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I have a very important question and I can't seem to get conclusive answer

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planetcloud · 05/05/2020 11:20

When a man does a pee does he wiggle he end so to speak or dab with toilet paper? The only reason I ask is that with four "men" in the house the use of toilet paper seems to be extremely high. I always thought men wiggled but it appears I may have been wrong all this time. Clarification would be much appreciated.

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unchienandalusia · 05/05/2020 12:26

Wiglers here and all men I've known. High use of loo roll is arse wiping in my experience.

EthelMayFergus · 05/05/2020 12:28

My dh sits down to wee, and dabs with loo roll. I've never asked teenage ds anything at all about his toilet habits and never will, but I'm going to assume he does the same as his dad as the toilet and surrounding floor never looks as though men live here. If that's odd then I'll take it over shaking while standing any day.

barberousbarbara · 05/05/2020 12:29

DP is a dabber but only uses the corner of a sheet. He's the man I've ever met who dabs

BigGlasses · 05/05/2020 12:40

Both sons (age 9) dab the end with tissue, this is because I taught them to do it. Otherwise after they pulled their pants up they had a little wet pee stain. No idea what DH does, I think shakes. Makes sense to dab to me!

Though I think the previous posters are correct and the toilet roll is being used by your teenage sons for other reasons!

mumwon · 05/05/2020 12:40

I wish I had bought shares in loo roll company …

Tighnabruaich · 05/05/2020 12:54

My three former partners have all sat down to wee, and they were 'manly' men. They had always sat down, and didn't understand men who sprayed wee all over the seat and floor.

majesticallyawkward · 05/05/2020 13:00

DH shakes the end, then rinses it under the bathroom basin tap, then dries with his own hand towel.

He rinses after every piss? Does he do it if he's out and about? So many questions.

joydivisionovengloves1 · 05/05/2020 13:10

My DP sits down he says he gets more out! My adult son always sat down until someone made fun of him at school about it 😀

joydivisionovengloves1 · 05/05/2020 13:13

@majesticallyawkward DP let slip when he was very drunk, that he sometimes rinses his under the tap. If I bring it up he says I imagined it

LochJessMonster · 05/05/2020 13:14
  1. When you say men sit down to wee, which way are they facing? Do they tuck the penis underneath?
  1. I scrunch TP, not fold. It is a waste Blush
T0tallyFuckedUpFamily · 05/05/2020 13:18

Well I remember teenage boys and being absolutely horrified when I decided to clean under one of their beds. 🤢 I handed him a bin and told him to use it and clean it out regularly in future.

T0tallyFuckedUpFamily · 05/05/2020 13:19

Clean the bin out regularly, that is. I don’t think he had any problem cleaning out the other properly. 🤢

EthelMayFergus · 05/05/2020 13:19

Yes, dh sits with his back to the cistern, same as we do. He always stands in a public toilet though, as he tries not to touch anything if he can help it.

TheFuckingDogs · 05/05/2020 13:24

Dh wiggles!

paap1975 · 05/05/2020 13:28

DH sits, shakes and dabs

Nowayhozay · 05/05/2020 13:30

Only ever known wigglers. One who would have the occasional sit down wee, apparently it has some health benefits !

kikohal · 05/05/2020 13:32

DP does both

NoMoreDickheads · 05/05/2020 13:38

My ex (now bestie) has said he just shakes it off. I find that pretty gross really. At least the loo roll famines aren't as bad as they were.

NekoShiro · 05/05/2020 13:38

You have a load of teenage boys locked up in a house with nothing but free time and the Internet, and probably chatting to a lot of girls/guys/whatever they like online, hmmmmmm I wonder where all the toilet paper could of gone, one of life's great mysterys I guess

dogsdinnerlady · 05/05/2020 13:41

This is a serious concern as loo roll shortages may crop up again if virus resurges.

1forAll74 · 05/05/2020 13:51

To add to the great dab and wiggle conundrum, some men don't do either, some men pee,and then just put the offending appendage straight back without doing anything. It might mean a slight wet patch on clothes, but some men do not care about this.

GetOffTheTableMabel · 05/05/2020 14:01

I don’t have sons and so hadn’t given this a moment’s thought.
DH and I have been together for 23 years. I have never seen him pee and assume I never will.
I also couldn’t ask him about this. He would think I’d gone nuts and he definitely wouldn’t actually tell me.

Maduixa · 05/05/2020 14:02

I mean - even if all 4 are consistently dabbing, it shouldn't take more than a few squares each time? If you're going through a roll a day or more, they're likely using it for something else instead/as well. Like blowing their noses or wrapping fragile objects for shipping or lining the guinea pig's cage.

sirfredfredgeorge · 05/05/2020 14:07

1. When you say men sit down to wee, which way are they facing? Do they tuck the penis underneath

It doesn't matter which way they're facing, the penis hangs down, no tucking required unless there is any sort of tumescence.

BernardsarenotalwaysSaints · 05/05/2020 14:07

4 in this house, although only 3 use the toilet full time 2 year old just likes sitting on it 100 times a day. They all, allegedly, dab.