To find it gross that some couples share a toothbrush?

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I honestly think this is a step too far.

Also are you that poor that you cannot afford a second toothbrush?

germs do not really bother me. I have DPs bodily fluids in my mouth quite regularly. Having a bit of jizz in your mouth isn't all that gross. He's clean after all.

But to scrub my teeth with a brush that has been used to scratch off food and bacteria from another persons teeth and mouth? FUCK THAT!

I wouldn't do it all the time but we have shared if he has stayed at mine and forgotten his toothbrush or vice versa.

I suspect my DH doesn't always swap the brush heads on the family electric toothbrush. I'm inadvertently sharing a toothbrush with him in that case.

He has lovely clean teeth with no rotten bits or fillings, and no gum disease so I'm not bothered. I sometimes even dry my face at night with his towel...bound to have at least once got the bit of towel he dried his arse with after a shower.

Can't get excited or disgusted about either

My unfaithful ex had gingivitis. There's no way I'd have shared a toothbrush with him besides if he ever left skid marks in the loo, guess what I used to clean them off?

I don't mind Dh being in my mouth but bleurghh no! to sharing a toothbrush.
His df gave him advice when he was younger -

''There's 2 things in life that you never share son. Your woman and your toothbrush''

Good advice imo :)

I couldn't do it.

When I snog him I don't generally get bits of food and plaque in my mouth. His penis is clean when I go near that.

I am not a germaphobe at all but for some reason the idea of sharing toothbrushes doesn't appeal. It's a visceral reaction.

I don't usually give two craps about germs but when my son informed me that he had used my electric brush I went out and bought a new head. I am pretty sure that with his brace he has much more bacteria and crap in his mouth and it made me feel a bit sick.

We don't share toothbrushes but that's mainly because we like different styles. It wouldn't bother me if we used each other's in an emergency.

He has an access all areas pass in the bedroom, and he had contact with plenty of my blood and poo during the birth of our daughter.

My husband hadn't been to the dentist in at least 22 years. There is no way I'd let his toothbrush anywhere near my mouth.

if the person you are sharing with is infected with hepatitis B or HIV these could also be passed on via the toothbrush with life threatening consequences

I'm pretty sure that if either DH or myself had hepatitis or HIV, then it would have been passed on regardless, and through activities other than toothbrush sharing?!

That said, I don't like sharing a toothbrush if he's just used it. Which is silly as although we do have two toothbrushes, we often interchange if one is charging.

My husband is 67 and has never been to a dentist. I wouldn't dream of using his toothbrush, trust me. It wouldn't occur to me to use anyone else's toothbrush, whoever they were and however excellent their dental hygiene tbh.

If you have a heart problem, infected blood can go via the mouth to the heart.

DH let me borrow his toothbrush the first time I ever stayed over at his place, I guess that's how I knew he was 'the one'