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Sara
· 5 years ago
I dated a guy who had a Prince Albert piercing, and he was pretty much forced to sit down to pee or it would dribble all over himself. Interesting image, eh? ;P
chris
· 5 years ago
do the holes seal up if you take it out?
susan
· 5 years ago
In my experience, guys who pee sitting down don't really cite the reasons you're giving so much as see them as fringe benefits. The main thing is that they ended up doing it that way at some point in their lives, for whatever reason, and they just ended up feeling more comfortable that way. Just as putting the seat down is hardly a Herculean task, "dropping trou" instead of just unzipping may take up three extra seconds of your time at the most.
This is just the sort of very personal decision that is rarely changed by rational arguments, unless they're extremely compelling. It's kind of like if I wrote a blog entry about why I don't get why other women use different supplies on their period--it's not the sort of thing you can usually just talk someone out of. Except that there are actually pretty vital reasons to discuss health issues relating to conventional tampons and environmental issues relating to any disposable product. Whereas the position you pee in seems unlikely to have any effect on your health or the world around you.
chris
· 5 years ago
Good point, and I think that's why I'm trying to talk about it. Why do people make the extremely personal decisions they do? Is it coincidental that they just starting doing it this way? Are there rational reasons? Are there irrational reasons? Why does it feel more comfortable? Etc, etc.
Sara
· 5 years ago
Dunno about the holes. I would guess so, since so much blood happens to flow...down there, like in the mouth (which is why wounds in the mouth tend to heal fairly quickly).
Charlie
· 4 years ago
I am 25 years old and have been a sitter since I noticed droplets splashing on my feet while wearing sandals in a public restroom. Not only am I a sitter, but it is a rule for guests in my home. I also require guests to remove their shoes when entering the house. I suppose I am neurotic, but I just think it is polite.
Al
· 4 years ago
I am a sitter. My underwear stays cleaner and the bathroom stays cleaner. I am single and have to clean the bathroom myself. Siting down to pee saves me a lot of time
Rob
· 4 years ago
I’m a 38 year-old male and I also urinate sitting down. Started doing this a few years ago – I often have to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night and I noticed that for whatever reason the stream would split and I’d splash all over the place. Eventually I got tired of wiping everything off so I started sitting down and got into the habit of doing it all the time. I wouldn’t go back – it’s cleaner, more considerate, and only takes a couple of extra seconds.
Roger
· 3 years ago
Just stumbled upon your article as I was searching for info on this subject after being annoyed by a story on the radio. The story focused on recent news from Norway where some school for smaller children is requiring little boys to sit when they pee. I was annoyed by the local announcer of a far right radio station who made the comment that "they are teaching little boys to be like little girls." What a stupid and unsubstantiated remark.
I'm with you in that it should be up to the one doing the urinating as to whether he sits or stands. I'm 46 and somewhere along my way I became more of a sitter (I probably sit 80% of the time or more). I think sitting for me began with (don't laugh) thinking I had to do number 2, which requires sitting, and realizing I only had to do number one...the end result was the discovery that you can pee sitting down, no big deal.
Over time I chalked it up as 1) sitting is more comfortable (but maybe that means I'm lazy), and 2) sitting is much less messy which makes cleaning the bathroom easier and much less nasty.
Mantis
· 1 year ago
I'm 38 & I sit about 80% of the time. Almost always at home but never at work. I started 8 or so yrs ago for night pees. I also have a very wide urethra & split stream often, so sitting is less of a mess.
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This is just the sort of very personal decision that is rarely changed by rational arguments, unless they're extremely compelling. It's kind of like if I wrote a blog entry about why I don't get why other women use different supplies on their period--it's not the sort of thing you can usually just talk someone out of. Except that there are actually pretty vital reasons to discuss health issues relating to conventional tampons and environmental issues relating to any disposable product. Whereas the position you pee in seems unlikely to have any effect on your health or the world around you.
I am single and have to clean the bathroom myself. Siting down to pee saves me a lot of time
I'm with you in that it should be up to the one doing the urinating as to whether he sits or stands. I'm 46 and somewhere along my way I became more of a sitter (I probably sit 80% of the time or more). I think sitting for me began with (don't laugh) thinking I had to do number 2, which requires sitting, and realizing I only had to do number one...the end result was the discovery that you can pee sitting down, no big deal.
Over time I chalked it up as 1) sitting is more comfortable (but maybe that means I'm lazy), and 2) sitting is much less messy which makes cleaning the bathroom easier and much less nasty.