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Knickers under pyjamas yay or nay

529 replies

AMBOG · 22/11/2025 20:42

Discussion with friends. Very heated disagreement. Unreasonable wearing knickers . Reasonable not wearing knickers

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Teatime2025 · 24/11/2025 03:09

SoftBalletShoes · 24/11/2025 03:01

Excellent question! EVERY time I hear about someone sleeping naked, male or female, I feel 🤢 because it means their sheets are covered in traces of urine and fecal matter and ooze-ments. Absolutely GRIM. And do not get me started on pets sleeping in or on the bed.

Oh now you've open another can of worms, PETS! My sister's cat sleeps on her pillow above her head ugh!

SoftBalletShoes · 24/11/2025 03:09

AMBOG · 23/11/2025 08:31

Thank you for all your responses. Some are hilarious. It seems that team no knickers wins. I’m amazed and shocked that so many people aren’t decently covered at night.

Decently covered at night! 🤣 Who do you imagine will be seeing them during the night except a partner, possibly? It's not like the milkman leaves the bottles in the bedroom and might see a bare bum protruding from the covers, is it??

SoftBalletShoes · 24/11/2025 03:10

HostaCentral · 23/11/2025 12:10

Nightdresses and nightshirts are awful though. Don't you get all tangled up? Maybe I kebab a lot, but I just can't wear anything in bed as it is too restrictive and gets tangled. So just nickers for me, and nothing else. Never had thrush in 60 years.

I haven't worn a nightdress since I was a child, for that exact reason - entanglement! Or ends up around my boobs! 🤣

neighboursmustliveon · 24/11/2025 05:32

I only wear knickers when on my period. The rest of the time I don’t bother.

connie26 · 24/11/2025 05:47

None for me - I like the feel of freedom :-D I do change mine everyday though.

StarlightLady · 24/11/2025 07:34

SoftBalletShoes · 24/11/2025 03:09

Decently covered at night! 🤣 Who do you imagine will be seeing them during the night except a partner, possibly? It's not like the milkman leaves the bottles in the bedroom and might see a bare bum protruding from the covers, is it??

But going back in time, legend has it that a lot of milkman saw more than a bare bum. 😉🤭

StarlightLady · 24/11/2025 07:38

SoftBalletShoes · 24/11/2025 03:01

Excellent question! EVERY time I hear about someone sleeping naked, male or female, I feel 🤢 because it means their sheets are covered in traces of urine and fecal matter and ooze-ments. Absolutely GRIM. And do not get me started on pets sleeping in or on the bed.

So what happens when you have sex with someone? Or do you have sex with your knickers on???????

FastTurtle · 24/11/2025 08:22

SoftBalletShoes · 24/11/2025 03:03

QUITE! People who sleep naked don't want to hear it, but it's true. Totally foul.

People who sleep in knickers and pyjamas - like moi! 🤣 - have MUCH cleaner beds.

I don’t care if I am rolling around in the teeny teeny tiniest poo particles from a fart in my bed. I hate the feeling of any clothes in bed let alone knickers. Until this thread I didn’t even know knickers in bed were a thing.

RubySquid · 24/11/2025 08:24

StarlightLady · 24/11/2025 07:38

So what happens when you have sex with someone? Or do you have sex with your knickers on???????

Lol that would obviously be far too messy and grim. The sex not the knickers

Laurmolonlabe · 24/11/2025 09:24

Night dress, no knickers- problem sorted.

OneDaringGreenBiscuit · 24/11/2025 09:30

I am curious as to if you do wear knickers do you wear the ones you have been wearing all day, or do you wear two pairs of knickers a day.

Dontcallmescarface · 24/11/2025 09:36

OneDaringGreenBiscuit · 24/11/2025 09:30

I am curious as to if you do wear knickers do you wear the ones you have been wearing all day, or do you wear two pairs of knickers a day.

Always put fresh ones on under my pj's and change them again when I get dressed in the morning.

OneAmusedShark · 24/11/2025 09:59

Drynites.

DD would wet the bed otherwise.

When she stops though I’m sure it’ll be “knickers”.

More hygienic surely?

OneDaringGreenBiscuit · 24/11/2025 11:22

StarlightLady · 24/11/2025 07:38

So what happens when you have sex with someone? Or do you have sex with your knickers on???????

Good grief! Apart from people with medical conditions who has traces of urine/ fecal matter / oozememts in their bed! I have never had this unless suffering from an illness in which case yes prepare for it.

StarlightLady · 24/11/2025 11:27

OneDaringGreenBiscuit · 24/11/2025 11:22

Good grief! Apart from people with medical conditions who has traces of urine/ fecal matter / oozememts in their bed! I have never had this unless suffering from an illness in which case yes prepare for it.

I agree. But why are you quoting me on this?

SushiForMe · 24/11/2025 11:33

Satisfiedwithanapple · 23/11/2025 20:20

You are just one person and you’ve never had thrush. Is it really that hard to imagine that other people are just made differently? 🤦🏻‍♀️

Well make that 2, cotton knickers in bed for my whole life and only had thrush once so low chance that it was related.

Of course fresh ones when going to bed and fresh ones again in the morning.

Q for the no-knickers team: why do you think it would make you sweat? Do you sweat from down there during the day?

OneDaringGreenBiscuit · 24/11/2025 11:43

StarlightLady · 24/11/2025 11:27

I agree. But why are you quoting me on this?

I don't know😊 Fat fingers, careless or just plain daft. Apologies.

ScrambledEggForBrains · 24/11/2025 11:51

I sleep in knickers only (so at least im not running around totally naked if theres a house fire) so definitely knickers under pj's

StarlightLady · 24/11/2025 11:51

SushiForMe · 24/11/2025 11:33

Well make that 2, cotton knickers in bed for my whole life and only had thrush once so low chance that it was related.

Of course fresh ones when going to bed and fresh ones again in the morning.

Q for the no-knickers team: why do you think it would make you sweat? Do you sweat from down there during the day?

In the warm weather yep! That’s why knickers have a cotton gusset regardless of style.

thatsgotit · 24/11/2025 12:30

I'd be fascinated to know how many laundry loads some MNers do per week...

User5306921 · 24/11/2025 15:31

ginasevern · 23/11/2025 18:01

I'm going to get slaughtered here but I don't care. Wearing knickers to bed was always thought to be a very working class habit. Possibly born from freezing cold houses originally but continued over the years as the thing to do. Personally, I don't think it's healthy or necessary.

On the contrary, very wealthy people rattling around in big draughty houses practically got dressed to go to bed.

Zov · 24/11/2025 15:36

User5306921 · 24/11/2025 15:31

On the contrary, very wealthy people rattling around in big draughty houses practically got dressed to go to bed.

Yeah, and I wear naff-all to bed, except a very sheer thigh-high nightie. No underpants. And I'm working class.

Also why do people say 'such and such a thing is a working class thing' as an insult? So what if something is a working class thing? Why do some posters on here use working class as an insult? 'Oh I will be slaughtered for saying this, but WORKING CLASS people are more likely to do this.'

@ginasevern why would you be 'slaughtered' for saying this? Confused

User5306921 · 24/11/2025 15:42

Probably because she aspires to be a higher ‘class’ than she is….. the class system in the UK is very peculiar particularly among the lower middle class.

SusanChurchouse · 24/11/2025 15:42

I wear both knickers and a (soft) bra under my PJs. I like to feel all trussed up.

SoftBalletShoes · 24/11/2025 16:23

StarlightLady · 24/11/2025 07:38

So what happens when you have sex with someone? Or do you have sex with your knickers on???????

Yes! 🤣

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