Do you buy your partner's clothes?

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Would love to buy a few things for my partner but not sure how he'll respond. Does anyone buy their partner's clothes and have any pearls of wisdom about how to go about it? It's not that he has bad taste, it's good but he just doesn't get round to it.

That's another minefield. Buying medium seems to mean: if only you weren't so fat. Buying large: you're fat.

I buy things sometimes - usually when his socks/t shirts ect are all holey and disreputable but he doesn't want to have the hassle of going shopping for more so doesn't want to throw them away, so I have offered to pick some up for him.

He works full time, so if he needs to go clothes shopping himself it will eat into time at the weekend when we could be doing something more enjoyable as a family. I do most of the supermarket shopping anyway so it makes sense to just chuck some new socks or t shirts in the trolley - I'm going there anyway. No different to chucking in beer or ketchup or cereal bars or shaving foam or anything else that he wants from the supermarket that I don't need myself.

DH asks/expects me to buy him clothes. He has no idea whatsoever, other than sports clothing, which he is an expert on, and I always have to accompany him if he does actually go shopping. About once a year.

Herbs, would your DP want to be wearing Small? Even DS is too big for small and there's not an ounce of fat on him!

And never mind Large, what about XXXL?!

I buy DH's jeans. The first time he needed new jeans after we got together, he decided he'd get the cheap ones because we had other things we were saving for and it was a waste of money to buy more expensive ones. So I bought new ones before he could and have continued to buy new ones for him as necessary because I really dislike the way the cheap ones fit on pretty much everyone.

He buys everything else for himself, and usually takes me shopping as well because I hate shopping and can never find anything I like and he's better at it.

I had no idea that so many women had an extra child! It never cropped up with us- he had bought his own for years and just continued.

Yes to replace his circa 1980 c&a numbers....

I found his lack of interest in clothes endearing when I met him

Now it just irritates me

We are having a stand off at the moment because at almost 37 DH has never bought his own pants not even one pair and he has had plenty of opportunities to do it.
His current pants are holey but he still won't buy any, I think he is waiting for his birthday and will ask his Mum to buy him some then.

I don't mind doing things for him that he would otherwise do himself, I get annoyed when if I don't do it, it doesn't get done.
His Mum thinks I am heartless because I stopped making his lunch for work. I stopped because when I didn't do it for whatever reason DH either doesn't eat anything or buys his own. He won't make his own, he says there's no time but he will sit and chat while I make it for him.

No, except for odd things as presents at his birthday or for Christmas. He likes clothes and knows what suits him, so he's happy to buy stuff himself and usually looks good in what he chooses.

Good grief. Thirty seven and never bought his own pants or made his own lunch? Does he have arms?

yes I buy him everything. I agree with the "he's an adult and am not his mother" sentiment but I waited u.til about 5years into our relationship and realised that he was perfectly happy looking like a tramp and it's starting to embarrass me to be seen in public with him.

the upside is I buy him what I like and if he doesnt like it he will find out what he can jolly well do with it.

I do sometimes.

DH likes clothes and clothes shopping. He has more expensive taste than me. But I work on Oxford Street and the only shop near his office is Peacocks. So I do pick up bits for him now and again at his request or if I see something while out.

I wouldn't be buying him his full wardrobe though.

I know herbaceous he buys all his other clothes. He likes shopping, he just feels that because his Mum buys all his Dads underwear, that is what wives do.

No I couldn't buy the pants and socks....

I buy casual clothes for my DH as gifts. I choose colours that suit him but that he would never buy for himself as not navy or dark grey or black & he huffs & puffs about whether or not he likes them, eventually wearing & liking them

He buys all his suits, smart shirts etc

Underwear is bought by either of us, according to need & convenience

Suits cause 'toddler tantrums' as I insist he tries them on.

Fortunately, he's a geek and can get away with smart trousers (I know what size in M&S), shirt and tie, 90% of the time. Thus he earns very good money, while only owning one suit.

My DH buys his own clothes both smart and casual, he is into fashion and wears mostly designer clothes. I usually buy him some things when it's his birthday or christmas. I know his style and what brands he likes so it's pretty easy really.

I wish DH would let me buy his clothes! He wears the same things over and over until they get holes in. Would love it if he was one of those well dressed 39 year olds, I often point out things that look good and he agrees, while sitting there in khaki shorts and band tee shirts. Sigh.
He'd be a good looking guy if he stopped dressing like a teenager in 1998.

DH is 6'2". There is no way he would ever fit into anything that wasn't Large in size. He's not fat, he's tall and hunky. Small is for teenage boys, surely?

Honestly, if you don't buy your dh's clothes than great, if you do then great. I really struggle to see how this is an issue really but some people just love to feel superior on here.

I would like to shop for lots of people as I could do a way better job than they do themselves.

I'll pick up pants and t shirts, that kind it thing. Nothing that actually has to fit correctly.

No. He has his own style. I like what he wears.

If I didn't get my DH clothes he would just go out in old ones so i just buy him stuff from the M & S or BHS sale. he alway has the same style, chinos and polo shirts for work so it is quite easy and he is a fairly standard size.

He does sometimes like to buy himself T shirts with pictures on the front, and always buys his own sportswear though.

Yes. But he's easily pleased. He buys his band t shirts and hoodies at gigs and his suits when he ventures down to London. I buy his trousers and semi smart shirts from a catalogue - in various shades of black.

Going shopping is a nightmare because most xl shirts are made for normal sized men with abnormal sized beer bellies and he's built like a big, broad viking. Next, I'm talking to you with your swathes of excess fabric round the middle and too tight fit around the shoulders.

no, he likes clothes shopping and often pops in to town for a bit of a clothes shop... he has 2 wardrobes, i have 1... he likes clothes!