Woman sparks debate after calling boyfriend 'gross' for showering every 3 days
How often you should be showering is a debate that rages on, and nobody can seem to agree on the right answer. Some reckon you should be washing every single day, whereas others opt for alternate days, and others controversially leave it longer. But what would you do if your partner only washed every three days? Would it be an issue for you?
One woman thought it was, saying that her long-distance boyfriend came to visit, and it was "eye-opening." She admitted to showering daily as she has "oily skin" and an oily scalp, and not showering "is not an option."
She was annoyed that her boyfriend kept trying to make her shower less often (Stock Image) (Getty Images/iStockphoto)On Reddit, she wrote: "Anyway, I'm someone who showers daily. I have oily skin and scalp and not showering is not an option (and no, showering less often will not suddenly make my naturally oily skin less oily. It only works with those with normal skin and scalp).
"Anyway, he showers every three days which I find absolutely gross but I haven't said anything. On the other hand, John has been very vocal saying that showering daily is a waste of time and money and bad for the environment.
"He's been trying to convince me to shower every other day. I've tried to explain to him that based on my experience, showering less is not an option for me, especially since I also bike to work every day.
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"He's still not budging, he told me I could do a bird bath and leave the big shower for every other day.
I still refused. He called me an a**hole for not even considering his opinion and is now sulking in my garden."
He said that he was shocked she didn't "care about the environment", saying she wasn't "making an effort", so she was left wondering whether she really was in the wrong.
In the comments, people were furious on the woman's behalf, wondering why he would've behaved in such a strange way.
One wrote: "He is a massive a**hole. I realise Reddit tends to default to 'break up' - but I think it's appropriate here. The fact he is trying to control you, and 'sulking' over it - is just f****ng insane."
Someone posted red flag emojis, followed by: "Not to mention, it means he definitely isn't going to shower more often, and showering every three days regularly absolutely is disgusting."
Another defended the man's shower habits though, commenting: "If you don't live in a hot place, don't have a physically demanding job, or don't work out a lot (basically if you aren't sweating daily) it's absolutely fine to not shower every day.
"If I have a weekend where I'm not working in the yard, working out, or going out to see people I don't shower until Sunday night getting ready for the work week. Nothing disgusting about it."
A Redditor asked: "It's not even about control in this case, they're obviously not compatible. How could they ever live together permanently in the future?"
What would you do in this situation? Let us know in the comments.
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