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AIBU?

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For asking my partner not to sleep naked

462 replies

Em111110 · 04/05/2026 23:21

For some reason, my partner of 13 years has recently started sleeping naked. By recent, I mean the last few weeks. He says it is freeing and he sleeps better naked. There are occasions where we have fallen asleep naked in the past but we mostly wear pjs or at least underwear. The main reason is we have an 11 year old daughter, but I am also a bit of a clean freak and he is a typical sweaty farty man and it it gives me the ick sleeping naked in our sheets. My partner also doesn’t sleep well and gets up numerous times through the night, leaving the room to go for a drink, bathroom etc naked or kicks the sheets off so everything is on show. He says I am controlling for asking him to wear at least underwear to bed but I don’t think it’s appropriate for him to be naked when we have a nearly teenage daughter. AIBU?

OP posts:
Disturbia81 · 06/05/2026 08:42

Ugh farty.. can’t he control himself. Being a man doesn’t mean he has to be farty.

PinkyFlamingo · 06/05/2026 08:46

Disturbia81 · 06/05/2026 08:42

Ugh farty.. can’t he control himself. Being a man doesn’t mean he has to be farty.

Edited

It's a normal human thing to do, even women fart.

sugarpiebunnyhunch · 06/05/2026 09:04

Disturbia81 · 06/05/2026 08:42

Ugh farty.. can’t he control himself. Being a man doesn’t mean he has to be farty.

Edited

Well, I wouldn't have thought he could control that particular thing while asleep...

MsJinks · 06/05/2026 09:09

Disturbia81 · 06/05/2026 08:42

Ugh farty.. can’t he control himself. Being a man doesn’t mean he has to be farty.

Edited

Omg 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

MsJinks · 06/05/2026 09:12

ainsleysanob · 06/05/2026 08:32

I too tried every possible position in bed last night and at no point did my flaps, or indeed any part of my fanny, make contact with the bed. I also conducted in-depth analysis on my husbands arsehole - that too was independent, at all times, from both the quilt and the bottom sheet.

Ah - but I think someone up thread pointed out it can happen whilst entering said bed - normally people sit on the side and then manoeuvre into their preferred lying down position- did you take this into account? Or should I lose total faith in your detailed analysis? 🤣

TheFarmatLittletown · 06/05/2026 09:15

GingerdeadMan · 05/05/2026 22:29

This may be TMI but seems in keeping with the spirit this thread has evolved:

Getting in to bed at night, virtually everyone will either have just had a bath/shower, or at least have had a bit of a wipe after going to the loo.

How 'juicy' would you have to be down there for it to be leaking out on the sheets 5 minutes later when you sit on the edge of the bed for a few seconds while getting in to bed? It just seems... unlikely.

I mean, if you prefer pristine sheets at all times that is your prerogative , but it seems OTT to suggest anyone sleeping naked in the same sheets for more than a couple of nights is some kind of minger.

This is very eloquently written but still made me feel slightly sick 😂
Well done.

Heyhelga · 06/05/2026 09:16

My partner sleeps naked. He never settles with his boxers on forever turning and moving about which just did my head in. I insist on him showering before bed as a compromise.

MsJinks · 06/05/2026 09:23

Heyhelga · 06/05/2026 09:16

My partner sleeps naked. He never settles with his boxers on forever turning and moving about which just did my head in. I insist on him showering before bed as a compromise.

Threads like these make me so glad I’ve mostly spent my life single!

TheFarmatLittletown · 06/05/2026 09:23

MsJinks · 06/05/2026 09:12

Ah - but I think someone up thread pointed out it can happen whilst entering said bed - normally people sit on the side and then manoeuvre into their preferred lying down position- did you take this into account? Or should I lose total faith in your detailed analysis? 🤣

I definitely don't. I sit on the bed naked and split my differences, enough so that each side of the inside of my 'flaps' has the chance to rub its juices all over the bedclothes.

I shuffle around a bit for maximum coverage.

I then repeat the same actions with my rectum.

It has just become my bedtime routine, along with a small glass of wine and some meditation tapes.

ainsleysanob · 06/05/2026 09:29

MsJinks · 06/05/2026 09:12

Ah - but I think someone up thread pointed out it can happen whilst entering said bed - normally people sit on the side and then manoeuvre into their preferred lying down position- did you take this into account? Or should I lose total faith in your detailed analysis? 🤣

Nope, you can rest easy. My thighs and buttocks protected my ‘parts’ from making contact. What I also did, just to be on the safe side from possible mingey contaminants, was to simply get washed prior to entering my sleeping quarters.

MsJinks · 06/05/2026 09:30

TheFarmatLittletown · 06/05/2026 09:23

I definitely don't. I sit on the bed naked and split my differences, enough so that each side of the inside of my 'flaps' has the chance to rub its juices all over the bedclothes.

I shuffle around a bit for maximum coverage.

I then repeat the same actions with my rectum.

It has just become my bedtime routine, along with a small glass of wine and some meditation tapes.

Haha - I may steal your whole routine with pride!

I do note you don’t mention a man in the bed - perhaps then this is A OK for MN as it’s just you? Maybe not though as all skin contact with material is obviously quite revolting and unhygienic!

MsJinks · 06/05/2026 09:35

ainsleysanob · 06/05/2026 09:29

Nope, you can rest easy. My thighs and buttocks protected my ‘parts’ from making contact. What I also did, just to be on the safe side from possible mingey contaminants, was to simply get washed prior to entering my sleeping quarters.

Oh thank you for clarifying- that is very helpful.

I can sleep easier now if I choose to forgo my pyjamas. It also gives me hope that it might not be too stupidly dangerous if I were to ever lure one of these awful sexed up predators into my bed one night - well at least in the sense I won’t actually need to fumigate my entire flat and replace all soft furnishings.

SwingTheMonkey · 06/05/2026 09:43

MsJinks · 06/05/2026 09:35

Oh thank you for clarifying- that is very helpful.

I can sleep easier now if I choose to forgo my pyjamas. It also gives me hope that it might not be too stupidly dangerous if I were to ever lure one of these awful sexed up predators into my bed one night - well at least in the sense I won’t actually need to fumigate my entire flat and replace all soft furnishings.

If you have him wear a full hazmat suit, you should be ok…

ainsleysanob · 06/05/2026 09:50

MsJinks · 06/05/2026 09:35

Oh thank you for clarifying- that is very helpful.

I can sleep easier now if I choose to forgo my pyjamas. It also gives me hope that it might not be too stupidly dangerous if I were to ever lure one of these awful sexed up predators into my bed one night - well at least in the sense I won’t actually need to fumigate my entire flat and replace all soft furnishings.

For all that is holy don’t allow him to fart though, the repercussions would be Chernobyl-esque.

sugarpiebunnyhunch · 06/05/2026 10:31

I wonder if there are any penis beaker aficionados on this thread. (Sorry, couldn't help myself! 😆)

(https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/1875847-Do-you-dunk-your-penis for anyone who doesn't know what I'm talking about... you're welcome. 😂)

Do you dunk your penis? | Mumsnet

I considered name changing for this, but, fuck it. We have a dedicated post-sex cleanup area on the bedside table. A box of tissues, a small bin, and...

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/1875847-Do-you-dunk-your-penis

SwingTheMonkey · 06/05/2026 10:39

sugarpiebunnyhunch · 06/05/2026 10:31

I wonder if there are any penis beaker aficionados on this thread. (Sorry, couldn't help myself! 😆)

(https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/1875847-Do-you-dunk-your-penis for anyone who doesn't know what I'm talking about... you're welcome. 😂)

You’d hope there was a dash of dettol in that beaker!

ItsJustMeMyself · 06/05/2026 10:40

TheFarmatLittletown · 06/05/2026 09:23

I definitely don't. I sit on the bed naked and split my differences, enough so that each side of the inside of my 'flaps' has the chance to rub its juices all over the bedclothes.

I shuffle around a bit for maximum coverage.

I then repeat the same actions with my rectum.

It has just become my bedtime routine, along with a small glass of wine and some meditation tapes.

What in the world did I just read??😆

sugarpiebunnyhunch · 06/05/2026 10:42

SwingTheMonkey · 06/05/2026 10:39

You’d hope there was a dash of dettol in that beaker!

Wouldn't that sting a bit? 😆

SwingTheMonkey · 06/05/2026 10:48

sugarpiebunnyhunch · 06/05/2026 10:42

Wouldn't that sting a bit? 😆

Well yes, but you can’t be too careful with these disgusting men!

TheFarmatLittletown · 06/05/2026 11:06

ItsJustMeMyself · 06/05/2026 10:40

What in the world did I just read??😆

Sorry. I am just being silly on a bonkers thread that has become more and more bonkers as it evolves.

MsJinks · 06/05/2026 11:45

TheFarmatLittletown · 06/05/2026 11:06

Sorry. I am just being silly on a bonkers thread that has become more and more bonkers as it evolves.

Penis beaker brought me to MN - I have my threads now that are great, but I love these hilarious ones - I’m sure there used to be more of them.

Cherrytree86 · 06/05/2026 11:59

PinkyFlamingo · 06/05/2026 08:46

It's a normal human thing to do, even women fart.

@PinkyFlamingo

they do but not frequently through the night like OP is implying her husband does

MsJinks · 06/05/2026 12:00

Cherrytree86 · 06/05/2026 11:59

@PinkyFlamingo

they do but not frequently through the night like OP is implying her husband does

How do you even know this?!

Cherrytree86 · 06/05/2026 13:12

MsJinks · 06/05/2026 12:00

How do you even know this?!

@MsJinks

because the bedroom would reek in the morning. Mine doesn’t. And it hasn’t been when I’ve slept in the same room as other women too

SwingTheMonkey · 06/05/2026 13:51

Cherrytree86 · 06/05/2026 13:12

@MsJinks

because the bedroom would reek in the morning. Mine doesn’t. And it hasn’t been when I’ve slept in the same room as other women too

You’d be an anomaly then, because for most people, farting happens more at night than during the day because of the buildup of digestive gases and the relaxation of your sphincter muscle. Even with the ladies!