Love changes over time, and comfort takes the wheel fast. What starts as butterflies becomes burps, bathroom updates, and using each other as furniture. You stop caring about looking cute 24/7 and start doing things you’d never admit to single friends. These moments might look gross from the outside, but inside the relationship, they feel weirdly normal—and honestly, kind of sweet. Here are 18 gross but funny things couples do once the masks come off and real comfort kicks in.
Peeing With the Door Open
Privacy fades once you’ve lived together long enough. You’ve seen each other in every state imaginable—sick, sleepy, annoyed, hungover. So eventually, the bathroom door stops closing. And somehow, talking through a pee stream becomes more normal than awkward. If you can hold eye contact while flushing, you’re not just in a relationship, you’re in deep.
Popping Each Other’s Pimples
It starts small. A blackhead on his back. A whitehead on her chin. Next thing you know, you’re turning on the lamp like it’s an operating room. You could call it gross or weird, but it’s also a strange sign of trust. Not everyone gets to dig into your pores—that’s reserved for your person.
Sniff-Testing Each Other’s Clothes
Laundry day is tomorrow, so you’re both playing the “Can I re-wear this?” game. One quick sniff test becomes a team effort. She sniffs your shirt. You sniff her hoodie. If it passes the test, it’s back in rotation. No shame. Just efficiency.
Sharing a Toothbrush in a Pinch
You forget yours on a trip. There’s only one option. It feels wrong for two seconds…then you do it anyway because you’ve swapped enough spit over the years that a toothbrush doesn’t feel like a big deal anymore. Gross? Maybe. But you’re not losing sleep over it.
Commenting on Each Other’s Poop Schedule
There’s a strange comfort in knowing when your partner hasn’t gone in a day or two. You’re not just sharing a home—you’re low-key monitoring each other’s digestive health. “Everything come out okay?” is no longer awkward. It’s just another version of “How was your day?”
Burping Contests
You used to excuse yourself. Now you’re competing. There’s nothing graceful about it, and that’s exactly the point. The one who burps the loudest wins. But really, the win is being with someone who thinks that’s funny.
Farting Freely (and Proudly)
You held it in for months at the beginning. Maybe even years. But at some point, one slipped out… and nobody ran. That was the moment. Now it’s a free-for-all under the blankets. You’re not embarrassed anymore. If anything, you’re impressed.
Sharing Drinks Even With Floaters
One cup, two people. It’s yours until someone spots a rogue crumb floating near the top. And even then, you just tilt the glass away from the evidence and keep drinking. This isn’t a date. This is real life.
Wearing Each Other’s Deodorant or Underwear
You ran out. Their stuff was right there. You swiped it on or slipped it on—and that was that. Maybe it didn’t fit right. Maybe it smelled different. But it worked, and nobody cared. Survival mode looks different in relationships.
Clipping Toenails in the Living Room
You used to do it in private. Now it’s right in front of the TV while catching up on shows. And if a stray clipping flies across the floor? One of you points it out like it’s a stray cat. “That one went rogue.”
Talking Through the Bathroom Fan
You’re brushing your teeth or mid-wipe and suddenly remember something important. Do you wait? Nope. You just yell it out over the fan like you’re in a wind tunnel. If your partner can decode that message, you’re officially fluent in each other.
Snoring, Drooling, and Still Cuddling
You’ve woken up in their drool. Or yours. They snore loud enough to shake the walls. And yet, you still roll over and cuddle like nothing happened. That’s not laziness. That’s love without conditions.
Using Each Other as a Tissue
You’re out of napkins. Or you’re just not getting up. So you sneeze—into their shirt, their sleeve, whatever’s closest. And they don’t flinch. They just keep scrolling. That’s what comfort looks like, folks.
Wearing Each Other’s Dirty T-Shirts as Pajamas
You know it’s not clean. You can smell the coffee stain and maybe yesterday’s lunch. But it’s soft and it smells like them, so it becomes your new favorite sleep shirt. Laundry can wait. Love doesn’t care about fresh fabric.
Doing Gross Grooming Tasks for Each Other
From plucking rogue nose hairs to inspecting mysterious back bumps, you’ve both become part-time estheticians. It’s not sexy. It’s barely sanitary. But when they ask, “Can you check this real quick?” you say yes without thinking. That’s commitment.
Watching Each Other Squeeze Out Ingrown Hairs
It’s disgusting. But somehow… satisfying? You pretend to look away, but you’re watching the whole thing like it’s a crime doc. There’s even a shared sense of victory when the job’s done. Gross bonding at its finest.
Not Caring About Morning Breath Kisses
You used to dodge kisses before brushing your teeth. Now? You barely open your eyes before you’re smooching. It smells like something died in your mouth, and they kiss you anyway. That’s not romance. That’s resilience.
Having Entire Conversations Using Grunts and Eye Rolls
Sometimes you don’t need words. A sigh, a look, a single grunt says it all. You’ve spent so much time together, you’ve built your own shorthand. It’s not laziness. It’s fluency. And honestly, it works better than most arguments.
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