Sink Stopper Control Rod

Lee Eismann lives in Upper Marlboro, MD and had to tangle with some hair, gunk and a sink stopper control rod in his wife's vanity sink. I'm thinking of starting a betting pool on how long his marriage is going to continue. Here's why:

Hi Tim!

OK, I searched for this question/topic per your instructions, and while I found some questions pertaining to sink stoppers and their control rods, I did not find anything on my particular issue.

Why is it necessary to connect the control rod through the end of the sink stopper?  Why not just let the stopper ride on top of the control rod?

After my wife clogged her sink with a massive pile of hair (and whatever else I didn't want to see!), I had to pull the stopper out, per your instructions, to clean it properly.

But I knew she would be clogging it again since this was in a sink in a NEW house that has only been used for seven months.  My solution was to let the stopper "float" on top of the control rod, which allows the stopper to be pulled out at any time but still allows the sink to fill with water.

And now my wife can clean her own damn sink!

Your thoughts/advice would be greatly appreciated!

Well Lee, you've discovered that you can get a sink stopper to work without the control rod passing through the hole at the end of the stopper. It's not mandatory that you connect the two in all sinks.

In my house, if you do it your way, our curious cats remove the stopper and go hide it under the bed. They find it an amusing game.

I'm guessing you stopped holding doors open for your wife long ago about the time you stopped helping her on with her coats and pulling out her chair for her at restaurants.

But I've been wrong before. Some of us are trying to keep chivalry alive. Some, not all, women appreciate it. 😉