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AIBU to think that this is completely weird?

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whyistherumgone · 29/12/2015 23:14

OK, before I start I know this is going to sound like I'm trolling but I absolutely promise this is for real.
My cousin and I have been whatsapping tonight - she's just bought a house with her DP having never lived together before and we often end up having chats about those annoying habits you discover when you move in together.
Tonight she mentioned that one thing has happened and she can't get her head around it and doesn't know how to tackle it with DP, whether to bring it up or just leave it so wanted my advice. I'm afraid I'm just slightly agog and can offer no explanation but have her full permission to post here to see if anyone else has any gems to offer...

DP is out and she was tidying up the bedroom. She opened his top drawer to put some socks away and found a ziplock bag....full of what can only be (her words) neatly trimmed pubic hair. Just resting on top of the socks. The dustpan and brush was sitting on top of his chest of drawers. She's a bit freaked out by the whole thing - why didn't he just flush it or throw it away?it's mainly the effort of having swept it into the bag that's bothering her, I mean why keep it?? She feels like she should bring it up but isn't sure how... I think she should leave the bag on top of the drawers so it's visible and see what he does...

Any ideas? I have to admit I'm been torn between laughing like a complete loon and complete bafflement. We've now had a few glasses of wine between us and the whatsapps are becoming completely hysterical. Do join us with any wisdom you can offer.

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Vedamakesthebesttoast · 29/12/2015 23:33

alison you old romantic, can I send dh to you for suggestions for valentines? I like the way your mind works Xmas Grin

Ughnotagain · 29/12/2015 23:34

Is he bald

GrinGrinGrin

Vedamakesthebesttoast · 29/12/2015 23:35

Did he pick them out of the penis beaker? Grin

BillWagglestaff · 29/12/2015 23:35

Is it definitely pubes and not facial hair? Does he go in for beard grooming at all? My dh once trimmed off his sideburns and kept them in two sandwich bags as he felt so attached to them. He even named them.

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whyistherumgone · 29/12/2015 23:36

Build a bear Grin - I will never look at that place in the same way again now

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whyistherumgone · 29/12/2015 23:37

Veda the penis beaker?! Do elaborate...

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LouieLou2013 · 29/12/2015 23:37

Hopefully he's not saving them up to do a monkey face?

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whyistherumgone · 29/12/2015 23:39

rose do you mean you could never feel the same way about someone who has stashed their pubes in a drawer? Think I'd just be worried about what else I might stumble across.

I am feeling slightly guilty about posting here now, but I did check with her first. Honestly, officer.

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rosewithoutthorns · 29/12/2015 23:41

How could you Grin

Bloody weirdo

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whyistherumgone · 29/12/2015 23:42

rose that just made me snort wine through my nose. V attractive.
I'm calling it a night soon but promise to update you with the outcome. Will probably be something completely reasonable now and we'll all be disappointed.

Billwagglestaff that is amazing. Does he still have them?!

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Iambubbles86 · 29/12/2015 23:48

Dp took a years career break and grew his beard the whole time just because he could. He Cut it off at the end but because he was so impressed with it and the time and effort Hmm he put the trimmings in a zip lock bag and keeps it as a memory. I found it a few months ago and thought it was pubic hair before I remembered. Any chance its the same??

Iambubbles86 · 29/12/2015 23:50

Ah just noticed biggles post. So there is at least 2 men who have kept facial hair

BillWagglestaff · 29/12/2015 23:53

Yes, he still has them. And a moustache that he keeps in a matchbox. To be fair, they are from his professional acting days and he grew them for shows, so he has an emotional attachment, so to speak. Occasionally, he will get them out and sigh wistfully over them.

EugenesAxe · 29/12/2015 23:53

I thought same as Bellyrub - I keep head hair from DH/DCs in a bag because I don't want to clog the toilet; when it's full I chuck it. My own pubes are scraped into tissue with the lotion and binned that way.

TrollTheRespawnJeremy · 30/12/2015 00:04

I am the proud owner of two bags of beard.

I know they're stashed somewhere in my house but DP refuses to tell me where.... [grim emoticon]

Fairenuff · 30/12/2015 00:05

I would be tempted to remove the bag and wait for him to say "Honey, have you seen a bag of pubes anywhere?"

MagpieCursedTea · 30/12/2015 00:09

Blatant placemarking. My friend is buying a house with a partner she's never lived with, I need to know what to warn her about!

LaurieFairyCake · 30/12/2015 00:13

He's really into arts and crafts/ taxidermy and is going to stuff her guinea pig when it dies

Or he's just fucking weird

rosewithoutthorns · 30/12/2015 00:21

Im with the fucking weird Grin

Ok, people do have some strange things going on. All hail.

Keeping it a secret is the weirdest of all.

ThumbWitchesAbroad · 30/12/2015 00:22

Ha, my first thought was the same as slightlyglittered's - but then maybe it isn't pubes, but is in fact a beard that he once had? Some men's beards do grow rather like pubes (DH being a case in point, he's not allowed to have one)

I'd go for him keeping them to stuff a cushion with. Or a bear (gross!).
But am really just placemarking for the outcome!

rosewithoutthorns · 30/12/2015 00:23

A friend of mine met a guy, married him and his "box" well, needless to say they're getting a divorce.

TheFirstNoelHeadbands · 30/12/2015 00:25

Is he a member of the RSPB? Perhaps it's a gift to the garden birds, for their nests

ThumbWitchesAbroad · 30/12/2015 00:25

What was in it, Rose - his ex's head or something?

Yarpyarp · 30/12/2015 00:28

''Consistent pube problems'' That's hilarious!

Got me thinking though about said problems. I often find just 1 lurking in broad daylight in random places like on the corner of the sink or on the dining room table. 100% nothing to do with me but it's happened for years and every house I've lived.

You know how some people mysteriously find a feather in a strange place - well it's a bit like that

SawdustInMyHair · 30/12/2015 00:34

I opened the microwave the other day to find a single pube sitting in the middle like an actor alone on the stage. They get everywhere.

Have also inhaled one which got into my athma inhaler. Hope it was mine...

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