[ContraryMary]

My goodness! From the reactions here, I do believe I've struck a nerve! LOL! I really don't know why it's considered polite to put the toilet seat down. Maybe it has something to do with women getting a surprise when they sleepily make their way to the toilet in the middle of the night. Men generally don't have to worry about falling in! Any other suggestions?

[Joe 6-pack]

I believe adamantly in leaving the seat up. How else is the poor dog going to get a drink?

[Blueflag]

Mary --

It's simple logic.

Men are defamed by women for leaving the seat in an attitude that befits mens' use.

Women are not defamed by men for leaving the seat down. We ALWAYS check first.

Don't you see the disconnect here?


Just as men must confirm the configuration of the loo, so should women.

OR -- everyone close BOTH the seat and the lid, and all are equally inconvenienced. ;-)

[Normal4me]

I always leave it down. Unfortunately I usally pee all over it but that is what the little woman wanted...

[SmithL]

Some of us have learned to check before we go. (Did you know that a fluffy lid cover can be very, very absorbent?)

[savedbygrace]

If guys fully understood how many brownie points they could gain by always sitting down to pee, they'd change.

But for the middle of the night problem, if both partners leave the top up and the seat down, it makes for a happy compromise. Assuming the guy doesn't insist on standing to pee, that is.

[CarrotAndStick]

Here's an innovative solution...

http://www.magicjohn.com/mj.htm

[sine_nomine]

Men generally look before sitting down. Why that has not occurred to women is a shock to me. It is proof against evolution.

[Quix]

Actually, one of the best is different bathrooms.

[sweetliberty]

"I really don't know why it's considered polite to put the toilet seat down."

"Closed" is the default position...shampoo bottles, toothpaste caps, olive jar, kitchen cupboard, car doors, drawers, washer and dryer AND toilet seats!

[jwh_Denver]

"Men generally don't have to worry about falling in!"

Come to think of it, why do women sit sideways on the can?

And ohhhhhhhhh yes, I've been trained to put the toilet seat down. Hell avoided with a simple move.

[Tailback]

If I thought that putting the seat down would get me brownie points or a little something I'd do it. Oh, wait a second, I've always put the lid down and my wife still blows money on clothes racking up credit card bills. Meanwhile I still go without conjugal visits no matter how much I kiss her (expanding) behind. It's going to be fun seeing the look on her face when she gets served the divorce papers and she realizes she's liable for 1/2 the credit card debt.

[Smokin' Joe]

I not only put the seat back down, I close the lid. It is amazing what does not end up in the toilet that way, especially when grandkids are involved.

[6ppc]

Any other suggestions?

How about looking before you sit? My wife has never complained about me leaving the seat up.

My personal pet peeve is that she doesn't seem to know how to put the cap back on the toothpaste! It's a small thing, but drives me nuts.

[AFreeBird]

Maybe it has something to do with women getting a surprise when they sleepily make their way to the toilet in the middle of the night. Men generally don't have to worry about falling in!

Fine, but if the same conditions are allowed to be applied to men, we might not notice the position of the seat and... fire away, there by leaving you another sort of wet surprise.

SOLUTION: Just learn to adjust the seat to your needs. Heck, it can't be that hard, men have been doing it for centuries.

[Junior]

But, if you leave the toilet seat down and your husband makes his sleepy way to the toilet in the middle of the night, you might still get a wet surprise later.

Oddly enough, men typically automatically check the position of the seat regardless of where their brains are. If men can do this, why can't women?