How long do you stay in the shower?
By Bebs08
@Bebs08 (10681)
United States
September 19, 2008 1:31pm CST
Oh!! I have a friend who stays in the shower for an 30 to an hour. Oh!! my goodness!! what is she doing there? Well, me, I can finish in 5-6 minutes and maybe 10 minutes is the longest? same with my hubby. Unless if he will use the bathtub it will take him long. Well, I could just imagine in a house where there are lots of occupants and only one bathroom and toilet at the same time? am sure it is annoying to some members of the household waiting?
Did it happen to you? what did you do to solve the problem? Just curious to hear ideas.
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52 responses
@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
19 Sep 08
yes, we do too. We have 2 bathrooms but those people who have only one, it is sure annoying waiting for that long? Anyway, the best thing to do for those who take long time is, use it early when others are still sleeping or late like..when others are all out for work or for school or any other appointment.
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@MrsRich723 (602)
• United States
19 Sep 08
Usually I take a ten minute shower just because I like how the warm water feels. I'm usually done in about 6 minutes but if the water is really warm, I'll wash a few more times. I don't know about 30 min to an hour. Who would want to stand up that long in a shower? She must be doing more than washing.
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@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
19 Sep 08
you know what? she has plenty of thing to scrub in her body. shampoo her hair and conditioned it and leave it for few minutes before washing hair. I can't stay that long int he shower. yes I like the warm water. Even during summer time, I still used warm water for shower. But I am not staying long in there.
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@uath13 (8192)
• United States
19 Sep 08
I happen to love a long hot shower. 've got one of those massaging heads which feels great on my shoulders, neck & back. I'll stay in there till there's no more hot water....
I have to get up an hour before the rest of the house to have time to thouroughly enjoy my shower & the heater have time to recover before the others need it.
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@Zelmarq (12585)
• Cebu City, Philippines
26 Sep 08
hot shower, wow!!! I hope to have one but we dont have hot showers at hoee, it would be great to have hot showers.
@gitfiddleplayer (10362)
• United States
20 Sep 08
Flush the toilet! I can take a 20 minute shower but I look like a prune when I get out. My older brother used to take a hour shower, he would use up all the hot water, we used to get so annoyed at that.
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@thinksf (152)
• United States
19 Sep 08
Once in awhile, like your friend, I will take a lengthy shower, but mostly I'm with you- 5 to 6 minutes, 10 at the most, and I'm done. I like to get my shower over with and get my day going. Every other day I shave so that adds time to my morning routine as well.
@highflyingxangel (9225)
• United States
20 Sep 08
It usually takes me about 15 minutes in the shower. That's about from the time I go in and start the shower and then the time I take my shower and the time it takes me to dry off and get dressed. It usually does not take me that long myself. My partner takes about 20-25 minutes in the shower. I don't spend that long in there unless I'm shaving my legs and even then it doesn't take me that long.
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@PearlGrace (3171)
• United States
20 Sep 08
I take about a 3 to 5 minute shower. I live in FL where we are occasionally asked to conserve water. So, I've just gotten used to shorter showers. I actually believe I can get as clean with a short shower as I can taking a longer one. When I was growing up there were 6 kids and my parents in a house with 1 bathroom. We simply took our turns and knew to hurry up as somebody would be waiting. It was no big deal.
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@kylie_quistis (1220)
• Philippines
20 Sep 08
Hi! Usually, I stay in the shower for about 10-20 minutes, sometimes, I stay for 30 minutes or so especially in summer, it really helps me to feel refresh and cool. In those times, when the weather was so hot and humid, if I can, I would really like to stay in the shower for an hour or even longer, Yeah, it sure annoying, if there's a family member that took a bath for an hour and quite need to used the bathroom, I am quite angry when it is happened to me. There's nothing I can do though, just wait for him/her to finished. Sometimes, I really wished that we have another bathroom, however, good thing though, it only happen to me very rarely.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
20 Sep 08
Same here, my hubby and I could finish in 5 to 10 minutes. The longest for me is up to 15 minutes. We can't afford to waste so much time in the bathroom especially during the weekdays when we are rushing with time.
I have a nephew who stayed with us for a while when he was a student and you know, it would take him an hour in the bathroom. We were then in the old house where there was only one bathroom and you can just imagine what trouble he was bringing when somebody else had to answer the call of nature. I really don't understand what is taking him that long!
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@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
22 Sep 08
Oh!! that is very annoying!!! I can't stand to wait any longer, I should maybe knocking at the door many times to let him know that, others are waiting. I experience the same when I was living in a boarding house before when I first work? Oh!! it is very annoying when you have the call of nature.
@middaymoon (79)
• Singapore
20 Sep 08
if there's a bathtub, i will soak in it and relax for at least 20 min :P
if not, it will be a fast one, let's say 5-10 min only
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@84kevin (3)
• China
20 Sep 08
That depends on different situations. I could stay in the shower for more than 15 min because I love to enjoy the comfortable moment in the quiet and warm shower, and I think a lot when sleep in warm water. In another hand, when I was busy that day and I could finish my shower whin 5 min which made my family members surprise. How long do you stay in the shower? it's a interesting question.
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@Ohara_1983 (4117)
• Kuwait
19 Sep 08
It happen to me before in our old apartment, taht someone share with us & stay an hour in the bathroom, what i do is keep on knocking till they will get mad on me, but now we change our place & i got my own bathroom & extra bathroom too, so i can stay in the bathroom like half hour, specially lying in the bathtub with bubbles.
@SwtJenlove (1090)
• United States
20 Sep 08
Wow! 30 minutes to an hour? For a "shower" Thats quite a long time! Im with you on this one.. i say maybe max 10 minutes or if im lucky 15 at the longest. Same with my fiance. He maybe 15 minutes or 20 but never longer then that. I think for longer times in the bathroom would be for a relaxing bath. but then again with 3 kids under 10 thars impossible for me right now lol!
@seasons1981 (299)
• United States
19 Sep 08
My usual showers are about 10-15 minutes... but sometimes I will shower for closer to 45 minutes, the water just feels amazing at that point and I dont want to get out! lol... its not that I am still "cleaning" myself, I just am enjoying the water and relaxation that it brings me
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@dreamweaverjan (3471)
• United States
20 Sep 08
Ohhhh I love long HOT showers: I've no idea really how long I am in there;
but its a long long time;
I take really really scalding hot showers, why? you ask? its the quickest
and best and fastest way for me to get pain relief, and get moving;
I am so stiff of a morning, well all day but when I get up and manage to
get into the shower, I stand there for several minutes just letting that
hot water beat upon my neck, my poor poor body, then my lower back for
several minutes;
I wish I had those big fancy types with several shower heads in them like
my idiot rich brother has in his, ITS PURE HEAVEN IN THERE...AAAHHH!!
Only ever got to use it once ; but it was GREAT!
on days when I'm in a lot of severe pain, I may take 2-3 showers in a day, No joke;
again its the quickest way I can get a bit of relief, and when you deal with pain
24/7, trust me a long long shower is WONDERFUL!!!!
Praise be for Gas Water heaters too...LOL!
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@jzjqdkd (273)
• China
20 Sep 08
i don't take that long time,everyday we are bathing,there is no need to use that long time.but it si also fine for her to shower 30 minutes to an hour.it all depends personal intention.yeah,it is really annoyed to wait for one bathroom or toilet.the problem may be solved by avoiding the time they go there,but it seems easy to say but hard to do,for we can't calculate when we have to go there,it sometimes doesn't determine by mind.i am sorry i can't figure out a better idear .either.
@esilanna (168)
• Malta
20 Sep 08
Hello!!! For me it is not always the same.It generally depends on the time I have available.If I am in a hurry I usually spend around ten minutes, but I have some time available I usuallt take a bath and spend around 30 minutes to one hour. Happy mylotting!!!
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