Heaven!

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Right now, Paul and I share a bathroom. Thankfully, it’s a nice size bathroom. But back when we were still in a small one bedroom, we happened to find a unit that had two teeny bathrooms instead of one moderately sized one. The reason? It’s better for each of us to be crammed into our own separate spaces than have to try to work around each other in a bathroom only meant for one. Inevitably, my overabundance of hair products are going to bug him, and he’s going to leave the toilet seat up or beard clippings in the sink (gross!).

We don’t have the beautiful oversize individual bathrooms yet…but here are the ground rules we try really hard to respect in order to keep a little peace and sanity in our place.

Toilet Seat = DOWN. Guys, it’s just gross when you leave it up. We have two cats anyway, so the toilet must be closed up anyway so they don’t poke their heads in for a quick drink.

There must be three towels. One for Paul, One for me, and one for my hair. If I have to use Paul’s towel for the hair, go get another one for him to replace it.

I’m responsible for shampoo availability. Since I probably use twice as much of it, I’m the one who keeps an eye on the bottle of shampoo to make sure we’re always topped up.

Makeup must be stowed away. Otherwise…it’s everywhere.

The sink is sacred. Toothpaste, powder, beard shavings all combine to make the most disgusting gunk ever. Clean after use. This goes for both of us.

Do you share a bathroom with your hubby? How do you keep the peace in there?

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Couplehood: Sharing A Bathroom

Retired couple, Honey and Ray Smith have dressed alike every day for the past 5 years.   Their closet is full of matching size small and size medium shirts, pajamas, watches, two sizes of matching croc shoes (yuck) in various colors, as well as matching pants. Honey does skip the boxer shorts – apparently she enjoys Victoria’s Secret under her matching Hawaiian shirts.  

Together since high school – when they first sported matching outfits for Senior Ditch Day – the couple wears the matching outfits to show the world that they are a happy couple.

“I don’t even think about it anymore,” said Honey. “I just went in one day and bought some shirts for him and some shirts for me.”

The couple had often matched their clothing colors in the past. But after Ray retired in 2003, they decided to match everything.

“The reason is we wanted to let people know we’re happy,” said Ray. “Also, people remember us because we dress alike.”

This is a cute story, they sound still very much in love after 46 years of marriage. They take monthly trips to Disneyland and shop together at the mall. These two enjoy together-time.

I haven’t dressed like Steve since we were dating in high school and got matching t-shirts at Great America and I don’t intend to start now (he wouldn’t look good in a skirt), but I do like to do things that are couple-y… Okay, well I like to hold hands when we go places and to me, this is another version of that. Their matching outfits are like a visual bonding, the clothing version of a hand-hold, a connection.  Does that make sense?  They are showing the world that they are a team. 

What do you think? Do you know a couple like this?  Is there truth in the theory that people grow to look alike as they age?

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Married Couple Has Dressed Alike For Five Years