Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Hygeine, shmygeine

During the past nine and a half months of our marriage, my work schedule required me to wake up, get ready for the day, and leave home early in the morning, before my husband even woke up. Two weeks ago my shift at the hospital changed and now I'm home in the morning when my husband is getting ready for work. I've noticed that he only showers SOMETIMES in the morning. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but don't the unwritten rules of hygeine require daily showering? I've always assumed it falls under the category of common knowledge, such as brushing your teeth twice a day. I would assume that the rules for a bachelor are different. He can shower maybe every other day because no one has to smell his stank behind when he gets home. But shouldn't a married man, out of respect for his wife, take a shower daily? I confronted him on the issue this morning and made a very compelling arguement. As a wife, no, as a woman much is expected of me in the way of hygeine and grooming habits. My husband (and the rest of society) expects me to look nice, smell nice, dress nicely, have make-up on, cute panties on, and keep certain areas shaved regularly. The ugliest and smelliest double standard in the world is that I shouldn't expect my husband to even shower regularly. Please don't misunderstand me. I'm not an overbearing "shower nazi." My request is perfectly reasonable: shower daily most of the time. I will gladly overlook an occasional slobbish Sunday of frenchfry headed bliss. Come on clean, self-respecting people of the world. Join me in talking some sense into my low standards husband. And please, if you spend more than 40 hours/week on the computer, do not even enter into this discussion. Don't pollute my wayward husband's mind with your bridge troll mentality.