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Folks with vaginas, I'm conducting some family comparative analysis and I'd like to know how many standard pieces of toilet paper do you use when wiping after a pee. I posted some comments with options to upvote if you like.
At home: 3 squares, folded. At other places with different paper: 4-5, depending on quality. Out and about with the tissue paper that exists in public bathrooms? Maybe the length of my arm.
It really depends. Both on how much I peed, and also how decent the TP is. Basically however many it takes not to saturate the TP, and not get urine/blood/mucus on my hands. Could be three, could be a ton.
I'll use a TON more during my period, as even with a cup in, blood finds it's way onto my skin and then the flow of the urine helps spread it to every nook and cranny.
Another thing to take into account is discharge. That definitely takes extra TP, it's thicker and a few squares won't hold up.
TL;DR whoever gives a consistent amount of squares is either lying or has a much nicer vagina than I do
1 Roll
I obviously wash, but when I'm home I use washcloths to dry my vagina, and they're just the best. If I can't use washcloths to dry, I use those interfold tissues. They're amazing, they don't rip and you don't find tiny rolled pieces all over the place.
If I'm not in the house, in public places I use the interfold tissues if they have them, otherwise, depending on the quality of the tp, a minimum of 3 up to 6 or 7.
Penis owner here, I used to do 1just to dab the tip cuz that's what my dad did but learned later that nobody else does it and stopped.
I do
Last drop belong to undies, that's the law
Nan fuck that I always do the dab, I don't want my dick to be pp flavored
Do some dudes use TP when they pee?
Yes, particularly as I get older the equipment doesn't drain fully and needs a little help.
There's a rhyme about it "no matter how much you shake and dance, the last few drops go down your pants", well I choose to wipe instead of relying on the absorbance of my pants or trousers (the original saying is American so means trousers really).
It's so curious I bet thers one in each language we have a similar one in Italy it says
"puoi scrollarlo dalle alpi alle ande ma l ultima goccia va sempre nelle mutande"
It means you can shake it from the Alps to the Andes but the last drop always goes into the underwear
Thank you for sharing this. I'm going to try it out on my Italian friends :)
Very serious follow up: How much do you make in a year if your answer is "yes"?
Yes. One piece. Pull back Foreskin, wrap and "load". Holds the piece in place, voids "the drop" and is removed after standing up.
Based on my pissing pattern, I would say around 600 pieces a year. So 2-3 rolls?
I favor BD's so cleaning up the rear is really clean too. I theoretically could wear my underpants/boxers for more than a day, they don't smell after a normal day.
Intimate Hygiene is key to avoid yeast infections or bladder inflammation for partners of the opposite sex. Don't know about same sex relationships, but no one likes a stinky dick (no kink shaming).
Edit: Get an ass shower if you don't have space for a BD. Game changer in well-being, albeit a little awkward when having guests who don't care for stinky butts.
Feeling wasteful in the between 4 and 6 category. That is, if I am away from home and there is no bidet. That is just what I feel adequately safe/dry with
2 or 3 squares, often folded. If the paper is cheap single ply it might be two or three times the amount.
2 or 3
3
I definitely use more than I need. #Privileged