Pissing: Sit or Stand?

[rayray5884]

OK...so here's the situation. My gf thinks it's wierd of me to sit down while I piss at home. Now at school or out in public I don't care but at home I always sit, it's just a habit. So, to all the guys out there..... When your at home....Sit or Stand???

[Monstre]

stand

[Omniscient]

I'd say you are very weird, but hey, whatever gets you off. Why sit when you can stand? Do you dab with some TP too?

[hajario]

Stand.

Haj

[capybara]

My husband usually sits. He says it's to chill out for a minute, maybe read something for a moment. A nice time-out.
He's also says you'd have to be amazingly well-hung to get your willy wet, although he's kinda flushed on himself a couple of time (I asked-- this was not spontaneously volunteered info).

[Sublight]

Usually stand. I sit only when I think there are going to be some aiming difficulties, such as after I've been drinking or when experiencing a severe case of 'morning stiffness'.

[Richard Pearse]

I sit in the morning. Mainly because ol' Morning Glory refuses to be pointed down enough to get in the bowl. Even sitting I kind of have to sit right back and sort of lean right forward... erm it's not very comfortable and probably TMI. Also the morning seems to be the most likely time for the stream to be split into two streams diverging at a 90 degree angle making it impossible to get both in the bowl. Now I'm sure that was way TMI Does anyone else get the diverging streams happening?

[mandielise]

My bf always always stands. I never even knew guys COULD sit.

On an embarassing note, I was always jealous of guys since they could stand. When I was little I used to try to stand above the toilet sometimes - though I kinda had to squat. I was actually pretty good at it.

[Monstre]

Originally posted by Skogcat
Does anyone else get the diverging streams happening?

Yes, on occasion. (and dammit, it's annoying!)

[Troy McClure SF]

Originally posted by Omniscient
I'd say you are very weird, but hey, whatever gets you off. Why sit when you can stand? Do you dab with some TP too?

Hey...!

[alice_in_wonderland]

I used to date a guy who would sit when he wanted to "relax".

I never found out what that was a euphimism for...

[rayray5884]

WOW....didn't know people were so freaked out about sitting all the time! Once again, I have no problem standing to go in a urinal or even standing in stall in a public bathroom. But when it comes to being at home I'd rather not take the chance of having the "diverging stream" problem (yes, I too suffer from that occasionally). What's the point in possibly pissing on your own bathroom floor time and time again when all you really need to do is sit! lol. Onward with the poll and coversation! And c'mon guys, there has to be at least a few of you that are willing to admit you sit.

[senor]

Hola!

When I poop, I pee sitting down. Other than that, why pee sitting down, this is a right of human maledom!

SENOR

[friedo]

Originally posted by rayray5884
What's the point in possibly pissing on your own bathroom floor time and time again when all you really need to do is sit! lol. Onward with the poll and coversation! And c'mon guys, there has to be at least a few of you that are willing to admit you sit.

Because sitting requires taking your pants off, which requires varying levels of difficulty depending on your atire. Taking your dick out of your fly is far easier.

[rayray5884]

Ok friedo I'll give you that one. If I'm all dressed up and ready to go or something theres no way I'm starting over. Im not going out here and saying there is no way I would stand...just saying its really not that hard to sit and in some cases...a lot cleaner, lol.

[Ephemera]

Varies.. either/or. I've never noticed any rhyme or reason as to when I sit instead of standing. I'm lazy.. what can I say?

Also.. split streams and your urine going in whichever direction it chooses regardless of where you're aiming is annoying. I've pissed on my foot before and had to take a shower immediately thereafter.

[Jonno]

Originally posted by Skogcat
Does anyone else get the diverging streams happening?

Those are the invisible toilet bowl gnomes. They're hired by toilet paper companies to jump out and cause you to pee in five or six different directions at once. Then you have to use TP to clean up, making more of a profit for the companies. It's all a big racket.


Oh...and for the record I pee standing up.

[iampunha]

I sit unless there is no other option. It's rather relaxing, and with the gas I get I never know if I need to fart nice and hard or if there's something else in there.

I'd rather not get the nasty surprise...

[Melandry]

My bf always sits but I've never asked him for a rationale as to why.

[Muffin]

Sit -- don't have to worry about backsplash or changing position for the last few drips.

Of those who stand, how many have primary or equal responsibility for cleaning their bathroom, and how many don't?

[NardoPolo]

Guess I'm the first to say I kneel to pee ('cept in public restrooms of course - yechhy floors and all). Being especially tall, my shot from willie to bowl is a bit more of a distance than it is for most people. (hey - stop that snickering...) Even if I did have perfect aim there's splashback problems from that height. Kneeling = no more wet ankles after a piss. Plus, it also elegantly solves that diverging streams issue when it surprises you (and I'm thankful to see other people mentioning...).

[Shakes]

Sitting down to pee if you're a guy is blasphemy!

Unless you're already sitting down to take a shiat.

[friedo]

Originally posted by Muffin
Of those who stand, how many have primary or equal responsibility for cleaning their bathroom, and how many don't?

Stander with primary responsibility here. I have good aim.

And if I get a case of the morning-divurgent-stream-syndrome, well then I wipe up the mess and be done with it. It's a small price to pay for the convenience of pissing while standing up.

[galen]

Rules to live by: Never run when you can walk; never stand when you can sit; never sit when you can lie down. 'Nuff said.

[Legomancer]

Kneel.

[roadrunner70]

Standing, I can unzip, whip it out, pee, put it back, and leave. In order to sit, I have to unbelt, unbutton my pants, pull 'em down, sit, pee, then put everything back on...too much time, plus, it's just WRONG.

[Amp]

I used to sit all the time until I got to my late teens then it was standing all the time, unless I have an erection or I'm going poo also.

[YEP]

I am a sitter, but would like to plea my case.


When Mrs. YEP and I first moved in together we our first duty on the morning was to pee. I began sitting to warm the seat up before Mrs. YEP sat. Now I do it out of habit.

Will that work???

Can I keep my "I am a Man" card.

[PolishSausage]

I sit. It goes back to my dad telling his younger sons (the dude had eight boys) that as a courtesy to my mom, we should pee sitting down (I guess a few of my brothers had poor aim). He also said that we shouldn't get hung up on it being too feminine. I was like nine at the time and had no idea why it would be considered feminine. It has stuck with me till now and my g/fs over the years seem to find it amusing.

~t

[Fnoonf]

The only time I sit down to take a pee is when I'm doing a No. 2 (or a Mr. 2, as I prefer to call them) and during the general commotion, a No. 1 just sort of spontaneously explodes into being. Come to think of it, this actually happens pretty much every time I go to take a Mr. 2. And yet, I'm always surprised by it.

Waste elimination perplexes me.

[mandielise]

Wait a sec... I thought guys couldn't pee when they're hard??? You can? In that case, how does sitting down help if you're sticking straight up anyhoo???

[Venoma]

mandielise - hard peniis are still SOMEWHAT flexible. I'm guessing they manhandle them into position.

Female who usually sits but will pee standing if a public restroom looks nasty enough (after lifting the seat and following with cleanup - I don't want to leave any surprises for those who come after, thank you)

[Edward The Head]

We just had this thread a month or so ago. And for the record I sit and in the last thread only a couple of guys were not ashamed to admit it.

[Fnoonf]

Venoma, just a slight nitpick...

A hard penis, under normal circumstances, may be somewhat flexible. However, as any guy can tell you, the average case of Morning Glory is about as flexible as a tree trunk fashioned out of granite.

Just so you know. Next time you wake up next to someone and catch them pitching a tent, be careful. Mishaps can and will cause more than their fair share of tears.

[Indygrrl]

I have never seen a guy sit to pee. I think I would likely laugh my ass off. Wtf??

[dwc1970]

At home I stand unless I have guests visiting, in which case I will sit as I don't like the noise generated from peeing into the toilet bowl (even through a closed door) to call attention to what I am doing. Likewise I will sit if I am in someone else's home (also to prevent the inevitable splatters).

[OxyMoron]

Originally posted by Muffin
Sit -- don't have to worry about backsplash or changing position for the last few drips.

Of those who stand, how many have primary or equal responsibility for cleaning their bathroom, and how many don't?

Bingo. I live alone and choose not to hire a cleaning person, so I sit. I'd only stand if I could have a bathroom large enough to install a separate urinal - a teacher I worked with in Japan had one and I thought, Yeah, that's cool. I never knew you could buy one for home.

Otherwise, it's just too much risk of mess.

[mandielise]

Ok then Fnoonf, answer my question: how does sitting help a hard guy get it in the toilet? Wouldn't it just hit the ceiling? Also, I thought it was physically impossible to pee when you're hard - something about the urethra only being able to excrete one bodily fluid at a time, and when you're hard you're hard-wired to a certain fluid.

[PolishSausage]

mandielise , there's pointing-to-the-ceiling-hard and then there's pointing-at-the-wall-hard. It may still take a bit for the latter state to become completely flaccid and allow a guy to stand and pee. But since it's not completely hard and the fella's got to go, it's diplomatically decided that it'll let us take a piss. Taking into account that the penis in the form of a diving board, it won't point down enough for standing. It will work if one sits, leans a little forward and maybe help it to point down with one's hand.

I hope that help. Is it ok to give out our secret bathroom rituals?

~t

[mandielise]

He he he. Thanx polish! I hope the rest of the guys here don't take away your privileges... perhaps I'll let you in on a few women's room secrets.

[Belrix]

I'll guess I'll admit to sitting.

The reason is that I'm tall and short at the same time - if you get my drift - at least when in the relaxed state.

Sitting is easier & cleaner, therefore, then precision aiming.

When in a public restroom, I'll stand at a urinal - although I hate those really low mounted ones.

-B

[lieu]

Why sit to pee? I don't even do that when I poo.

About the morning wood issue... stand back a step from the bowl and lean forward until your palms are flush against the wall behind the toilet. This manuver should more closely align your arc with the toilet opening and is commonly known as The Flying Superman. Weaving to avoid oncoming buildings is optional.

[roadrunner70]

And if you've got a really big one, that doesn't get completely hard, you can do what we call The Flying Nun, where you stand there, holding your arms out like Sally Field...for balance...and let it fly.

[lieu]

"You like pee, you really really like pee!"

[porcupine]

Until the SDMB, I never knew any guys sat down to pee. Fighting ignorance indeed.

[ceyjen]

Standing, I can unzip, whip it out, pee, put it back, and leave.

Just one question...do you ever wash your hands (or hand)?

[HoldenCaulfield]

I still don't understand the logic that some guys sit when they have erections.

Pointing it down and leaning a little bit is very little trouble. The few times I've had an erection and had to poo were very messy, painful, and uncomfortable.

That said, I do sit when I fear that poo is on its way.

[Monstre]

From Muffin
Of those who stand, how many have primary or equal responsibility for cleaning their bathroom, and how many don't?

What, you're supposed to clean it? Is that why my family won't visit me any more?

From mandielise
Wait a sec... I thought guys couldn't pee when they're hard??? You can?

Yep -- we can. If you go outside, you can get a nice arc, and not worry about hitting the floor, walls, ceiling...

Admittedly, it makes aiming more difficult in the bathroom -- but I guess most of us come up with some sort of position or stance to handle the problem.

[roadrunner70]

Originally posted by ceyjen
Just one question...do you ever wash your hands (or hand)?

I pee in the bowl...not on my hands.

If my wife doesn't mind putting it in her mouth, then it'd be kinda insluting for me to wash my hands after just holding it, now wouldn't it?

[vivalostwages]

My dad's urologist advised him to start sitting after all the procedures he had. He got used to it because he had to, for medical reasons.

mandielese: I've tried the standing thing too--and I can actually do it, though I choose not to most of the time.