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Sharing a Bathroom? Cohabitation Tips
Sharing a bathroom means revealing routines. Tips on how to adjust.
by J. Courtney Sullivan
If there’s something you don’t want your man to use, either let him know ahead of time or retaliate: You might find that some of his stuff is worth using, too. Long after What’s-his-name stopped showering at my place, my love for his Mach3 razor and Kiehl’s Ultimate Men’s After Shave Balm and Moisturizer lives on.
Primper, Party of One
Still, some things are sacred. A lot of otherwise enlightened men admit that seeing their women shaving, waxing, or bleaching gives them the heebie-jeebies. Most of us aren’t too thrilled about doing it in front of them, either. “I won’t even pick up a pair of tweezers if he’s in the room,” says Carolyn, who’s lived with her boyfriend, Mike, for four years.
Try to carve out one night or morning a week when you can be alone to do your less glamorous upkeep, or simply tell him it’s your primping hour and lock the bathroom door.
Of course, every couple is different, and it will take time to figure out your particular pet peeves. (For example, according to Zach, because “tube-middle-squeezers will be the end of Western civilization as we know it,” both he and Karen have their own toothpaste.)
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1 Dane79 // Apr 11, 2008 at 10:16 am
This was a cute article. Whoever said that about the suburbs and two sinks was spot on. I live with my boyfriend and we’re lucky enough to have two full baths. Yay suburban life. We don’t really have to fight over bathroom stuff.
2 Anonymous // Jun 29, 2006 at 8:24 pm
A lot of issues are made worse by tiny New York City apartments…the couples in the burbs can have two sinks and plenty of drawers. But New Yorkers do have access to many low-priced nail salons that also offer waxing at reasonable prices…and then the real solution on that score is electrolisis…just get it over with permanently.
–Been There
3 Anonymous // Jun 28, 2006 at 12:08 am
I like article about woman: before and after make up. It is true, woman can be scarring with excess.
Krys.
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5 Anonymous // May 18, 2006 at 5:22 am
Learning to adjust to your mates hygiene habits can always be tricky, but especially if there is a cultural clash. I’m African American and my boyfriend is from Mexico; the day he saw my hotcomb was the day “Natural Hair 101″ began. And “No baby, it doesn’t matter what brand of shampoo I use - I was born with curly hair…Yes dear, our children will be able to use a blow dryer just like the rest of the modern world.”