Do you have a separate towel?

[Flower777]

My husband is using my en suite this week because we have a guest. Every morning he uses ‘my’ towel which obviously means it’s wet when I want to use it which is irritating.

I just told him that I was annoyed that he just uses ‘my’ towel and he said ‘it’s a family towel. I don’t think people have separate his and hers towels’

Surely they do? I thought it was basic good hygiene practice to have a designated towel?

I know, I know, first world problem! But This has come up before and it pisses me off when he takes my towel!

We share all towels in the house.

But I don’t wash my towel after I’ve used it once. I dry it out and use it the next day. That’s the one he took.

I’m not talking about separate towels in general. I think some of us are talking at cross purposes.

Btw my husband suffers from cold sores. Although we maybe more careful about sharing towels during a flare up, I’ve never had one, and I’ve been with him over 25 years.

We usually have two towels out at a time, but use them interchangeablely. So we do share towels. There is only one drying rack in the very small bathroom so they get switched around and I can't remember which is "mine".

Then wash them every 4 days or so.

Yes separate towels - colour coded by family member.

We have colour coded towels, your toothbrush is also the same coulor as your towel.
Ds1 red, Ds2 green, DS3 purple, DH blue, me pink. Full set of bath sheet, bath towel, hand towel. All get washed once or twice a week depending if DS's have left them on bedroom floor after use so they are fusty smelling.
We have a few spare communal towels for emergencies, sports and guest use but they are singke use. We dont use a towel someone has already used.

Always had separate towels on 4 named hooks in the airing cupboard; not because we are squeamish but because we all shower in the morning and no one wants a damp towel. They certainly don't get washed every day

Dh and I have the same colour coordinated towels in the en suite but I'm on top of the towel rail and he's further down. Kids have a different colour each in the main bathroom.

Normally I'm with the mingers on a lot of threads. Off to polish the 😇 now.

I once went with friends (we were young and unprepared) and had to share one towel between 5 of us

I was the last one to use it

This is a thing? We just use whatever's there....

I have my own towel. Always have always will. I also have my own toothbrush, flannel, loufer, nail brush, tweezers, razor, deodorant, nail clippers, nail file, hair brush, comb, etc. Etc.
Also my DCs have their own everything too, they don't share with each other either.

Not only that I have a spare set each for going away with

unless we are ever doing a camping trip again where the tent floods with mud and only one towel remains reasonably clean, towels are not used by more than one person between washes.

We have our own towels but we always use each other's. I just asked my husband & like me he's not bothered 😂

Do people actually realise that washing a towel after a single use is seriously environmentally unfriendly? I’d only do that if I’ve been swimming and my towel has been sitting, damp and festering, in my gym bag for a couple of hours.

Ps I generally wash them after about 3/4 uses. I put a hot wash on weekly with towels, tea towels and dish clothes. It’s what my mum always did. 2 adults in house.

We are gross and use each other's towels
And share a toothbrush

Own towels, hang on a hook in the airing cupboard to dry after use to use again. Hooks have a key ring hanging on them belonging to each of us to show what belongs where!

I think the only things that should not be shared are toothbrushes razors and socks/footwear. The only time flannels, towels etc need to be individually used is during an outbreak of an infection including cold sores etc, unless someone has reduced immunity of course.

I have a strong immune system which I believe in part is due to me not buying into all this nonsense about anti bacterial sprays etc. I just follow common sense guidelines.

Dh and I share. Not enough space for two big towels on the drying rack. The kiss have their owns due to wartyness/nits/worms and the various other biological warfare they wage against us.

Kiss=kids

We don't - too many people in the house.

If I share my bed with someone and share my body with someone, kiss and be kissed in the most intimate places, I’m not going to be fussed about sharing a towel!

Yep, me DH and DD each have our own differently coloured towels.

If I share my bed with someone and share my body with someone, kiss and be kissed in the most intimate places, I’m not going to be fussed about sharing a towel

Logically, this is no doubt a good point. Nevertheless, I don’t want to dry my face on something my DH has dried his bum on.

Also I like a nice fluffy dry towel after a shower. Not a damp one from someone else’s shower. And DH feels the same way.

I use a separate towel to dry my face. I wrap the bath sheet round me as soon as I get out of the shower so easy to use another towel for my face.

We don't share a toothbrush but do share a flannel, comb, tweezers, nail clippers etc. Why on earth do people need separate of everything?