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Night, because I don't like going to bed dirty

As soon as possible after you work out. If you don't work out, you should. Otherwise night since you don't want to introduce the grime of the day into your bed.

Both you smelly heathens

Morning. I sweat so much in bed since I started taking SSRIs.

Night, to get into bed clean. I am a cool sleeper and live in a hot and steamy climate. Only shower in the morning if I need to wash my hair, so twice a week or so.

Never, I swim most days though. The amount of 'both's in here is wild

Showering before bed makes the most sense so your bed and those who share it stay cleaner... With that said, I'm a dude who sleeps on his side and my short hair will stick up in weird places after getting up. I would have to spend almost as much time dousing, combing, and applying product to have it look decent. So I shower in the morning.

Sweated before or was at work: Evening night
Need to be extra fresh/clean: Morning shower

Night because I don’t want to filth up my bed and I’m too lazy in the morning.

A night shower is good for sleeping, I find, but it's not something i do often. For me, a morning shower is essential.

I've always had weirdly unmanageable hair, so it needs to be rinsed so it won't go full Einstein. Plus, a shower wakes me up and helps me feel ready for the grind.

I also do this 30-second cold blast at the end that I picked up on somewhere and masochistically enjoy.

Plus, I have levo meds that need to be taken about half an hour before coffee/breakfast, so the shower and getting ready give me a sufficient time window.

I just shower whenever i feel like it. Sometimes night, sometimes morning. Sometimes both. Sometimes neither.

I've always thought this was a white-/blue-collar discriminator. Shower before work to be presentable to clients; shower after work to clean off the grime and sweat.

Night; Clean bed feels better than clean office chair.

Night.

Bringing your daily dirt to bed is a no go and if you plan on relations with a partner......you better be clean.

Night, because I work in factories. Also because I'm not waking up early to shower before work

Both. Can't do anything until I'm rid of the night slime, can't fall asleep until I'm rid of the day grime

I leave for work just after 6 AM, so night.

Night. I have a hard time getting ready in the morning, and the last thing I need is to be late to work AND have wet hair the entire morning. But being nice and clean before bed helps me sleep.

Aaahhh. Clean and sleepy. ☺️😪

Both.

I do a hoe bath in the morning and shower before bed.

Both, every day.

I am not an office worker, so I end up getting pretty filthy at work so I shower at the end of the day, not the start.

Late Afternoon? I work from home. I shower before going out into the world socially.

Theoretically, I'm all onboard with the night shower arguments. I'd love to be a night shower person. But I don't think I'm physically capable of waking up in the morning without the shower routine.

Preferably both. But if I have to choose only one, definitely night. Keeps the bed clean, and helps me sleep a bit better.

Morning, I get too warm most nights which makes me feel sticky.

middle of the day.

showers morning. baths evening. a bath is like a treat though and not an everyday thing. im not sure I could handle it every day. not just the time it would take up but it would be like having a rich meal every day or desert.

After I exercise which is usually late afternoon.

Night. Getting out of bed in time for work is hard enough. Showering in the morning would mean I need to get up even earlier.

Personally? I prefer evening unless otherwise needed/wanted: I kinda just like it but also deodorant works better when you put it on the night before.

A lot of the time I end up showering in the morning though because I ran out of time the night before.

Both are valid and it's amusing how often people will attack others over their choice.

Frequent night sweats and not being a morning person make morning showers mandatory for me. My night meds which make me sleepy make night showers dangerous for me. I'd rather just clean my sheets more and stick to morning showers. They're safer and they help wake me up. Plus, I can't in good conscience show myself at work if I haven't washed my ass since getting up.

Baths, in the pm

I run to work and back, so both

Depends on what shift I'm working. Day shift I'll shower at night because I don't have time in the morning. Night shift I'll shower in the morning.

I definitely prefer showering in the morning, (I also prefer night shift) a good shower just generally feels like a good start to the day. It helps me wake up and gives me time to mentally prepare for the day.

Both. Sometimes a third.

The morning one is the long one, the central part of the 20-minute shit/shower/shave trifecta. Then there is the afternoon one, to rinse off the work-grime before starting the evening. If outdoor activities are on the evening itinerary, a third one: rinse off dust, sweat, urushiol oil (poison ivy), check for ticks, stretch sore muscles, etc.

But on the rare, lazy saturday? Fuck it.