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Bath or Shower?

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In a world of comparisons and contrasts, there are shower people and bath people. We are 100% shower. We do not get running a bath and sitting in it (other than for sore muscles and romantic interludes). We are shocked when friends say that a bath is not only as easy as a shower, it is inherently more relaxing. So the question of the day is:


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I think you can be both a bath and shower person. In the mornings or after a workout, a shower is refreshing and invigorating. But for evenings and for winding down (and particularly in winter) a hot bath is so wonderfully soothing.

posted by roundabout on 2006-04-20 11:12:32

Sunday evening ritual is a warm bath in preperation for a busy week. Also use the time to take care of personal grooming (clip nails, mud mask, etc.)

posted by TP on 2006-04-20 11:30:06

Definitely a shower person - baths make me feel like a sitting duck, or like I'm getting ready to be cooked for someone's dinner.

I've never been able to get into baths....but I like hottubs with jets.

posted by rachel (in denver) on 2006-04-20 12:25:02

I like a Jacuzzi on the odd occasion, but a shower is really all I need.

posted by Curtis on 2006-04-20 12:39:06

LOVE a shower but
it's really hard to read a magazine there

posted by guido on 2006-04-20 12:46:27

"I've never been able to get into baths....but I like hottubs with jets."

And then afterwards, you light up a cigarette?

posted by Justin on 2006-04-20 12:59:04

the only time i ever take baths is when i'm sick.

posted by anne on 2006-04-20 13:03:00

I don't like the idea of sitting in a soup of whatever I'm trying to wash off. Soaking in the tub just for fun is nice, but the shower will always win out. My husband and I have some of our best convos and think sessions in the shower together. It's always been a requirement for where we live that we have a shower big enough for two and some room.

posted by Dee on 2006-04-20 16:02:09

Taking a bath is best if you take just a quick bit of shower before or after. That way all the soaping is out of the way and not dirtying up the bath water.

posted by katmere on 2006-04-20 19:43:09