I’m probably the least interested in clothes person ever, but I’ve just become aware that couples tend to match, to a certain extent, whereas me and my husband really really don’t.
We’re 47 and 51, and not fashionable, but my husband dresses quite nicely in casual things from fat face, or similar, and I look like a bag lady. I quite often wear pyjamas in the daytime, he never would.
Since realising that matching is a thing, i’ve been watching people out of the window, as my workroom looks out on the street. Opposite neighbours are always smart and coordinated, either in proper sportswear, or smart jeans and leather boots, or country attire for dog walking (although he has a flat cap, and she doesn’t). I suspect they’re extreme matchers, and probably discuss outfits. Their children don’t dress the same, but smartly fashionably, like the Beckham children.
Next door to them are very tall bealthy types, and they often seem to wear jeans, hiking boots, cagoul type things, and have back packs. Their children dress similarly. I presume this is more a lifestyle thing. The mum goes out to work and wears officey clothes, but all the other adults work from home or SAHM.
Next to us they are more relaxed, and wear jeans, trainers etc, but both similar to one another. The children are only little, but much the same.
So please tell me, is matching a thing? I’m so scruffy, and I don’t think my husbands noticed. Have other people? Is this another thing I should be worrying about? (I worry A LOT, and am very self conscious, probably since realising I was the only girl in our year still wearing knee socks at secondary school).