A shower thought I recently had: how to answer it (with examples)
By the bestsideofyou teamLast updated
“A shower thought I recently had” works when the thought is clearly yours: an odd question your job, your city or your habits put in your head. It fails when it's a joke you read online, because the reader has probably seen it too. Aim for a thought only someone with your life would have, and keep it short enough to land in one read.
What this prompt reveals about you
How your mind wanders. It's a small window into what you notice, whether you're playful or anxious or curious, and what kind of conversation you'd start at 11pm. It's also one of the easiest prompts to reply to, because people love to argue with a harmless theory. The best answers leave a gap the other person wants to fill.
8 example answers
Illustrative examples written by us, not real profiles.
My plants have outlived two of my relationships. I've started taking advice from the fern.
My grandmother has made the same cake for 60 years. I think it's the longest relationship in our family.
Whoever decided bakeries open at 6am and bars close at 2am has never met me. Let's fix one of those together.
I spent longer naming my Wi-Fi than naming my cat. The cat is called Router.
Nurses know the exact temperature of every hospital vending machine. Ward 4's is the best. Nobody believes me.
If you can't parallel park on the first try, you're allowed one more. After that I'm driving. I'm very good.
I own 11 tote bags and still carry groceries in my arms like a raccoon.
My mum still texts me when it rains in Glasgow, as if I live anywhere else. I always reply “brolly ready”.
Common mistakes
Why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway?
Why does my office keep the AC at 64 in July? I've started bringing a scarf to work like a Victorian ghost.
Famous internet jokes read as filler. Swap in a thought your own week gave you.
Are we living in a simulation?
If this is a simulation, whoever coded the F train has a cruel sense of humor.
A big abstract question gives the reader nothing to reply to. Tie it to something in your day.
I don't really have shower thoughts lol
Mostly that I should get a better shower head. It's been 3 years. I talk about it every time.
Opting out reads as low effort. Even a tiny, honest thought works if it has a detail.
Pair it with
This prompt shows your sense of humor, so pair it with one prompt that's more sincere. A candid photo backs up the playful tone.
- I geek out on
- My most irrational fear
- I'm in my element when
- The way to win me over is
- A photo: candid, mid-laugh. Shows what you are like when you are not posing. Ask a friend to talk to you while they shoot.
- A photo: an object with a story. The record shelf, the sourdough starter, the bike you rebuilt. Easy to ask about.
More on building the whole profile: How to improve your Hinge profile.
Questions people ask
Can I use a funny shower thought I saw online?
You can, but someone scrolling has probably seen it too. It says “I know a joke” rather than “here's how I think”.
Does the shower thought have to be funny?
No. A curious or sweet observation can be better, as long as it's specific enough to reply to.
How long should it be?
One or two sentences. Hinge allows 150 characters, and a shower thought lands best when it's read in one go.