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Can I just check that everyone puts their knickers on first?

436 replies

binnibonnieboo · 15/03/2026 19:49

Reading a novel, someone puts their bra on, then their knickers. This is so obviously wrong I'm not sure I can read any more. If they get this so wrong, then nothing in the novel is to be trusted! Nobody ever in the history of the universe has put on their bra before their knickers, surely?

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redhit · 15/03/2026 21:07

Definitely knickers first ……..I would feel really weird walking round in a bra with no knickers on!

ChocolateCinderToffee · 15/03/2026 21:07

Bra first, then top, then knickers, socks and jeans.

Aluna · 15/03/2026 21:07

Czerwonitz · 15/03/2026 21:07

*2020!

Covid trauma put you off pants?

MaryBeardsShoes · 15/03/2026 21:08

Bra first, then dry my hair with the hair dryer then pants then outer clothes. I get to hot if I dry my hair when I’m dressed and this way I get a bit more air circulating around my downbelows.

MaryBeardsShoes · 15/03/2026 21:09

I am 34GG though.

user2848502016 · 15/03/2026 21:09

Agree, knickers first

1983Louise · 15/03/2026 21:10

hazelberry · 15/03/2026 19:53

Knickers need to be on first in case there's a sudden emergency and I have to escape. I'd rather be braless than knickerless

I live alone now but always sleep in pants incase someone breaks in the house, as if a pair of pants will save me lol

ultracynic · 15/03/2026 21:10

Knickers in summer, bra in winter.

I hate being cold so if there’s a chill I want my bra and jumper on pronto.

StormyLandCloud · 15/03/2026 21:11

Am I a dreadful person … I am a smorgasbord, I can literally put socks on first, sometimes bra/vest sometimes pants … or if I’m not wearing pants that day,(psoriasis so get sore in intimate places sometimes) my trousers!! … does that name a monster 😵‍💫😵🤣

IGrewUpElsewhere · 15/03/2026 21:12

So what I'm gathering is that people who put knickers on first seem to feel quite strongly that knickers should go on first.

Then there's the rest of us. 😂

hazelberry · 15/03/2026 21:12

Cariad10 · 15/03/2026 20:52

Um I do, always have done, sorry I didn't realize it made me a monster

😉

shallwethree · 15/03/2026 21:15

Focusing on socks (and shoes) now: which sock do you put on first? And which shoe?

Laura95167 · 15/03/2026 21:15

... usually socks first

BookOfBritishBirds · 15/03/2026 21:16

shallwethree · 15/03/2026 21:15

Focusing on socks (and shoes) now: which sock do you put on first? And which shoe?

Left because my right foot is slightly less wobbly and socks provide traction.

therewasafishinthepercolator · 15/03/2026 21:19

shallwethree · 15/03/2026 21:15

Focusing on socks (and shoes) now: which sock do you put on first? And which shoe?

🤔 I'm not actually sure. I bet I do have "a side" but couldn't tell you right now. It'll be an automatic thing.

I can tell you that I usually put the socks on before the shoes. But some mornings that can't be guaranteed...

Bundleflower · 15/03/2026 21:19

Knickers first, obviously. I’m aghast that anybody doesn’t 😳

Thesummer · 15/03/2026 21:20

Knickers, socks, bra, then top/bottom order is interchangeable depending on the outfit.

But if I'm wearing sports socks over gym leggings (my usual wfh uniform) then it's knickers, leggings, socks, bra otherwise it's a faff to pull out the socks from under the leggings lol.

Knickers definitely have to go first but then socks are very high priority because I can't stand being barefoot as my feet are always freezing. The thought of putting socks on after any other bottoms that aren't leggings makes me feel queasy.

therewasafishinthepercolator · 15/03/2026 21:21

MaryBeardsShoes · 15/03/2026 21:08

Bra first, then dry my hair with the hair dryer then pants then outer clothes. I get to hot if I dry my hair when I’m dressed and this way I get a bit more air circulating around my downbelows.

I don't know why but I love your use of "my downbelows". I think that's what I'll call them from now on.

RunningOnEmptyish · 15/03/2026 21:23

Doyouthinktheyknow · 15/03/2026 19:51

Knickers first, you’re right! Anything else feels wrong!

It feels wrong because it is wrong!!

landlordhell · 15/03/2026 21:24

Knickers obviously. Bin he book! 🤪

BlakeCarrington · 15/03/2026 21:25

ElizabethsTailor · 15/03/2026 20:14

Socks
Bra
T-shirt
Knickers
Trousers

This is deeply suspicious behaviour

PolkaDotPorridge · 15/03/2026 21:25

Knickers first always

Ilovecheeseyah · 15/03/2026 21:27

This post has cheered me up no end

Loobyloolovesandypandy · 15/03/2026 21:27

binnibonnieboo · 15/03/2026 19:49

Reading a novel, someone puts their bra on, then their knickers. This is so obviously wrong I'm not sure I can read any more. If they get this so wrong, then nothing in the novel is to be trusted! Nobody ever in the history of the universe has put on their bra before their knickers, surely?

Well this is an eye opener! Didn’t know so many women did it wrong. Knickers always first. Sometimes if I’m not going out the bra gets chucked back into the drawer.

senua · 15/03/2026 21:28

Reading a novel, someone puts their bra on, then their knickers. This is so obviously wrong.
I think that this is your first clue that you have an Unreliable Narrator.Shock