Okay, I see you. I’m part of the bidet users, so I’ll weigh in.
Warm water bidets exist, they’re a bit more of a hassle to install, but they exist, and I promise you that it doesn’t really matter. I have a basic cold water bidet, and it’s not as weird as you would think, and I thought I would want the warm water bidet like you, but after a few uses, I didn’t care at all. I’m not here to convince you between warm/cold water, if you want it, that’s totally fine.
It’s definitely not messier. Initially sure, it’s probably a complete mess, but you’re not just doing a quick/short spray. After a few seconds, everything is running clean. The water is clean and so are you.
Wiping is still a thing. I’ve heard some fancy bidets have air dryers to finish the job, it’s not what I have/use, so I dry myself with TP. Unless you spend a fortune, you will too. I’ll say that it takes significantly less tp on average to dry myself off from the bidet than it does to clean myself with TP alone. So my TP use is significantly reduced. Saving money on TP by smartly using a little water, is a good trade IMO.
I wouldn’t say TP is “successful”. I would say it’s adequate at best. In a pinch it does enough to keep the smell and filth to a minimum. By no means is the bidet perfect, certainly there are improvements that can be made, but it’s better. To put this in perspective, when you next tear a sheet of TP and get some of it on your hand, try wiping it off with TP and see if you feel like your hand is clean. I’d put money on the fact that it won’t feel clean until you properly wash it. That’s what you’re doing with your asshole. You wipe it down with paper and then go about your day. It’s “clean”… As in, not caked in shit, but it’s still not really clean. There’s still bacteria and other gross ass shit (pun absolutely intended) on your anus.
Additional to that, your butthole is a sensitive membrane on your body that you’re cleaning with coarse paper all the time. Bidets have been shown to help with various anus related issues like hemorrhoids. Do you want hemorrhoids? If so, keep scraping that sandpaper over your butthole and I’m sure you’ll get there some day.
To the point of it being “too much work”: my partner and I picked up a luxe bidet neo (I think it’s the 120). Super cheap, no frills model. We didn’t want to invest because, like you, we weren’t sure if we were going to like it/use it. We do, all the time. We’re planning on renovating and adding a new bathroom and the new bathroom is getting a bidet when it goes in. Something very nice. Without question. But the luxe model we have was less than $100, and attached to the existing water hookups. It came with everything we needed (we had to also fix a slow leak on the main inlet to the toilet, so we replaced most of the lines in the process, but if our lines had been good, we would have only needed the extra hardware that came with the bidet, in the box). To that end, it’s only a matter of picking one up for less than $100 and taking 15 minutes to install using the directions. No plumber needed, no special tools required (maybe just some wrenches… The bidet comes with some plastic wrenches that are Ikea quality, so having an adjustable/worm-gear wrench is helpful).
So if you have less than $100 sitting around doing nothing, and you can spare 15 minutes… You can have a bidet. So I respectively disagree that it’s “too much work to implement”.
I’ll leave you with this statement: don’t knock it until you try it. It’s changed our lives for the better.
I installed one at home. Cost is an issue especially when you need a gfci outlet installed behind the toilet. But if you’re willing to do all that then:
Water is heated by the unit
The spray is direct to center. Doesn’t deviate unless you don’t sit correctly.
You only have to wipe once if you want to be sure, but the bidet comes with an air dryer.
Some benefits is if you have hemorrhoids it doesnt irritate them like toilet paper and it does feel way cleaner than tp.
I’ve decided to order a cheaper one and see how it goes. I happen to have plug close enough so that’s a plus. The cleanliness is really what is convincing me towards it. Thank you for your reply.
Do you wash your ass in the shower? Does that make it dirtier? How you think washing with water is going to be dirtier than smearing with paper is mind boggling. Do you just wipe your hands with paper towels when you’re done wiping or do you wash them in a sink with water?
I really just don’t like the idea of it, feels like a very uncomfortable situation for me. But I’m pretty uneducated on the topic.
Okay, I see you. I’m part of the bidet users, so I’ll weigh in.
Warm water bidets exist, they’re a bit more of a hassle to install, but they exist, and I promise you that it doesn’t really matter. I have a basic cold water bidet, and it’s not as weird as you would think, and I thought I would want the warm water bidet like you, but after a few uses, I didn’t care at all. I’m not here to convince you between warm/cold water, if you want it, that’s totally fine.
It’s definitely not messier. Initially sure, it’s probably a complete mess, but you’re not just doing a quick/short spray. After a few seconds, everything is running clean. The water is clean and so are you.
Wiping is still a thing. I’ve heard some fancy bidets have air dryers to finish the job, it’s not what I have/use, so I dry myself with TP. Unless you spend a fortune, you will too. I’ll say that it takes significantly less tp on average to dry myself off from the bidet than it does to clean myself with TP alone. So my TP use is significantly reduced. Saving money on TP by smartly using a little water, is a good trade IMO.
I wouldn’t say TP is “successful”. I would say it’s adequate at best. In a pinch it does enough to keep the smell and filth to a minimum. By no means is the bidet perfect, certainly there are improvements that can be made, but it’s better. To put this in perspective, when you next tear a sheet of TP and get some of it on your hand, try wiping it off with TP and see if you feel like your hand is clean. I’d put money on the fact that it won’t feel clean until you properly wash it. That’s what you’re doing with your asshole. You wipe it down with paper and then go about your day. It’s “clean”… As in, not caked in shit, but it’s still not really clean. There’s still bacteria and other gross ass shit (pun absolutely intended) on your anus.
Additional to that, your butthole is a sensitive membrane on your body that you’re cleaning with coarse paper all the time. Bidets have been shown to help with various anus related issues like hemorrhoids. Do you want hemorrhoids? If so, keep scraping that sandpaper over your butthole and I’m sure you’ll get there some day.
To the point of it being “too much work”: my partner and I picked up a luxe bidet neo (I think it’s the 120). Super cheap, no frills model. We didn’t want to invest because, like you, we weren’t sure if we were going to like it/use it. We do, all the time. We’re planning on renovating and adding a new bathroom and the new bathroom is getting a bidet when it goes in. Something very nice. Without question. But the luxe model we have was less than $100, and attached to the existing water hookups. It came with everything we needed (we had to also fix a slow leak on the main inlet to the toilet, so we replaced most of the lines in the process, but if our lines had been good, we would have only needed the extra hardware that came with the bidet, in the box). To that end, it’s only a matter of picking one up for less than $100 and taking 15 minutes to install using the directions. No plumber needed, no special tools required (maybe just some wrenches… The bidet comes with some plastic wrenches that are Ikea quality, so having an adjustable/worm-gear wrench is helpful).
So if you have less than $100 sitting around doing nothing, and you can spare 15 minutes… You can have a bidet. So I respectively disagree that it’s “too much work to implement”.
I’ll leave you with this statement: don’t knock it until you try it. It’s changed our lives for the better.
Imagine poo being on any other part of you body where you except a piece of paper is enough to get rid of it.
I installed one at home. Cost is an issue especially when you need a gfci outlet installed behind the toilet. But if you’re willing to do all that then:
I’ve decided to order a cheaper one and see how it goes. I happen to have plug close enough so that’s a plus. The cleanliness is really what is convincing me towards it. Thank you for your reply.
Do you wash your ass in the shower? Does that make it dirtier? How you think washing with water is going to be dirtier than smearing with paper is mind boggling. Do you just wipe your hands with paper towels when you’re done wiping or do you wash them in a sink with water?