Or people who are paired up. Do you floss in front of your significant other? I know that you guys have sex and you've probably showered together, too. You share a common living space and I am sure there are times when you have to do certain things that might have a bit of an "ick" factor. I am just wondering what the "proper" way is in regards to these... Let's share our thoughts.
Well, I think that if you are married or involved in a LTR, there is no hiding such things from your SO. Once you live together, you share EVERYTHING.
I've never been married, but I did live with my ex for a long time. He and I were best friends (we are still good friends), and we did everything in front of each other. We didn't care. Lol!
What's flossing? Apparently it involves something than running that string through my teeth because I do that and my dentist swears I never floss.
No hang-ups. Flossing is just one thing I can think of that has an "ick" factor. What about other things? Would you wipe your butt in front of him after pooping? And then maybe leaving the poop-stained toilet paper in plain sight for him to see?
Why would I do that? I would flush the toilet. I'm not disgusting. Lol! We have gone to the bathroom in front of each other before though, when we had only the one bathroom and one of us was getting ready for work or something. Hey, when nature calls, you have to go!
I am happy to see that you are still willing to click on my thread/s, Ron. Even though we disagree with a lot of things, you are still a very funny and likable poster to me.
He's the deal, gross stuff is like a piggy bank. You don't want the bank to get full. Over time the little things wear on people. I came to believe that while modesty is silly, discretion is still the better part of valor. My first sugar baby and I never had a fight in the three years we were together. We talked about that and concluded that part of the reason was that we had what she called a "no hair in the sink" relationship. We both made the extra effort to make things nice for the other person, always. And it payed off.
I don't floss or defecate in front of anyone because it's disrespectful of their sensibilities. It's okay if I pee in front of someone, even my spouse, because urine isn't that bad, especially mine, and besides, I'm special. Watching someone floss is probably more horrible than anything. Except watching them vomit, maybe. Close call. I have a friend who walks around his office flossing so that everyone can see how great his sense of oral hygiene is. He keeps his mouth wide agape as he flosses so that you can hear the floss click again his teeth and resonate loudly, like a plastic string on a cheap ukulele. I hate it when he does that.
25 years here. With the same person While it's a sort of glorious intimacy to share every bodily function and minute in the earlier years, in the interests of long term harmony and sanity, it's best to have a little separation. Living with one person for much of your adult life is a particular kind of pressure, and the best way to relieve it (and thereby retain good marital health) is to reclaim small privacies forfeited in the early days.
Around 10 P.M., my wife would take a shower, get in her robe, come down and sit on one end of the couch, and floss while we watched TV. I never gave it a thought beyond thinking, that's a smart investment of her time.
