Use the same towel for weeks on end
With the single life comes freedom – the freedom to be gross. Why bother with fresh, fluffy towels each time you take a bath or shower, when you can just let the same one dry out and use it time and time again? While this is gross, it is economical. If you live on your own, you don’t want to be creating unnecessary laundry.
Allow their pets to lick their face
Treating your fur baby like a part of the family is all well and good. It’s when single people have full-blown conversations and get a little bit too friendly that it gets gross. It’s understandable that their pet is the only source of companionship, but when you are letting your dog into bed to lick you on the lips, that’s a step too far.
Leave dirty dishes to pile up
Cleaning dishes straight after you have used them is the smart thing to do. They’re easier to clean, and you’ll avoid any nasty smells. Single people, on the other hand, tend to have a different approach, letting dirty dishes build up and tackle them in one big wash. While maybe saving water, this is a recipe for bacterial growth and general nastiness.
Let public etiquette go out the window
Being all gross and nasty in the comfort of your own home is one thing. Carrying those habits out into the wider world, though, is a thing only single people do. Belching loudly, passing gas and picking your nose are things most people would never do in front of their partner or others while out in public. Single people, it seems, have no such reservations.
Keep food and drink way after the expiry date
The next time you go to a friend’s house who is single, give the milk bottle in their fridge a sniff. Chances are it could be well past its best. Single people will keep hold of expired food far longer than those in couples. A couple living together are like a management team of the house, ensuring all chores and tasks are completed, but singletons live by their own rules.
Skip laundry day
With the sole freedom to choose if an item of clothing is dirty enough for the laundry, single people will decide with one simple rule: the sniff test. As gross as it is, many singles will reuse dirty clothing day after day. When you live on your own, a full load of laundry can take a while to build up, especially if you are wearing your socks for a couple of days at a time.
Live off of takeout
What’s the point of heating up the oven, making dishes and managing fresh foods in the fridge when takeout food is only a call or a few clicks away? This seems to be the unhealthy norm for single people. With services like DoorDash and Uber Eats seemingly everywhere nowadays, it is the easier option. Living solely off takeout, though, is unhealthy and all those takeout boxes rotting in the trash is kind of gross.
Leave bedsheets on for too long
A couple will see their bed as a place for togetherness and intimacy. Therefore, they will keep it in good condition, changing the sheets, fluffing the pillows and so on. Some singletons, on the other hand, see their bed as just a place to sleep or play video games. Why go to all the trouble of changing the sheets regularly when you’re the only one sleeping in it?
Let the bathroom become a dumping ground
Hair shavings, soap scum, make-up remover pads. All these are guaranteed to be found on the vanity of a single person’s bathroom. Usually, you clean the bathroom after using it so the next person in line doesn’t have to see your nastiness. A single person, though, has no one else waiting to use the bathroom, so they may happily just live in their own filth.
Leave trash to build up
Filling up a trash can can take quite a while for a single person. While this is good for their carbon footprint, it is not so good for their household environment. Food waste that went in the garbage a week ago is still sitting there, rotting away. Bad odors and pests are sure to follow.
