To think you can drink tap water in a 1st world country!

[Drowninginconfusion]

My OH will not drink tap water and it drives me insane. He just drove 20 minutes home at 10pm because he left half a bottle of water on the side at home and no shops are open and in his words ‘I take my water seriously’

I think the reason it drives me insane is because the reason he won’t drink it is because of the hormones etc in it but yet he has spent his whole life being obese. He goes through intense phases of working out and eating really well and loses weight but ultimately he is still obese and thinks that the one time he got to 17st is some sort of achievement that he needs to tell me about allllllll the time. He drives without a seatbelt on, he took pretty hard drugs as a young man and has always drunk alcohol (although he barely does these things now) I think another reason is that he constantly watches strong men / sports personalities talking about their workouts and nutrition and he insists on telling me about things that I have no interest in and have told him as much - after many years of politely saying ‘ooh interesting’ whilst secretly thinking ‘I bet you weren’t thinking about the processed meats giving you cancer when you ate your McDonalds wrap for breakfast 😡’ or ‘I’m 9 years older than you and manage to get more done in any given day than you do despite the fact that I’m not interested in an ice bath’ I know there’s no link to obesity from tap water but Jesus Christ something has to kill you! I doubt it will be the rusty pipes or hormones in the water! He had the audacity to ask me if I felt comfortable eating a sweetie the other day (not fat shaming me, I’m not fat, more that he wanted to make the point that there were no ingredients on the wrapper, pretty sure there were no ingredients on the sweet and sour chicken from the Chinese that he ate last night either 🤪)

I also know lots of you are going to tell me to get a grip and let him live as he pleases but if you had to listen to him go on and on about it whilst he’s sat there sweating and needing 400 bowel movements a day you would find it a hard pill to swallow.

Do you drink tap water? AIBU to think that in an emergency a bit of tap water isn’t going to kill you!

Tap water is fine. The plastic waste from thousands of water bottles is not..

He’s a wally. What a waste of money and plastic.

This.

Thank you!! Honestly I feel it’s ridiculous and only really something you can get away with doing if you treat your body as a temple at all times!

Nothing wrong with tap water. I had a child with a kidney condition so we have a plumber in fridge/freezer with ice maker and water dispenser. Even if we didn’t I wouldn’t dream of buying bottled water.

Obviously drinking tap water is fine. Sounds like there are far bigger problems in your relationship than the water he drinks though.

Also why the hell is he not wearing a seatbelt in a car?

Hormones in tap water?!?! Really? Your DH is insane. Our tap water is perfectly fine. It's pretty much all I ever drink.

Of course I drink tap water. I keep a filter jug in the fridge.

why do you secretly think thoughts just say them

If you live in a hard water area then no you can't drink it, well unless you filter it first. It won't kill you once in a blue moon though. Does he drink milk at all? If yes, ask him why he can accept all the hormones in that but not water😂 he sounds very conflicted with his healthy living whilst being obese

This drives me nuts. Lots of the kids in my class will bring in a new little plastic bottle of water every damn day instead of buying a reusable bottle to fill up from our perfectly usable classroom tap. The other week I snapped and gave the class the task of calculating the approximate volume of plastic bottles brought in by the most persistent offenders each school day over the course of this academic year. They were shocked to realise those bottles would fill the entire classroom from floor to ceiling.
Our school water is absolutely fine.

I thought bottled water was worth for your health because of chemicals leeching from the plastic

There are and that’s probably why I needed to vent and why it makes me irrationally angry. I don’t know why, he’s large so probably uncomfortable but also seems to think he’s invincible? It’s so hypocritical though! I won’t drink tap water but I’ll risk my life in the roads 3 times a day!

Why on earth can’t you drink water in a hard water area??

If you live in a hard water area then no you can't drink it, well unless you filter it first.

Wait what? In Derbyshire our water is very hard (limescale galore) and of course you can drink it! It tastes just fine!

OP I agree that there are other issues here beyond the water. And what do you mean he doesn't wear a seatbelt? Has he been ticketed for that? Why doesn't he?

I don't like tap water as I can't stand the taste it makes me gag but I can drink bottled water. So at home I add squash🤷‍♀️

Haha I do sometimes believe me. It’s hard to articulate just how condescending I think it is for a man that’s out of shape to say the least to tell me (a healthy, slim, active, working, mum of 4) about carcinogenics and bio hacking and all the other stuff that he prattles on about when he’s falling asleep on the sofa and moaning about his body etc etc.

Flint, Michigan

Aside from isolated horror stories, I drink more when my water tastes better. That is why I filter my tap water.

Hormones in tap water?!?! Really?

he's not wrong about that bit, we were told that at school

www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/jun/02/water-system-toxic-contraceptive-pill

WTF are you on about!

I live in a very hard water area and took part in clinical trials regarding Osteoporosis. They told me I had excellent bone density BECAUSE I drink tap water in my area!

Who says you can't drink it??? Who says it needs to be filtered first???

As for only drinking it once in a blue moon I've been drinking pints of it every day for 67 years!

Have you been smoking crack?

Oh that’s another ballgame altogether. We drink lactose free milk because he ‘might’ be lactose intolerant. He hasn’t had any tests and he still needs the toilet 5-6 times a day despite cutting out lactose almost entirely. He hasn’t seen a doctor about this but just in case we drink milk that’s twice the price of cows milk 😂

I’m in Scotland and hate the taste after being pregnant two years ago! Would he use a Brita water filter jug? My husband is also now converted!

OP sorry to say but your husbands a Numpty

I'm in a very hard water area and the water tastes absolutely awful. Maybe some areas aren't as bad as that

This.

Although, speaking as a Londoner I love MY my tap water but can find it tastes horrendous in other soft water areas - even if your skin & hair do feel softer 😆