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To throw away my DP socks!

36 replies

Wdib78 · 10/02/2023 08:55

Just as the title says really.

I mean do all men wear socks with massive holes in?

Mines a truck driver and wears heavy steel to cap boots and wears a pair of sports socks over thinner socks and quite frankly it winds me right up that he doesn't realise how bad they are! 🤣

To throw away my DP socks!
To throw away my DP socks!
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ZekeZeke · 10/02/2023 08:57

His socks so leave him to it.
How ould you feel if he threw out your belongings?

DoorstoManual · 10/02/2023 08:57

You are not wearing them, nothing to do with you.

MavisCruet2023 · 10/02/2023 08:59

Urgh.
Yes I would wash them and put them in the textile recycling thing.

SalviaOfficinalis · 10/02/2023 09:01

Wash and put them in clothes recycling bank if you have one nearby.

I regularly do this to my DH’s clothes because it annoys me - but I do tell him I’m planning to, I don’t do it on the sly.

Eastereggsboxedupready · 10/02/2023 09:03

If holey socks are good enough for the King yabu to bin them.

Wdib78 · 10/02/2023 09:07

Jeez they're socks not his records, it was meant to be light-hearted, a bit of a laugh, he won't give two fucks if I throw them away, he likely laugh at the state of them as he puts them on in the dark at 5am so not to wake baby in crib.

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WhoNeedsSleepNotISaidMyBody · 10/02/2023 09:09

Depends on your relationship, would he be happy to just have them removed & replaced or would he be pissed off?

most men that I know would just be happy to have them replaced, on the other hand, touch my socks and you'd be sorry!!!

ChildrenOfTheQuorn · 10/02/2023 09:11

I put the holey socks aside for textile recycling and just don't tell him 🤷🏼‍♀️ I don't believe in hobo chic.

123becauseicouldntthinkofone · 10/02/2023 09:11

OMG how did you break into my house last night and take a pic of my OH feet?????.......or as he is a truck driver as well and wears steel toecaps could he have a 2nd life that we arent aware of 🤔😂

ILoveYouMoreTheEnd · 10/02/2023 09:12

Wdib78 · 10/02/2023 09:07

Jeez they're socks not his records, it was meant to be light-hearted, a bit of a laugh, he won't give two fucks if I throw them away, he likely laugh at the state of them as he puts them on in the dark at 5am so not to wake baby in crib.

🤣🤣🤣 yep I throw my DH holed socks out, he wears safety boots too and often wears 2 pairs at once so if one has a bit crater in it he really won't notice in the dark. Does my box in, also when his socks go missing 🤔 I don't get that unless the dogs eat them haha 😅

whatsagoodusername · 10/02/2023 09:12

I'd do it, but tell him he needs to pick up new ones so he doesn't unexpectedly run out!

Geneticsbunny · 10/02/2023 09:16

I trained my toddler to remove my husband's socks of they have holes in and put them in the bin. It is now a hilarious game.

Toddlerteaplease · 10/02/2023 09:16

Even the King has holes in his socks. 😂

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 10/02/2023 09:18

I'd make sock puppets out of them - they've already got mouths.

(NB: I've not changed my username for this post!)

maria1984m · 10/02/2023 09:22

Get them in the bin 😂

FindingMyselfIn2023 · 10/02/2023 09:23

😂 I'd ditch them all, then 'treat' him to some new ones 😁

Wdib78 · 10/02/2023 09:29

He's shit loads of new ones under the bed from Xmas presents from last year and previous years

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teaandtoastwithmarmite · 10/02/2023 09:34

I do this as part of the washing. I used to ask him but he always said yeah so now I do it with all of ours. Why wouldn't u bin them. Sometimes I find a hole in his t shirts though and I don't bin them

pinkpirlie · 10/02/2023 09:40

I'm with you Op. My DP doesn't throw any dead clothes away after I ask him over and over to think about whether it's time to let them go. Eventually I have to smuggle them into the bin when he's not around and hope he doesn't find them and fish them back out. 🤣

Wdib78 · 10/02/2023 09:41

teaandtoastwithmarmite · 10/02/2023 09:34

I do this as part of the washing. I used to ask him but he always said yeah so now I do it with all of ours. Why wouldn't u bin them. Sometimes I find a hole in his t shirts though and I don't bin them

It was meant to be a bit of a light-hearted fun for people on here but the "holier than thou brigade" ( pardon the pun) piled right on.

I'm a bit lonely at the moment, thought it would cheer me up having a laugh but I was well wrong.

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WhoNeedsSleepNotISaidMyBody · 10/02/2023 09:46

pinkpirlie · 10/02/2023 09:40

I'm with you Op. My DP doesn't throw any dead clothes away after I ask him over and over to think about whether it's time to let them go. Eventually I have to smuggle them into the bin when he's not around and hope he doesn't find them and fish them back out. 🤣

@pinkpirlie

You'd be an Ex.

WhoNeedsSleepNotISaidMyBody · 10/02/2023 09:48

@Wdib78

I hope this works!!

Best laugh I've had in ages

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xogossipgirlxo · 10/02/2023 09:50

I throw my husband's socks and boxer shorts away when I see they are worn out (when I'm hanging the laundry), but he doesn't mind and he knows I do it. I don't throw away his t-shirts, I always check beforehand if there are some emotional strings attached, like: this is the hole our cat made etc. 😂

xogossipgirlxo · 10/02/2023 09:53

Btw. it ALWAYS makes me wonder- don't they feel a thing? You can so tell you have hole in your sock, when you step on the floor, it just feels different. My husband can wear a sock with hole on his heel and only realises when I tell him. But he's the type that doesn't notice he's wearing jacket/gilet inside out 😂Always on the other planet, thoughts going on 100mph.

TibetanTerrah · 10/02/2023 09:54

Wdib78 · 10/02/2023 09:41

It was meant to be a bit of a light-hearted fun for people on here but the "holier than thou brigade" ( pardon the pun) piled right on.

I'm a bit lonely at the moment, thought it would cheer me up having a laugh but I was well wrong.

Oh don't worry, it must be a full moon or something because the crazy posters are on every thread lately, taking perverse pleasure from pissing on an OPs chips Wink