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AIBU to expect my partner to flush after a wee?

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aliceyyyy2654 · 19/06/2026 17:49

Just want to rant really 😂
My partner has a really annoying habit of not flushing after a wee.
Our flat is old so the shower temperature if affected by taps or the toilet flush.
He likes to turn the shower on to allow it to warm up and then have a wee in the mornings. Because the shower is running he doesn’t flush the toilet and just puts the lid down.

today I came home and opened the lid to use the toilet and the stench was unbearable. The wee had been in there since 10am when he left for work and the flat is 30 degrees today so you can imagine 🤢

AIBU that he should flush the bloody toilet!

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chocoluv · 19/06/2026 19:40

Stella1366 · 19/06/2026 18:38

Typical bloke response. The smell of stale piss disgusting, what do you think the flush is for 🙄

Your pee shouldn’t smell unless you are dehydrated.

I don’t flush after every wee in my own home, as it doesn’t smell.

I will likely flush out of habit during the day but I never flush at night.

GordanoServices · 19/06/2026 19:44

chocoluv · 19/06/2026 19:40

Your pee shouldn’t smell unless you are dehydrated.

I don’t flush after every wee in my own home, as it doesn’t smell.

I will likely flush out of habit during the day but I never flush at night.

when I go in the toilet in the morning there are usually 2 wees from other fam overnight. It doesn’t stink. I then wee and flush.

likelysuspect · 19/06/2026 19:46

Another thread where people say 'he needs to see the GP' for a perfectly natural odour.

Urine does smell, stronger at times than others like the morning, less so at other times but it will always have a scent. It doesnt mean there is a health issue!!

And yes if its sat a while, particularly with the lid down in the heat, when you open the lid it will be a concentrated scent. Nothing abnormal about that either

JohnofWessex · 19/06/2026 19:48

Send him down the garden to the Compost Heap

Metalmotha · 19/06/2026 19:53

Stella1366 · 19/06/2026 18:38

Typical bloke response. The smell of stale piss disgusting, what do you think the flush is for 🙄

In a toilet it shouldn’t smell. You shouldn’t flush after every wee it’s really bad got the environment- if it smells really bad in a loo then there’s some issue going on

likelysuspect · 19/06/2026 19:55

Metalmotha · 19/06/2026 19:53

In a toilet it shouldn’t smell. You shouldn’t flush after every wee it’s really bad got the environment- if it smells really bad in a loo then there’s some issue going on

Not really, he kept the lid down and its hot so concentrated odour. Not rocket science.

pinkpedi · 19/06/2026 20:26

Oh no fuck that. I'm with you op.
I live in a Victorian, like the shower to warm up etc. Go for a wee, flush. Turn shower on, brush teeth. nothing stopping him doing that.

Brightbluesomething · 19/06/2026 21:52

There’s some weird responses here. I would never flush if I wee in the night as it’ll wake the whole house up. So of course it’s there in the morning when I add to it. It never smells bad but I drinks loads of water.
He probably forgot, so be thankful he puts the lid down. You could have found something much worse.

IWetMyPlants · 19/06/2026 22:15

I pay my water bill and I always flush every time. My son is not dehydrated but boy wee stinks! So if he left it sitting in the bowl I'd be annoyed to.

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