A third of British blokes admit to HIDING in their bathrooms to get some peace and quiet, according to a study.
Chore avoidance and the chance to look at their mobile phone undisturbed are also key reasons for nipping off to the bathroom.
Commissioned by bathroom experts, Pebble Grey, the research also found one in 10 visits to the bathroom are interrupted on average – that’s 171 during the course of a typical year.
A spokesman said: “We all need a little bit of time to ourselves – to take stock or switch off completely.
Chore avoidance is one of the biggest reasons why men vanish in the bathroom(Image: Getty )
“As the results suggest, peace and quiet are sacred and clearly men take the opportunity to get this where they can – often in the bathroom.”
The research also found that those polled are most likely to be disturbed by their partners, although children aren’t far behind.
Forty-five per cent said getting any time to themselves is a struggle – and a quarter claimed their partner doesn’t appreciate just how busy their life is.
In fact, 25 per cent of men said if they couldn’t escape to the bathroom from time to time, they ‘don’t know how they’d cope.’
For a third, going to the bathroom is the only way they can get any time to themselves.
While 23 per cent describe their bathroom as their little refuge – their ‘safe place.’
Fourteen per cent revealed they store items such as magazines, books and even food for those times they hide away in the bathroom.
Despite being their place of calm, 44 per cent of men admit their partner still tends to clean the bathroom most often.
A further 1,000 women also took part in the survey carried out through OnePoll.com, and 72 per cent agreed they’re the ones who tend to keep it spick and span.
And the bathroom isn’t just a refuge for men – more than one fifth described it as the place they go to escape everyone and get some much-needed peace.
So perhaps it’s no surprise that one in 10 households has even resorted to introducing a ‘do not disturb’ rule when the bathroom is in use.
Although 85 per cent of those who have introduced this rule STILL get interrupted.
The Pebble Grey spokesman added: “Apparently, some things aren’t sacred anymore – including being left alone to use the loo.
Mirror
