Pluviophile

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Pluviophile - somebody who loves rain.

I’ve often wondered how common this is. When I was a little girl I had pet rabbits. I played with them for hours. When it rained, instead of going indoors I’d play with them in the green house. I feel like this is probably where it stemmed from. I absolutely love the sound of rain on glass.

Unlike most people who complain when it rains all day, I feel energised by it. It makes me so happy. I can (and have) sat and watched/listened to the rain all day long.

It could rain for 30 days straight and you’d hear no complaints from me!

Anybody else!?

Yes, me. Love any kind of rain but especially when it is on a tent, window pane or car.

My Pinterest is full of gorgeous rainy pictures.

Chrysalism - the feeing of being somewhere warm surrounded by the sound of rain. Lovely.

I suffer from tinnitus and on an old phone I had an app just full of rain noises, e.g. a car roof, a tent, a forest, etc. It was the only thing that let me sleep well for ages.

Me! I have several rain sounds apps on my phone. I enjoy adjusting them for added intensity, thunder, wind etc

I love it. I feel very uneasy if it doesn't rain for a few days. Last Summer was awful. When it finally broke into a downpour of big fat heavy rain I stood in the garden with my arms outstretched like that scene in Shawshank Redemption.

I feel most at ease near water. The sea or a river makes me feel calmer. I've put it down to growing up in the Lakes where it hardly ever stops raining but who knows.

EnidButton I could've written your post, and I also grew up in the Lakes.

I like rain, enjoy feeling it on my face and it works wonders for my hair. As long as it isn't too heavy and not freezing cold, I'm fine with rain. It also makes everything outdoors look pretty and smell nice.

When I was a kid I always wanted to go live on kauai island in Hawaii there’s a mountain there where is rains 350 days a year. I always imagined it would be nice warm tropical rain and everyone wore Welles . Used to pretend I was there when I was showering 😊😂

I love the smell of rain on dirt as well especially when it hasn’t rained in a while 🎂❤️

Yep! Makes me so happy. I'm currently lying in bed listening to it falling

Drama I think we're part rain water.

I have found my people!

I absolutely love rain. The sound of it, the feel of it, watching it....

I have been as happy as Larry the past couple of days. We really need the rain, it's been so long (south east) since we had some prolonged rainy weather.

Yup. I live on the Prairies, and we can go so long without it, but when it comes it is just the best. I can't compare anything else to that blissful feeling of the air being rinsed clean of all the dust and becoming so soothing to inhale again.

Joining this team - went for a run in the lashing rain recently, it was hammering off the brim of my hat and I was properly soaked to my skin, could not keep the grin off my face!

Wow, I didn’t expect to wake up to some many replies from people who feel the same!

I’ve never admitted to anyone the extent of my love for rain. On a rainy day, when people say “ugh, it’s horrible out there”, I nod in agreement but inwardly I’m thinking “please still be raining when I get home so I can enjoy it properly”! I think people would think I’m crazy if I said it out loud!

I’ve also sometimes wondered if I have reverse SAD disorder. I mean I DO enjoy the sunshine too, but I love rain far more.

I could never get a conservatory, I’d never get anything done on a rainy day!

Hooray for rain! I love it, I definitely feel energised when it rains. The sun makes me miserable

I love the sound of rain. Hate having to go out in it!

Pluviophile is one of those urban dictionary words

Cross post.. yes to reverse SAD!

I’m in this group for sure! Everything’s better in the rain. It’s been gorgeous this week, chucking down.

I stood in the garden with my arms outstretched like that scene in Shawshank Redemption. Minus the turd wash.

I envy you all! I get so deeply sad when it rains. This is totally the wrong climate for me. I so want to love the rain.

Sitting all cosy warm in utility room with corrugated plastic roof, built between the house and the shed, it's my favourite place when it's raining. Its brick built with double glazing so keeps nice and warm when the dryer is going- bliss!

Very pleasant, fine rain today. When I went out it felt quite delicate and refreshing.

Sainsburys in Bishops Stortford sounds amazing in the rain. Honestly!

There is an amazing candle from Haeckels that smells like petrichor, the smell of rain. It is v expensive but let's for ages and the smell is EXACTLY true

I've never been overly keen on hot sunny days, but I lived for a couple of years in Singapore, when cloudy rainy days meant it was cool enough to actually spend time outside, so I grew to love the rain. Also thunderstorms, definitely got twitchy if we went a few days without a good storm.

The rain was incredible out there. You didn't go anywhere without an umbrella. I remember a period of really sunny hot days followed by a deluge, the pavement had got so hot it warmed up the water that flowed over your feet. It was like walking through a bath.