AIBU to ask you when you have a bath?

[Grannybags]

Lighthearted but I’m curious. Yesterday at church we had Morning service, then a parade through town to the memorial for wreath laying then back to church for a service.
Afterwards we were clearing up and I said to a couple of friends that I was off home for a bath before Evensong. Best mate said she’d join me (private joke as don’t actually share the same bath!) but the other woman was horrified. Apparently you should only have a bath in the evening and she had never heard of anyone having a bath in the afternoon. A quick opinion poll of others seemed to suggest that this is a popular opinion. I work from home so will often have a bath in the day as it frees up the evening for work, getting meals, child’s homework etc
Is it really that odd?

Usually shower quickly in the morning (literally 2-3 minutes) then long bath for pleasure usually at night (30mins). I've been known to have my enjoyable bath at any time of day though, as I do my skin care and teeth separately anyway

In the week if I have a bath it’ll be the evening as I’m at work all day. Today though I had a day off to myself and I had a bath in the afternoon. It was lovely.

Bath at night, always. I don't think I've ever had one in the day.

DS1 hates baths and only ever has them when he's been on Scout camp. DS2 would live in the bath and often asks for one before school. It feels odd but I have no idea why.

I have a bath most evenings before I go to bed, I sometimes have one earlier but doubt I would have one if I was going out again.

I very rarely have a bath but if I do, later in the day so that I can then put pyjamas on after and relax. I also work from home and sometimes have a shower in the afternoon and then do more work after so I do understand why you'd have an earlier bath.

Haven't had a bath for years - don't like the feeling of being immersed in water and being all wrinkly if I stay in too long! Showers are quick and convenient.

Most days, usually mid afternoon when kids are at school and DH at work! I work from home so no problem with that!

I had a bath on Saturday morning after a parkrun in the freezing rain.

It was lovely.

Whenever I'm free and want to have one. Morning, afternoon, evening. Whatever.

Last bath was in 2011. But I think of a bath as an evening thing, with a glass of wine

There's an Agatha Christie book where Poirot solves a case because the murderer had a bath in the afternoon ( which was apparently unheard of!) so I'm guessing it is a very old fashioned and upper class idea!

Just had a shower myself and its after lunch. I washed my two small pets. Take a bath when you feel like it.

I don’t have baths, but I do shower most mornings.

I feel really odd if i have a bath before 7pm. It feels unnatural to me. I know people who have one before going to work in the morning, but that it too weird. Bath for me is relax, PJ and bed.

I generally only have a bath with DS (2 yo) - he's not keen on showers. So either early evening or first thing in the morning (the latter if he's wet the bed).

Very occasionally I'll have one in winter after a run or cycle in the cold.

The real question is - why on earth do you care if it's odd?

For all those “typing from the bath”... do you use a protective cover or do you just trust yourself not to get your phone/iPad wet?

I see baths as a switch turning me off, I can’t be trusted to do anything after a bath apart from lay in bed

Not odd but I like one before I go to bed as part of a winding down thing. Hot bath, jammies, bed.

My last bath was in 2016, after a camping trip to a site with no facilities. Before that it was 2012, after giving birth.

I have a bath Sunday to Thursday nights just before bed. Very occasional at the weekend, eg like a pp after a run or cycle where I have got cold.

I only have baths at the weekends, most commonly late Sunday morning after I’ve popped the dinner in the oven.

I'm having one right now
I love a bath. Helps with my Raynaud's at this time of year. I only have them in the evening though as they are for relaxing. Showers are for a morning wash or constant relief in summer.

A bath is a treat anytime of the day some people have them in thr evening as it makes them sleepy so maybe she thought it would make you tired

I have no time for a bath in the evening cause of work and three kids! But I often have 1/2 a week in the kids nap time (if they go down that is) I love a bath and will have one whenever I can! Not weird for me to have one in the day