The poll found these 3 main reasons: To escape nagging partners. To avoid household chores or noisy kids. To use their mobile phone in peace.
“The survey of 1,000 men found that on average they spend a total of seven hours a year in the bathroom, simply avoiding stuff,” The Independent reports. “Respondents said the main reasons they hid in the toilet was to avoid chores and look at their phones undisturbed.”
Dads Spend Seven Hours a Year Hiding from Their Families — in the Bathroom: Study. Jen Juneau is a News and Movies Staff Writer at PEOPLE.
A few blamed “boredom”, others “relaxation” and “hygiene”. But the most common response, with almost 80 percent of the vote, was that they were in there “to get some alone time”.
It turns out that there is variance in the amount of time one may spend in the bathroom depending on gender. Men, on average, spend about 855.8 days of their lives in the bathroom, or 2 years and 125 days. Compare this to women, who spend about 770.8 days of their lives in the bathroom (2 years and 40 days).
A study in Britain did the utmost to prove this theory. Researchers polled 1,000 men and found that a total of seven hours per year was spent in the toilet. The reason? For peace.
Men are evolutionarily wired to need solitude. It is where we find peace, quiet, solace, and a connection to the soul. Men and women have adapted differently to some degree throughout the ages, to require different ways of coming back home to themselves, from the stresses of the world.
"Short of a medical explanation for someone spending a long time in the bathroom, there may be psychological reasons," he said. They may see toilet time as a way to get away from the bustle of a busy home, he said. “It may serve as their sanctuary and perhaps the only place they can actually have alone time."
Other studies have shown that women take about one and a half to two times as long in the bathroom and a lot of this has to do with practical aspects such as more doors having to be open and closed (comparing to men using urinals), and more clothes having to be taken off and put back on.
Women spend as much as twice as long in the bathroom as men, and that's because they menstruate, they have more layers of clothes to remove, they always have to enter a stall, and they're far more likely to have kids or elderly people with them. But these are just contributing factors to a much larger problem.
Hiding in the bathroom is a somewhat socially accepted way of disconnecting from conversations and social situations, I think (more so than just disconnecting from the interaction mid conversation, at least). It could also be social anxiety, or both at the same time.
In comparison, women will keep it to themselves for at least three and a half hours before passing it on. The study of 2,000 Britons s found that the average man will keep a secret to themselves for around two hours and 47 minutes - almost 40 minutes less than women.
Which means that, over the course of his lifetime, the average guy is spending about 92 days on the toilet. "It's incredible to think we spend so much time in our bathrooms over the course of our lives, but it just goes to show how important a domestic space it is," a spokesperson from Bathstore said.
Sometimes it's just better and safer to go as a couple or in groups; it's simply a precaution. Of course, some women are just awkward or have an anxiety of being alone, in which case having a friend by their side is reassuring, even if it is in the toilet.
When upset, women are more likely to express their feelings directly and to seek the support of friends and family, whereas men might hide their emotions or withdraw. Men often feel that they need to be self-reliant and provide for their loved ones, so it is not appropriate to express their emotions.
Every woman goes on her own schedule, but generally, peeing 6-8 times in 24 hours is considered normal for someone who is healthy, and isn't pregnant. If you're going more often than that, you may be experiencing frequent urination.
Doctors generally consider it healthy if you poop anywhere between three times a day and three times a week. Many factors can influence how often you poop, including your diet, how much water you drink, and your stress levels, among others.
All right, how many times a day should you be peeing? What's considered "normal" can vary from person to person, says Keri Peterson, M.D., internal medicine physician in New York City. But, “on average, people go about six to seven times per day," she says.
There is nothing intrinsically harmful about dad and son showering together as long as it seems easy and natural to both of them. It may simply be part of their daily routine just as two people would stand side-by-side brushing teeth.
In general, I would say that by the age of 8 or 9 years-10 at the latest-most children have developed enough of a sense of personal boundaries and body space that they no longer want to shower with a parent or bathe with a sibling of the opposite sex. But Dr. Rosenblum's query raises broader issues.
Silent men have a rich inner circle with intriguing feelings and thoughts, and this appears to act as a magnet between women. Women want to know what they are thinking, and they are unable to figure it out. This creates an intense aura around men and women are not able to break it down.
They often don't have the speed of words to compete with their partner in a conflict. Men's emotional processing capacity is often much slower than their partner. Whilst being silent is a sign of a man's need to process it is also a way to avoid the feelings of defeat.
Findings from his in-depth analysis revealed that the silent treatment is 'tremendously' damaging to a relationship. It decreases relationship satisfaction for both partners, diminishes feelings of intimacy, and reduces the capacity to communicate in a way that's healthy and meaningful.