Why is it SO difficult for men to put the toilet seat down after they're finished so I don't fall in???

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Answer 1

Guys often ask, "What's the big deal? Why should I have to put the seat down, instead of you having to put it up?" On the surface it seems like a valid question. To answer it once and for all, it has to do with midnight bathroom runs. When we're half asleep, blinded by the tiniest bit of light (so we leave them all off), and about to burst, we aren't lucid enough to think about checking for a seat behind us. (Remember, guys, we don't look at the thing when we use it - we face away.) And when we sit down on cold porcelain and slip backside first into even colder water, well, we just have to yell at the person who left the seat up. If you accidentally pee on a seat that's left down, at the most it's a quick wipe (I say "at the most" because I've had to cleap up after others too many times to count). That just doesn't compare to an icy butt bath, followed by the fear that maybe the last time someone used the toilet they also didn't flush.

To answer your question, however, it's because they either don't truly understand WHY we're so annoyed (and it is hard to understand if you've never experienced it), or else they just don't care. Explain rationally. Don't get "pissy" (sorry, couldn't resist). And if all else fails, write in black permanent marker on the bottom of the seat - "PUT IT DOWN!!!"

Answer 2

I know this isnt a rule, but men do handle their member when they pee. So, there it is, he'll wash his hands (hopefully).So go ahead and touch the seat before use, and after. If he puts the seat up, he wont pee on it and give the lady a wet butt. I dont think woman expect to sit on a wet seat, always a nasty surprise for me.( thanks to man peeing in the dark) Is not a 90's thing. Probably started after indoor plumbing was a household thing. So if he puts it up, well, then he can put it down. If I have to put the seat down, then I've contaminated my hand before I've used the toilet. This is how I won the situation at my house with 3 males. Figure that most everyone has to sit to poop. So thats 2 of 2 for a woman to have the seat down and 1 or 2 for a man's possible preference.So if we each used the toilet twice a day, then the seat would be down 5 times and up 3. Down wins. Its up to him to raise and lower the seat, he's going to be touching other things anyway. Yes, it is very gross to sit on cold porcelin or droplets on a seat. I think a man must concede b/c he is proud of his gas either way, (inviting an intro by pulling his finger, and sometimes without regard to being in public or private). Man often just scratches his clothing in key places no matter who he is talking to or where. And old men close off a nostril lean a bit and force out anything in his other nostril, usually over a sewer but not always. Then theres the matter of spitting, and also spitting out of a moving vehicle.These and other things convince me that man has an abnormal delight or indifference to what comes out of their bodies. (how many delight in having plugged up the toilet and even happy to plunge?) So we ladies prefer cleanliness. Guys, just put the seat back down. Its 5 to 3 here.

Answer 3

Why is it so difficult for women to leave the seat up, so that men can use the toilet?

I never understood why this is a problem!

I don't blame the women of the world if I go to the bathroom and the seat is down.

I just lift it up and get on with my business, and frankly the seat is down, at least half the time...

So I would reverse the question and ask, why is this such a major peeve for women in general?

Answer 4

I'm a guy, and in the habit of not only putting the seat down, but the lid too. Once had some company over, and one of the women went to use the room. We heard a scream, and she came out with her pants all wet, claiming I'd played a trick on her! For crying out loud, is it really too much of a hassle to LOOK before you leap? You never hear of a guy sitting down into the open bowl. Why? Guys sit sometimes too, you know. But they do LOOK before they sit. Why can't the women? I could put a cactus on my toilet seat, and some of my women friends would actually sit on it! No wonder the sneaks who put glue on toilet seats get away with it! I've never heard of a man getting glued down.

Answer 5

I have to put it down otherwise the wife will drop something in the toilet and clog it up. Putting the seat down is cheaper then plumber bills

Answer 6

When you lifted the lid (that you always put down when you finish) don't you notice that the seat is up.

If women can't put the lid down when they are finished, why should men have to put down the seat? The effort you put into putting the lid down I will try to do so as well.

Answer 7

Sorry but this seems like it should go in a different section no offence..

I think because we all have habits, and when people think its really important we as humans change immediately however if it puts others out and its comfortable for us to keep doing what we like doing we keep doing it. Human nature.

Answer 8

Oh My. The guy we rent a room to does not even lift it so I have to clean it everytime I use it, So gross. I would rather he forget to put it down after lifting it.

Answer 9

They would stop if they ever got up in the night and had to sit on the cold porcelain in the dark..LOL

Answer 10

Fall in? Are you that small?

Put a reminder over the toilet. Or on top of his magazines.