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Do you prefer a bath or a shower?

62 replies

RainRaingoaway01 · 02/04/2024 18:38

I much prefer a bath. It doesn’t help that my shower is dodgy and runs hot then cold then hot then cold. I would still choose a bath over a shower though. Which do you prefer?

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borntobequiet · 02/04/2024 19:28

It’s a chilly evening and I’m off for a soak in the bath. A nice hot bath warms me up to the point where I don’t have to put the heating on, as well.

Toomuch44 · 02/04/2024 19:32

I used to love a bath. Having said that, we moved and I keep slipping down our bath so have only had a bath around three times in ten years (property newly refurbished). Moving forward, I'm not sure I want to give up the time to lounging around in a bath, even when I'm ill - I just need to freshen up and be clean.

Wowwellokthen · 02/04/2024 19:32

Adore baths! 🛁

Pinkstars2501 · 02/04/2024 19:32

I choose a shower for everyday, getting clean and hair washing.

But I have endometriosis and adenomyosis and a LOVE a pain for pain relief! I get in as it's running and it's mostly hot water, probably not good for me. I couldn't be without it.

RaraRachael · 02/04/2024 19:34

Did our bathroom up a few years ago and did away with the bath so now it's a shower room. I can't be arsed waiting for a bath to fill then sitting around in the water getting bored.
In and out of the shower in 5 minutes - no contest

Fatfriends23 · 02/04/2024 19:36

I'm in the bath right now! Have one every evening - it's what I look forward to all day!

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 02/04/2024 19:37

Shower. I hate baths; they are boring and make me feel dirtier anyway...

totallybonkerswarning · 02/04/2024 19:37

Shower.

Jellykat · 02/04/2024 19:38

Bath, i like resting my limbs Grin

MaryFuckingFerguson · 02/04/2024 19:44

Shower in the morning, bath in the evening. I love relaxing in the bath and I’m usually in there for 2 hours.

peloton2024 · 02/04/2024 19:45

Bath for sleep, shaving legs and sore muscles
Shower for everything else

LuckyPeonies · 02/04/2024 19:49

Definitely showers. I don’t want to marinate in soapy water. 😁

Yuop · 02/04/2024 19:50

Bath, I pretty much never have a shower.

GasPanic · 02/04/2024 19:51

Shower probably because it is easier to not wallow taking up loads of time.

I have lived in my place 5 years and still not used the bath once.

Can anyone beat that.

Gerwurtztraminer · 02/04/2024 19:56

SmallestInTheClass · 02/04/2024 18:52

Shower. I like the idea of a bath but get bored waiting for it to run and then have had enough after 3 minutes so not really worth it!

Me too, the fantasy of a long hot, relaxing bath with scented candles and a glass of wine never lives up to the reality!

On the odd occasion I have one I'm bored after 5 mins. It's also never the right temperature, too hot or too cold lots of faffing adding water. Then it's not comfortable lying at a weird angle not able to drink from my glass, lying there, boobs bobbing out out of the bubbles and getting cold, trying to read a book in bad light without dropping it in the water or the pages getting soggy as you turn them. God forbid using a Kindle it would drown in first 2 minutes....

Also I have electric hot water and baths cost an absolute fortune.

CrushingOnRubies · 02/04/2024 20:00

Depends on my mood but in balance much prefer a bath

Judystilldreamsofhorses · 02/04/2024 20:04

Love a bath as a leisure activity and can stay in for hours with a book. I shower every morning but see that as a functional activity to clean myself.

Lonelycrab · 02/04/2024 20:12

Can anyone beat that

Well I’ve lived in my house 6 years and not once used the shower, so yesGrin

my friend said it was nice

Soigneur · 02/04/2024 20:14

I much prefer a bath but only have time for one once a week so have showers mostly.

Spidey66 · 02/04/2024 20:16

Shower every time

RainRaingoaway01 · 02/04/2024 20:24

It’s almost even between a bath or a shower!

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Flapearedknave · 02/04/2024 20:24

Both have different uses!

TheLadyIsAVamp · 02/04/2024 20:27

Showers in the morning and in summer, baths in the winter and at night. I love a candle lit bath in the dark when it's raining outside but nothing beats a shower on a hot day, especially when on holiday after being at the pool all day.

NancyJoan · 02/04/2024 20:28

I have a bath almost every morning. Turn on the taps, pop down and make a cup of tea, back into the bathroom to a perfectly run bath. 15 mins of podcast/audio book and I’m ready for the day.

ArcticBells · 02/04/2024 20:31

Bath every time

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