A woman has sparked a heated debate over sharing toothbrushes that some have dubbed ‘utterly revolting’ – and it’s offered an eye-opening insight into bathroom boundaries
As much as you may truly love someone with all your heart, even the most compatible couples will be put to the test when it comes to sharing a bathroom.
Respective time spent in the shower aside, sharing bathroom space will force you to think about your own relationship hygiene boundaries whether you want to or not. Now one mum has opened up a ‘beyond gross’ debate over sharing toothbrushes – an act which some couples apparently believe is no more repulsive than kissing.
The stricken woman brought up the conversation after catching an eye-opening episode of the reality show Real Housewives of Dallas, and decided to find out whether or not sharing a toothbrush with your other half really is considered the norm.
Her own shared experience has since prompted plenty of varied opinions on the matter, with some declaring they wouldn’t even so much as share a towel with their partner. Others however are far more relaxed on this front, with confessions that may leave some germophobes feeling a little queasy…
Taking to Mumsnet, the woman wrote: “Just spent a productive afternoon discovering the delights of Real Housewives of Dallas and Stephanie’s husband bought her a new toothbrush as part of an anniversary present to stop her from using his.
“Am I being unreasonable to think that sharing food debris, plaque and morning mouth grot with your beloved is beyond gross?”
And it didn’t stop there – with other users adding they aren’t even willing to share a towel with their other half. Many saw no problem with either, with one replying: “Assuming you wash your toothbrush after use? Is it any worse than kissing/other intimate actions?” A second said: “It doesn’t bother me in the slightest.”
But others said they would never dare to share, with another writing: “No way would I use DH’s (dearest husband’s) toothbrush and I would be horrified if I ever discovered he’d used mine. Yuck! For some reason, I find it utterly revolting.”
One agreed, commenting: “No way. That’s gross. And I don’t use the same towel either. I’ve seen him floss his butt with the towel.” A second said: “We are minging, we only take one toothbrush to share when we travel. We also once found out we’d both been using the same netted-body-puff-wash-thing for months. We both thought ours was the pink one.”
A third replied to say: “See, the toothbrush thing doesn’t bother me but I would be horrified if I found out he was using my shower sponge. I’m a massive fuss when it comes to my sponges and body puffs.”
A version of this story was first published in June 2020.
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