I just know people who will take these incredibly long showers, or talk about how relaxing the shower was, or something really popular among my friends, shower beers. And I genuinely don’t get it. I’m a woman, I have medium length hair, I shave, and I still take shorter showers than, say, my boyfriend who has much less hair and isnt shaving and is therefore theoretically doing less things than me in the shower.
Don’t get me wrong, I’ll turn on some music or something to make it a nicer time, but it’s still like being hit with water at an awkward angle (yeah those really nice shower heads exist but Im poor and I live in an apartment) and standing and like, idk man they just suck a little?
ALSO if you’re someone who drinks shower beers, how are we doing this? Because every time I try it it’s like an awkward experience of like, when I’m drinking it I’m just standing alone naked in the rain? When I put it down it’s getting steamed by the hot shower and like, isn’t cold anymore? Idk man, not for me.
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He’s probably jerking off while in there. Let him be
What the hell why didn’t anyone tell me we were having shower beers. 😂😂
Showers are what they make you take in prison
I want the world do know that shower beers is a clear indication that you’re not doing too good right now.
Thank you for coming to my TedTalk.
i agree with everything you’ve posted…except the beer thing. and the beer thing is only nice once you already have a bit of a buzz going anyway.
protip: use a coozie and place the beer outside the shower on the closest possible ledge.
i too am poor and live in an apartment, my closest ledge is the back of the toilet
Agree! I shower with purpose. I’m in, get everything done, and I’m out.
Take my upvote,
I sit in the shower cause it helps alot with my chronic pain
Hmmmmmm scalding, hot water that gives me a slight skin burn 🫠🤤
I enjoy showers , hot keys of water, and the feeling of getting clean
Are you a bath person then? I love my showers, but I don’t really fit in a standard bath anyways lol
I sometimes take long showers because the hot water loosens up my old aching back.
Same OP. I fucking hate it in there. The humid makes me want to get in and out fast. Saves water anyways.
I used to be like you too OP. Nowadays a good hot shower is about the closest thing to a Xanax I can do. So that’s what I do.
I sometimes enjoy a long hot shower but most of the time I just want to get it done as quickly as possible so I can go to bed
You’ve obviously never had a hangover
Getting out of the shower is for the birds.
I agree. The only reason why I shower is so that I don’t stink and to get rid of germs
I agree I just want it to be over as soon as possible
I get bored in the bath. Plus I don’t like the idea of sitting in my own yucky water. If I do have a bath, I shower first. But then it’s a waste of time and money
Shower’s my luxury. We have excellent water pressure, makes all the difference I think.
Try laying down and crying. Clean
The older I get, the better a shower feels.
I agree, its more of a quick way to get clean but when I’m sick the steamy shower feels great and helps break up congestion and alleviates pain.
Upvote cause this truly is an unpopular opinion. I love my shower time.
I live in Florida and I don’t have air conditioning at home. Them cold showers are the most relaxed I feel when at home to literally anything else
Definitely unpopular. I love standing in the scalding water and contemplating existence.
WHEW BOY! Definitely controversial, but I can see where you’re coming from.
I won’t take a long shower, but a nice hot shower after hard work is very rewarding. Take my upvote you denier of joy.
You never laid down in the shower with a towel over your face and took a little nap?
Honestly I take like 45 minutes in the shower even though I’m not taking much time to enjoy it, maybe 10 minutes all together during the times I’m actively trying to enjoy it
Idk what kind of time fuckery happens in the Warm Wet Box, but somehow shaving, washing my short hair, and body washing takes at least 30-40 minutes, every time, without fail
Bath are butthole soup
Sometimes getting clean CAN be enjoyable but I don’t understand those people who spend 30 minutes in a shower. I see a shower like I see shopping, it’s a necessity but I get in there, get it done and get out as quickly as possible
Do people actually want to enjoy showering? I do it because it makes me clean and I like being clean, but I don’t actually enjoy, nor do I really want to enjoy showering.
Long showers are great, but shower beers is the only part of this that will never make sense to me. I don’t see any way that these two things go together, add I’m convinced if you can’t wait to get out of the shower before having a beer, you have a problem.
And before anyone gets too sensitive- I know I know, I’m mostly joking, I know ppl that do this and aren’t alcoholics. It’s just super weird to me. It’s like ppl that can drink all night camping and then can start drinking again first thing next morning. I just can’t enjoy it.
Also a terrible place to have sex. Even if we find the right position/angle, its never that enjoyable. Bed any day of the week!
Do you like relaxing in a hot tub? For some of us it’s kinda similar. Not as good, but still warm and relaxing.
Weak legs and long hair are the leading cause of such opinions.
So counter point. I don’t stand during really long showers, I sit either cross-leg or hugging my knees.
Also, you don’t need an expensive shower head. They have pretty cheap “rain” type shower heads that drop straight down on Amazon. One of my few upvotes on this sub. Good job!
I’m usually in and out in 5 minutes.
Once in awhile il just stand in there and enjoy the heat, sometimes I like me a shower beer too.
For me – showers to get clean, baths to relax. I find showers lowkey exhausting and not ‘enjoyable’ at all either.
Take my upvote. Couple of nuances after reading the full description.
I take quick showers, and sometimes its not even to get clean, its b/c i need a mind reset. I go in get my business done and get out.
Shower Beers: Consumed many in college, tried them after over the years. 1 absolute part is required. Or it all falls apart, a space blocked by a curtain, with a shelf reachable by arm. This allows an easy beer grab, drink and put back. Showers at college were Curtain/Drying area/Curtain/Shower area. Shower beers are also about continuing to drink, while you freshen up. Or one to start the day. If people hang out in showers with beer….never down with that.
I also don’t understand long showers, unless i feel i’m about to die…and then its likely 5 minutes.
I don’t mind a shower coffee in the morning, especially during winter.
It doesn’t get super cold here but because I enjoy what cold we have, my joints stiffen right up. Shower in winter is a nice way to warm back up so I can blast myself with the cold air again.
Showers suck here in summer because you won’t be able to dry yourself before you start sweating all over again.
I felt like this until I started taking different kinds of showers for different purposes. Also a woman, and I was washing my hair, shaving, etc every time I went in. I hated showers because the obligation to go in there and do it all was something I always wanted to procrastinate. Not to mention drying my hair after; literally kill me.
Now I take a full “everything” shower twice a week, and daily showers where your hair doesn’t get wet. I can’t believe I went 27 years without knowing body showers existed. At this point they are so relaxing when you’re just washing your body that I could take multiple a day if it was reasonable.
I sit down in the shower. Now that’s fun
I wanna try eating in the shower but even my leg slightly touching the wall makes me sick I don’t think I’ll last
I agree. I always like how I feel after but I dislike the shower.
Shower beers for life. Also brush your teeth. Not in the same shower tho or yes idc there are no rules it’s your shower
The feeling of hot water on a sore back can’t be replaced by anything. It’s heaven after a long ass day
As someone who works in construction, nothings feels better than washing off all that dirt after a long day
I love love love showers but wtf, shower beer?
Same. I had extremely long hair and cut it quite short (I donated it ofcourse!) I miss my hair but it was so worth it for being able to shower way more quickly and not having to do so much hair care the whole time. Nothing is enjoyable about showering, and I have used quite luxurious showers in my life. Doesn’t change a thing. I see it as a task which keeps returning unfortunately
Fair enough. However. For me it’s 45 minutes of uninterrupted me time, to think about whatever I want without being disturbed, I can contemplate how I’m gonna handle any given situation, meditate, or just get lost in my own little world
Depends on the day, sometimes Im just in and out, and other times I need to sit there and contemplate some things and just be warm for a while lol
Hot water. Aches and pains. Brilliant
I hate showers. I hate the process of having to get naked when I’m cold which is always. But then once I’m out of the shower and dressed I feel great
I agree! Baths are for relaxing and enjoying, showers are when you want to be quick and clean.
Yeah I agree with you. Every single day I dread them.
Go 3 weeks without a shower like I did when deployed back in my Army days, and then tell me how a shower can’t be enjoyable.
Nah it feels good. All that open space and a nice shower with some scrubs and body washes feel good.
The hot water feels literally orgasmic.
Why do you suppose people sing in the shower? It’s scientifically true that showers lighten the mood of most people due to the water spray vapor or something. Source: beakman’s world
I don’t refrigerate my beer, no worries on it warming up.
Well you do get to play with your wiener for a bit
Water angle is very important for a comfortable shower. It may be worth it for you to go and buy a shower head with a hose attachment or something f you really aren’t enjoying them.
Washinh all the filth off your body while eing hit by hot water is very soothing.
Shower beers are best if you can drink quickly. Usually you don’t put a shower beer down you just drink it while enjoying the hot water.
Showers where you don’t have much room and are being hit by the water too high are very uncomfortable
to me it feels like it improves my circulation and releases a lot of tension, and also leads to me breathing better and feeling more relaxed and parasympathetic. i work with my hands and im on my feet most of the time at work, and cant feel relaxed or begin recharging properly till after that shower when i get home.
I probably take 5-15 minute long showers depending on my mood. Pretty fuckin hot most of the time too. (But turn heat down when washing hair cause i heard its bad for it).
Some days I admit I’ll briefly dread getting into the shower at first, but 100% of the time come out of it feeling renewed and energetic. Like i’ve cleaned off the burdens/sins of yesterday. So ultimately have to disagree on this one.
I bike 12 miles a day, the shower relaxes my muscles.
Also I dissociate and don’t move for 20 minutes.
No different than a bath or a hot tub, just standing instead of stewing in the same human soup
I’m kinda with you on this, I like the occasional long, hot shower, but I fucking hate showering in general. I shower because I don’t wanna stink, that’s it lol
I don’t find baths relaxing. I love warm showers. I like to relax afterwards.
I also hate and dread showering, washing my hair, detangling it, getting the hair out of the drain, shaving, all of the shower things.
It’s just something that needs to be done, not a relaxing activity.
Only way I can get my si joint to behave
Never had a hard day out in freezing temperatures? Hot shower is amazing. Or a cold shower in hot temperatures where you busted your ass out in the sun.
A shower can be amazing to get clean and wash the day away.
I feel very seen. Genuinely want to know what people do in there once they’re done washing up
I read this in the shower.
I hate to get in the shower sometimes. It’s such a chore. I hate getting out of the shower every time. I’m in my personal warm water sanctuary and I can just melt away till the white death of the universe
I never want to get into the shower, but then once I’m in, I don’t want to get out of the hot water.
You can get a good handheld shower head for like $40… anyone living with a regular shower head I don’t understand you… it’s something you use everyday or almost everyday. Make your life better.
I don’t sit in the shower for any extra amount of time. Nor do I get in the shower unless I’m aiming to get clean, but man is the process so enjoyable.
There are some days, mainly in the winter and it’s dark all time, when I feel chilled down to the bone and sluggish. A long, hot shower is pretty much the only thing that invigorates me and gets me feeling better.
Funnily enough I saw this post just before I got into the shower. Im currently sick, head cold type deal and it feels amazing to be in a hot shower when your nose is stuffed up. Do you feel better in the shower when you’re sick at least?
do you like baths or no?
Unpopular indeed so upvote
But I love showers because I’m a night showering person, so feeling warm water on my aches from working out and it coaxes me into feeling a little sleepy? Dude I’m ALL ABOUT IT!
As for the shower beer… that’s less to do with liking showers, that person is just an alcoholic (or borderline alcoholic)
I hate the amount of uncomfortable work it is to get out of the shower but ever since I got a waterproof kindle and a mounted holder for it, I just read while I’m in there and suddenly I don’t feel like I’m wasting my time anymore.
So, I agreed with you until I got older and accumulated several injuries. My shower head does double duty now, cleaning and massaging my injuries, which does help me function throughout the day and relaxes and lessens the pain when I take a shower before bed. Something about the warm water and the pulsating water does miracles for me.
As far as your boyfriend is taking longer showers, even though he does less, he probably is doing more than you think in the shower if you catch my drift.
I hate water falling on my head. It is torture for some reason. The shower is quick and then I soak for pain.
Shower beers are for college and pre-gaming. Can’t say I’ve done that in my 30’s or even anytime after…22?
I do like long showers from time to time though. Sometimes I just sit on the edge of the tub and enjoy the steam so I don’t get super wrinkly. It’s like a sauna. (it also helps that water in NY is insanely cheap so it doesn’t affect my water bill much)
Holy cow take my vote. Unreal take.
Turning the heat in the shower all the way up and turning the showerhead so it just hits the wall, is so damn relaxing. After coming home from work such a steam shower just soothes every aching bone in my body.
I love a long shower but I also love to use a dim lamp (ceiling lights too bright!) and sit down in there 🤣
I shower in the dark.. the sound of the water.. and the lights and patterns your eyes create in the absence of light is euphoric.
Stressers fall aside and it’s a nice time to think about what’s really bugging me today.
Can lose track of time in there.
Clarification.. can’t just close eyes, you can hear lit bulbs..
I absolutely love the hot water. It’s as simple as that. I’d be happy to stand there for 30 minutes a day everyday.
i hate showering because i hate repetition/routine. i can’t stand doing things over and over when they are tasks that inherently have to be done repeatedly. why put in the effort if im just going to have to do it again shortly? may as well delay.
also my arms get tired washing my hair.
My rain pattern/misting/massaging shower head begs to differ. It’s like being hugged by a warm rain cloud and it’s one of the few things that makes my mornings tolerable, damn it.
I agree. A bath might be relaxing, but a shower is just for cleaning.
Shower beers are for people with alcohol problems lol. Not the normal way to take a shower or drink a beer
Try doing an orgasm in there. That’s always a good time. And easy clean up too!
I’m actively in the shower typing this. It’s my alone time. No one comes in to bother me, it takes five to ten minutes to get clean, and then I can just sit here and not have any worries. It’s my safe space until I get out and rejoin the real world.
I lay in it like a bath, close the door and crank the temp. It’s wonderful.
Why do people take baths? If it’s just to get clean and not enjoyable. A shower is a bath that doesn’t get cold. Why have to let cold water out and put new water in the tub when it can.stay hot the entire time lol.
I’m with you on the shower beer part, but the rest just makes you sound like a monster (I just … unless … ) A truly unpopular opinion for once.
Yeah, I hate being naked, and I hate being wet. Showers are a double whammy of bad for me.
Do you not have a shower/bath set up? Cause just laying in there and letting the hot water hit you is pretty relaxing. Shut the drain get blasted w/ warm water. Half way through switch it to a bath and let it fill up. Maybe take a quick nap. Maybe just lay there and relax a bit.
Idk man works for me.
Who the fuck enjoys showers??? It’s uncomfortable being in the shower for too long.
I hate showers!
“Drinking standing alone naked in the rain” thats your problem there 😂 for some people (me) that’s an enjoyable experience. a shower is just a place I can stand (or sit) in the rain without 12 people coming outside to check if I’m ok
Also, don’t leave the beer IN the shower, leave it outside unless you’re actively holding it and drinking. If it’s too much work to open and close the door just drink faster and more
If I want to actually take the time, relax, etc. I’ll take a nice, long bath. I have a lot of chronic shoulder issues, so honestly sitting and soaking in the tub for a half-hour or so really helps me relax. But showers can be nice for that sort-of thing, too.
Honestly, I just need to save up and get a hot-tub one day, hahaha. Maybe put it in the Florida Room so we could theoretically use it all year long.
Showers are… whatever. Very very hot showers are the best….. I think guys enjoy the shower because the jack off in there…. Idk
I love hot showers. I don’t like sitting in a tub with my days dirt in the water. At least with a shower, the dirt comes off you and down the drain.
Sex in the shower is fun too.
Our main shower has been inoperable for a few months. We’re getting it back on Wednesday. I can’t believe how excited I am.
The best physical sensation that I know of other than sex and drugs is letting hot shower water spray on a rashy patch of skin.
How hot does your water get? You’ll want it at least scalding hot. If you think you can’t handle scalding hot water, try when you have plenty of mosquito or ant bites, or poison ivy. They won’t be able to pull you out of there.
Worked as a riding instructor/horse trainer for decades. Nothing better than a hot shower to get the dirt and sweat off and the shower beer is for all those horrible parents!
The hot water relieves sore muscles and warms the body up in the colder months.
I agree. I’m a guy with shorter hair. I take about 4 mins to take a shower because I don’t want to be in it any longer. Get in, rinse hair, shampoo, rinse, conditioner, wash body while conditioner sets in for 2 mins, rinse everything.
I can get in and out in less than two songs.