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Am I a prude?

57 replies

FindingTheImpossible · 12/12/2021 19:19

A simple question really.
If you have sex on the sofa in your living room, would you clean the sofa afterwards?

My friend thinks no, I think yes. She thinks I'm being unreasonable but the idea of family/friends sitting on the sofa afterwards, to me is icky.
What are your views?

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NeverDropYourMooncup · 12/12/2021 19:28

My views? Is sofa cleaning all you can find to talk about with your friend?

Tal45 · 12/12/2021 19:33

I guess it depends if you got it messy......

Letsallscreamatthesistene · 12/12/2021 19:35

Depends if there was a 'wet patch'

Ludoole · 12/12/2021 19:35

Not unless there's an obvious spillage.

Soubriquet · 12/12/2021 19:35

If there is a “mess” then yeah clean it otherwise nope.

MrsMcCluskeysCat · 12/12/2021 19:36

It wouldn't even cross my mind to clean it unless it was visibly dirty..

MsWalterMitty · 12/12/2021 19:36

We always have sex in the lounge, and always bring the duvet in from bedroom to lay on sofa.

Not prudish, just hygienic. Sofas can be tricky to clean

Bagelsandbrie · 12/12/2021 19:38

God no. We’ve done it on the sofa loads of times. Nothing a baby wipe won’t fix. Blush

MatildaTheCat · 12/12/2021 19:38

What are your friend’s thoughts on the kitchen worktop? I’d probably want to give that a bit of a squirt with the Mr Muscle.

Suspiciousmind20 · 12/12/2021 19:39

I don’t even allow food and drink on my sofa without a throw under! (Didn’t come from money, it’s my first new sofa ever - for context). If you are a prude then lord knows what that makes me?! Grin

FindingTheImpossible · 12/12/2021 19:39

@NeverDropYourMooncup we do talk about other things. If you want to know more about our conversations, just ask

Everyone else, thank you for your replies. You are right, it depends on if there is anything to clean.

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DrSbaitso · 12/12/2021 19:39

We do this a lot and we always put something on it first. Towel or something.

Frazzledmummy123 · 12/12/2021 19:42

Hell yeah, clean it afterwards Confused . Even if nothing is stained or anything, I couldn't not wipe it down afterwards if I knew people were going to sit on it.

Watchingpeppa12 · 12/12/2021 19:45

Literally never sitting on anyone’s sofa again 😫

OhWhatFuckeryIsThisNow · 12/12/2021 19:46

I must be, because I’d never discuss this with a friend!

DrSbaitso · 12/12/2021 19:46

@Watchingpeppa12

Literally never sitting on anyone’s sofa again 😫
I'm afraid the chairs aren't safe in our place either. Or some of the counter tops.

But like I said, we always put something down.

Simonjt · 12/12/2021 19:47

Depends if it needs cleaning, no point if you haven’t left any evidence behind.

NovemberNovemberDarkNights · 12/12/2021 19:48

@MatildaTheCat

What are your friend’s thoughts on the kitchen worktop? I’d probably want to give that a bit of a squirt with the Mr Muscle.
Won't that already have been done?!??
PrawnofthePatriarchy · 12/12/2021 19:48

Literally never sitting on anyone’s sofa again

And imagine having to tell people you conceived thanks to a sofa!

DrSbaitso · 12/12/2021 19:49

@PrawnofthePatriarchy

Literally never sitting on anyone’s sofa again

And imagine having to tell people you conceived thanks to a sofa!

Why would you have to tell anyone that?
CheesyFootballsAreEvil · 12/12/2021 19:49

Why are you discussing this with your friend? That's the bit I'd be prudish about!

NovemberNovemberDarkNights · 12/12/2021 19:51

@Watchingpeppa12

Are you not walking on their floors or stairs again either? or using their shower, table, worktops...

Mind the garden seating too...

HaaaaaveyoumetTed · 12/12/2021 19:54

Not unless it was dirty/ wet e.g. there had been leakage.

Kitchen worktops I'd wipe down but because I put food on them. A sofa only has other people's clothed lower halves on.

Watchingpeppa12 · 12/12/2021 19:55

@NovemberNovemberDarkNights nope! Never! I thought it was only us 😫

Bagelsandbrie · 12/12/2021 19:56

Doesn’t anyone just have spontaneous sex sometimes? I can’t imagine getting it on with dh and then suddenly bolting off to get a towel out of the airing cupboard to protect the sofa 😳😆