to have their face printed on a doormat for a grubby man to wipe his feet on.

And before any clown jumps in to scream "BUT NAPPIES!!!!" - just because we have to change nappies does not make it pleasant. We are ok with it because we have to be, not through enjoyment of being around shit and piss.

Some women apparently are happy to let their husbands defecate while they are in the same room and showering - I've read that here before. There are some grotty people with low standards on this site for sure.

Poodlelove · 05/09/2025 00:20

thebabayaga2025 · 05/09/2025 00:09

To say - I just need to pop to the loo is fine. To conjure up the image of him doing a giant shit right before he wants you to feel like sex is, of course, not.

And of course he should at least wash, the reality is that shit can be left around the arse area no matter how much we wipe, so he needs to wash properly, balls, penis and arse before he gets naked with you. It's basic respect to want to smell clean, be clean and not have the idea of doing giant shit in your partner's head before sex.

But there are some incredibly low standards on mumsnet and they will make any excuse for men to be (and have, it seems) grubby arseholes.

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Exactly balls and all . A big fart whilst on the toilet could spray faeces on his penis , balls and thighs .Without washing you could get his faeces in your VJ.

SD1978 · 05/09/2025 00:16

Can you change the time of day? If he regularly has a crap every night- and that’s not something you can ‘force’ to happen, maybe change the sex time?

thebabayaga2025 · 05/09/2025 00:09

To say - I just need to pop to the loo is fine. To conjure up the image of him doing a giant shit right before he wants you to feel like sex is, of course, not.

And of course he should at least wash, the reality is that shit can be left around the arse area no matter how much we wipe, so he needs to wash properly, balls, penis and arse before he gets naked with you. It's basic respect to want to smell clean, be clean and not have the idea of doing giant shit in your partner's head before sex.

But there are some incredibly low standards on mumsnet and they will make any excuse for men to be (and have, it seems) grubby arseholes.

Lorrainedrops · 05/09/2025 00:03

BuckChuckets · 04/09/2025 16:10

I just spent 5 minutes trying to work out how you get a water infection from having sex with someone who just had a poo - still no idea!

You can't, unless he has diarrhoea and has managed to get poo on his penis.

Poodlelove · 04/09/2025 23:59

But what happens if you touch his bum cheek and it's not clean?
I wouldn't touch my fella if he had just done a poo.

Dontsayyouloveme · 04/09/2025 23:55

Dontsayyouloveme · 04/09/2025 23:46

of course, but excrement isn’t the same as baby gravy. Theres only one place for it and that’s fine the toilet.. 🚽

*down, not fine

Dontsayyouloveme · 04/09/2025 23:46

Mischance · 04/09/2025 23:13

Sex is messy, sex is smelly, sex is crude, sex is great.
I am stunned by people's attempts to turn it into a clinical, tidy activity.
How very very boring!
Just get stuck into it and glory in it's basicness!

of course, but excrement isn’t the same as baby gravy. Theres only one place for it and that’s fine the toilet.. 🚽

BravebutBroken · 04/09/2025 23:43

Thank you all for a very much needed laugh! Think I'm leaving with more questions than answers though if I'm honest 😂 Can't figure out how a bowel movement can make quite so much mess. Are most people's not clean cut?! Like definitely not a smear on toilet paper never mind requiring a hose down! Can't figure out how you can clean your bum hole with a hose facing backwards and downwards whilst seated. If from the front my bum hole is backwards and upwards and if from the back, it's the equivalent of wiping back to front surely? 🤷🏻‍♀️ Can't figure out how showers can take a max of 2 mins. Takes me longer to wait for the hot water to come through 😂 More importantly, I can't figure out how some posters could be so repulsed by normal bodily functions, yet potentially have children. But all in all a great laugh. Now must get off the internet as I haven't showered since morning, couldn't possibly share a bed with my husband 😂😂😂

Poodlelove · 04/09/2025 23:42

KnitFastDieWarm · 04/09/2025 22:06

Perhaps those who fear the bum germs should consider shagging Alan Partridge - say what you want about him, the man prioritises pre and post sex hygiene…

Exactly bum germs on the sheets

Poodlelove · 04/09/2025 23:41

I would hate that , he shouldn't announce it , not romantic , very off putting .
He should definitely be having a shower.
I would not want to do it either.

blondebombsite13 · 04/09/2025 23:34

MumWifeOther · 04/09/2025 22:57

I had a friend who once put her finger up her bfs bum hole and it came out with poo on it. 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

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 🤷‍♂️

LaughingCat · 04/09/2025 23:32

Frenchtoastie · 04/09/2025 22:57

You wash your bum at the sink?😬

Put a foot towel down, use a flannel and pat dry with your towel - you’ve seriously never had a quick ho’s bath to make sure everything is fresh down there? If I want my DH to go down on me, I’m not going to make him deal with the day’s mustiness. And if I’ve just had a poo and I think we’re having sex, I want to make sure I’m clean. But it doesn’t require a full shower - just a bidet or sink wash.

Delphiniumandlupins · 04/09/2025 23:29

I am now quite worried about travelling to these places and being met with a bum gun. Are they actually in public toilets? I just know I would want to try it out and probably make a godawful mess - often look like I've wet myself just washing my hands!

RampantIvy · 04/09/2025 23:25

I am staggered at how overly fastidious so many mumsnetters are.

How on earth will they cope with babies with shitty nappies??

RampantIvy · 04/09/2025 23:25

I am staggered at how overly fastidious so many mumsnetters are.

How on earth will they cope with babies with shitty nappies??

SpicyRedRobin · 04/09/2025 23:25

NoKnit · 04/09/2025 15:57

I already feel sorry for the child you are yet to conceive. Not because of your issue with your husbands toilet habits but more the need to post it on the internet

It's anonymous and online. Get a grip.

RubySquid · 04/09/2025 23:15

RampantIvy · 04/09/2025 22:00

I have never been to those places, and sneering at people who haven't says more about you.

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

Mischance · 04/09/2025 23:13

Sex is messy, sex is smelly, sex is crude, sex is great.
I am stunned by people's attempts to turn it into a clinical, tidy activity.
How very very boring!
Just get stuck into it and glory in it's basicness!

Shewasafaireh · 04/09/2025 23:01

Delphiniumandlupins · 04/09/2025 20:42

How did you 'realise'? I must have worked with hundreds of people and have no idea how any of them wiped.

iirc she came back and made a comment about the toilet bowl shape and how it was difficult to fit her hand or something and we were both “but why is your hand anywhere near the bowl…?”

then it transpired that she wiped back to front and it lead to a conversation about wiping. a customer came in the exact moment all 3 of us were demonstrating how we wiped and she just looked at us “…………..”

I’m normally very quiet, we just bonded all too quickly