Whether you started doing it at summer camp as a child, in the middle school stalls or more recently behind a dumpster at a sweaty frat party, we have all gone to the bathroom with our friends. Some of us don’t even consider going alone! (Cough, cough, us). But recently while re-watching “Sex and The City,” we couldn’t help but wonder…
At what age will we stop going to the bathroom with our friends?
If Samantha, Carrie, Charlotte and Miranda still did it into their forties, why shouldn’t we?
While attempting to do some research on the subject, all we could find were articles relating to at what age young children should start going to the bathroom without supervision. But maybe we had it right from the start. Why go alone when you can bring a buddy?
We can’t remember the last time we saw our mothers giggling on the way to the bathroom, hand in hand with a friend. But maybe they’d be happier if they did. The thought of this tradition having an unforeseen expiration date comes with the feeling of existential doom.
Some of our most cherished memories and conversations have taken place between the slots of bathroom stalls and over the monstrous sound of that damn Dyson Hand-Dryer. Where else is it appropriate to both gush over a girl’s outfit, gossip and discuss your most recent exam all while taking a piss?
Whether you need a hand to hold your hair back, someone to pass you a scrunch of see-through tissue paper or simply moral support, the bathroom is better together.
While we can’t give you a clear cut answer to the age-limit of the buddy system, we can only hope it is the same as the United States presidency: Never!
Will you be having girl talk in the BR at your retirement home or are you leaving your bathroom buddies in college? Let us know @VALLEYmag on all socials!
