Ha, this is a good question. I too take my tissues with me. If I don't have pockets, I stuff them in my purse, or just keep them balled in my hand. I don't know why. I haven't used any with my current T. In fact, I hadn't let out a single tear with her until today. Anyway, I have only ever used a max of two - one for my eyes and one for my nose. I refuse to wipe my face with a snotty tissue. If it's just a brief trickle, or a single tear from one eye (like today), I don't use a tissue at all. It's too much effort. The tissue box is directly in front of me. I haven't looked for the trashcan. I noticed T reached for a tissue today. I think she had something sticky on her fingers. I noticed her plucking at the tissue out of the corner of my eye. Or maybe she was trying to draw my attention to the tissue box, since my left eye was about to yield a tear. I don't know. I think there was something on her fingers.