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DH-same PJs, no pants, 7 days… am I overrea

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Yousay55 · 06/08/2026 22:48

My dh goes to bed in the same pjs every night -washes them once or twice a week and doesn’t wear anything underneath. We’re on holiday and hasn’t washed them in a week now.
I think it’s pretty awful to wear the same ones without washing them and can’t imagine putting on the same pjs at the end of the day. We’ve had a debate and he thinks it’s what all men do. I think I’m going to buy him a pair to wear everyday day so this doesn’t keep happening!

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MrsShawnHatosy · 07/08/2026 09:24

Anon501178 · 07/08/2026 04:19

This!!

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Unless you sleep 14 hours a night you won’t be wearing the PJ bottoms as long as knickers though.

Spiderx · 07/08/2026 09:23

LemonSnail · 06/08/2026 23:11

I think I’ve seen you in John Lewis a few times when I buy my new mattress each morning.

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Monty Python inverted Yorkshire snobbery sketch is alive and well
Love it 😊

Imtornanddontknowwhattodo · 07/08/2026 09:22

The hamza suit has been changed and the old one incinerated. Time to cover this one in bleach.

FourSevenFive · 07/08/2026 09:18

katepilar · 07/08/2026 08:36

I have thought wearing pyjamas for one week is a normal thing to do. Until I realised that most British people dont shower/bath in the evening. Thats what I find gross. If you have a shower or bath in the evening then wearing the same pyjamas for a week is absolutely fine.

This.
If people clean themselves before going to bed, pyjamas and sheets stay clean longer.

If people go to bed without washing after a full day, pyjamas are the least of the problem here.

Flot · 07/08/2026 09:17

I think people are missing the arse crack/sweaty crotch point. If op had said he puts the exact same pair of boxers back on every night for 7 nights, it would be unanimously considered filthy. But wearing pj in arse crack without boxers - the PJs are the boxers. So need changing.

Lovewine1975 · 07/08/2026 09:14

This thread is brilliant, absolutely hilarious! 😂

Flot · 07/08/2026 09:14

supercrone · 06/08/2026 23:40

Another obsessive hygiene thread. As if humans weren't born into a muddy planet full of germs with an immune system to tackle it.

The immune system counted on a bit of common sense - not flossed arse crack bacteria being reapplied every night. I’m no clean freak. I think we shower way too often these days. But arse crack germs - no thank you.

WestwardHo1 · 07/08/2026 09:10

Your all discusting 😔

chocoluv · 07/08/2026 09:08

So he’s only wearing them for 2/3 days without washing - that’s normal.

No one wears a different pair of PJs every day.

Most people sleep naked or with no bottoms anyway and no one changes the bed sheets every day.

likelysuspect · 07/08/2026 09:00

goodmorningmrbean · 07/08/2026 05:25

People of mumsnet: 'the planet is burning, water is running out, and the cost of living is killing us! Why don't we do something?'

Also people of mumsnet (not all admittedly): 'How dare my DH wear something in the privacy of his own home more than once before washing. Must wash everything daily....'

Also people of MN - Im such a light packer on holiday I only need a small clutch bag for my holiday items. No of course you dont need more than 1 type of PJ/nightwear

OP is on holiday...

NCForOneNightOnly · 07/08/2026 08:59

rockingaroundthe · 06/08/2026 23:04

No gross

His ball sweat just floating around the crotxh 🤢

You know some people do wash right?

ClairDeLaLune · 07/08/2026 08:53

LemonSnail · 06/08/2026 23:08

I mostly sleep standing up by the side of the bed and then get the carpet cleaned each morning.

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😂😂😂

I burn my house down every day, it’s so disgusting!

Dragonscaledaisy · 07/08/2026 08:51

I can't believe how many of you are still so reliant on liquids to maintain basic hygiene. Irradiation is the way to go. I never feel properly clean unless I've had a full top-to-toe each morning and evening.

katepilar · 07/08/2026 08:49

I find this thread highly disturbing. So many people wearing clothes including pyjamas just once and doing shocking amount of laundry. The world has gone bonkers. The advertising for laundry products and hygiene must have been going strong to make people this OCD.

Eastie77Returns · 07/08/2026 08:38

To those of you who state “I do not know any guys who wear pyjamas in bed”…how do you know what all these men wear at night? Can’t say it’s ever come up in conversation with any of my male friends or acquaintances!

katepilar · 07/08/2026 08:36

I have thought wearing pyjamas for one week is a normal thing to do. Until I realised that most British people dont shower/bath in the evening. Thats what I find gross. If you have a shower or bath in the evening then wearing the same pyjamas for a week is absolutely fine.

MerryUmberHedgehog · 07/08/2026 08:21

I wear my pj's for about a week. If you're clean before you put them on I can't see the problem.

macaroni234 · 07/08/2026 08:17

Is everyone else getting the Zooflora spray ad on here?!! I’ll add it to the Waitrose so my DH can spray his balls and crotch because he is definitely slacking in the PJ hygiene area.

I expect he would go a week without changing PJs. Also failed as a mother as student DS would probably also do the same.

Itsallsostressful · 07/08/2026 08:14

This thread has really set me up for the morning with a chuckle 🤣

Miyagi99 · 07/08/2026 08:08

LemonSnail · 06/08/2026 23:07

Same, I change the bedding at 1am and 4am.

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Me too, sometimes I just sleep in the shower as it’s easier.

Nocameltoeleggingsplease · 07/08/2026 08:07

DH and I both sleep naked and change the sheets once a week.
Sorry if that offends you.

RoseField1 · 07/08/2026 08:06

MaryBeardsShoes · 07/08/2026 07:43

God times are hard if this is the kind of “witty banter” that’s getting nominated for classics these days.

It's very tedious

HarshbutTrue2 · 07/08/2026 08:05

Anon501178 · 07/08/2026 04:23

How can a man wearing pyjamas give you the 'ick' more than a man sleeping naked with dirty genitals and bum exposed?! Because even showering daily, this time of year especially that area gets sweaty and also genitals and bum are only clean after a shower until the next wee/poo/sexual act 🤮

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The only way to keep genitals sweat free is to have him castrated.
Alternatively, buy him pants with days of the week embroidered on them, in irdee to track his cleanliness. Maybe a spreadsheet would be useful.
Track the bedlinen on the spreadsheet too.

localnotail · 07/08/2026 08:04

Same about wearing PJs. I thought they were mainly for kids.

Busybeemumm · 07/08/2026 08:03

It depends, undies on or off under the pjs.

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