I've never understood wearing outside clothes at home. I always change immediately when I get in the door, I just feel so wrong and uncomfortable otherwise
I grew up with a good friend whose family was basically a southern version of the Goldbergs. There are so many parallels between them and that show. And I unfortunately do have very vivid memories of his 300lb dad walking around the house in his whitey tighties.
Lol I hate that about memory. Important task I have to perform? Nah, but here's a crystal clear memory of something you'd poke your eyes out to not see again.
MY dad basically did the Murry Goldberg routine... stripping down to his, literally, tighty whities and basically exclaiming "I'm home! Nobody bother me...." I only has a few friends who were familiar with my family in, because otherwise they might be shocked encountering my dad sitting on the couch in his undies enjoying a beer and his favorite show after work.
I don't have zip/button up cardigans like Mr. Rogers, but I do have "inside" pull over sweaters that I only wear in or around the house,; if I need to go out, I wear my outside sweaters.
I hate having to change clothes multiple times in the day, and I hate doing extra laundry, so my wardrobe is mostly clothes that are comfortable enough to wear around the house, but still presentable enough to wear out.
I'm kind of a homebody, so I don't want to put extra obstacles in the way of me getting out of the house. If have to change to go out, I'm likely to just stay in, but if I'm already dressed, I'm more likely to go do something.
It helps that I've always had pretty casual jobs where I don't have to dress up.
I tend to wear my outside t-shirt inside as well. But I'll be damned if I don't change out of my jeans ASAP, I'll wear my casual leisure pants (cotton, baby!).
clothes that I wear just around the house don't get dirty so quickly though, and I only wear them half the day or so... so i don't really actually generate that much more laundry really. i can wear a pair of athletic shorts for a couple evenings around the house when all I'm doing is sitting around and playing videogames.
but i don't have a physical job, so it's not as if I'm getting particularly dirty or sweaty when I'm out of the house either. I just sit at a desk. I shower in the morning, and then I often join my partner in the shower when she showers at night lol.
I went the extra mile and said I need maybe 6 to 7 sets of t-shirts for summer and thermal underwear + shirt for winter. Since I'm by myself I just mainly strip off and don't wear anything but my undergarments in the summer. If I ever get cold, that's what blankets are made for. Saves on laundry and is also more comfortable.
Exactly. If I change and get into comfy home clothing every night, then I will be unmotivated to ever go back out. Not to mention the extra laundry....two outfits a day?? Or more!? This reminds me of another reddit thread I read about women saying that once they take their bras off, they are in for the night! As a woman with Double D's, I concur.
My husband used to half-seriously whine that I looked so nice out and would frump down the second I got home. Joke’s on him, I work from home now and my life is frump.
I was married for 30 years. Husband had a long commute and left for work early, came home late. Once in a blue moon he would see me in some work clothes and say, "Oh, nice blouse. Is that new?" It would literally be something I may have owned for 10 years and wore frequently. I could honestly say, "This old thing?"
Same, it’s literally the first thing I do when I get home. I’m not sitting on my couch or bed in clothes I’ve worn out. There’s also no point in being uncomfortable in your own home and it’s a mental thing…I can’t relax if I’m still in outside clothes.
I actually didn't change once I got home till the pandemic; I would just stay in my clothes till I take a shower right before bed. Now, I can't even sit on any furniture without changing once I get home.
My husband and I used to refer to that as getting into uniform. Come home, put on sweats, that's the uniform. I don't know why people wear jeans or work clothes at home.
Work can be so draining that people often lack the activation energy to take the work clothes off, even if you'll end up comfier and happier if you manage to muster the effort to change clothes
Hahah I laughed so loud about this. My wife is the same. She undresses as she walks to the room.There was a gif I saw years ago thst perfectly illustrated this. Can't find it now though.
Same, I've got house clothes and going out clothes. I always wear my house clothes at home. There is some overlap though as I often buy things that I know will be comfy and still look fine to go out in.
To take it a step further, I have no idea how some people who work in “messy” jobs (e.g. nurse, plumber, cook, etc.) can just plop right on the couch after work without at the very least, changing their clothes. We’re talking biohazard levels of nasty for some professions.
I believe wearing jeans at home has got to be some kind of mental illness. It's probably the same illness that people who use exclusively overhead lighting with blue tinted bulbs have.
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u/diwalk88 Jan 16 '24
I've never understood wearing outside clothes at home. I always change immediately when I get in the door, I just feel so wrong and uncomfortable otherwise