About a week ago I was having a ‘question and answer’ session on twitter and on facebook and the question was: What is healthy to share? Should you share toothbrush with your spouse? Or panties (yes, pata!) with your siblings? How about the frequent sharing of towels with friends? Does it signify the intimacy between the ‘sharers’? Does it mean if I can’t share my boyfriends toothbrush I love him less? O_O
I remember one time like that I go visit one of my friend and I forgot to take my towel along (anyone who knows me knows I always forget something when travelling, why me?!). So as I wan baff I noticed the towel was not in the bag, so I proceeded to the shower and cleaned myself up with my nightwear. My dear friend offered her towel but i declined with immediate alacrity…oh well that was before I learned the art of diplomacy! I could tell that she was not happy with me sha.
Another time for uni, na so this omobabe tell me say she like my top and asked if she could borrow it. Ehn??? I told her I just bought it and instead of borrowing her I would rather dash her BUT as na ‘tear rubber’ top I kent. I go keep my thing! She vex, she called me stingy. See me see wahala…ontop my own thing! Even my sisters know say I nor like to dey share personal belongings…
Most recently someone asked to use my powder brush…This was someone I met at the changing room of an event. I looked at her like ‘you’re joking right’? ….but jejely gave it to her…and purposely forgot it. Sometimes I just can’t say no.
I find it hard to share towels, sponges, make-up brushes, toothbrush (kai! there’s nothing people won’t ask to share). It is extrememly impossible for me to sip from the same straw/cup after someone else (this is why i nor dey share minerals). I wouldn’t want to share my spoon as well, seriously!
Is it me? I know I don’t have OCD because my friends tell me I’m very jaggered. I don’t feel my body clean pass other people but aren’t there some things that shouldn’t be shared? Where can we draw this line and who should not cross it abeg?
