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To wonder if anyone else will admit to being a soap dodger?

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blueberrycoconut · 18/08/2018 13:20

I often can’t be arsed. Dh has to prompt me. Anyone else?

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blueberrycoconut · 18/08/2018 13:46

I do wash my hands after a shit. Not after every piss though.

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huggybear · 18/08/2018 13:47

Why are you proud of it? What are you gaining?!

CandleWithHair · 18/08/2018 13:47

I’m not sure 4 times a week qualifies you as a soap dodger, it sounds passable (although personally I wouldn’t be able to tolerate that).

Hand washing, what do you mean ‘not that often’?

Do you wash them after using the loo?
Before preparing food?
After preparing food?

blueberrycoconut · 18/08/2018 13:48

I’m not proud of it huggy. I suppose I was just wondering if anyone else would admit to not showering loads.

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blueberrycoconut · 18/08/2018 13:49

No candle

I wash my hands when they feel dirty. That’s it.

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Womaningreen · 18/08/2018 13:49

"Dh just says ffs, get in the bath if I need to. It’s not a big deal"

I bet it feels like a big deal to him.

CaptainBrickbeard · 18/08/2018 13:49

Why wouldn’t you wash your hands after using the toilet? It’s not exactly onerous, is it?

WhatWouldLeslieKnopeDo · 18/08/2018 13:49

That is very unhygienic. Why on earth do you not wash your hands after a wee? It's so selfish and inconsiderate.

feathermucker · 18/08/2018 13:49

You seem weirdly proud of the fact that, basically, you stink a bit.

Also, mentioning the fact that your DH has to prompt you sometimes followed by lots of 😁 is just bizarre.

icelollycraving · 18/08/2018 13:49

Is this a reverse? Do you have to tell your husband he’s minging?

keyboardkate · 18/08/2018 13:49

I have no answers OP, but others will try to help.

I have to say though, I thought you were referring to the fact that you dodge TV soaps, and DH wanted you to watch them!

Womaningreen · 18/08/2018 13:50

"I do wash my hands after a shit. Not after every piss though."

oh wait. it's school holidays....

IfIWasABirdIdFlyIn2ACeilingFan · 18/08/2018 13:50

Is telling you to wash then you need to wash more often. He’s mentioning it because it is a problem. It’s already a problem by the time he is saying it.

WhatWouldLeslieKnopeDo · 18/08/2018 13:50

Just because your hands don't feel dirty, doesn't mean they aren't Hmm

blueberrycoconut · 18/08/2018 13:50

I pee loads Captain, I think I’d have no skin left on my hands tbh.

I don’t think he’s bothered woman Smile

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IfIWasABirdIdFlyIn2ACeilingFan · 18/08/2018 13:51

if he is telling you to wash..

Jestem · 18/08/2018 13:51

I shower every other day. I don't smell. If you use deodorant and have clean clothes and underwear daily (as I do), you really shouldn't smell showering every other day unless you have a health problem that makes you sweat a lot, or incontinence or something.

Jestem · 18/08/2018 13:51

I wash my hands loads though

cmlover · 18/08/2018 13:52

does your husband bath ir shower every day?

do you brush your teeth every day? or only when they feel dirty?

are you and dh very touchy?

RoseWhiteTips · 18/08/2018 13:52

Womaningreen

"I do wash my hands after a shit. Not after every piss though."

oh wait. it's school holidays....

Indeed. 😂🤣

ohdeardeardear · 18/08/2018 13:53

Disgusting not washing your hands after a wee. Your hands are near your vagina. Crazy.

Impulsesealer · 18/08/2018 13:53

I don’t wash as often as others. Some days I just have a sink wash.

I’m not depressed I just can’t be arsed and don’t think we need to wash as often as is suggested.

blueberrycoconut · 18/08/2018 13:53

Touchy as in do we touch a lot or quick to take offence?

The telling me to wash is quite jocular and good natured. I tell him he stinks as well.

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RoseWhiteTips · 18/08/2018 13:53

I don’t buy.

YerAuntFanny · 18/08/2018 13:53

I also thought this was going to be about whether you use toiletries or not, I was all ready to say I agree because I use a skincare cloth and water on its own!

However, that's not the case here. I think it's fine to wash 4x a week, I probably shower 5/6 days out of 7 most of the time and I'm constantly washing my hands at work but not as often at home.

I would be mortified if my DH had to point out to me that I need to wash though and I'd worry if I had to tell him to.