To have insisted on DH doing his ‘business’ at work when we were down to one bathroom

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I told my friends this last night who found it amusing so would be interested to hear if they are the only ones!

We were down to just our upstairs bathroom this week as the downstairs bathroom was being re-done (finally finished yesterday afternoon).

Given the heat, DH was told that he should do his usual morning business when he arrives at his work rather than use the upstairs bathroom, as I didn’t fancy the smell festering all morning in this heat.

DH was fine with this - AIBU to have made such a request?!

The horror of ONLY one bathroom.

You had me for a while OP. Tapping out now into 2025.

We only have one toilet. I make DH and the kids shit at the end of the garden.

Wind up or you completely lack any form of self awareness

Loads of houses only have bathroom, particularly older terraces etc. I’m also amused that people can delay their poos for prolonged periods 🤣

If I was married to you OP, I’d take a shite in the kettle and leave for work.

Just have him light a match afterwards, gets rid of the smell very quickly.

How to say you are out of touch with reality without saying you are out of touch with reality.

Plenty of homes 'only' have one bathroom and toilet. Your dh can't help the smell he produces and you are treating him like he has the plague. Someone else hit the nail on the head with this earlier. If you were male and your dh female, people would be telling him to leave for being in a controlling relationship. I cannot believe you make him leave the house- who on earth do you think you are?

If you’re being serious then get your head out the clouds, ma’am.

One bathroom houses are extremely common - even in the present day.

It’s absurd to expect your DH to literally not take a shit in HIS OWN HOUSE.

I guarantee you, your shit still stinks. Shocking the difference in standard you think you’re entitled to. Ew.

I imagine that poster was thinking its all the "beer and chips" they consume or some such nonsense

I mean, now you just sound like a fake snob, which is a bit weird. What’s your plan here?

What is with all the poo-phobic posters on here?

😂

Oh….. off the utility room… not much better than the old outdoor privy then. Come to think of it - there’s an idea 💡

OP you sound like hard work.

Are you actually being serious? A lot of houses only have one bathroom. Mine and most of the people I know included. What you deem as “absurd” is actually completely normal to most people. Could you be any more patronising?

Toilets are for shitting in. Shit smells. Why do people have a problem with this?

Ah I see what you are about you almost had us you went too far with this reply 😀

My gran lived without any bathroom in the 60s. Toilet at the end of the garden (which, granted, would solve the OP’s smell issues) and a tin bath to fill from the only tap in the house. Pot under the bed for night time.

Only 1 bathroom? My God won't someone think of the children!! Perhaps a campaign 'Two bathrooms for all' would be good for a political party.

Of course you do, it's just that people don't notice their own stinks much.

What do you mean it "festers all morning"? Does he shit in a bucket?

Some people don't believe theirs does or the notion that people use a toilet is a taboo subject.

Jesus H Christ, this is some serious controlling, belittling, out of line, diva behaviour alright. There's not words to describe how unreasonable this is. Poor bloke.

OP put a box of matches in the toilet and ask him to strike a match after every poo.

It burns the methane which is carrying the stink.

YABVVVU

Bonkers. Completely bonkers, So you can't go to the loo at 3 am in the room designed for that purpose?

All this talk of matches has reminded me of when I tried to light a fart when I was pissed at a party. 😫😫