Why is it weird to talk about p**p?

Question

Ok, so I was in the bathroom wiping my daughter after she went potty and my husband walked in. When he saw what we were doing I casually said "I took 2 laxitives today and still have not went!" He looked at me like I was crazy and said "what in the world makes you think that I would want to know that?" So why is it so weird to talk about p**p?

Answer 1

It's a sh*tty topic is all.

Answer 2

You haven't officially reached the age of p**p talk. It starts at 70. Then you can discuss your bowel movement history to everyone.

Answer 3

it's fine.

Answer 4

Well why would he need to know that?!

It's not the most pleasant topic to discuss with your significant other. I can see where he's coming from.

Answer 5

I think, at least in the modern age, privacy is the most revered commodity.  Defecation, or any bodily functions for that matter, are considered not only personal, but inappropriate as subject matter for conversation, including small talk.

We have become ashamed of our bodies due to this adulation of privacy. In time, I think anything concerning bodily functions will become taboo outside of a doctor's office.

Personally, I'm on your side. I don't understand why even the allusion to pooping would cause such vehement disgust ,especially in people I would consider close friends or a significant other.

Answer 6

Well, I enjoy talking about p**p and so does my husband!! Most of my family members do also! Although, I have come to realize there are many individuals (I call them individuals because I do not think they are actual human beings because human beings appreciate the p**p factor) who feel uncomfortable with certain topics such as pooping and farting. Pooping and farting are normal and EVERYONE does it just like people sleep and eat but those are topics that are "okay" to talk about. I think that men don't like to imagine their women pooping or farting but my husband always seems to venture into the bathroom while I am pooping (so weird) then he complains about how bad it smells... I just don't understand why he comes in..he knows it is going to stink...maybe he just wants to reassure me that it does in fact smell not so swell!!!

Answer 7

Not the number one topic of conversation. People don't like talking about their personal bodily functions.

Answer 8

He's lying...= )

Answer 9

lol... i know where you're coming from.. I talk about p**p all the time because even though its S****y, it's an important part of our life and body. My fiance said the same thing... he said " hun, it's not a subject i really wanna talk about" I don't know.. maybe they are grossed by it, which i think they shouldn't.

Answer 10

Maintenence of personal hygiene is not viewed as a polite topic to discuss in front of other people.  I guess it goes along with: "Don't pick your teeth in public, don't floss in public, don't wipe yourself in public" etiquette rules.  We  humans in general also don't like viewing our bodies in way that aren't "s**y" or in some way-shape-or-form healthy.  That's not to say pooping isn't healthy (or s**y (it is if you are into coprophilia)) but rather as humans we aren't interested in such knowing about other's bodily functions.

My question though is if your husband walked in on this, why did he ask?  That's something I find weird.  People tend to ask questions and aren't aware that they are not going to like the answers.

Answer 11

I talk about it everyday to my husband. I report to him if I went or not and how many times. He congratulates me if I went because I constipate frequently.

Answer 12

Bathroom activity has been a somewhat taboo topic for years, and for a number of reasons.  Privacy is a biggie, for starters.  Secondly, many people are grossed out and/or embarrassed by what goes on in the washroom.  Your husband may have been one of those reserved types who feels that way, and that is why he responded the way he did.