I was talking to a friend of mine last night and some how we got on to the topic of using other people’s toothbrushes.
She thinks it is perfectly fine to use your SO’s toothbrush. She reasons that you kiss the person anyway and the brush is washed off afterwards. Something about all this just grosses me out.
What do you think? Would you use some one else’s toothbrush?
If I was more grossed out by the “sweaters” on my teeth than the prospect of using someone else’s toothbrush, yes I would.
The only other person’s toothbrush I’ve used has been my mother’s.
Uhh… No.
I have a slight germ phobia. On occasion parts of my gums bleed, and I also tend to get canker sores. So the idea of putting something with fine points somewhere where it can get into small areas and potentially spread germs, bothers me. I would never use my SO’s toothbrush, and I would hope they would never use mine (and if they did they better not tell me about it, ever).
There’s a difference between kissing my hubby and scrubbing his plaque off with my tongue.
I would rather use a washcloth and toothpaste than my husband’s (or anyone else’s) toothbrush.
I would and have used my SO’s toothbrush. I don’t think it’s any grosser than other stuff of his I’ve stuck in my mouth.
I’ve used several girlfriend’s toothbrushes before. Didn’t bother me at all.
Using a washcloth that at some point probably washed someone’s asscrack or feet over sharing a toothbrush with someone whose mouth your tongue has spent hours in is a value judgement my brain can’t quite get wrapped around.
Ok, fine, I’d rather use a clean (as in has been through the a cycle in the washing machine complete with detergent) washcloth…
In my house, by the way, washcloths are pretty much saved for washing the kids’ faces in the mornings and before bed. We all use poufs, loofas or exfoliating gloves for our showers/baths.
In a word, fuckno.
It’s not as if I’d seek out opportunities to do so, but it doesn’t freak me out or anything. I’m more liable to just gargle Listerine or something than grab someone else’s brush.
ewwww
Uhhh, NO!! Not even. I hate sharing toothpaste with someone who smooshes it into their toothbrush.
I have a germ-phobia-thingy (comes with chronic illness, the stuff that inconveniences you can knock me out) and will use my finger and toothpaste or a washcloth and toothpaste or ANYTHING and…waitaminit. This is a moot point. I carry a toothbrush in my meds bag. I ALWAYS have a toothbrush, and NOBODY better touch it but me. Greedy that way, yeah!!
Every person is entitled to a few private things. Toothbrushes are one of those things.
Of course I would, I have, and I will. I think you’re allowed to rinse them out afterwards…
I wouldn’t.
Considering some of the things I would do and have done without hesitation and with much joy, I have no idea why I wouldn’t.
I still wouldn’t.
This is a very strange thing.
I’m with 2trew. I’ve done some truly disgusting things before – I’m hardly a germophobe – but I would never use someone else’s toothbrush. [Eat a friend’s chewing gum, yes; share a toothbrush, never.]
Probably because it’s quite easy to skip brushing one’s teeth. Going without brushing for one night won’t kill me, plus there’s usually mouth wash available.
Um…ShadiRoxan, do I work with you??? I had this exact conversation at work with a couple of coworkers. I was on the pro-using a SO’s toothbrush side.
Weird, man.
Naahhh… I’m not a germophobe but that’s a bit of a nono for me.
I’d just like to say something though…
Ew.
My husband has grabbed my toothbrush on occasion and used it. The only reason it bothers me is because he’s very hard on the bristles. He smooshes them all out of shape.
He used the dog’s toothbrush once. It was a new one - never been in the dog’s mouth. But he took great delight in telling me he’d used it. He’s twisted… 
No sweat! I don’t fear germs (nearly as much as I should). My husband and I share bath water every single morning (although I always go first). We share cigarettes, glasses, feed off each other’s forks on occasion, kiss, fuck…you would think we were one person except for the fact that we don’t look alike!
A while back, GF goes to the dentist, gets the complimentary toothbrush. It ends up being my toothbrush for when I’m at her place. More recently, GF goes to the dentist again, gets another complimentary toothbrush. This one becomes her regular use toothbrush. They are identical except for the serial numbers molded into the plastic.
I didn’t notice there were two seperate but similar toothbrushes for a while, and just used whichever one I saw. When it was pointed out that there were now two, I, admitteldly, still didn’t give much thought to which one I was using.
She painted the handles with different colored nail-polish last week, So I’m going to assume it bugs her not knowing if she’s using her own toothbrush or if I’ve been using it.