Share bathroom together?

[MusicMum18]

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Some friends of my dh and I were saying that they thought us strange because we share the bathroom...ie my dh might use the toilet when I'm in the bath, or vice versa, or I might clean my teeth whilst dh in the bath etc.

Our friends thought this was strange/a bit rank. They never use the bathroom at the same time and lock the door. To us it's just a place to chat really and catch up! As well as in other areas of the house obviously!

We are happy with this arrangement and didn't think it strange but I am just wondering if any other couples do the same, and in fact they are the weird ones for not sharing the bathroom!

I know it's a personal questions im just curious!

DH and I share bathroom shower/sink activities. He wouldn't care if went for a pee in front of him but knows that would never happen and again he wouldn't care about peeing in front of me but doesn't because he understands I'm not up for that kind of sharing.

Throughout pregnancy I've regularly gone in to throw up whilst he's been in the shower . He's surprisingly fine with this. I'm beyond caring if he sees me vom. I'd prefer it if he didn't.....

This always makes me laugh

We share for everything but poos. We're not particularly bothered about bodily functions as a family.

Love the vid! Made me chuckle. My dh seems to time his poos around bath time, and stands outside the door calling for me to hurry up when I'm having a relaxing bath. Kind of spoils my relaxing mood!

We have a separate toilet but like other posters there's not a cat in hells chance I would go near the loo while DH was in there anyway unless I had a gas mask!
Our bathroom is tiny but we don't have an issue with sharing when time is precious. It's not like we've never seen each other naked or without dignity before

We shut the door and the other knocks if they need to come in and waits for a yes or no. The rule is:
Teeth/shower/hair/desperate peeing fine
Pooing/periods = no audience

I find it strange that people do not share the bathroom with their partner. I am so glad that I am totally relaxed about this. I have been quite ill in the past and needed considerable help with bathing, going to the toilet etc. If we had been worried about keeping these things private it would have been impossible. My OH did everything for me.

That's a really good point, deecrepid, going to the toilet isn't a big deal, we all do it, even the queen! And it's nice to be so relaxed. If I needed help with toilet ing I would only feel comfortable with my dh doing everything for me.

Pee and poos are fine for us, periods are not. There were a lot of people living in my house growing up and I think that normalised taking a crap in front of other people for me. We had seven people in my parents' home and one bathroom and loo.

Yea we share but draw the line at taking a crap in front of each other. Some things have to remain sacred

Periods were also open season in our house. The kids asked first time, then were 'fairly' uninterested. 2 DD so I think they may as well know what it's all about. No secrets, no shock. It did give us a good line of questioning in the loo at the local soft play once....for everyone to hear.

DS and DH have the same attitude to periods. They know I have them, they know what it involves and when to pour me a glass of wine and DH will go & buy whatever I need if I've run out (I wouldn't ask DS, the kid is 15 and doesn't need that type of mortification in his life!) but they have zero interest in the ins & outs of it and will gladly leave me to it in private.
DD1 has just started her own so is asking me for advice and DD2 is too busy talking to me about everything to notice yet!