..to think its ok to put clothes back in wardrobe after wearing?!

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Ok so it's my first AIBU and I'm scared, so be nice. I'm just intrigued to know others thoughts are on this...

My DH is a very naturally clean, neat, organised person. I'm not, but I've worked at it since we got married 12 years ago and things are in a reasonable state now..

So, the crux of the problem. DH believes that once clothes have been worn, they can't be returned to the wardrobe/chest of drawers until they've been washed, as they might contaminate the clean clothes in there. I've gone along with this as he did the laundry when we first got married and both worked. Now I do mine and the DCs as I'm a SAHM I've been thinking about it more and it bugs me because...

1. There are some clothes that don't need washing immediately, such as jeans, woollies, maybe a t-shirt. I can't put these clothes away at the end of the day so they end up in a pile on the sofa, or on the floor, or over a chair.

2. I end up wearing the same clothes (especially jeans) as I'd rather wear something that is already out than pull out something else.

So, AIBU to think it would be ok to put clothes that have been worn but are not visibly dirty, back in the cupboard at the end of the day? What does everyone else do??

Sorry if it makes no sense..

It's amazing how many different opinions there are. I grew up putting stuff away after wearing, my DH didn't. Now we're married we need to compromise....

I'm willing to accept IABU to mix the clean/worn clothes, but definitely not willing to wash everything immediately after wearing, so will use pps suggestions of having a separate storage area for those things. Interesting though, didn't think there would be such a debate!!

They'd have to be pretty filthy to contaminate other stuff. my only concern is, if they're in there long term, then your bodily exudations tend to attract moths.

We never put worn stuff away, it all gets washed or maybe draped on an armchair in our bedroom (the odd hoodie or pair of jeans).

Hahaha clothes worn once 'contaminating' clean clothes, how filthy are you people to make these clothes so dirty/smelly/moth attracting??

Underwear washed after every wear, tops once if it's warm but everything else does not need washing after every wear - unless you're not washing yourself everyday how can the clothes be so dirty?

I'd much rather put them back in the wardrobe than have clothes hung about randomly everywhere, that would drive me insane

They go for anything, Pud, but it's natural skin oils that attract them - and they don't tend to discriminate between human and sheep.

unless you're not washing yourself everyday how can the clothes be so dirty?

I live with DS2. I'm almost guaranteed a sticky hand on my sleeve at mealtimes. If I'm wearing short sleeves, it's because it's above freezing and a pretty much hot flush will negate any chance of a second wear.

I also do what catsofa does. But that's just what I've always done, I wouldn't judge anyone putting stuff back away, nothing bad will happen.

ephemeral I am indeed from Scotland.. NE though! I didn't even realise it was an especially scottish thing to say

One word - MOTHS.

We've got a bedroom chair which clothes in use get draped over. Not perfect, but better than M.O.T.H.S.

I live with DS2. I'm almost guaranteed a sticky hand on my sleeve at mealtimes. If I'm wearing short sleeves, it's because it's above freezing and a pretty much hot flush will negate any chance of a second wear.

Obviously if clothes get actually dirty/sweaty like that they go in the wash but day to day if they don't then people seem to be saying they just wash them anyway regardless, seems wasteful and unnecessary to me (and I've never ever had moths, even in student slovenly days!!)

How does clothes being on a chair in the same room attract moths less than them being in the wardrobe?? These are very clever moths

YANBU.

We have clothes moths, and I put worn but not ready for washing clothes back in my wardrobe.

My wardrobe is one of the few places in the house that doesn't have clothes moths.

They seem to like the carpet best.

I think it is better to put the clothes away and be tidier versus having them strewn all over the place saying "come and eat me moths".

The only thing that moths have ever attacked has been my cashmere jumper and I wear everything more than once unless it smells/is stained.

This thread demonstrates why global warming is such an insurmountable issue :(

I'm also in the club of wear it once, wash it with the exception or cardigans. My ironing pile is actually dumped all over my bedroom floor as I had vistors!

Can I just ask all those that wear once then wash it, do you also wash new clothes before you hang/put them away

I'm with angel tulips.

I've lived in my house 8 years and never seen a fecking moth. I wear nice perfume and quite like picking out a scarf to wear which still smells perfumey. My wardrobe shares a dividing wall with the airing cupboard so is always warm and dry.

Washing jeans really wrecks them ime so unless they look or feel dirty, it's air and wear.

Are clothes moths different to other moths? Are they a certain type of moth? I feel I should know this

Moths? I've never seen a moth in my wardrobe and I'm 48.

Apart from the obvious items- underwear, t shirts and socks which get washed ever time they're worn, my cloths always get put back in the wardrobe. I wear everything at least a couple of times. Woollens and some dresses only get washed every couple of months but most are hand wash only or dry clean.

My cloths aren't cheap - I think washing them after every wear would wash them away!

Google image will answer that one. I identified our ones as clothes moths, but they seem to think they are carpet moths.

Sweet LORD, how do some of you cope with all the washing? The time, the energy, the unnecessary faff, the killing of the planet.

Undies and socks get chucked in the wash, pretty much everything else gets folded or hung up for a second wear.

And bloody hell, the idea that it's somehow "unhygienic" to hang once or twice worn clothes next to clean clothes. Arf arf. Please will the poster that wrote that come back and explain.

team OP, team OP, team OP.

Who knew that was why some others do so much washing? I wash myself every day and wear anti-perspirant deodorant. With the exception of underwear and sweaty gym kit, I don't wash everything after just one wear. It isn't unhygienic nor will putting things back in the wardrobe contaminate other things.

I'd never heard of this - not putting clean looking clothes such as worn once jeans back in the draw. What about suits? What do you do with a suit you've worn but issn't dirty? Surely they have to go back in wardrobe?

don't want moths or smell contamination and don't put anything back till it's been washed, what do you do with it?

anywhere but back in the wardrobe, chair in bedroom etc.

We put suit into suit plastic thing.