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CMV: Women demanding toilet seat to be kept down are unreasonable.

While I do not mind keeping the seat down and have been doing so whenever I share a bathroom with  women, be it with familly, roomates, or at work, I always considered it a courtesy, like holding a door open. What I take issue with is women demanding or thinking that it should just be like that.

In my mind, there is no difference between me putting the seat up when I want to use the toiled compared to womem putting it down. Recently, I forgot to put the seat down at work and was immediately told off by my female coworker. Not in a mean way, but still in a way that made it sound like I did something wrong.

Is there any legitimate reason why should the seat remain down by default? The only argument I was told for this is "Eww I don't want to touch the toilet seat when going to the bathroom" and well, nor do I! Even more so, I am not the one sitting on it most of the time anyway. So please, wise people or reddit, CMV!

PS: I would like to get ahead of one comment that I am sure would pop up and that is the "correct" way of not only putting down the seat but also the lid. While I agree that it's probably the superior and more hygienic way of doing it, nowhere where I shared a toiled was this a thing. If it was, I would consider this a reasonable request as its based on logic and science. That is however not thecase nor the topic of this CMV.

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Edit:  
TLDR of replies that made me partially rething my view:  
>!1. Women are more prone to UTI's and therefor its better if men are the ones touching the seat!<

>!2. There is a risk for anyone sitting down to fall into the toilet if the seat is up!<

I tried to reply to all coments, and will try to do it further as some of you are bringing up interesting arguments, but will do so less frequently from now one as my free time is running out. Thank you all for posting and offering your perspectives.
gpt
because both the seat AND THE LID should be put down when you’re finished, before you flush. flushing with the lid open is extremely unhygienic and can cause a bunch of issues. when the lid is left open, flushing releases a “plume” of bacteria, including e-coli, which remain in the air for up to 6 hours, and can land on toothbrushes, make-up products, and anything else in the bathroom.