These 7 Bathroom Habits Could Save Your Relationship

Kick the ‘ick’ from your bathroom to prevent another argument about mold in the shower and beard hair in the sink

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The bathroom is a sacred space. Or at least it should be. For those who share it with a significant other, it often can feel like a temple of frustration. (I wanted spa-like, not AHHHHH-like!)

We asked readers about their biggest bathroom annoyances at home. More than 150 comments later, we’ve got a pretty good idea of what’s causing all the strife. So, if you’re guilty of any of the following, you might want to fix it, like, yesterday.

Contemporary Bathroom by simplehuman
1. For the love of God squeegee the shower! What did you think that tool hanging on the wall was for? Shaving? Why have nice shower glass when it’s going to look more spotted than a leopard? It takes 10 seconds to squeegee the walls to prevent spots and mildew. That’s 10 seconds that will prevent me from spending 10 minutes giving you an epic tongue lashing. Seriously, buy a squeegee and use it!

Oh, and another thing: Don’t wait until you think I’m about to get into the shower and then rush in before me so you can take a quick rinse and not have to squeegee the walls. I’m on to you!

Contemporary Bathroom by Gartner Trovato Architects
2. Come on, dudes. Clean out the beard hair! Studies have shown that women tend to be attracted to men with a little facial stubble. But you know what they’re not attracted to? Beard hair in the sink.

Guys, after you shave, snip or clip, you’ve got to make the evidence disappear, otherwise that dashing beard will have been for naught.

Traditional Bathroom by Shoshana Gosselin
3. Do we really have to say this? Clean up the toothpaste. How hard is it to wipe or rinse toothpaste out of the sink and off the countertop after you brush? You’re not Bob Ross, the bathroom isn’t your canvas and the toothpaste isn’t titanium white.

And while we’re on the topic of toothpaste: Squeeze from the bottom, not the middle. And always put the cap back on.

Transitional by Simply Baths & Kitchens
4. For the last time, replace the toilet paper, hang it the right way and throw away the old one! You’d think after using toilet paper every single day for nearly your entire life you’d have this down pat. So then why do you leave a roll with a little bit of paper left on it, pull out a new roll, and then leave it on top of the toilet tank instead of replacing it on the holder?

Next time, instead of playing Candy Crush for 15 minutes, maybe you could make sure the toilet paper makes it on the holder — facing the right way!

Traditional Bathroom by Marie Burgos Design
5. Use the dang bath mat. How you manage to step around both bath mats and drip water everywhere, I’ll never know. So, please, pick a bath mat, any bath mat. That’s what they’re there for. And if you do drip water on the actual floor, wipe it up with a towel so I don’t step in it with my freshly clean socks in the morning or, you know, slip and fall.
Modern Bathroom by Little Dragon Decor
6. Guys, learn how to aim! Fellas, if you miss the toilet bowl, you’ve got to clean it up. We are not animals who need to mark our territory. In fact, if you keep marking the territory like you’ve been, you won’t have the territory anymore and your new territory will be out on the curb, because that’s where your partner will kick you.

So, practice your aim. Otherwise you might have to have that conversation that all guys fear: Why can’t you sit down to pee? Lord help us.

Traditional Bathroom by The English Tapware Company
7. Are you kidding me? The floss goes in the trash can, not on the sink. Look, I love it when you practice good dental hygiene. But don’t expect a kiss when you leave the withered piece of floss strewn about the sink or countertop. Especially when the trash can is. right. there!
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