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How Long Do You Take In The Shower....
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Depends what I'm doing - or who I'm with 
(yeah, right, I wish!)
If you mean in the actual shower itself then probably anywhere from 5 mins to 15 mins.
- some days are just a quick shower (body wash)
- most days involve washing hair too
- some days involve depilation and/or exfoliation
- occasional days involve more nourishing hair treatments which need to be left on longer...
If you mean in the shower room or getting ready in general then that's a *lot* longer! It's ok though, I don't have to share my bathroom
(yeah, right, I wish!)If you mean in the actual shower itself then probably anywhere from 5 mins to 15 mins.
- some days are just a quick shower (body wash)
- most days involve washing hair too
- some days involve depilation and/or exfoliation
- occasional days involve more nourishing hair treatments which need to be left on longer...
If you mean in the shower room or getting ready in general then that's a *lot* longer! It's ok though, I don't have to share my bathroom
Just a thought but when I've been with an SO, neither of us ever bothered locking the bathroom so that if one of us got caught suddenly short, we could still nip into the loo without breaking down the door. Didn't do it as a matter of course but made life easier...
iGary said:Just as an aside, and not to start a political debate on this, but you men who shave in the shower - you realize what a tremendous waste of water that is, right?
I don't think its that bad. The way I see it, if I were brushing my teeth or shaving in the sink I would let the water run while I do it (particularly if shaving) and it would take me longer to shave. When doing it in the shower I'm at least using that running water to clean myself at the same time.
When I said 10-20 minutes earlier that was a bad guess, its probably a lot shorter than that. I shave and brush my teeth in the shower because it always seemed the quickest most efficient way to do things, shampoo and conditioner are both supposed to sit in your hair for a minute or so before you wash it out, I use that time to brush my teeth or shave. Make sense?
It all comes from boarding school where we had to be in and out of the bathrooms as quickly as possible because so many people wanted to shower.
Two long showers a day is just greedy though! Well it is if you don't actually need it.
I take 2 a day, due to where I work I must take one after, and I have to be freshly showered beforehand as well. The before-work one is 10 minutes tops. The after work is usually 20, more if I gotta shave. If my roomie is right behind me, I'll trim it to 5 minutes. He'd kill me if he ever had to wait to use the potty. He'll go as far as to bust in and just go ahead and do his business. I don't mind the #1, but the #2 is just unacceptable. He did that once. I showered him with ice cold water the whole time. Now I just avoid it, if he's lurking about, by speed-showering, but when I can it's long luxurious showers for me.
Shower Time!
20 minutes... I like my long hot showers...
It drives my wife nuts as she can shower faster than I can brush my teeth.
It's my quiet time of the day, so I take full advantage of it!
20 minutes... I like my long hot showers...
It drives my wife nuts as she can shower faster than I can brush my teeth.
It's my quiet time of the day, so I take full advantage of it!
Hmm, I've never actually timed it, but, if I had to guess,
10-15 minutes in the shower, four minutes to shave, 1 minute to make me smell nice, two minutes to brush my teeth, another four-five minutes to get dressed.
All in all, about 30 minutes to get ready.
10-15 minutes in the shower, four minutes to shave, 1 minute to make me smell nice, two minutes to brush my teeth, another four-five minutes to get dressed.
All in all, about 30 minutes to get ready.
45 minutes, including brushing my teeth and shaving. Your SO is so right on the money. It's you who needs to...
Oh, but I use a bucket of warm water and a mug. Haven't seen a shower anywhere in my country where the water pressure feels more than dancing in the rain...
Oh, but I use a bucket of warm water and a mug. Haven't seen a shower anywhere in my country where the water pressure feels more than dancing in the rain...
about 10 mins with shaving.
without shaving probably 7 or so.
i don't like to linger in the shower too much unless i'm stressed and need some relaxing hot water on my back.
without shaving probably 7 or so.
i don't like to linger in the shower too much unless i'm stressed and need some relaxing hot water on my back.
That seems really bizarre to me. In our relationship we can share the bathroom at the same time. You know you're really comfortable with someone if you can hold a serious conversation whilst one of you is exfoliating their feet and the other one takes a dumpiGary said:Well that's the thing - I am the one who always says "Hey, I'm hopping in the shower - do you need the john before I get in?
Him - NEVER. Then he gets out, I run in and he's like "Uh, sorry.."
STOP FRACKING DOING IT THEN.
As for shower times, depends on how many showers I've already had that day. Anywhere between 10 and 20 minutes.
dynamicv said:That seems really bizarre to me. In our relationship we can share the bathroom at the same time. You know you're really comfortable with someone if you can hold a serious conversation whilst one of you is exfoliating their feet and the other one takes a dump
As for shower times, depends on how many showers I've already had that day. Anywhere between 10 and 20 minutes.
Yeah, I have seen other couples do that, but i just can't. No way.
iGary said:Yeah, I have seen other couplse do that, but i just can't. No way.
me neither. bah
i take about 3 minutes, 5-7 if i'm shaving. sometimes i shave in the shower, sometimes i shave after. i'm crazy like that.
two showers a day is only acceptable if you have a particularly dirty job, or you showered in the AM and happened to go running or play sports or whatever later in the day.
pilotError said:
Right on the money, except the wife part...
I figure it's the only time of the day where no one can barge in and bug me, demand me to do something, or whatever, and I enjoy making use of it.
When I need to be quick, maybe 10 or so.
Plus, I get "distracted" easily
I take very long showers.
Hot water in the morning is just too relaxing to be rushed.
15-20 minutes, sometimes a half hour.
The actual getting ready takes only a minute or two...but I love showers
Hot water in the morning is just too relaxing to be rushed.
15-20 minutes, sometimes a half hour.
The actual getting ready takes only a minute or two...but I love showers
Ditto. I mean, my girlfriend and I can share the same shower, take turns w/ #1, dance around in each others' underwear - but there's no way #2 is happening with either one of us near by. We both go to complete opposite sides of the house for thatiGary said:Yeah, I have seen other couples do that, but i just can't. No way.
My wife gets mad at my showers too...hehe. I take two a day, 1 in the morning and 1 before I/we go anywhere at night. Also, 1 (cold shower) after a distance bike ride. So sometimes three a day.
Right now, I am trying to be respectful of the drought and not take as long, or only take one if I am not going anywhere else at night.
That said, my wife, when she is shaving her legs, and has to wash her hair (twice for some reason), takes forEVER.
RD
Right now, I am trying to be respectful of the drought and not take as long, or only take one if I am not going anywhere else at night.
That said, my wife, when she is shaving her legs, and has to wash her hair (twice for some reason), takes forEVER.
RD
jelloshotsrule said:macrumors really brings in the freak crowd these days
LOLI wasn't being serious *shifty eyes*
Just stating by example that the "no #2 near you" rule has nothing to do with comfort.
Hm, 8 minutes in the shower (I like long hot showers - I'm slow to wake up in the morning), and another 3-7 depending if I shave... 3 for teeth and deoderant, another 4 if I shave (which I hardly ever do... I HATE shaving).
In that 8 minutes, btw, I ALWAYS wash my hair, it's very thick and gets oily if I don't. So, 11-15 minutes total? I can wake up 20 minutes before I leave for work and have to do all the bathroom stuff, get dressed, find my keys, etc, and leave on time.
My wife takes a minimum of 40 minutes just in the bathroom, another 15 to get dressed, and another 20+ to "ease into her day". Can't wait to move to a 2 bathroom house!
In that 8 minutes, btw, I ALWAYS wash my hair, it's very thick and gets oily if I don't. So, 11-15 minutes total? I can wake up 20 minutes before I leave for work and have to do all the bathroom stuff, get dressed, find my keys, etc, and leave on time.
My wife takes a minimum of 40 minutes just in the bathroom, another 15 to get dressed, and another 20+ to "ease into her day". Can't wait to move to a 2 bathroom house!
iGary said:Just as an aside, and not to start a political debate on this, but you men who shave in the shower - you realize what a tremendous waste of water that is, right?
I NEVER shave in the shower. Once the razor slipped out of my hand and went uncomfortably close to my wotsits on it's way down.
<shudder>
