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Folks with vaginas, I'm conducting some family comparative analysis and I'd like to know how many standard pieces of toilet paper do you use when wiping after a pee. I posted some comments with options to upvote if you like.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

1, sometimes 2.

Does anyone else have the problem where sometimes a bit of TP sticks to your labia? especially the 1-ply

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[–] thegreatgarbo 6 points 23 hours ago

When I was young with tighter labia that didn't flap or stick to the side and had a firmer bladder, 3, every time. Now 4.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Three shares, folded in half, then in half again. Maybe two squares if it's quilted.

[–] GCanuck 4 points 1 day ago

I don’t know the physics behind it, or if it’s even true (could just be a placebo effect), but if you scrunch the paper there is less streaking on the clean up.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Yeah, about the same.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Oh this is smart, you're getting the required thickness by folding instead of using more pieces. When using an unfolded stack of squares you could end up utilizing just a small spot while the rest remains dry.

[–] Feathercrown 11 points 1 day ago

4 rolls. Amateurs

[–] feef 14 points 1 day ago

Peepee User here, I use 1

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

Two or three, more if my uterine lining is shedding.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 day ago (6 children)

I do not have a vagina, but I have noticed that by myself 1 roll of tp will last 2-4 weeks, but when I have feminine company it becomes more like 1+ roll a week.

It's mind boggling how you need so much more tp than us guys do, not that I blame you cos it's different down there.

Maybe I'm more concerned that in 10,000 years of civilization no one has developed a better way. We have "spray with water" and "copious amounts of absorbent material".

Where's the 3 shells at, people?

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Also vaginaless, but I'll throw in one square as an answer. All the jiggling in the world won't get rid of that last drop. It's either TP, or my undies.

[–] johsny 45 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I slap it against the door frame as I leave the bathroom.

[–] thegreatgarbo 5 points 23 hours ago

It's been a long day and I may be a little punchy, but I have tears in my eyes laughing at I write this reply.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What an image. But explains the penis level dents I see in toilet door frames sometimes.

[–] Today 5 points 1 day ago

Wow! Congrats on the door frame denter. You could probably make some money with tae kwon do style board breaking videos.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You gotta press that spot behind ur balls, kinda moving back to front, and it comes out. This secret arcane knowledge was lost for millenia in my lineage, no longer passed down man to man. A kind stranger on the internet shared it with me.

[–] Triasha 1 points 15 hours ago

That's called a taint squeeze.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

At home: 3 squares, folded. At other places with different paper: 4-5, depending on quality. Out and about with the tissue paper that exists in public bathrooms? Maybe the length of my arm.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Not a fan of the 0.5-ply paper they have at work?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I can answer for my wife! She said three folded, when it's our normal tp, Charmin. Two extra for other brands.

That's all it takes with her configuration to be dry. I'll vote on the comments, but since she gave more than a number, and it was variable, figured that might help too.

Fwiw, I make sure to give things an extra squeeze with a few pieces myself. Not a fan of late drips in my drawers. Pee, shake, paper & gentle squeeze. Then wash hands.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Usually, 2-3 double/folded sheets (so 4-6 in total). Possibly more at messier times.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I obviously wash, but when I'm home I use washcloths to dry my vagina, and they're just the best. If I can't use washcloths to dry, I use those interfold tissues. They're amazing, they don't rip and you don't find tiny rolled pieces all over the place.

If I'm not in the house, in public places I use the interfold tissues if they have them, otherwise, depending on the quality of the tp, a minimum of 3 up to 6 or 7.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

2 or 3 squares, often folded. If the paper is cheap single ply it might be two or three times the amount.

[–] FruitfullyYours 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Do you have a square to spare? All I need is a square

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