Do you share bath water? (Not together)

[justgeton]

I shower every morning and bath every evening so my bath would never be very dirty, and my husband often jumps in after me

However I would not DREAM of getting in his, despite his morning shower too.

Do you share?

Maybe this should be on AIBU but thought would keep it more light hearted

Yes. We have HUGE baths and DH takes 5 mins. I like to luxuriate in a boiling hot one, so I have a bath and then he gets in after me. Running a massive bath for a quick dip would be insanely wasteful (and I’m no eco warrior!).

It's never occurred to me to share bath water. Only my young DD and DH have baths and their evening routines don't really meet up to share bath water.

My mum did insist I share a bath with my younger sister until I had pubes.

Why do you share, I understand a bit if you have a water meter, but apart from that why? Is it hygienic to share?

Yes, so long as the first person hasn’t shaved or washed their hair.

We share all the time. I like putting nice bubbles and salts in and usually wash off afterwards.

I don't really bathe to clean, it's a leisure activity. I bathe with him all the time too, with a glass of wine. What's wrong with that? I thought it was normal!!

NEVER in a million years. Yuk! Just because you can't see stuff in the water it doesn't mean it's clean!

DH often gets in after me, but I'd never get in after him!

Nothing beats a nice, hot bath filled with bubbles. You just don't get that if you're using someone else's manky water

Dear God, no. Absolutely not.

My husband sometimes gets in after me of he just wants to be quick. I bathe morning and evening so I'm not dirty. We sleep in the same bed and have a bath together sometimes so I don't think it's gross to share my bath water.

Yep but only with my partner. I normally get in first as I like the water too hot!

Our bath is huge so uses a lot of water (and we're on a meter) so on the rare occasion I do have a bath I offer up my mucky water to DH. I have it piping hot so it's always still perfectly hot enough for him.

I asked DS if he wanted my water recently. As he is now 23 he just looked at me agog :) even though as a child he used to just come in the bathroom, strip off and jump in with me

All the time. I get in first and luxuriate in bubbles and read a book. DH gets in afterwards. I'm not dirty and I've never thought of sharing water as gross. We share a bed and other things already, can't see that this is any different. I've got to the ripe old age of 48 without catching anything so will continue to double dip.

Used to do the same as kids too. Kids, then Mum, then Dad. We lived in an old house with a small water tank and an immersion heater which took an age to heat up. My DF was also very frugal with electric and water which was probably why we did it.

We always share. I like my bath to be hotter than the sun so I always bathe first. I don't think I'd want to go after my husband just because of the temperature not being hot enough for me but otherwise I don't see anything wrong with it.

Yes.

Ds has a bath before bed so sometimes ill top his up with hot water then get in.

Otherwise if me or dh is having a bath its not uncommon for us to "save the bath" for the other one (unless I'm on my period). As others have said, we share much more intimate moments.

No. Absolutely gross IMO. My kids don’t even share, I run a new one for each of them.

Oh gosh no.

Why are you eating so much water? One showed a day is sufficient
.... I'm telling David Attenborough on you ! Or that tungburg girl she is scarier

We have a double bath and we share it every night.

I'm the one in the house who loves having hot baths so DH sometimes jumps in my water afterwards when I've been in for an hour and it's cooled down enough for him. I only have baths as a luxury on Sunday evening though!

My first thought was, what fresh hell is this. Then I thought, well that's weird, I don't mind sharing a bath together, but I can think of nothing worse than getting in the bath after he has been in. I know, I don't get my logic either

Same. DH used to use my bath water but stopped when he realised i wouldn't use his!

We did as children but I was youngest and always got coldest, greyish sludge. No, I never share as an adult except when courting and with children but only ever at the same time.

I made let my DC share a bath until they were too old really, as did my parents wih me and my sister but no, we've never reused bathwater for a separate bath. Isn't it cold by the time the second person gets in?

yes, me and DH do, I go in first and he gets in to annoy me scrub me back after a short while ,why waste a shit load of water if someone else wants a dunk

[quote gretagreengrapes]@branleuse but surely its still got their hair/sweat/dead skin/ traces of poo and wee/discharge/dandruff / moisteriser / deodorant/ anything off their body floating in it![/quote]
Yeah i guess so. I can totally understand why you wouldnt want to, but if its just one of my kids or my partner has been first and they werent filthy then i just dont really care if its just a quick rinse.

Tbh, I think as long as people dont smell or look visibly dirty and they feel cleaner, then it doesnt matter if their bathwater was sterile.
I am only talking about immeduate family