My girlfriend takes 30-60 minute showers (free, standards, like, mother)

[Raena77]

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[UserName14289]

Originally Posted by Just A Guy

Bottom line, is that it depends on how selfish she is in other matters. If this is just a one-off thing, I'd let it slide. If this was her normal behavior for most things, she'd be paying 100% of the rent at her own place and I'd be paying my 70% at my new girlfriend's place.

lol!!! Good point.

[luzianne]

Originally Posted by Sydney123

Get rid of the detachable shower head.

Not sure why men automatically think that's what she is doing. MEN do that in the shower. I think most women don't.

[CubsFan20]

If I was to start a thread like this I would be called controlling.

Mine does this too, for the record. 45 minutes average. I have just dealt with it

[kell490]

I take a long shower also drilled out my shower head water restriction device. You realize water doesn't drain into space it actually is recycled into the air. I'm on her side move out if you don't like it.

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by CubsFan20

If I was to start a thread like this I would be called controlling.

Mine does this too, for the record. 45 minutes average. I have just dealt with it

Since the OP hasn't returned to the thread, maybe you could enlighten us: what does she do in there for 45 minutes? Inquiring minds need to know.

[Sydney123]

Originally Posted by luzianne

Not sure why men automatically think that's what she is doing. MEN do that in the shower. I think most women don't.

I don't know either... I am a woman, but I'll keep my shower activities ... To myself.

[JustMike77]

Originally Posted by barryg

Thoughts?

1. My first thought is that you're awful whiny for a man.

2. My second thought was that she is probably WAY more educated on the drought than you are. Educate yourself on where the waste REALLY takes place. (Hint: It's not your shower)

3. Send her to me, I take long showers too.

[newdixiegirl]

Originally Posted by CSD610

Not true at all, my hair was down to my behind and very thick and my showers were about 7 minutes long, including washing my hair and body and rinsing both completely.
When you have 12 gallons of hot water and not a drop more you learn very quickly how to be efficient when in the shower.

Agree. I have long, thick hair, too, and I can't imagine spending more than about 10 minutes in the shower on a regular basis. First of all, who has the time for all these superlong showers? Second, don't people know they're totally drying out their hair and skin by routinely spending so much time in the shower/bath?

But, more importantly, it just seems so wasteful to be having such long showers every day. Unnecessary. Drought or no drought, and whether or not daily showers account for a small fraction of water supply usage, we're gonna be in big trouble if and when the Indians and Chinese, en masse, start living the way Americans do.

[unfocused]

OP you need to move to an apartment like the one I had in the 1980s. You could take a 5 minute shower, maybe, then the hot water ran out.