My partner only changes socks if he’s had a shower

A woman has sparked debate about showering and laundry habits after taking issue with how often her partner changes his underwear and socks. 

Sharing her dilemma to Reddit, the British woman said that while she puts on fresh underwear and socks every morning, her partner only changes his if he showers. 

Hundreds of commenters chipped in to share their own personal hygiene habits – but most agreed that factors like job, day-to-day activity and body type are all important to consider. 

Many also shared that they showered every day – so the dichotomy didn’t exist for them. 

‘I change my underwear and socks every morning, regardless of if I’ve showered or not,’ she explained.

‘[He] thinks I’m odd for changing them every day – who’s the weirdo here?’ 

However, even when that wasn’t the case, most concurred that underwear and socks need to be changed within a 24-hour period.

‘As a woman there’s way too much going on not to change underwear daily,’ one person wrote. ‘Aren’t guys prone to “leakage” and pre**m stains themselves?’

‘Knickers and socks every day,’ a second agreed. ‘Bra every 2-3 days.’

Others had more nuanced takes, explaining that it depended on that person’s daily life and the country they live in. 

‘In the UK I mostly shower every other day,’ one commenter revealed.

‘If I’ve been to the gym then I’ll shower that day too, but not always my hair as I don’t need to wash it everyday.

‘When I go to India to visit relatives I tended to wash twice a day, once in the morning after sweating my bol***ks off during the night and then one before bed to cool me down before bed to give me respite from the sweaty day.’ 

People then went on to point out that bodies are different – with some people sweating more than others – explaining everything is dependent on context. 

 

 

 

 

Hundreds chipped in to share their own personal hygiene habits, but most agreed that factors like job, day-to-day activity and body differences are all important to consider 

Elsewhere, users expressed their concern at the British ‘neurotic cleanliness’ which involves wasting water.

I don’t advocate returning to Elizabethan standards of one bath a year,’ one remarked, ‘but the obsessive, dare I say neurotic, cleanliness demonstrated in this thread is quite depressing especially when seen through the sobering lens of global warming.

‘Perhaps the peculiar British aversion to bidets is part of the problem or they all work down coal mines in perpetual heatwaves.’

‘The water wastage in this thread is f***ing shocking,’ another agreed.

 

 

 

Elsewhere, users expressed their concern at the British ‘neurotic cleanliness’ which pedals wasting water

‘Showering multiple times a day? Shower in the morning AND a bath at night? How much BO do you guys have naturally? Like wtf?

‘It’s normal to shower anywhere between once a day and twice a week depending on where you live (climate, but since we’re in ask UK none of us live in the tropics) and your activity level.

‘If you’re a builder who goes to the gym every night OBVIOUSLY you’ll shower more. 

‘If you’re an office worker in AC all day with pretty sedentary evening activities I doubt you really need a daily shower.

‘Edited to add – I shower every other day unless it’s been particularly hot/I’ve worked out on a non shower day. Wash my hair twice a week cos it’s long as f**k and such a hassle to dry. Change my undergarments every day.’