Do you take a bath or a shower?

@TriciaW (2441)
United States
March 26, 2008 6:47am CST
I love taking baths. I feel like it is my time of the day to relax and soak in the hot water. I do take showers but only when I am in a hurry to get moving. My SO only takes showers he hates baths. My one daughter takes baths like I do and my other daughter takes both which drives me nuts. She first soaks in the tub then takes a shower. She says she feels like she is soaking in her own dirt so takes a shower to clean herself off. Not like she does anything to make herself covered in dirt. No amount of talking has changed her mind. So what do you do take a bath or a shower and why?
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@Marg12 (329)
• United States
26 Mar 08
Interesting discussion. I used to take baths but now I take showers. It is easier for me cause I have gotten a little older now and have terrible back trouble so can't get in and out of the tub. It actually was pretty funny, the first time I discovered I couldn't get out. I was going to take a bath cause I had a line inserted into the area of my collar bone cause I had cancer and so couldn't take showers, cause it couldn't get wet, and so got in and discovered I couldn't get out. Well there I was all by myself obviously without any clothes on, and couldn't get out. I did get to laughing and I finally figured out a way to get out. So, I take showers and enjoy them a lot.
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@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
26 Mar 08
Everyone in my house takes showers. It is more of a convience~ so much quicker than getting the tub ready. Also, there is something about sitting in a tub washing your filth off and then sitting in it that grosses me out. I do take baths every once in a while, but it is for pure relaxation. I have a huge circular tub with tons of candles around it. When I have a stressful day and have time in the evening, I will soak in the tub, lite my candles, listen to music and have a few cocktails.
@TriciaW (2441)
• United States
26 Mar 08
After reading about what you do in day I can see why you have to take quick showers also why you would need to relax*L* You are like my daughter about the filth thing.
@icyorchid (2564)
• United States
27 Mar 08
I take showers, but I love baths and I miss them! My tub is too small to take a bath in. I can't relax like I want! I told my hubby I can't wait to move and every house I look at the bathroom is the MOST important for me as I want a big tub to relax in. I think that would help my back a lot
@darshakk (2141)
• India
27 Mar 08
i like showers.... just stand below it and rest gets done on its own!!!!!
• United States
28 Mar 08
I like to take real hot showers. It is nothing like a hot shower. When you take a hot shower it is so relaxing. I like taking showers because it relaxes the body. When I usually go in the shower, I just think back on things. Or what I may do is just brainstorm on different things. Like I will think about my goals or something.
27 Mar 08
I always shower and only take a bath on very rare occasions
@MGjhaud (23171)
• Philippines
27 Mar 08
Oh, I would love to unfortunately I don't have a bath tub in my apartment. I only have shower but the shower is good, it's one of my favorite place in the apartment. I actually spend almost an hour if I'm not in a hurry inside the shower.
• United States
27 Mar 08
I take a shower because it is quicker, but I like to take a bath from time to time.
@rohit0471 (195)
• India
27 Mar 08
it depends on the temperature. if it really hot, i prefer to spend more time under the shower, enjoying it... but if the temperature is cold, i will take a quick bath, preferring to come out of the shower as quickly as possible....
@Zairo7 (78)
• Canada
27 Mar 08
Showers, baths really are you just sitting in your own filth. Baths are relaxing, don't get me wrong, but I wouldn't take one if I just wanted to clean myself.
@lishiwei (1550)
• China
27 Mar 08
I like to have shower everyday or several times if I play bascketball.I will have a shower after I play it. I think there is no need to have a baths everyday.I always have a bath once a week so that it can keep me my comfortable.
• India
27 Mar 08
i love to shower,but once i gets in I'll forget the value of the time and will stay there till i catch a cold.usually it happens like this.
@palawena (44)
• Philippines
27 Mar 08
i love taking a baths.
• China
27 Mar 08
Bath. It is interesting to soak in the tub while you are listening music. Don't forget to drop a little essential oil into water.
@sanell (2112)
• United States
27 Mar 08
my younget baby and I take showers together - well so does my other child but I saw this photo and I just had to put it in here!!
honestly I love to take baths, however, I only have time for showers and here is why. I have a 4 and a 2 year old, and unfortunately all they let me do at this time is take a shower, because they take a shower with me. Our bathroom is really cool, I am hoping later on in life as the girls get older and we grow old in this house, we will be able to put in a european shower into the shower area, it is an amazing spa like shower bathroom, it is great. I also am a bit of a snob when it comes to baths, I prefer jacuzzi baths but I do like baths as well. I do not like to hot tub it is just too hot of water...but I would not mind doing a hot tub if it is really cold outside it is very nice
@subha12 (18441)
• India
27 Mar 08
I take shower each day. actually i am a busy bee. for work i get out early from home. on weekends also there are so many other works to be done that i hardly get time for a leisure shower.
@inked4life (4224)
• United States
26 Mar 08
I am defintely a shower person. There is just such an process about getting the bath all prepared and then you get in there and then what? I read and the pages get all wet and you have to hold the book up in the air to avoid the water and then I realize that I am actually laying in a pool of my own filth....yuck....I'll take a shower any day
@maddie007 (141)
• United States
27 Mar 08
I don't do baths unless I have alot of time, usually I take showers much quicker.
• Philippines
27 Mar 08
During my days off from work , I like to soak in the tub for a good bath. It's good way for me to relax, I also make sure that there is a scented candle lit up by the side. I usually take cold showers in the morning as it helps wake me up.
• India
26 Mar 08
i love taking baths but i usually take showers because its easy and less time consuming.well i take bath when i am free enough and fell like relaxing but your daughter theory is really fine......needed to be thought of,well she is correct according to me...