Had a hilarious moment and discussion which made me wonder how others feel about it. My partner and I share a sonicare but have our own heads we swap out.

I come out of the shower as she finishes brushed teeth and I notice she’s using my head. I smirk and say that’s my toothbrush.

She does a double take and says “not only is it yours but I absentmindedly removed mine to put yours on it!”

We laughed and discussed how much we already share and it’s probably not a big deal.

Then I admitted “well I get up way before you most mornings and I’ve accidentally used yours a couple times. She feigned shock and I said “when I do, I quickly rinse it thoroughly with hot water and put it back.”

Lighthearted morning so far. Have you confessed to using a partner’s toothbrush? How did that go?

  • @huquad@lemmy.ml
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    641 day ago

    My spouse and I use the phrase “we lick each others genitals” anytime one of us joke about sharing germs.

  • Captain Poofter
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    416 hours ago

    … just get your own handles?? that things charge only lasts like 3 weeks with just one person i can’t imagine sharing it

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        14 hours ago

        you must be, because i said it lasts 3 weeks which implies i know it’s rechargeable. I’m not aware of any disposable electric toothbrush named sonicare with swappable tooth brush heads.

        i have the same toothbrush. that stupid annoying charging base + how fast it dies is a terrible downside for the product for me, and I can’t imagine splitting the battery with another person and keeping it on those god awful chargers even more often

        • @howrar@lemmy.ca
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          26 hours ago

          What’s wrong with the chargers? We have one of those brushes here and it just lives on the charger when not in use. We’ve never had any issues.

  • skmn
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    341 day ago

    Once your tongue has been in somebody else’s mouth I feel like sharing a toothbrush is not a huge deal

  • Baron Von J
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    171 day ago

    It happens accidentally from time to time. No big deal. But if one of you is sick and the other isn’t then that’s a pretty good transmission vector. So it’s worth paying more attention in those situations.