Do American husbands also wear their socks and underpants until they have holes in them?

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PrincessAzuIa@reddit

My family is very well off and i know for a fact my dad and i both do this, definitely a guy thing

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Swampy1741@reddit

It’s certainly my experience that many men won’t buy clothes until it’s absolutely necessary. I hardly grew up in poverty and my dad has pajamas that are 30+ years old

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MPord@reddit

I (73F) have clothes that are 40+ years old that I am still wearing. 🤣

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atuan@reddit

I’m 42 and too fat to wear old clothes

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MPord@reddit

I had to let out all the waist line. 😆

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I have boots that are 30+ years old. I bought them in college at 17 and am 49. I wore them for 20 years. 2 kids have worn them and the 3rd will fit in them this winter. Best $20 I ever spent at k-Mart

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mtnman54321@reddit

I'm 70 and same here.

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tjk45268@reddit

68 but have several tshirts that I collected in the 1980s.

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johnthebold2@reddit

I'm only 37 and I have shorts and shirts that are 25 years old. Helps being a skinny fuck that got my growth early so it still fits.

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JosephBlowsephThe3rd@reddit

I'm 40 and still have clothes I wore in high school.

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kelfromaus@reddit

I'm 50 and I would have clothes from HS, but they just wore out..

Levi's made in the last 25 years are crap.. I still have the remains of a pair I've had since I was 16, they are more hole than fabric now, but they still cover the essentials.

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VoidCoelacanth@reddit

Can probably sell them for 25x what you paid now - "vintage Levi's with authentic wear marks."

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mtnman54321@reddit

Levi's denim quality has definitely gone way downhill during the past 25 years, and even Carhartt is not quite the same, with ridiculouslysmall pockets on its overalls. At least Wrangler still makes quality denim products and hasn't skimped on the belt loops like Levi's has.

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frankev@reddit

Agreed on the belt loops—I tried Levi's jeans and the number of belt loops (or lack thereof) was utterly stupid.

Wranglers FTW. I have about five or six pairs at any given time and they're great value for the money.

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FormalFriend2200@reddit

Yep. The belt loops on Levi's jeans for at least the last 50 years has been for looks only, not for actually wearing a belt with them. Nowadays, many guys are wearing belts, but Levi's simply is not responding to that trend and that demand by consumers... Also the fob pocket is too tight and too small. Most pocket watches would not fit into it...

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FormalFriend2200@reddit

The quality of Levi's took a nosedive when they moved production out of the United States! Oh oh, busted! NAFTA has not been a good thing for American consumers.. nor for American workers...

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knittinghobbit@reddit

Dunno about men’s jeans, but I suggest looking at Duluth Trading Co for pants with actual useful pockets. I’m a woman and even the women’s pants there have good deep pockets. I bought my husband some pants and the cell phone pocket even was deep enough.

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mrcub1@reddit

They might be going bankrupt, just closed their main office and laid off a huge amount of staff.

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biteyfish98@reddit

Noooo! 😭

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WorthPrudent3028@reddit

Every Levi's I've bought in the last 10 years, gets holes within a year. That was not the case before. It happened when they switched to the crappy stretch denim for all their styles.

But I'm also sure it's intentional. Planned obsolescence is at an all time high. Literally nothing made today is truly built to last.

But as for OP's question, yes, American men do that too. Most of my clothes are over 10 years old except for Levi's obviously. I have T shirts that are 30 years old. I even still have my suit from high school but haven't worn it since college. 90s suit styles are ridiculously bad.

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squarebodynewb@reddit

They are aaking underwear and sock!

I replace mine every year. 20+ new socks short. 10+ new socks long, 10+ undershirts, 20+ underwear. Some get lost, torn, stolen by a child. Replace after xmas every year, needed or not.

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jennibear310@reddit

Wranglers fabric around the rivets is so weak. It’s constantly ripping downward along the back pockets. My husband stopped putting his phone in his back pockets because he thought it was the problem. It is not. It still happens fairly quickly. Other than that, Wranglers will hold up forever as work jeans.

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mtnman54321@reddit

Not on mine. Mine wear out at the pocket wear I carry my Swiss army knife and hang my tape measure and it takes years to do it.

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jennibear310@reddit

My husband gets the slim cowboy cut variety. Maybe it has to do with the certain variety. He’s always working or riding, doesn’t carry a knife or phone. Not sure why it happens, but it does and fairly quickly too.

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Southern-Ad-802@reddit

My wranglers last me about 5 years on average. I usually have about four pair and wear them everyday. My lighter colored ones turn almost white before the button gives out where I keep my wallet

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Snezzy_9245@reddit

Wrangler pants right now.

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lemonlime_slime@reddit

I have so many clothes from high school. My wranglers crapped out on my about a year in. Women’s “tough brand” clothes aren’t made the same as men’s and it’s maddening!

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jennibear310@reddit

Here I thought this was just my husband. He’s had me put so many patches on those jeans, they’re more patches than jeans at this point! He finally had to retire those old ass Levi’s.

He says the same thing; they don’t make them like they used to.

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kelfromaus@reddit

It was my partner that was the clothes horse.. Me? I went to my 30yr HS reunion in my school dress - there was enough nylon in it there was no risk of holes.. Only 2 of us could still fit in to it. Had to pop back to my room and get changed though, I'd swear it used to be longer.

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legendary-rudolph@reddit

When's the last time you got laid?

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kelfromaus@reddit

Just after you made this post..

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legendary-rudolph@reddit

Nice!

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dabeeman@reddit

i’m 100 and still wear my clothes from my factory job as a small boy.

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No-Professional-1884@reddit

I still have my umbilical cord.

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RIF_rr3dd1tt@reddit

Is it still attached to your mom? If so that's like the best hack to save on groceries.

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seidinove@reddit

Doubles as a belt.

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New_Housing785@reddit

Which was the style at the time.

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humanish-lump@reddit

No onion?

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BentGadget@reddit

Oh, sure, the rich people had onions. But they were just flaunting there wealth, in my opinion.

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UncleAlbondiga@reddit

They didn’t have white onions because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones.”

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amltecrec@reddit

I only have the onion skin

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humanish-lump@reddit

That’s so typical.

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AvatarAnywhere@reddit

You win! 💀

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Repulsive_Client_325@reddit

I’m a highlander and still wear my kilt from the late 1200s.

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Brief_Fly_45@reddit

Oh yeah… Well, not only do I still have the suit that was handcrafted for me while I was in the womb, but I wear it everyday and it still fits like a glove (some days it fits more like OJ Simpson’s glove, but that’s beyond the point).

So take that factory boy!

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IndependentMacaroon@reddit

Hooray for malnutrition!

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JosephBlowsephThe3rd@reddit

Levi's maybe, but I've still got some JNCOs in perfect shape, plus quite a few t-shirts from that time.

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chubba10000@reddit

The moment to put those JNCOs on eBay has finally come back around.

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JosephBlowsephThe3rd@reddit

Fuck that. I still wear those mofos. Most comfortable, well fitting jeans I've ever owned.

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Ok-Selection4206@reddit

Baggy wide fit ...ugh

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JosephBlowsephThe3rd@reddit

I've never gone for the excessively flared ones. Baggy in the thighs and fairly straight cut to the ankles, but extremely well fit at the waist. Baggy but not saggy.

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Miserable_Smoke@reddit

That was when inswitxhed to Dickie's, bit they've gone downhill too.

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Sorry_Nobody1552@reddit

This is so true! Quality is awful now in everything.

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knittinghobbit@reddit

I’m a woman, but I’m with you on denim. I like good old fashioned rigid jeans and a lot of quality clothing is hard to find. I don’t wear Levi’s, but there are still good jeans out there.

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SnooChipmunks2079@reddit

I’m mid-fifties. Definitely have some stuff thars 30+ years old. Have one shirt older than me that I wear occasionally - was my dad’s.

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BeneficialLeave7359@reddit

I’m 61 and, depending on how race prepped I am, can still fit into my Marine Corps Dress Blues that were tailored for me when I was 19.

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dtb1987@reddit

I'm almost 40 and my mom recently gave me a shirt I got when I was in cub scouts that still fits me and it is now in the rotation

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Impossible_Month1718@reddit

Same for me. Still wearing clothes from middle school lmao

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Famous-Candle7070@reddit

I had clothes from middle school. I burnt them out of shame that they still fit despite gaining 50lbs from middle school because it confirmed I hadn't grown much heightwise.

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No_Roof_1910@reddit

Almost 60 still have some clothes from high school that I wear.

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doloreschiller@reddit

Same and girl

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Magerimoje@reddit

49, and same. My highschool jeans still fit (I'm one of those genetically thin people).

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JosephBlowsephThe3rd@reddit

I'm not, but I've maintained the same waistline since high school, give or take a couple inches.

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legendary-rudolph@reddit

That's nothing to be proud of.

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Leading_External_327@reddit

Do you have socks and underwear from high school?

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JosephBlowsephThe3rd@reddit

Nope. They wear out easier. Socks & underwear I replace when they get holes. That said, I don't need to replace them monthly or anything. A good pack of underwear can easily last a year or more. Socks really depend on the quality.

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Sorry_Nobody1552@reddit

No way! Thats great.

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pro_ajumma@reddit

My husband is 60 and 100 pounds heavier than he was in high school, but he still won't let me throw out those old t shirts.

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Elle3786@reddit

39, but same. I still have my D.A.R.E. shirt from 5th grade!

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Sad_Construction_668@reddit

Drugs for free is the choice for me.

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Elle3786@reddit

A fellow program graduate!

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gatornatortater@reddit

Same... and I'm 50. Not much though. I managed to wear holes in all the socks from back then. ;]

The only thing I can think of is a pair of cargo pants from highschool that still get used as work pants. There are many other things in my closet that arrived during my college years.

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Late-External3249@reddit

Me too! We'll, some shirts, my high school pants would have no chance of buttoning these days.

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nvkylebrown@reddit

I'm 59, still have a couple shirts I got in high school. They do not fit anymore, but I still have them.

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Nde_japu@reddit

Well older shirts are such better quality than most newer ones. I am still wearing shit from 20 years ago regularly, while shirts from 8 years ago have disintegrated.

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Gunther482@reddit

Yeah I am 33 and still fit in clothes that I had in high school.

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Boattailfmj@reddit

37 is right around the time i transitioned from skinny (160lbs) to fat lol. Im not really fat but everyone always said I looked too thin. Now im technically overweight for my height (208lbs 6'2") and everyone says I look good.

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Miserable_Smoke@reddit

Fwiw, same. I'm a fat fuck, and just didn't get much fatter.

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knittinghobbit@reddit

My husband was like this until his 40s hit. Wore the same clothes size from college. He hit middle age and gained a little but it coincided with all his old clothes wearing out so it works. Ha.

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KickBallFever@reddit

Yea, I have a couple of tops that are around 25 years old. One of them is a Hane’s workout top and it looks good as new.

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charawarma@reddit

I'm 29 and I have a t-shirt I got at camp in 2004 and I still wear it all the time. It's actually in really good shape, though. No holes or thin spots.

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dickhass@reddit

“Only 37”

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marksman81991@reddit

Now shirts and pants, hell yes. My favorite shirt is from high school. That was 15 years ago

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Bailey197846@reddit

Im an outlier I think. I replace socks very often. But after 25 years in the Corps, taking care of my feet is very important to me.

Shirts and pants however,,,

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OutcomeLegitimate618@reddit

I'm not married, but my mom just told me that she just replaced my dad's underwear because she found out he hadn't bought new underwear in over 20 years. He told her "I just thought I got a good batch." She told me this in front of him, which is rude because I couldn't help laughing and I felt SO bad for laughing at him in front of him. Such the long-suffering husband. Poor dad, I love him so much.

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Oddfellows_was_Taken@reddit

We have a very "if it ain't broke don't fix it" mentality

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hosiki@reddit

I still wear shirts I bought 18 years ago when I was 12. Just because I like those shirts.

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misterlakatos@reddit

Yes I can attest to this.

I purchased packs of Hanes regular and ankle socks last year that already have holes in them. Sock quality has dropped quality over the years and I cannot justify constantly purchasing new socks when holes show up within 3-4 months.

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Grace_Alcock@reddit

Darn Tough Socks are great. They are both less like to sprout holes in the first place and have a warranty for when they do. They replace socks that get holes. I may never buy another kind of sock again.

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misterlakatos@reddit

Awesome - that's great to hear and thank you for the recommendation! I absolutely need new socks before the end of summer.

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devilbunny@reddit

Be warned: while they are excellent socks, they are not cheap. About $20/pair for the ankle socks, slightly more for ones that go higher. You do not have to replace them often, and they will replace them if you do, but you might want to save your holey ones until you have a few since you do have to pay to ship to them.

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misterlakatos@reddit

Duly noted and appreciate the advice.

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Effective_Pear4760@reddit

There's another brand of socks that I've had great experience with--Wright Socks. They're double layered to prevent blisters and holes.

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misterlakatos@reddit

Very nice - appreciate the recommendation!

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Lovebeingadad54321@reddit

Try clipping your toe claws more often. Also file the sharp edges down with an Emory board when you’re done….

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Don-Gunvalson@reddit

Pajamas and underwear with holes are vastly different things

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Illustrious-Grl-7979@reddit

We just call them religious socks, etc because they are holy!

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zenidaz1995@reddit

Which is smart, why buy excess clothes? Some people want to be big and flashy and have others look at them, others Lome to be practical.

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Intelligent_Till_433@reddit

I've thrown away 7 holey socks this week.

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HarperHarpiee@reddit

Yeah, my dad's the same way! It's a universal male trait, I think, regardless of income level. It's not about poverty; it's about stubbornness and a deep-seated aversion to shopping. 😂

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Lain_Staley@reddit

Shopping brings zero joy to me. Even after going from a 2000 car to a (then) new 2016 that felt like a spaceship in comparison. Don't know why I'm this way.

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ElBurroEsparkilo@reddit

I'm the same. Unless I'm replacing something I genuinely didn't care for with a version that does something I really like, I prefer to keep the thinks I have and that I know everything about, even if there's a "better" option. And if it's any kind of high ticket item, shopping stresses me out.

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FoucaultsPudendum@reddit

Or maybe it’s about not buying unnecessary things simply for the sake of variety? If a piece of clothing still fits and isn’t worn out, why on earth would you get rid of it? That’s a profoundly wasteful attitude.

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Ok_Bell_44@reddit

Once you have a family you become acutely aware of the costs of things and the realization that if you want to put them into nice, decent things you need to squeeze mileage out of what you already have…and the aversion to shopping.

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One-Dare3022@reddit

I second that! I’m 65 and I still have clothes that I wear in my teens. I still rather mend my old clothes than go to a store and buy new ones.

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capt-bob@reddit

Use it up, wear it out. Make it do, or do without.

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gatornatortater@reddit

Men have have many things that we want to spend money on, if you don't spend that money on clothes as a commodity more than you need to, then you have more to spend on the "important" stuff.

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SRQmoviemaker@reddit

I have a pair of PJ flannel pants for when its cold (so I only use them maybe 10 days a year) and ive had those since I was in high school, im pushing 40 now.

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_Cyber_Mage@reddit

I'm in my 40s, and still have a few shirts I got in high school. They're still in good condition!

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Ill-Construction-209@reddit

There's no other reason to discard them. The only time I throw them out is when there are holes. Eventually, I need to but more to replenish the stockpile.

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Karamist623@reddit

This is my husband. He will literally wear his “comfort clothes” until they are rags. He only wears them at home, so it’s not embarrassing.

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Daztur@reddit

I was so sad when my old 26 year-old t-shirt finally gave up the ghost :(

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Similar-Chip@reddit

My mom had to physically hide my dad's favorite jeans to get him to stop wearing them after they developed holes around the crotch/zipper

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catreader99@reddit

My family experienced both times of poverty and times of abundance growing up, and none of that has ever changed the fact that my dad will wear his clothes until they disintegrate!

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ScipioNumantia@reddit

Yes, its me. My wife is the sole reason I dont wear underwear and socks with big ass holes anymore

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firesquasher@reddit

Why would I buy clothes to replace clothes that work just fine? Other than for fashion or change in body type over the years, from a utility standpoint there is no need.

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Mr_BillyB@reddit

The fashion aspect is a big part of it. I think a lot of guys, possibly most of us, see fashion, in general, as fads. We tend to find something we like and stick with it. Function is the important thing.

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FuckIPLaw@reddit

Have you tried to buy jeans lately? It's almost impossible to find plain denim jeans anymore without spending ridiculous amounts of money on boutique raw denim. They're all thin spandex blends now, even in men's jeans.

Which means you don't have to break them in to get them comfy, but they also don't last anywhere year as long. We've ruined the most practical item of clothing America ever invented, a literal symbol of American culture, just so companies can sell more pairs.

Which I guess is more symbolic of modern America than the jeans were.

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Mr_BillyB@reddit

Too true. My fat thighs rub holes in the crotch area of my jeans within a couple of years these days, and I mostly only wear them on weekends between October and April. When I was in high school 30 years ago, I'd wear them almost daily during that period. They stayed together.

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Charlesinrichmond@reddit

also the old ones are comfy

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idredd@reddit

My immediate thought as a 40+ dude was “I bet those PJs are awesome”

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pomewawa@reddit

This. Many dudes just hate shopping. There’s even business models built around it- like “trunk club” where they ship the clothes to his house to try on and ship back. That’s a pretty common thing now but I think trunk club was one of the earlier ones

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Ambitious_Clock_8212@reddit

40/F and still wearing jeans, shirts, and hoodies from high school. I take care of my clothes.

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Bashira42@reddit

Yep. My brother has everything that still fits him from high school, which surprised me, as he is much bulkier now, that anything still fit, but guess he liked things baggy then and more fitted now. Just learned some coat he had finally disintegrated, he's sad.

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pilfro@reddit

The clothes grow with us as they lose all elasticity.

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tacosandsunscreen@reddit

My husband has gained 45 lbs since high school and I recently convinced him to throw away some of his high school clothes because they’re too big. I guess his mom thought he was going to have a growth spurt, but he didn’t.

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ACrazyDog@reddit

I am 58 and have my college fraternity sweatshirt. And the university sweatshirt too

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StartOk4002@reddit

True. It may be also be noted that a shirt purchased in a retail store 45 years ago would fall apart after about eight years and a shirt purchased from Walmart now will need to be replaced after about eight months.

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soradsauce@reddit

My dad started his life very poor and then worked his way up through a company (back when you could still do that LOL) and ended up making low six figures once I was born. I am now almost 35 and he still has shirts from before I was born that he wears. 😂

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1st_JP_Finn@reddit

I’m younger gen X and still occasionally wear jeans I got around 1996 or so. Almost 30years!

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knittinghobbit@reddit

My husband has at least one T-shirt from college 20+ years ago. He may still have a hoodie from then as well but it’s possible he finally got rid of that one as it was in rough shape.

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Rogue-Accountant-69@reddit

Yeah, I don't think it's so much a poverty thing as just a guy thing. Socks and underwear are insanely cheap these days if you just get a pack of Hanes and generic athletic socks. I just stocked up recently for like $30. That got me 5 new pair underwear and 10 pair of socks.

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Soggy-Ad2790@reddit

Can confirm, my newest pair of socks is from 2018 and I'm still wearing a shirt I bought in 2010.

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Lereas@reddit

We were solidly middle class growing up and I'd say I'm probably upper middle class now and I still basically never buy myself clothes until what I have is falling apart, doesn't fit, or gets a stain that won't come out.

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Cometguy7@reddit

I've had the shirt I'm wearing right now for 22 years.

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ThanosSnapsSlimJims@reddit

I've seen guys do it. I definitely don't do that. I received a factory sample socks, then bought two boxes. I have 150 pairs of the same sock.

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DJPaige01@reddit

Not my husband.

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VoidCoelacanth@reddit

I mean, I do tend to wash them in rotation - but I won't dispose of socks or unders until they get a hole or sizeable tear. Just seems like a waste of money to replace them before it's necessary.

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HungryAd8233@reddit

I keep my underwear new, stylish, and sexy. If I want my partner to wear sexy lingerie for me, I should pay it forward first.

Socks on the other hand don’t have the same incentives.

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Rare_Independent_814@reddit

Gross no

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anonymousnsname@reddit

They make it in the trash bin on laundry days lol

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cheddarsox@reddit

Holes in socks are immediate replacements for me. Holes in underwear are annoying. I toss those after replacing them. Undershirt? If it doesnt bug me they can be pretty bad.

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Nash_man1989@reddit

As expensive as they are I can’t blame people for doing this

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Hallelujah33@reddit

Mine does, and it's so dumb. Like I will buy you new socks, you orphan child.

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iguessilostmyoldname@reddit

Not only will I not wear undergarments with holes, if I have a sock with a hole, I throw the pair out. I won’t intentionally leave an orphaned sock.

Now, if I get a tiny busted stitch at the hem of an undershirt, I’ll let it go ‘til it gets ridiculous because nothing is gonna poke through it or be seen or be gross. But if it’s in the middle somewhere, trash. Honestly the only thing I’ll allow holes to be in is jeans. Anything else is tossed as soon as I can.

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ca77ywumpus@reddit

Absolutely. I've thrown out some of my husband's socks/underwear because they are more hole than garment.

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bltsrgewd@reddit

I'm 35, I have some shirts with holes that I've had for a decade.

Formal or "nice" clothes I rotate every 3-4 years usually. Under clothes I wear until they are too worn to do their job.

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Lilcheebs93@reddit

31f most of my socks are darned and a large chunk of my undies are patched. Although i think im in the minority, even among women.

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Chibbzee91@reddit

I do! Lol. Underwear anyways. When I wear it. If my sock gets a hole in it, then bitches get thrown out.

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digger39-@reddit

Was delivering furniture one day. The man we were delivering noticed that there was a hole in the dust cover. I said no one would see it. He says it's kind of like having a hole in your underwear. No one will see it, but you know it's there

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MollyMuffinHead@reddit

I work with dozens of nonprofits that need donations of men's clothes (homeless outreach, interview help, ex felon job training, etc) and they have such a hard time getting good clothes because men tend to wear them until they fall apart.

My dad joked a month or so ago that he was finally throwing out underwear mom bought him when he left for Vietnam in 1971.

It's not a myth.

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floofienewfie@reddit

Not only do they wear underwear and t-shirts until they have holes in them, they will dig them out of the trash if they’re thrown away.

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Past-Disaster7986@reddit

My husband has a tshirt that he cut the sleeves off of years ago when they got too tattered and has now ripped so badly you can see his nipple on one side. God forbid I even consider throwing it away 😂

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floofienewfie@reddit

Yeah, he’d probably divorce you with probable cause 😉

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fridaycat@reddit

My husband had a t-shirt where the neckline and the rest of the shirt had almost completely parted ways. Tossed it in the trash, and he pulled it out.

So the next time I had to go to the laundromat to wash blankets, I brought it with me and threw it in the trash there.

The crazy part is that he has never asked about it. It was so important he pulled it out of the trash, but he never missed it after I got rid of it.

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BadNewsSherBear@reddit

I suspect that what's infuriating isn't the loss of the shitlrt but your decision to overrule him without any discussion. It's his shirt; let him decide when it's time for the trash. He can still use it as a rag or a gym shirt, etc.

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SmithySmith01@reddit

I find with T-shirts I only think about them when I see them.

If you took a t-shirt from my drawer today it's likely I won't notice until I see a photo of myself or run out of laundry.

I find them really hard to part with so recently I've converted them into boxer shorts for a second life.

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therealjerseytom@reddit

The crazy part is that he has never asked about it. It was so important he pulled it out of the trash, but he never missed it after I got rid of it.

He knew what happened. And he had an internal debate whether or not to bring it up, something so special to him. And at that low point in his life, he decided, he'd bury his tears and not bring it up for the sake of your marriage.

He may miss that shirt to this day.

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Annabel_Lee_21@reddit

You have to put them in the trash and take the trash out to the curb before they notice. It’s in the secret wife list of duties.

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floofienewfie@reddit

Got it, thanks!🤣

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AutomaticNovel2153@reddit

I found a Tool t-shirt from 1996, sun bleached and riddled with holes, speckled with paint, hidden in my house in a hard to spot nook. Guessing the previous owner kept fishing it out of the trash and his wife found a nice hiding spot. I wear it now in his honor.

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wbruce098@reddit

I used to have a black Dragonball Z shirt with Goku in his Kamehameha pose that was like this. It was my favorite shirt, wore it since I was a teen (mid-40’s now). Wife couldn’t get rid of it because I got so mad at her for trying.

It disappeared eventually sometime probably in the past 5 years, and I forgot about it. Until now….

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AutomaticNovel2153@reddit

Uh oh

When I found it I showed my wife and then pulled up sold listings on eBay. Seeing multiple sales between 40 to 100 for the same shirt in worse condition would definitely keep it out of the trash in my house. But she also said she likes the distressed look and has worn it herself a few times.

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dasaigaijin@reddit

Good man.

They just announced they are coming to Japan today. I can’t wait to get tickets

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4travelers@reddit

Yes! They say they are still good for doing chores.

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therealjerseytom@reddit

Legit spit out my beer reading this 😂

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Wallawalla1522@reddit

I just got them broken in!

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ksed_313@reddit

I see you’ve met my husband! 😂

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calm_down_pal_lol@reddit

"that's my good shirt!"

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reapersritehand@reddit

My favorite most comfy shirt has a cigarette burn hole in it down by the bottom, I quit smoking 3 yrs ago, bought they shirt over a decade ago, now the burn hole is, how do I say this with out sound dirty, something I finger to fidget with

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theShpydar@reddit

As a former smoker myself, I completely understand this.

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cflatjazz@reddit

I have to steal and dispose of my husband's holey socks if they can't be darned. Otherwise he'll just keep on wearing them

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purritowraptor@reddit

It must be a dude thing (no offense dudes!) I'm American and my husband is British and I have to repair holes in his socks because he refuses to get new ones. Better for the environment I guess!

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Mediocre_Daikon6935@reddit

The word for this is darning.

You have to darn his socks.

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pandazerg@reddit

I don't want to have to darn my own socks.

That's why I wear Darn Tough brand socks. They may be $25 a pair, but when they finally wear through after 7 years of use, the lifetime warranty allows me to send the worn-out pair back in for a brand new pair.

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Khpatton@reddit

I swear by Darn Tough socks!

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Lifeboatb@reddit

wow, what a great wedding gift. "I saved you these, honey!"

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Mediocre_Daikon6935@reddit

Hardly a wedding gift.

But a demonstration that he would be fiscally responsible and not waste their money.

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Lifeboatb@reddit

How about he learn to darn himself, instead of saving them for his future wife to do?

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purritowraptor@reddit

I know the word lol but thanks

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JefeRex@reddit

This is what everyone used to do and still should. Like resewing a lost button back on.

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xsnyder@reddit

My time is worth a lot more than spending time patching underwear or darning socks.

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JefeRex@reddit

I can’t darn socks or sew a button myself, so I’m just saying what we should all do without living up to it myself ;-) And honestly I say just let the underwear go completely, life is more fun without underwear at all.

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xsnyder@reddit

Can't live without my underwear, the chafing would be horrible 😂

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JefeRex@reddit

Depends on what you like to wear I guess haha. Underwear is a drag and takes a little excitement out of life, but truly nothing takes the fun out of life more than injured genitals, so… talk about a sensitive area.

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xsnyder@reddit

Hahaha, my underwear is so comfortable and cooling I couldn't live without it.

Armachillo Bullpen boxer briefs from Duluth Trading Co.

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JefeRex@reddit

Never heard of! Something new for me to look into!

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Don-Gunvalson@reddit

I’m not patching underwear. 💀

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JefeRex@reddit

Me neither, I can’t even sew a button, but I recognize that it is wasteful and silly of me to live that way. I am helpless compared to my parents’ generation.

I don’t even wear underwear if I can get away with it, no judgement from me on an individual level.

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Nde_japu@reddit

Somehow the heels of my socks get blown out WAY before the rest of the socks deteriorates. Same issue with my shoes, the heel disappears until there's nothing left but the outside of the shoe/boot. No idea why but I will rock those holes forever or until the elastic dies.

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javertthechungus@reddit

I'd say TIL I'm a man, but this keeps happening to me.

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Scav-STALKER@reddit

Socks are the only thing I’ll replace without them being on the verge of death. In boots you have to have good socks and if they’ve been wore to death your feet are gonna hurt

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FoxyRin420@reddit

As much as he hates it, this is why I'll buy my husband 4-5 more pairs of boots about a month after he determines he likes a pair

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shannon_agins@reddit

That's why I toss socks every time I'm folding laundry. My husband will buy his own replacements when he sees his sock drawer looking stark. He's working in boots all night, he needs socks that don't have holes.

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Charlesinrichmond@reddit

yep

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Barracuda00@reddit

Got you mending his socks like a little Victorian child LMAOOOO

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markofcontroversy@reddit

Darn those socks!

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Efficient_Basis_2139@reddit

I think we were all brought up with the "waste not want not" mentality

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TheUnnecessaryLetter@reddit

My dad is Indian but lived in the US for the last 50 years. He wears shirts with holes in them and won’t buy new ones.

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mdburn_em@reddit

My mom darned my socks growing up. It was painful where the added thread was. I see holes now and I throw them out

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Rogue-Accountant-69@reddit

No offense taken. We totally do that. If it really bothered us we wouldn't do it.

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Ok_Bell_44@reddit

Of If I wasn’t told and then forced to throw my socks out when they get holes, I would still have sooo many of them.

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Calm-Age-1784@reddit

Not socks, but I have reached the age where I can say to a young man that I have underpants older than him 😂and it be true!

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benelope96@reddit

Haha well my American husband definitely does! I've been trying to get him to buy new underwear/clothes for ages and he has no interest in doing so 😐

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Jezz4242@reddit

American here, mine only stops wearing them when they get holes in them because that's when I sneak them out of the laundry and throw them away!

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Past-Disaster7986@reddit

Mine sure does. To be fair, good men’s underwear are surprisingly expensive compared to women’s underwear, but it’s not like it’s so expensive we can’t afford it. I don’t understand how it’s comfortable, especially the socks.

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ahorsewithnoname2030@reddit

This one does.

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SetNo8186@reddit

No, but I am aware of an American wife who does. Holes in her sox, meh.

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elitegenoside@reddit

It's not just husbands. Most men

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Sea-Ad-5974@reddit

I can’t even count how many times I’ve been doing laundry and had to throw away my husbands socks and underwear that had MASSIVE holes. I’m talking like entire heel of sock is gone, or a 4+ inch hole in his underwear.

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StillPlayingGames@reddit

I was pretty bad about for a long time. Now while folding clothes if I see a hole or a really thin spot they go in the trash.

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SingleProgress8224@reddit

Yep. I don't wear them until there are holes in them. I wear them until my wife realizes there are holes in them.

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Aint2Proud2Meg@reddit

My husband would wear his until they disintegrate in the breeze from a drafty window if I didn’t just toss and replace them.

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Ok-Selection4206@reddit

A coworker of mine is like that. I met him for breakfast (free) at a hotel we were overnighting at. He had a yellow shirt on with 4 or 5 holes at least 5 inches across. I asked him if he was ready for a new T-shirt, he looked down at his shirt and said "this? This is nothing! I have t shirts that won't even stay on both shoulders because so much fabric is gone. When I asked him what he did for dinner, he said he bought an egg salad sandwich in cellophane from Walgreens for $3.65. I said, "So basically, gas station food?" He responded I am not spending good money on food!" We were getting 16 days a month of 65$ perdiem per day for food at the time. I asked him what a typical dinner at home was. He got sort of excited and said he often had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, and his wife would have a bowl of cereal. He at the time was making over 200k as an airline pilot and no kids and his wife worked. He was a multi millionaire and still had a flip phone and drove 25 year old Ford escort. Go figure. Some people just can't spend money.

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AllYallCanCarry@reddit

I have those habits and my wife calls it Post Poverty Stress Disorder.

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Ulysses502@reddit

That's a good line! People are really too wasteful, we need to bring back patching

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callusesandtattoos@reddit

lol guess I have it too but I’m in the lowers six figure range. 20yrs ago I lived in a car and I guess I never got over it

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discourse_friendly@reddit

I have a T-shirt right now that feels pretty thin, and the USA flag on it is about 90% faded. I can just barely tell it had a print on it.

the fabric feels so amazing soft now.. just magical. i wish new shirts could feel like that. course I only wear it on days I don't think i'll leave the house. lol

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airdrummer01@reddit

The way I knew this was an airline pilot at the Walgreens sandwich.

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Ok-Selection4206@reddit

Yep. I also knew a Captain making 400k+ who would bring cans of tuna, bread, and PB & J and never leave his room on layovers. What a miserable career.

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airdrummer01@reddit

It’s wild! I met a CA once who was probably closer to $200k but made sure to buy his uniform pants at Salvation Army. I’m like, buddy, you can buy proper pants.

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West_Abbreviations53@reddit

she does all of your laundry?

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SingleProgress8224@reddit

No, we split the work. It's just that when I realize there's a hole in my underwear, I still fold it to wear it again.

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stoutymcstoutface@reddit

Ding ding ding

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sal-t_brgr@reddit

The way you worded the first part makes it sound like you refuse to wear underwear unless they have holes in them lmao

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Intelligent-Invite79@reddit

My wife just told me yesterday to buy new undershirts, said I looked like a shark attack victim. So you can see my torso, who cares?! Rude I say, rude.

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Ulysses502@reddit

I'm seriously considering retiring a pair of wool socks that I've had at least 10 years. About 2 years ago my wife noticed that 2 holes had worn around the ball of the foot with the tiniest piece of fabric holding on between them, looking very much like a thong 😆. Apparently, my thong socks are "indecent, and shouldn't be worn around company"... Luckily I do my own laundry, so she hasn't had the opportunity to do anything unfortunate with them 😉

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Want_To_Live_To_100@reddit

That 4 inch hole is so he can pee…

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Haluszki@reddit

There’s no problem with a hole on the heel of a sock. There is only a problem if the hole develops around the big toe and the toe starts popping out like an aggressive snapping turtle.

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bluescrew@reddit

It doesn't bother you when the skin of your heel sticks to the sole of your shoe through the hole? That shit drives me nuts

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213737isPrime@reddit

darn it

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Sea-Ad-5974@reddit

I’m not talking a small hole, I’m talking the entire heel would be gone.

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Don-Gunvalson@reddit

I don’t get this??? How do his parts not fall through the hole??? I’ve had a hole in my underwear before and the first time a ball fell through was the day I threw them away

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Sea-Ad-5974@reddit

I have no clue. He was used to not really buying himself stuff before we got married, when I saw the state of some of his socks and underwear I was like “you know you don’t have to wait until it’s just threads to get new stuff yeah?” 😂

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wbruce098@reddit

And I bet he was livid — if he ever found out!

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Squirrel_Doc@reddit

Yep! My husband’s socks will have a hole that leaves the balls of his feet entirely exposed. And I’m like how is that not bothering him??? I tried at first to suggest he throw them away and get new socks but he is so weirdly stubborn about it.

There was also one time he had a hole in his underwear so big that his balls were poking out and he pinched them in the zipper of his jeans. He still wouldn’t throw them away after hurting himself! 😅

Now I just throw them away when I see them and sneakily buy new underwear/socks and put them in his dresser. He never complains, just laughs and rolls his eyes. I know secretly he appreciates it lol.

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anclwar@reddit

I'm not allowed to do my husband's laundry because I used to sneakily throw out his underwear, socks, and undershirts that were barely held together. Now I just watch as he gets dressed and make comments about how does he know which are the right holes to put his body parts through until he finally says "I need new socks/underwear" and we go to Costco or Walmart and buy him a value pack of replacements.

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Mo-Champion-5013@reddit

My husband does his own laundry too. But I don't generally comment. I just notice when the holes are getting big and a package of new underwear or t shirts just "shows up" for him. Then he throws the bad ones out himself. Lol

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Lovebeingadad54321@reddit

You do your husband’s laundry?!?!

I do my own laundry.

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Sea-Ad-5974@reddit

Well I’m a stay at home wife and he works full time, so yeah.

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Charlesinrichmond@reddit

excuse me that's ventilation

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WarriorsPropaganda@reddit

I prefer my socks like that. I like being sockless but there are downsides so this is my compromise

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CluelessKnow-It-all@reddit

How dare you throw away your husbands sacred undies! They're just getting broken in when they have 4in holes. Hell, my favorite pair has half of the material ripped off of the elastic, but not all in the same spot, so they're still good.

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Haluszki@reddit

Holes in underwear are only a problem when your testicles can drop through.

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Chickeybokbok87@reddit

Most men don’t throw things away without good reason. Holes in socks and underwear is a good reason. I’m a welder so holes in my clothes are part of life, but if they get bad I chuck them.

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Cayke_Cooky@reddit

I'm in charge of laundry so I throw away my husband's socks and underwear with holes and buy new ones when he runs low.

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NOTTHATKAREN1@reddit

You should see my son's socks!! His toes are sticking out. I had to throw them all away & buy new ones. Same for underwear. He'll wear them ripped & not care.

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jrlamb@reddit

Yes. I have to physically take them away from him and buy him new ones. Now I just throw them away as part of doing laundry. He also holds on to old holey shirts and pants. He's 86. I just ordered him 3 new shirts, so im gunning for 3 that I especially despise that he wears every day!

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Scrounger_HT@reddit

outside my family nobody sees my socks or undies, i dont throw them out unless something critcally fails and my socks and undies always hit a extra comfy texture around the time they start getting little holes and stuff. my wife tends to threaten to throw them out or rip my sock holes off my feat if she sees them but for the most part its just a non issue. same thing with my shoes. i have everyday shoes i wear till they are literally falling apart because they are broken in and comfy. its never been a money thing more of a mixture of comfort and lazyness

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Unclerojelio@reddit

No longer a husband but I’ve had the same 7 pairs of underwear, 7 undershirts, 7 pairs of socks, and 7 work shirts for over 6 years now. I usually need to buy a new pair of jeans every year. Weird because I never wash the jeans.

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Both-Election3382@reddit

This kind of holds true for any country where being frugal is not frowned upon. Common place in the Netherlands too.

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canipayinpuns@reddit

My husband has bought one pair of pants/trousers in the entire time I've known him and they were the pants he wore to our wedding. He doesn't keep socks with holes, thank goodness, but he does keep them until the elastic at the ankle is looser than Bonnie Blue. I do throw out a pair of underpants every so often when I find an especially tragic pair, so he's forced to replace those or he does his own laundry (since I do household wash once a week)

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Chulbiski@reddit

I am glad to see that Russia is also infected with TikTok....

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ChristopherHale@reddit

… my wife will kill me saying this but she’s American and yeah, she definitely does this. On the other hand I have a drawer full of socks and underwear that I replace every year or two.

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rumog@reddit

It's wild how many guys are proud of this lmao. I mean, socks is understandable to a point but... blown out underwear lmao

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dogsinthepool@reddit

im australian and this is a thing here too- guys truly are the same over many cultures lol

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Realist_Prime@reddit

Yes and no.

Yes because I'm a 46 year old American male and have underwear older than many of my coworkers.

No because some have holes in them and I still wear them.

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AloshaChosen@reddit

Men just do that for some reason.

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Maxgallow@reddit

Yup. That’s a guy thing. Not an American thing.

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squishsharkqueen@reddit

My dad had SO many shirts, pants, socks, with holes in them, but I can't speak on the underwear 🤣 I also have items with holes in them and just ask my grandma to repair them for me. I don't need a new pair of sweatpants that I just wear around the house or running to the store anyway.

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_AthensMatt_@reddit

Yup, I offer to buy him some all the time, but he claims he likes the holey ones

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Electronic_Treat_400@reddit

It's 100% a man thing. I'm utterly convinced that if these men didn't have partners, they'd look like hobos in a mansion.

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Charming-Toe-4752@reddit

I'm 33 and still fit into my high school clothes. I wear socks and underwear until either they have holes or the elastic gives out.

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Lil_Sumpin@reddit

Until. Until they have holes in them.

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curyusgrg@reddit

I recently feel like I finally make enough money to just casually throw away socks with holes in them. My wife would probably say I have always made enough.

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AllPeopleAreStupid@reddit

I wear all my clothes until they have holes. Saves money. Besides people have too many clothes, spend too much money on clothes. IDK how people afford all the clothes they buy.

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justlurking900@reddit

My wife throws them away when she deems them wore out. Eventually a new pack will appear on my shelf. If left to my own devices, I would probably wear them until they are rags, as long as they are functional.

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Maleficent_Count6205@reddit

My Canadian husband wears his undergarments till it has a hole or two as well, but so do I.

If it’s still usable, why replace it?

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Gr8danedog@reddit

I'm a man in my 60s. I still have clothes that I bought in the 1990s.

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AuroraKayKay@reddit

My ex-husband wore socks that covered part of two toes, about an inch of his arch and 3 inches of the top outside of his foot...but at least his ankle was warm.

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PairPrestigious7452@reddit

My drawers have seen better days. My Chonies are chewed up. My unders are undone.

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Longjumping_Suit_256@reddit

100%

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Iforgotmypwrd@reddit

I wish. My SO shops like a teenage girl with mom’s credit card at the mall. But he’s an outlier. I think a lot of men get underwear for Christmas from their moms or wives. If it weren’t for that …

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bg555@reddit

Yes, why would I not keep if it’s still wearable?

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Emotional_Match8169@reddit

Yes. Says the wife of a husband in the U.S.

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Tinderboxed@reddit

Underwear is so damn expensive now. Even makes sense to sew up holes if you have that skill.

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Gunbunnyulz@reddit

I learned to patch my jeans and darn my sweaters. Men's fashion in general moves much slower than women's, so there's less reason to want new clothes. There's also generally less cultural focus on men's clothing, especially underclothes.

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Melodyclark2323@reddit

Definitely. I’ve been married 47 years and I raised a son.

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WTI240@reddit

Yes. I don't really think of it as a money thing so much as I just don't care enough. I'll wear them till they get holes at which point my wife throws them out. She knows I'd keep wearing them if she didn't.

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K80lovescats@reddit

My husband has to be able to stick his whole foot through the hole in a sock before he’ll throw it away. Drives me insane

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DullGayMan@reddit

of course. It's wasteful to keep buying new.

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ghuunhound@reddit

I'm currently wearing a pair of gum shorts i got when I was 13 or 14. Mid thirties now.

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Inquirous@reddit

Why would I buy new ones? They work perfectly fine. The holes arent that big

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Lyassa@reddit

Haha yeah. Growing up we were middle class and all my dads stuff had holes

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doctorate_denied@reddit

I’m not an American husband but I am a 35f American who was half raised by my Polish immigrant grandmother. I for sure wear my socks until there’s holes in them. I’ll even sew the holes up and continue to wear them until they’re too destroyed to salvage. They’re socks and no one sees them in my shoes anyway. It’s not even about being poor (I’m not), it just seems so unnecessarily wasteful. They’re just socks!

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mrboogiewoogieman@reddit

I’m nobody’s husband but yeah that sounds familiar

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AgeOfReasonEnds31120@reddit

erm what the sigma

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Mistahpig45@reddit

Why would I stop wearing socks and undies if they still work?

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RoleModelsinBlood31@reddit

I still wear clothes and boxers from high school. 44 yo

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Capable_Capybara@reddit

Most wives that I know of just buy their husband new underwear and throw the old ones out. He never needs to know.

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twopairwinsalot@reddit

I can speak for all men here. There is nothing we hate more than clothes shopping. Thats why most of us get married. We hope that our wives will just buy us the clothes we need. My wife stopped buying me clothes then complained I looked shitty when we went out. She is divorced now. So if you women want to keep a man just buy him clothes. This is not something you can do together as a activity. The older we get the more we hate it. My mother could shop for my dad, but he had a guy. He went in once a year and he measured him and my dad came back a week later and picked up a years worth of clothes. Suits, shirts, jeans, socks, shoes, ties, undapants, everything he needed. Saved his marriage

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Admirable_Hand9758@reddit

I had had my beach towel well over 20 years. Friends even recognized it. Wife was so embarrassed she tossed it without telling me.

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Crazy-4-Conures@reddit

I threatened to get my husband some new underwear for christmas if he didn't buy himself some. He didn't, so I did. He was not happy!

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rach1874@reddit

I wind up having to buy my husband new socks and undies at Christmas (we love practical gifts in this house) and I disappear the unable socks and undies when the replacements are here.

Both he and I are guilty of wearing clothing items far past their sell date. I’m trying to get better about it and helping us both out. But we also prefer to spend our money on home improvements and experiences than clothing. Even though I love clothes and looking snazzy. I shop sales, thrift stores, do clothing swaps with girlfriends.

But I’m convinced if I didn’t replace the undies and socks with holes each year my hubby would wear them until the elastic was around his ankles lol.

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Planetary_Residers@reddit

I'm 32. I still have the same pants and boxers from high-school. They is the very comfies

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Far_Chocolate_8534@reddit

I can’t remember the last time I had holes in my boxers. The waistband gets loose and annoying before anything. Same with socks. I don’t get holes I just wear out the stretch and then they get loose over time. I will usually buy 6-8 pairs of each once a year.

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JimVivJr@reddit

Yeah, pretty much.

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Severe_Issue5053@reddit

Yes

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Professional-Spare13@reddit

Until I retired two years ago, shopping was the one thing my husband would refuse to do. It was a “Just NO” for him.

At Christmas I would give him a 6-pack of new underpants and a 10-pack of new socks (and still do). Then when I noticed that either underwear or socks were in a condition that was unacceptable, I’d toss them. When he complained he couldn’t find one or the other, I’d pull the package of them out of his drawer and hand it to him. Otherwise he’d be wearing socks with holes so big, his toes stuck out or stretched out underwear with 16 holes.

So no, it’s not a poverty thing, it’s a US man thing.

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According-Couple2744@reddit

No. I was always taught not to wear dirty or holy underwear, just in case you were to have an accident.

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Semi-Pros-and-Cons@reddit

We don't throw away underwear. We just wait until they're so disintegrated that a gentle breeze will carry them away like dandelion spores.

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gothiclg@reddit

My parents have been married 37 years. Every year he gets underwear because the ones he got last year are full of holes.

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Tayrooh@reddit

My parents have been married for 35 years. Dad gets new socks and underwear for Christmas every year. 💀

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codepossum@reddit

honestly

yeah that's a thing that happens here too

my fiance and I make pretty good money at this point - but I still have a couple of pairs of underwear that I really like, with holes in the crotch, because... I don't know, because I like the print and they're still comfy. 🤷 I could go out and buy a new pack, but I don't, because these ones aren't totally used up yet, basically.

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Tayrooh@reddit

Yup! My dad does this.

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fearamouse@reddit

Mostly

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discourse_friendly@reddit

I wear my socks until they get holes in them. otherwise I'm throwing out perfectly good sucks.

I recently found how amazing bamboo underwear is, so i'm painfully throwing out perfectly good cotton undies and replacing them with bamboo. feels kinda wrong though.

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smh9069@reddit

Yes.

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LastOfTheAsparagus@reddit

That’s an xy chromosome thing and nothing to do with nationality

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Tinkaschnitzel@reddit

Yep. Some do. My dad does it a lot. He's got a shirt with 4 holes in it (all of which are SUPER small but still) and he still wears it.

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theAshleyRouge@reddit

He wears them until I throw them away, even if they do have holes in them.

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Objective_Bar_5420@reddit

Oh yeah. That's when they're lucky.

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Xandril@reddit

Clothes don’t interest me. They’re a necessity with no real appeal other than how comfortable they are.

I avoid spending money on things I find uninteresting. My job gives me a stipend for work uniforms and that includes pants/shorts, socks, and shirts.

I own about a dozen personal shirts of various ages and only buy new underwear when they’ve become too worn to be comfortable.

I still grimace anytime I have to go buy new clothing of any kind and will procrastinate doing so.

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kimmycorn1969@reddit

Pretty much I figure men are men everywhere

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Independent_Sir9410@reddit

Everything till it has holes. Except the one dress shirt I got when I was 20 and if it still fits I’ll be buried in it. It gets worn every few years.

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ScaryRatio8540@reddit

Am Canadian and only throw out socks and underwear when my fiancée sticks her hands into the holes and rips them apart

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SuperNerdDad@reddit

Why would I get rid of them before they have holes in them?

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guitars_and_trains@reddit

Lmao yes. I could go buy underwear but.. these are still working...

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TB12ROY33@reddit

Absolutely.

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ann102@reddit

My husband wears his undies till they are barely there. Full of holes, so threadbare you can see though them. The elastic is non-existent. We have both joked about it over the years. Same with his pants.

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Imaginary_Builder_56@reddit

Oh, most definitely.

Absolutely comes to mind

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ScrotalWizard@reddit

My wife just pointed out to me the other day that my boxers needed to be replaced.

When I told her they were fine as is, she pointed out she could see my bawls.

I reminded her, when I'm put in public, I have pants on so it doesnt matter. Plus these ones are great for hot weather.

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GPmtbDude@reddit

It’s a universal male trait. So, of course it’s not true for every man, but it’s enough that it’s a trope for men in most cultures.

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Mydnight69@reddit

Underwear is the biggest fucking scam of all time.

Socks help to not get blisters.

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DingusMcFingus15@reddit

I wear mine until there is some confusion over which holes are for my legs. It’s definitely true in America as well.

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katarh@reddit

There is a whole Men's Underwear Index that tracks the state of economy based on the relative sale of men's underwear.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%27s_underwear_index

It has nothing to do with wealth and everything to do with stubbornness.

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bellegroves@reddit

It's definitely not just a poverty thing. My husband has never been particularly poor, but I'm the only one who throws out those garments when they're worn out. Why are they like this?

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Grandemestizo@reddit

I’m an American husband and my underwear has holes in it. It’s under my shorts so they’re still good.

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OkTransportation6580@reddit

For my husband,

Socks, yes, but not because he has a lack of them. He’s a blue collar worker and just really hard on socks. I try to check how thin they’re getting as I do laundry but don’t always catch the ones ready to die lol.

Underware, absolutely not. This is mostly because my husbands style and comfort have recently changed so he’s been trying various brands and styles to find what he likes now. We probably buy a new pack every month or so. Once he finds a good brand, I’ll get him around 20-30 so the wear on them is minimal throughout time. I usually go based of color/ dingyness to know when they’re at their limit and buy them as I see fit.

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Elivagara@reddit

Both my ex-husband and current husband do this.

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jejones487@reddit

Only some guys. I love wearing new fresh clothes and regularly update my wardrobe. I even joined a club that sends me new socks every month. I want to subscribe to get their new underwear every month too but money is tight right now.

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Don-Gunvalson@reddit

I hold onto a lot of my clothes but you will never find me in old underwear or having holes in my underwear. That’s just being lazy and having poor hygiene

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saint_of_thieves@reddit

Not all of us. I (50m) will replace underwear when the elastic no longer keeps them up. Or if they get holes in them. But the elastic usually wears out first. It takes two minutes to go on Amazon and reorder the same underwear I got last time.

My socks are guaranteed for life, so when they get holes, which is rare, I just replace them by having the company send me new ones. I haven't bought a new pair of socks in probably 15 years.

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Joe-_-Momma-@reddit

Some do and some don't. I have a pair of boots I have been wearing for 20 years.

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twomenycooks@reddit

Wives too

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alphagypsy@reddit

You are not alone comrade. Buying new clothes, especially something like underwear is so beyond boring to me and I can find so many better things to spend it on, or just not spend at all.

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sourbirthdayprincess@reddit

Every man I have ever dated has holey boxers and t shirts and refuses to replace them. It’s insane to me.

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FlyingTerrier@reddit

Australia represents!

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Arcenciel48@reddit

Not in the USA, but Australia, where you just accurately described my husband’s socks and undies situation!

I do a cull of worn and holey undies when I am hanging out washing. Socks I leave up to him.

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MicrophoneFapper@reddit

Why would I replace perfectly good stuff

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Radiant_Initiative30@reddit

The amount of socks and underwear of my husband’s that I have finally just through out to make him buy new ones without holes is ….a lot.

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ApatheistHeretic@reddit

Yes. My clothes have a lifetime contract. When holes finally appear, they're respectfully retired from a long service term.

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InuitOverIt@reddit

My socks are fine, my dog makes sure my underwear are well ventilated even if only worn once

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BlatantDisregard42@reddit

Of course we use them until they have holes (or until the elastic gets too stretched out). Why would we throw out perfectly good socks and underwear? Is there some kind of expiration date on undergarments men are unaware of?

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rogue780@reddit

No.

slava ukraini

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ToKeepAndToHoldForev@reddit

I am physically forcing myself to throw away a tank top with gigantic, gigantic holes worn through it after 10 years that I got as a teenager, so yes. I even tried to repair mine. RIP tank top, you'll be missed

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bomberstriker@reddit

Socks, yes.

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Affectionate_ruin508@reddit

Yes. If it’s got no hole it doesn’t need replacing.

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WitchoftheMossBog@reddit

My grandfather literally wore undershirts until they were so threadbare you could see through them. I have no idea how my grandmother kept them in one piece.

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Inertial_Ruen@reddit

Just threw away my lucky boxers after almost 5 yrs... they were holier than any xristian in existence.

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suck_and_bang@reddit

My husband exclusively expands his collection of undergarments at Christmas

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EggplantAmbitious383@reddit

Oh, sweet baby jesus…for my husband it’s not just socks and underwear. He‘ll keep shirts, jeans and shoes with holes in them because “I can use them when I’m painting” he says. In 15 years, he’s never once went to put those clothes on when painting. My solution is when he’s left his stuff in the dryer& I have to pull it all out, I take the opportunity to throw away anything with holes. He’s never once asked where any of it went. Other than a random mention of having to go buy socks because his disappeared. He’ll be all “I can’t find any socks”…hmmm unsolved mystery 😂

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RedLegGI@reddit

I think most people try to get as much life out of the items they have as they can.

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Naive-Expression3421@reddit

😂😂 yes! At least in Texas they do

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Additional_Name_867@reddit

I do

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JimfromMayberry@reddit

It’s not a money thing, it’s that shopping for basic items like underwear and socks is the absolute last thing that I want to spend any free time doing. Amazon for me, has changed this a bit.

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Sakiri1955@reddit

I am in Sweden and my husband has underwear that's got giant holes in the crotch as where his balls are literally airborne and he will not replace them, so yeah, not just Russia.

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touchtypetelephone@reddit

I am a man (albeit Australian) who does this.

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DadooDragoon@reddit

It's when they get holes in them that you know you have to start thinking about replacing them

What's the alternative? Throwing away perfectly good clothes?

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biteyfish98@reddit

My husband does. And so do I.

As long as the garments are functional, neither of us sees any reason to spend on new / replacements. A little hole at the seam or a slightly faded color isn’t going to make us toss ‘em.

Not because we’re poor, but because we’re practical. We have a general mindset of “buy it for life” for certain items (obviously not clothing), and we take care of what we buy. It’s harder to leverage longevity these days because so few things are built well, but we do what we can. I have leather handbags that I care for at home when they need it (clean and polish) and they’ve lasted 20+ years. Our oldest car was a 2005 that we bought in 2008 and drove until it was no longer drivable, and then we replaced it. So now our oldest car is a 2006 model. Etc. We don’t feel the need to have the newest toys or keep up with anyone else’s expectations, we’d rather spend the money on travel or dinners out and stuff like that, if we’re going to splurge.

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Slow_Principle_7079@reddit

My father was the son of a successful dentist and had a 34 year old shirt that only got retired several years ago. Usually though most men not from poverty get rid of stuff one it has 1 hole.

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katiw46@reddit

My husband has a shopping addiction when it comes to t-shirts and pants. His side of the closet puts mine to shame. He has so many shirts, he doesn't have the opportunity to wear them to the point of "wear and tear"

But his boxers and socks? Holes galore. I don't get it.

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boytoy421@reddit

One of my goals for my time off is to buy new undies. Wear em until they disintegrate is absolutely a thing and it's not about money its about getting new ones being another task. I have too many tasks as is

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Famous-Candle7070@reddit

Yes. It is the same here.

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No_Description2301@reddit

My underwear usually doesn’t last along enough to get holes…The occasional shart is what generally does them in.

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Poisonous_Periwinkle@reddit

Until they get a hole, or the elastic stops functioning properly. So up until they have a hole, but not after they get one. Why throw them out before they are worn out?

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bibliahebraica@reddit

Yes. Also t-shirts (which we often wear under our dress shirts).

My wife mocks me for it. Occasionally she just tears the garment off my body, which is sort of fun.

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AntisocialHikerDude@reddit

Yes, I usually keep mine until they get at least one good size hole in them.

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cohrt@reddit

Not married but what other reason would I have to buy new underwear/socks?

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catslikepets143@reddit

I have some clothing that I’ve had since college. I’m 65. They fit.

Socks & underwear I replace when necessary . I like to be comfortable while working , so holes are a no.

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StinkieBritches@reddit

Tshirts too.

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Chrissygirl1978@reddit

The last time my hubby bought undies, he was in his 30s. He is 51 now and only got new underwear because he lost weight and his were falling off lol

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TammyEastEnd@reddit

Yes they do

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dogfishfrostbite@reddit

Yes

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BigMacRedneck@reddit

Socks no. Underwear yes.

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NotTheMariner@reddit

I just yesterday noticed a hole in my underwear, went “huh, that’s not that big” and kept going about my day.

Socks are a no no though, the feeling of my foot touching the floor through a sock hole is dreadful to me.

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Alert_Green_3646@reddit

Depends on where the holes are to be honest. Socks, if its near a toe or by the heal, i yeet, other wise they are fine. Undies, I dont really care where the hole is, if they still feel comfy, i keep wearing. After all, they arn't really seen by the public.

Honestly I think it boils down to how they grew up. Looking back on my childhood I didn't know how poor we were at the time. I do now. Also looking good clothes wise is so far down on my list of worriers. I don't give a shit if someone thinks im poor, all the better, they wont ask me for money.

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blueberrypie123456@reddit

I feel guilty for throwing away items that you can still get some use out of. I don’t have any holes in my undershirts but they are faded and discolored as I usually throw them and my colored fabrics together lol. I’m trying to get better at it lol but it’s hard!

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Latter-Ad-8558@reddit

One of my favorite pair of underwear is my country flag underwear and they have a hole where my boys hang out I still wear them -American

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Commercial_Sir6444@reddit

Yes my husband does wear his underwear until it has holes. I toss them and buy new ones and my son wears out his socks!

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pastrymom@reddit

Yep, my husband does this. I think all of his socks have holes in them. I don’t even know when he last bought underwear.

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TSOTL1991@reddit

Why would they not?

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Illustrious-Radio-53@reddit

Omg yes

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squarebodynewb@reddit

No

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tincupmoonshine@reddit

It's true for my husband. I mend what I can, but occasionally I must haul him to a Goodwill or an outlet mall to pick out a new pair of pants. If I took him to an actual mall he would see the price tag and run for the hills. As for socks and underwear, I just buy those for him because I know what he likes and doesn't like.

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Maleficent_Coast_320@reddit

If mine even look thin, I toss them. My wife, on the other hand, can have a toe sticking out. Just the thought makes me cringe. She calls me the princess and the pea. Sock bumps, and even a wrinkle in a t-shirt makes me crazy. I have a tactile issue. Cotton swabs and the squeaking of gum even makes me crazy. I have had two liver transplants and when you have bile duct issues it makes you itch the worst itch ever. My bile duct got clogged up on a Friday afternoon. So I needed a procedure done to fix it. I can take pain but God help everyone around me if I am itching. The worst part is that the hospitalist don't really let something that minor bother them. Meanwhile, I am losing my ever living shit.

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HillbillyHijinx@reddit

Socks I will wear until they start to get holes in them but underwear not so much. But I buy cheap socks and Duluth underwear. I’ve had some of the Duluth underwear for years and it’s still in very good shape.

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MyOwnGuitarHero@reddit

Yes lol

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Strawberries_Spiders@reddit

I’d say yes lol

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highlander666666@reddit

Nope I can afford new ones

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KeyStoneLighter@reddit

Seinfeld had a bit about this 30 years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka282wza9Dg&pp=ygUSU2VpbmZlbGQgdW5kZXJ3ZWFy

It’s pretty on point, I’m wearing it until that seem tears and that takes years. Even worse, I’ll only buy clearance boxers that are usually from a holiday that recently passed. I’m not paying 11.99 for something only my wife sees when I can pay 2.50 for 3 of the same pair of perfectly comfortable Christmas/halloween/Arbor Day boxers that I’ll wear year round, hard enough finding clearance in my size. Point is when you find what you like and hate everything else why change.

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PandanadianNinja@reddit

Not a husband, but I wear my clothes until they are no longer serviceable. Socks would be the only thing I buy more frequently but I'll wear holes or tear stitches out of stuff until it falls off or becomes indecent.

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Saltpork545@reddit

Yep. Pretty universal.

I definitely have 10+ year old socks with holes in them. Been needing to replace my every day socks as well, just haven't.

I don't wear underwear, so that's not an issue.

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pedestrianstripes@reddit

I read a statistic once that most of the male population's underwear is purchased by women. Men mostly only bought their own underwear when they were single adults.

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Safe-Essay4128@reddit

American from the south east states and I can say that in my experience I know very few men who buy their own underwear and socks. Usually new underwear just appears in their drawers when their wife gets sick of seeing the old stuff

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subpargalois@reddit

For me, socks yes, underwear no.

Socks are fine when they are wearing paper thin, they only become uncomfortable when they have actual holes, and with small holes you can sometimes rotate them and not notice it. Also they don't take up much drawer space, you can never have too many socks, and nobody is going to see my socks anyway.

Underwear is a different matter. I weightlift and, while about typical for American standards, would probably qualify as slightly to moderately overweight by the standards of anywhere else but here and Oceania. If I have worn out underwear my thighs will chafe.

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SomethingClever70@reddit

I volunteer with a used clothing charity. I usually sort the donations. Women’s clothing items are usually without any rips or stains. Sometimes they are brand new, with tags still attached. Men’s clothing, on the other hand, is often tattered, ripped or stained. Sometimes covered in dog hair.

Men will wear clothes within an inch of their life. Leaves them more money for fun stuff, I guess.

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geri73@reddit

Some of us women do, too. I have a few pieces of clothing that I refuse to part with, despite the many holes it may have. I just patch it up or sew it up and keep it moving until the next snag or tear. However, I draw the line at torn underwear and socks.

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Practical_Ad_9756@reddit

Agreed. When it gets too holey, it morphs into a gardening/painting/cleaning shirt.

When it’s no longer decent to be seen in the yard, it morphs again into cleaning rags or sleep shirt.

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PostTurtle84@reddit

I take it a couple steps further. If it's 100% natural fiber (cotton, linen, silk, hemp) it can go into the compost pile when I wake up with a boob out. If it's not compostable, I chuck it in a bag until I have enough to stuff a dog bed.

I'm 41 and still don't have enough to make the dogs a new bed lol.

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TotallyNotABot_Shhhh@reddit

Woman also.. if I notice a hole in clean under clothing I’ll wear it one more time if the hole is small. Then I throw it away at the end of the day. Usually old ugly underwear turn into period underwear

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WetwareDulachan@reddit

For the double-whammy between this and OP's experience, my girlfriend grew up living all over Siberia, mostly Улан-Удэ, Биробиджан, and Охотск. The "why buy new clothes when my old ones haven't completely disintegrated yet" mentality is strong. To this day I sometimes have to drag her out shopping for new socks and underwear.

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SesquipedalianCookie@reddit

I mend the socks, but not the underpants.

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capt-bob@reddit

I hate when you put something in a short pocket and the pocket starts ripping off it the corner. I even asked about an iron on patch for the inside on a favorite one lol,

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psylentrob@reddit

Not a husband, but I'm not replacing socks or underwear until they're worn out. So yes, I have them until they get home in them.

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Fact_Stater@reddit

This is a common trope in the US

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wbruce098@reddit

Essentially this. Only reason I started caring is I got divorced and realized maybe some other women might actually be grossed out by my insanely ancient (but comfy and fitting!) undies. Now I wear Tommy John, and they’re expensive but impressively durable. And not ugly.

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pandazerg@reddit

I mean, if the elastic is still good...

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JohnnyTsunami312@reddit

Men wearing underwear until it kind of just disintegrates?

As I speak I have pilling and holes in my underwear

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pheonixchick@reddit

I think it’s just a guy thing in general… every man I’ve ever known has been that way and I’ve always had to throw away their socks and underwear and leaving them with like, 1 or 2 pairs before they’d let me buy them more or they would go get them themselves… hell my current hubby gets upset (for like, half a second) if he’s realized I’ve thrown out a pair of his even when the holes are so big that it’s more like a skirt than a pair of underwear lmfao!

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Ecks54@reddit

My dad was like this. I remember him telling me (when I was about 16 or 17) "This undershirt is older than you are!"

And yeah - it looked it. The cotton fabric was so thin it was like tissue paper, and the V-neck was all loose and stretched out, and there were small holes in the seam between the torso panel and the sleeves that could be seen if he lifted his arms over his head.

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Specialist_Guide_707@reddit

American. My partner would never buy any new clothes for himself unless I specifically told him he should and even then, does so reluctantly. He’s very hygienic but something about making decisions related to clothing and appearance (aside from cleanliness) makes him uncomfortable and he won’t choose to make those decisions on his own

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Igotshiptodotoday@reddit

I just buy my husband a pack or 2 of socks, white t-shirts and underwear (he has a specific brand and style for each) around Christmas because that's when they go on sale. I throw away the yuckiest old stuff and mix in the new stuff. But clothes die throughout the year, and sometimes he acts attached to them if I try to throw them out.

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_lumpyspaceprincess_@reddit

Yes absolutely

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Oolon42@reddit

Socks, no. Underpants, sometimes.

I really hate holes in my socks, especially if they're in the toe area, so they get tossed as soon as that happens.

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RobotShlomo@reddit

It's not really exclusively a husband thing, it's a "guy thing". We tend to wear things out, and then buy new stuff. You have to use every last underwear molecule.

You always hear women say "The first sign a man is cheating on her is he buys new underwear". So when your wife/girlfriend says to you "You really need to buy new underwear", just ask her "Do you want me to cheat? Is that it? Do you want me to cheat???".

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ophaus@reddit

You bet my sweet ass that you can occasionally see in certain pairs of backup underwear.

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inetsed@reddit

In my experience, yes, a million percent yes. And do so blissfully unaware. My husband and I make decent money together, we’re comfortable and really want for nothing, his closet in general is overflowing so it’s not for needing new. After nearly 10 years married now I’ve taken to throwing any away straight from the laundry if I see that they’re worn bare. Occasionally something slips past me and I’ll see him wearing whatever the item is in question and point out the holes and he seems genuinely surprised that they’re there.

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SRQmoviemaker@reddit

I wear my socks until I wear through them, my underpants same but I'll cut them up for rags (after being washed) before any holes form.

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Willing_Recording222@reddit

Oh yes. I believe that is universal! My teenager too! 🤣

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cwcam86@reddit

I've got some underwear that I have to be careful how I put them on to keep them from tearing anymore. I've probably had them 20 years now

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A_Hungry_Hunky@reddit

As an American Man, yes. I wear my clothes until they are unwearable.

First they get retired to "mess clothes" for painting and other dirty work, then if they survive that they are turned into cleaning rags.

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Altruistic-Trouble71@reddit

Hell yes they do

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Wild_Cockroach_2544@reddit

My ex was that way. I used to comment and ask what the point of sheer underpants was.

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BruceRL@reddit

Early 50s American male here who only recently started throwing things away with holes or permanent stains. The thing is, all these clothes still work fine. I'm just trying to look better so that's why I started doing it

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idigholesnow@reddit

Yes, but once the holes appear, or the elastic fails, I toss them.

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Better-Refrigerator5@reddit

This is true in the US. I replace socks and underwear when they get a home. Sometimes if the elastic band looses it's ability to stretch I'll get rid of them, but only after I get fed up with how uncomfortable they become.

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hbernadettec@reddit

Yes, renewal times are Christmas and father's day.

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WalkingOnSunshine83@reddit

My husband says, “As long as I still have a few threads by on my balls and my ass, that’s good enough.” 😂😂😂

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drc84@reddit

We wear them until they have disintegrated.

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Obi-Juan-K-Nobi@reddit

If our wives don’t make us get rid of them, yes we will!

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No_Welcome_6093@reddit

Yes, once the rips or holes get bigger they become cleaning rags or cloths I use in the garage to work on things. my old worn down shirts are all for work clothes

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BlueInspiration@reddit

American expat in the UK, so I can’t speak to American men, but my British partner has holy socks and underwear… This was happening before he became my fiancé and I expected to keep going long after he’s my husband. He’s at least good about buying new outside clothes if it’s becoming worn. As for pyjamas/inside clothes… He will definitely let those wear thin.

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RainRepresentative11@reddit

Why would you get rid of socks that don’t have any holes in them?

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bsldestroyer@reddit

I put on underwear this morning that had a hole in it. Will throw them away when I take em off. One more day out of em won’t hurt!

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MBHYSAR@reddit

YES! That’s why they need wives and girlfriends. I have to sneak behind his back to throw them away.

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EEPY-BABY-102@reddit

I'm UK, not US - but is this not a normal thing?

Like if I have enough underwear and none of them are torn why would I buy new ones? Even if you care abt fashion you're not flaunting your boxers in public lmao.

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jetpack324@reddit

Yes. I find myself doing this and almost every guy friend is the same.

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Additional-Goat-3947@reddit

I do but I only wear them on Sunday. Because they’re my holy underwear.

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TimMacPA@reddit

My FIL was pretty eccentric, (really eccentric, honestly). He had the same clothes forever. And he would only do wash once a month. He wasn't a dirty man, he just didn't like waste. He had his working on the cars clothes, I'm quite sure they only got washed twice a year. Unless he was doing something that required him to get dirty, he did not change.

He had one going out dinner set that was hung back in the closet after use. Unless it got stained, then my wife would say "Time to wash that Pops, go change".

He had 2 hats, a ball cap and a cold weather beanie.

He passed like 6 years ago, hardly any clothes in his drawers or closets.

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Necro_Carp@reddit

Husband here! All of my underwear has holes. Had to throw a couple pairs away last month because the holes were getting too big, a fist could fit through.

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KonaKumo@reddit

American man here - speaking for myself- I toss and replace socks when they get thread bare ( don't wait for holes). Underwear... Don't normally get holes in them . But the waistband will stretch and that usually is when I'll toss them

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IHSV1855@reddit

Yes. I certainly do, and I’m far from poverty. I just don’t really see the need in replacing something that still serves its purpose.

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jessriv34@reddit

Not my husband, he’s bougie when it comes to socks and underwear.

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peretheciaportal@reddit

My husband grew up in a solidly middle-class family and was never told "no" over finances. Maybe he was acting up or it wasn't a good idea, but they never told him no because they couldn't afford basics. He still wears every piece of clothing until its so hole-y I convince him to toss it.

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Acethetic_AF@reddit

I’m not married but at least 40% of my socks, underwear, and undershirts have holes. But like there’s more fabric than there is hole so they’re still good to me.

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Gladys_Balzitch@reddit

Yes. My ex husband never had money so I thought that was why he wore stuff with holes in it, but my most recent ex has hella money. He still wears boxers and socks with holes in them. He even has me stitch them up versus buying new pairs 🤦🏼‍♀️🤣

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BNG1982@reddit

I wear mine until I only have the elastic waste part.

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SirWillae@reddit

Oh I'll keep wearing socks after they have holes in them.

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Breadcrumbsofparis@reddit

As an American husband, I can affirm that this is the likely scenario, lol,

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trilobright@reddit

A lot of you sound depressed. New clothes make you feel good, and with all the casual mentions of how overweight you all are, a change of diet and an exercise routine wouldn't hurt either. Wearing clothes from Walmart or Sears until they're falling apart is definitely not a universal male trait.

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TheSpanishMain1@reddit

I think it’s less a “poverty” thing and more a “men care less about their clothing” thing.

I’m an American guy and I definitely have boxers that are frayed and full of holes. It’s not like I couldn’t afford to buy more, it’s just not really a priority to me as long as the pair I’m wearing is clean and comfortable.

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foofie_fightie@reddit

Im 32 and currently wearing the same sleep shorts I got when I was 15.

Yeah, lots of men won't replace an article until it falls off of them lol

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Otherwise-Weird1695@reddit

Yes.

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ArmadilloBandito@reddit

My girlfriend calls them my church clothes, because they are holey.

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FREDTUC@reddit

I still wear my NASCAR racing t-shirts that I bought in the early to mid 90's

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moonwalkinginlowes@reddit

Yes. Yes they do. 😂

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cometparty@reddit

I usually replace my socks and underwear if they have holes but I'll still wear shirts or shorts around the house if they have holes.

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ChaosActual_@reddit

American husband here. Excluding my dress socks I have had to force myself to treat it like changing the air filter and new underwear every six months whether I want to or not. As far as my boot/work socks go if I can't mend them get replaced. Not a fan of throw away culture.

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4travelers@reddit

Had to tell my husband the holes in his chore pants were indecent for little kids to see to finally get him to throw them out.

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Mo-Champion-5013@reddit

No, most men are like this everywhere. My dad was like this as well. I buy my husband new stuff when his seems to have worn out. He appreciates my effort, though.

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Designer-Travel4785@reddit

If they are comfortable I will continue to wear them until they are no longer comfortable. My life is not a fashion show.

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AnAppleBee@reddit

Yes. It drives me crazy. My husband has some socks that have holes the entire length of the foot. They aren’t doing their job anymore. I’m constantly telling him that we aren’t poor. We have sock money. I tried to buy him some on my own, but he wouldn’t wear them because his were “more comfortable.”

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Tabitheriel@reddit

It's an international phenomenon. My BF is German, and I've taken to buying him socks and underwear every birthday/Christmas, just to encourage him to get rid of the holy socks and undies. Also, he has old T-shirts with holes from his youth, sometimes with obscure bands or youth projects. LOL

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BlogeOb@reddit

Yeh

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Slytherinrunner@reddit

Yeah. But mine buys his own undies and socks.

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Then_Mastodon_639@reddit

No, once socks or underpants have holes, they are thrown away. Clothing, however, can be mended and saved.

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KazulsPrincess@reddit

Yes, and my ex even had an old pair of jeans that were more hole than material. Whenever I tried to suggest getting rid of them he would protest. "I like them! They're comfortable! They're air conditioned!" Also joked about them being his Sunday best because they were so holy.

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kateli@reddit

I'm an American wife but I keep stuff until there's holes in them. My friends bought me new dish towels bc mine were so ragged and like 10 years old. They felt bad. I'm not poor but I have a poor mindset lol. I finally bought new socks literally bc mine had so many holes. 😂 If I had to guess this is probably a more male trait for sure. My husband is even worse than I am about buying new clothes. He just got a "new" 5 yo phone- his old one was a Galaxy S9. He got an S20..😂😂😂

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chillvegan420@reddit

I’ve needed (still need) new socks for like 3-4yrs or so. I own roughly 6 pairs of dress socks and like 10 pairs of thick winter socks. It wear the dress socks every day because they are thin and black so they go with every outfit and are very comfy. I recently went shopping and literally got everything BUT socks. My gf was pissed! Still don’t have new socks. I’ll probably get some.. next year 😂

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Normal-Fall2821@reddit

Mine does lol we have money for clothes and I’m always buying new clothes but he wears sweat pants, shorts and some shirts with holes in them lol

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LadyInCrimson@reddit

I have a photo of my fiance socks where a hole is about to form because the fabric was so thinned out. He has gotten more socks since but I toss his hole filled items if I notice.

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TangoCharliePDX@reddit

Well, they're not really for fashion, so why not get the most use out of them? So it's a little faded but it's comfortable, and it's not like I'm showing everyone. And when it starts to get holes, well I guess it's time to be replaced.

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Antioch666@reddit

I think this is universally a male thing, regardless off country. Unless the holes are so big they are clearly visible when walking around or affect the function/practicality of the item. I don't use them as everyday clothing and I might use them more as "work" clothing, but still keep them and use them until they are utterly detstroyed.

And I'm far from poor and didn't grow up poor. It's simply the mindset "there is still use left in them" and "why use new nice ones working and sweating, when I have these older worn ones for that".

That was ofc when I was single. Nowadays my gf throws my stuff away for the tiniest of holes and forces me to buy new. Sometimes I can agree it's warranted, but often it feels wasteful.

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Wooden_Purchase_2557@reddit

For all my clothes until it’s stained or ripped beyond repair. Specially underwear and socks tho till I get wholes is when I toss em

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Soggy_Information_60@reddit

Have always treated my clothes well. I still have and use a number of clothes from my college days. Buy quality, always in style (not stylish) clothes. Treat well (wash properly, don't play football in business casuals). Do the minor (sew buttons back on) repairs. Over the years (I am 71 now), some things have bit the dust. Many have been donated as I am too wide for them. Most are still presentable. Only a few have been demoted to less public uses. Right now I am wearing a polo type shirt I got in 1999; no holes no fading. Sox do get holes, mostly from deteriorating insides of shoes. I have gotten holes in some underwear but not many and not the size some people are talking about here. I do hang onto holey sox and underwear; they get repurposed as dust rags. Currently I have an overabundance of button up shirts as family have been giving them at birthdays and Christmas (at least not neckties).

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Darth_Lacey@reddit

Mine does. I’ve tossed out a fair few when they couldn’t contain the boys anymore

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taintmaster900@reddit

Even transgender men do that.

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sewingkitteh@reddit

I’m not a dude… but I do this.

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jameyiguess@reddit

Fuck no. My socks and underwear must be maximum comfort at all times.

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kreativegaming@reddit

If no one outside of my family is seeing it why would I care? If it still functions it still gets used

Waste not want not

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Bodisious@reddit

Total waste of money unless the clothes are specifically for business/special occasions. I am at least middleish or lower middle class (not missing meals and have a roof over my head) and I will wear sock/shoes or any other garment until my wife throws it away behind my back or the hole is literally like fist sized (thinking shorts or pants etc).

With the economy as it is even making above minimum wage i got ills to pay.

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DistillateMedia@reddit

They aren't broken in until there's at least one hole.

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Felaguin@reddit

Even when they have holes in them if the holes aren’t too bad. 😂

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Loud_Snort@reddit

I currently have a hole in the heel of my sock

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DDChristi@reddit

I toss them as I do laundry the only difference now is that I completely rip whatever in half. Hubby saw several times that I was throwing out “perfectly good clothes” and rescued them. Not anymore!

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ngshafer@reddit

Oh yeah, we absolutely do that too! There's a lot of jokes in America about how men hate to replace their underpants or socks.

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michaelibraa@reddit

Yes. My partner has his “balls” underwear. (There’s a hole so big his balls hang out). He only wears them if he didn’t realize he needs to do laundry and is out of all his other pairs. Personally, I think it’s hilarious, but I would NOT be wearing underwear with that big of a hole.

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itsjustme__bee@reddit

If I didn't replace my husbands clothes myself, it would look like moths got to his entire closet. For him it is a poverty thing. We both grew up poor and had to make clothes last as long as possible. I even learned how to sew specifically to tailor and repair clothes. I do repair his clothes as well but I draw the line at socks and underwear, we can afford to replace those as needed now.

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DrTriage@reddit

No! I started bringing in six figures and decided to buy several packages of socks and jockeys, throwing away any that are stretched out or have any holes in them. I am rich in underwear. I no longer have any tolerance for sad underwear.

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WinterKnigget@reddit

Mine does. I do too, but not to the extent that he does

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huskeya4@reddit

I throw them out. He never runs out of socks because we are a close enough size and I just buy all the same socks for us. He can’t complain I’m throwing out his socks because they’re also my socks and every time we run low, I just grab two more packs. He does run out of underwear but he will buy new ones once he gets low. He doesn’t get upset about me throwing them out as he would readily admit they should be thrown out even as he puts them on and wears them for another day. I just take the initiative while I fold and throw out overstretch underwear and holey socks. Thankfully we have finally got the dog to stop ripping our socks so there aren’t many ruined socks left in the house.

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supermuncher60@reddit

I wear my clothes until they get holes in them. I can definitely afford to buy new clothes more often if I want too, but I don't see a point. May as well get as much use out of it to both save money and be a bit more environmentally friendly.

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Blackletterdragon@reddit

You can buy mens' undies at the supermarket. Just chuck some in the trolley with the meat and veg.

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MattWolf96@reddit

Me and my dad do. We grew up lower middle class so I'm used to keeping things until they are absolute junk. I never give clothes away to the thrift store because they have literal holes in them when I'm done with them. I also never even glance at the resale value on a car because I keep them until they are junk.

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plzhelpIdieing@reddit

Yes, at least for me. My mentality is, who cares? No one is gonna fucking see them! I don't wear sandals or go out in my underwear! No one is gonna see my socks or underwear, so why buy new ones if the old ones still work just fine?

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gypsysniper9@reddit

Fuck no

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whatevertoad@reddit

I'm a woman and I wear my socks until they have holes in them. I grew up very neglected though, so just having enough socks alone is a luxury.

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AmaNiKun@reddit

I don't buy clothes unless it's absolutely necessary. I was working a blue collar job and 6 months ago got a white collar job. I'm still wearing actual work pants to my white collar job, because they're not against the dress code and I don't want to buy new clothes. I absolutely could afford to buy the new clothes as well; it's not about the money.

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casapantalones@reddit

Absolutely yes, in my experience (which consists of only one American husband, my own).

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Spud8000@reddit

we keep using them until the elastic gives out and they naturally fall down to our knees.

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International-Ad1292@reddit

90% or more of my clothing is more than 5 years old. A little hole doesn’t mean it’s useless

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Bandag5150@reddit

Flip flops for life!!!

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catalytica@reddit

Absolutely

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Phssthp0kThePak@reddit

Who’s going to know?

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Rude-Huckleberry-889@reddit

This is just a dude thing I think lol

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DesertWanderlust@reddit

Underwear is utilitarian to men. As are socks. I won't even toss socks once they get holes in them, and I have the ripped shredded remains to prove it.

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Neuvirths_Glove@reddit

What do you mean "until"? A few holes isn't a reason to stop wearing them.

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largos7289@reddit

underwear no, socks sometimes. I mean just because its got a small hole doesn't mean it's bad. Besides you get like 12 pairs in the pack. Now I've had shirts that are 20+ years old. I mean it still fits so why go buy new when this one works.

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wagoneer56@reddit

I can't stand holes in my socks, but I truly don't care about hole in my underwear. I'll wear them until they're shreds.

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Affectionate-Set-350@reddit

My husband has a pair that was threadbare. You could see through them. I asked him if they were lucky or something for him to still have them. Nope. Just don’t throw them away.

He will throw away pairs that the waist gets too stretched out because they don’t really stay on.

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ScotchRick@reddit

Specifically answering the question of underwear, no we don't. That's actually kind of gross. I personally will wear them until I get tired of them and then I'll find a new style or design I like. I might get two or three years out of a pair, maybe? I also own a lot of underwear so they generally don't wear out.

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shaylgarcia@reddit

In the US, men don’t care how many holes their underwear have as long as their legs fit through a couple of them.

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WideGlideReddit@reddit

I think it’s more about how much less men are marketed to in terms of fashion than women are. Women are unrelentingly marketed to in terms of fashion, makeup, shoes, hair and skin care products, etc.

There’s a lot of pressure on women to be trendy and they are bombarded with ads, commercials and even TV shows for fashion almost from birth. Men experience none of that. We can get away with a pair of jeans and a tee shirt for a decade. Men’s fashion changes very little and slowly. Many items of clothing for men never go out of style. Shopping for new clothing is almost never on our radar unless it’s necessary.

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Merkilan@reddit

American here, it is a guy thing. My dad would wear t-shirts at home doing outside work until they fell apart. Mom usually tossed them before they got too bad. My ex-husband also wore underwear with holes and rips.

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winteriscoming9099@reddit

Yes. Loads of guys (myself included) don’t enjoy clothes shopping and try to wear their clothes out. Tbf, I wouldn’t do this for socks. But still.

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AmbiguousAlignment@reddit

Why would you get rid of them before they have damage.

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Jack99Skellington@reddit

Yes. Yes we do. As do all true men. Socks and underwear aren't even comfortable until they are broken in. Then for some reason, no one knows why, your wife wants to throw them out and get new ones. I mean, why bother? In a few years, they'll be full of holes too.

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Zonfrello@reddit

My wife calls my underwear "tattered rags"

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Key-Elderberry-7271@reddit

I'm single with good income, and I have holes in my undies most of the time. You get favorites and just wear them until you can't anymore.

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elucify@reddit

Of course, it's in the handbook. Try to keep up.

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oceanbreze@reddit

We are talking about tee shirts and underwear? My husband would wait until they were ragged. I would disappear them. Why did he do it? Te same reason I wait until MY granny panties are ragged.

Underwear is expensive as heck. I need 100% cotton. On SALE, they are usually $2 a pair and up.

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KappaMcTlp@reddit

Downvoted. This is for the Ukraine!

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MisterPrizz@reddit

Socks? What are socks?

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Chank-a-chank1795@reddit

Kinda

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Better-Crazy-6642@reddit

I always replaced hubby’s and threw the old ones away. Same with shirts/pants/shoes/coats. Just wait until they were out of season… next season he couldn’t find them and I had no idea where they were. I’m sure he knew what I was up to. He went clothes shopping exactly never.

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Swrdmn@reddit

Man get woman… man no need new things then

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shannon_nonnahs@reddit

Has something to do with the economy and/or mommies.

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Enigma_xplorer@reddit

No it's not a poverty thing I think it is just a tendency men have. Especially clothes that are not worn where they are publicly visible like underpants or pajamas will only be replaced when they are catastrophically ruined. They are just comfortable and familiar and basically do their job in spite of small defects like holes or being stretched out. Most likely they will be replaced only at the behest of their significant other or their significant other just buys them replacements and also encourages them to wear the new ones over the old ones or even just secretly throws away the old ones.

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PupDiogenes@reddit

"Men wear their underwear until it absolutely disintegrates. Men hang on to underwear until each individual underwear molecule is so strained it can barely retain the properties of a solid. It actually becomes underwear vapor. We don't even throw it out, we just open a window and it goes out like dandelion spores."

- Seinfeld

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Zhuul@reddit

Hashtag not all men, but I do know this is a thing.

Listen, fellas, I'm a cheapskate, but underwear and socks isn't where you want to save money.

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ForFoxSake34@reddit

Yes, as long as my socks and underwear don't have holes in them, they're still good. Both are black in color, so I don't have to worry about stains being a problem.

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crimsontide5654@reddit

Yes wearing some now

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ThingFuture9079@reddit

Yes. I have underwear that you can practically see through part of it and has holes and still wear it since it's still usable.

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Kielbasa_Nunchucka@reddit

my last crop of underwear lasted me 8-10yrs, and by the end... let's just say the eggs were falling thru the basket.

socks don't last me nearly as long, but I def wear them until my toe pops thru the tip.

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musicnote95@reddit

Man here: for underwear as long as my bits are covered yes I will still wear them. I currently have a pair of boxers on that have holes on ether leg. For socks no holes. I have super sensitive feet and I am always hyper aware of whatever is touching my feet. I do not like holes in socks because it feels weird to me

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MatthewSBernier@reddit

In my experience, women do this more than men here.

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ProlapsedUvula@reddit

When guys find a particular brand or style they like, they will indeed wear them until there’s almost nothing left. It’s a matter of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” but the haven’t noticed it broke six months ago.

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MegaTreeSeed@reddit

As a (current) American (former) husband, yeah. Clothes, especially nice ones, are expensive, and i have other things that need money spent first.

I will wear my socks, underwear, shoes, and pants until they fall apart on my body. Well, slightly less than that for pants. Gotta be presentable to some degree. But socks? Once they get a hole I rip them to pieces and then just wear the next pair. When I run out of socks, I buy more.

Same with underwear. It's either buy a ton of cheap underwear that each fall apart in a few months, or buy a few nice pair that theoretically last longer, but because I have less total pairs they get washed and worn more, so they wear out faster. Ideally I could buy a multitude of nice well made underwear, but as it stands, I get a few and wear them until I physically can't anymore.

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AcademicAddendum1888@reddit

Yes .. yes they do

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Much-Introduction-72@reddit

It's true. It's all true. My husband will wear his boxers until they are falling off the waistband. He is very picky about them so I stopped buying them for him. He's gotten better about it though.

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ekkidee@reddit

If you've worn something long enough to develop holes, then by definition it's comfortable.

No other explanation is necessary.

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dasaigaijin@reddit

Exactly

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dasaigaijin@reddit

Yes.

The worst part of life is when the wife makes you throw away an article of clothing you’ve had since college.

Especially if it’s a band Tshirt.

Women don’t know this but us guys miss our clothing if we’re told we can’t wear it anymore and have to throw it an away, and we think about our old clothes all the time.

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SeaRepresentative42@reddit

If they still work don't fix 'em!

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cavalier78@reddit

I wear my clothes until my wife throws them away.

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NameLips@reddit

They still function perfectly fine!

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cherith56@reddit

Part of the difference is malls versus online.

I buy my undies myself and they're delivered the next day to my home. I don't like shopping and I don’t like malls. So very convenient.

The other thing is that in many places of the US, malls are dying out. They’re not nearly popular as they used to be in many areas.

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GetOffMyLawnYaPunk@reddit

I have a photo of my three month old granddaughter & me. I'm wearing the very same Beatles t-shirt right now that I was wearing in the photo. She's almost 19 years old now. The shirt was probably 5 years old when the picture was taken. My socks & underwear don't last that long.

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worldburnwatcher@reddit

I have watched the undergarments rot off of My husband’s body before he would buy more several times now.

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DistanceRelevant3899@reddit

Yes. When I’m putting away my laundry I look the underwear with holes in it and think to myself “I should replace these.” But I never do. Lol. They still get the job done.

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thedukejck@reddit

Ah, yes but there is some merit in it. Spend on fun things and only buy things, that really need to be replaced.

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BigPhilosopher4372@reddit

I glean my husband’s underwear and socks when I wash them. I buy new ones to replace them. He just doesn’t notice. I have no idea what would happen if he lived alone.

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Serious-Collection34@reddit

Bro it still does what it needs to do, why waste it, u sound like my wife

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SucculentMeatloaf@reddit

It gets so hot here that holes cause agonizing chafing. I throw them out immediately.

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DJDualScreen@reddit

It doesn't make sense to me to get rid of clothing year after year just because you want to "update your wardrobe". To me, that just feels like shit clothing manufacturers convinced people was a thing so they would keep throwing out perfectly good clothing to create the need to go buy more. I'll wear it until I can no longer use it, and even then, it can be repurposed somehow, like an oil rag for the car or dust rag for the house, or even bandages in a pinch if you don't have actual gauze on hand.

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Responsible-Fun4303@reddit

lol American here, not in poverty, and if I don’t throw away socks and boxers with holes in them my husband will keep wearing them. He calls it “air conditioning” 😜. My mom buys him socks each year for Christmas lol. My husband did grow up extremely poor so idk if it comes from that, just a habit to use something even when it clearly needs replacing, but we have enough money to replace socks and underwear.

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scuba-turtle@reddit

I don't bother asking my husband to shop for clothes. Fresh socks and underwear just rotate in and I throw away the old ones without any fuss.

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TheBeefiestSquatch@reddit

Speaking as a dude, I'll let underwear go until it is threadbare and only hanging on by its seams so long as there's a layer of fabric between my pants and my junk. Socks, on the other hand, get thrown out and replaced the second they get a little thin. I can't abide holey socks.

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J662b486h@reddit

I wear socks until they have a hole. Why would I throw out a sock that doesn't have a hole?

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Resident_Bitch@reddit

My dad does.

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Xemlaich@reddit

As a man, if it ain't broke, don't fix it 😂

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ConsiderationSea7589@reddit

Pretty much.

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litebrite93@reddit

My dad wears socks with holes in them

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BoltsGuy02@reddit

I get new socks twice a year

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Killahdanks1@reddit

I’m from Minnesota. Birthplace of the indoor mall. Most of them are still alive and kicking. A lot of them put senior living on site in the parking lots and other apartments. Add a bunch of restaurants and now you’ve got something.

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New_Refrigerator_895@reddit

I don't get clothes that often but I'll be damn if I have holes in my underwear or socks or if the elasticity is out of them. Fuck that. I'd rather be comfy all day. A little worn and broken in fine. But big ass holes and shit. Nope.

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OrdinarySubstance491@reddit

Don’t fix what isn’t broken!!

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Pluto-Wolf@reddit

i’m not a husband, just a 20 year old woman, but i do similar things with clothes/shoes/etc.

i will use them until they physically cannot be used anymore. i grew up poor, and im certainly not financially comfortable now either. if i replaced every single thing before it got to that point, id spend a lot more money on things that ultimately do not need to be replaced yet, and be wasting the things that still have some use.

i was taught to get the absolute most out of every dollar, and i stand by that.

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Darwin_the_Piper@reddit

i was taught to get the absolute most out of every dollar, and i stand by that.

Nothing wrong with that at all!

I have:

T-shirts = 10-20 years old (a couple have small holes/hem unravelling/etc, but are fine otherwise)
A Sweatshirt/Hoodie = must be at least 30 years old
A Jersey/Jumper = that is older than me as it was my dad's (so approx. 60 years old, has been darned to repair holes - props to the Norwegian maker)

The only new clothing I have is socks and underwear, mainly for comfort reasons.

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Pluto-Wolf@reddit

yes!! the shirt i was wearing when i typed that comment actually had a fairly big hole in it. nothing revealing though, so it’s been my lounging around the house shirt lol

i didn’t know until this year that most people change their daily shoes every 6 months. my last pair of shoes i had lasted me… maybe 8 years? i got them in middle school and just got new ones last december because my feet were killing me

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Darwin_the_Piper@reddit

Why change shoes every 6 months if there's nothing wrong with them ..?

Craziness!!

Only need to change them when they're completely unwearable 😁

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Rockstar81@reddit

I buy all my husband's clothes. There is a section of his dresser and closet that are things with tags. He won't remove the tags and work things into his rotation until he has to throw something away due to there being holes. He wears the same things over and over. It's annoying.

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visceralthrill@reddit

LMAO I periodically go through the laundry and just throw old stuff out and buy new ones for him. It's not that he won't buy his own, buy he tends to wear things forever. Man is 45 and won't get rid of tee-shirts from highschool.

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BooksandStarsNerd@reddit

Many men don't buy clothes till they must. My dad was far more wealthy. Probably considered middle, middle class. Still he wore crumby clothes till they all but were falling apart.

My partner on the other hand prioritizes feeling nice in his clothes and asks for new ones once his old ones get to worn out or can't be mended or patched.

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terrya1964@reddit

What do you mean until?

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Sorcha9@reddit

No. My SO is on top of both of our socks and under garments. I don’t even have to think about it.

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hobbit_lamp@reddit

oh yes there's a very popular "dad joke" when pointing out holes in someone's clothes and they say "yes this is my holy shirt" lol

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Moist-Golf-8339@reddit

It depends on the guy. Not me.

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Snoo_50786@reddit

i'd say so. I have a pretty americanized version of that where i kept getting holes on the left side of my shirt and never knew why but i eventually learned it was because the belt i used to carry my gun kept biting my shirt lol

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vadutchgirl@reddit

60s and both of us do the same thing.

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Recent_Permit2653@reddit

I maintain my outerwear pretty well - I have a definite fashion, and I like to maintain that - but underwear and socks? I really don’t replace those until it’s necessary. For one, I don’t particularly like wearing closed shoes, so my socks don’t get much wear. For another…I’m not exactly a nudist I don’t think, but when appropriate I don’t really even wear underwear. I get years between buying those kinds of things and replacing them, and it’s usually wear which prompts me to do so.

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ConstructionWest9610@reddit

How do you put on socks if they don't have holes? Same for Boxers.

Got to have a hole to slip in my feet or legs.

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Carbon-Based216@reddit

I have plenty of holy underwear. You cannot throw them away because they're holy.

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sarbearsloth@reddit

It is not due to poverty. My husband will not buy anything new unless I do strategery.

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9mmway@reddit

Babylon Bee (a satire "news" site recently reported on a man buying 15 pair of underwear to beat the tariffs as well as providing a lift time supply of underwear :-)

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TinCanSon@reddit

It's as long-running a joke here in America.

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doloreschiller@reddit

Yes.

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Speedracer_64@reddit

Just gotta make it till Christmas and I’ll get some new ones

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nigliazzo5626@reddit

Yes. I have to throw away my husbands socks and undies with holes otherwise he’d keep wearing them

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Ancient-Actuator7443@reddit

Yes and it has nothing to do with poverty.

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opaqueambiguity@reddit

I'm fucking poor leave me alone you dont need to call me out in front of all of Russia like this

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Maine302@reddit

Until?

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Educational_Scar_933@reddit

Even longer

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boozcruise21@reddit

Yes, were saving the earth.

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mountednoble99@reddit

I have so many pairs of each that it would take decades to put holes in any of them.

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amltecrec@reddit

Basically! I am currently wearing a t-shirt I have had for literally 33 years!

I hate shopping and buy clothes once every, MAYBE once or twice a decade...or when my wife forces me to before that!

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wild_starlight@reddit

Omg yes so much

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Fangsong_37@reddit

It's not a poverty thing. We men just don't see much need in replacing clothing if it's still functional.

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OMWinter@reddit

Why wouldn't I? Should I assign an arbitrary expiration date on them and get rid of them even though they have no holes and function just fine?

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KomplicatedKay@reddit

My husband will get his own socks and underwear if his has holes in them. He always has even after 44 years. I’ll buy them occasionally if I find them on sale, but he buys them when he needs them.

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my_metrocard@reddit

Yes, definitely.

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doodlebopsy@reddit

Yes. I just throw underwear away and I’ve reduced him to 3 of the same socks - black, white, gray. That way I can throw them out one at a time and wait for them to have a new match.

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madogvelkor@reddit

Yes, I do...

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18mitch@reddit

Last year I finally broke down and bought some new clothes it was five years since my last purchase including socks and underwear

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porcelainvacation@reddit

I do... sometimes my wife will get sick of my old thin underpants and just grab the waistband and tear it so that I throw them out. Sometimes I'm wearing them when that happens.

I usually lose socks to the dogs before they wear out- they like to steal them and then play tug of war with them.

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jearam@reddit

Mine does

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mcfedr@reddit

Why buy new ones when you can just go kill some Ukrainians and take theirs??

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corkscrewfork@reddit

I can't speak for married guys, but I used to struggle with throwing away clothes that were genuinely past reasonable mending. I know at least one friend who has told me his underwear are more holes than cloth now, but he can't find any that have a comfortable waistband to buy new.

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Alarming_Long2677@reddit

In America we consider Russia a developed country with WAY more common sense than us. And yes. The holey underwear is a male thing, they all do it because they hate to shop.

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dsmac085@reddit

Based on what I saw in our family for back to school, birthday, Father's Day and Christmas gifting, I thought no male ever bought his own underpants-they just got restocked during those times. 😄

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Lumpy_Machine5538@reddit

I remember folding laundry when I was a teenager. I held up a few pairs of my dad’s underwear and laughed with my mom about them. They looked like a good fart would do them in.

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Rattlingplates@reddit

Use it until it’s unusable…. Not into waste.

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Dolly1232@reddit

Yes

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TangerineTangerine_@reddit

My husband buys all the same socks for work so he only has to throw away one sock if it gets holes. Some of the boxer briefs have partially separated from the elastic band. I'll tear them off when I see them. He has drawers full that are in great shape. Why he keeps them, I'll never know!

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becca52104@reddit

Yes LOL. My boyfriend always says “clothes are meant to be worn” 🤦‍♀️

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Aggravating_Kale9788@reddit

It's because of the general stereotype that men just bumble through their life completely detached from anything and have zero awareness of anything that goes on. So they don't change toilet paper rolls, don't notice the bin needs emptied, walk by the clean clothes basket by the stairs that should be taken up, and then subsequently don't "notice" (or are not bothered enough to fix) holes in their socks and underwear. And then their spouses get fed up with them and file for divorce because they didn't contribute to the household and they think that "they work 9-5" all day exempts them from any household responsibilities, when the spouse works a 9-5 too AND does all the housework (because it's not very possible or practical to live on a single income in many places).

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Anicle@reddit

I live in America. Most men's underwear here is purchased by women for their male partners. And women are the ones who throw out the underwear that has holes in it, and then go buy new ones. 🤷‍♀️

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Evil_Sharkey@reddit

Apparently, Russian men and American men are quite similar in that respect. It’s a shame the bros of the world can’t unite over their shared love for worn out socks and underwear

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Lovebeingadad54321@reddit

This post reminds me. I have several stretched out, underwear with holes…

Probably need to buy some new ones… no, I am not poor. I’m lazy.

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Metella76@reddit

I think it's a man thing. "Nobody sees it, why does it matter?" attitude. Women, however, think differently and we replace or repair often.

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Rubberbangirl66@reddit

They get pretty ratty, but no holes

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Defiant_Ingenuity_55@reddit

Some do. Mine doesn’t.

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diversalarums@reddit

Not an answer. But I just have to tell you that the paraglider thing is hysterical! I wish my dad were still here -- he'd be laughing himself silly right now.

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jjc927@reddit

I do, along with wearing shirts that I've had for over 20 years (though these I only wear for pajamas since they're comfortable).

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Ambitious_Clock_8212@reddit

40/f : I have had to make holey and falling-apart clothing disappear from every male I’ve ever dated. I will mend if on a seam, like pj’s, but undies and socks with holes (or socks worn to paper thin) get trashed without my asking.

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Pyroluminous@reddit

I’ll literally throw away socks/underwear at the sight of a small hole and go buy a new pack… I have NO idea what all these other guys are doing

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Metroknight@reddit

It takes years for things to get comfortable and broken in. If it fits and covers what needs to be covered, I keep it and wear it. My wife makes me throw things away that I can still wear just because it has a few holes and doesn't look nice. I don't wear my good clothes when I'm doing yard work, vehicle maintance, or other chores around the house as that will turn good clothes into torn up clothes which causes the cycle of having to buy new clothes.

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Karmakikiwv@reddit

No, I throw them away as soon as I see a rip or hole. I also have many stores around that sell them at low prices, so that helps.

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CTU@reddit

Throwing socks/underwear away when they are still in one piece is wasteful. So yes, I wear that stuff till it rips, then I retire those items to the trash can.

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blufish31459@reddit

If you're lucky enough to have bought it before cotton quality decreased around 2008 this was more meaningful because it would take a long time. Now it takes under a year to get that way. And if it's not too uncomfortable, I'll repair the holes for everyone, not just my partner.

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unintentionalfat@reddit

Wait, you never rotated your sock just to wear out the other side? 😆

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aweguster9@reddit

I just paid $92.00 for 11 pair of underwear, I’ve got to make them last a decade to “stay out of ‘more’ poverty”.

Full disclosure, the 11th pair was free, but still, for regular Hanes, seems like a lot. I’ve definitely been happier spending $92

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KazJunShipper@reddit

based on my underwear I can confirm

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Haruspex12@reddit

It’s a guy thing. I wear clothes as long as I can get away with it. My wife has long since realized that I won’t “report” the existence of holes or toss them out.

If I wash the laundry, she knows they’ll last another week. If she washes them, she has learned to look for holes. If I really want to preserve something, I have learned to make sure that I am the one that washes, dries and folds them. But that doesn’t protect them for long.

Sometimes I extend their lives by promising to only wear them when doing things like yard work. I have clothes that are decades old.

If you haven’t gathered, I have no sense of fashion. They fit. They are functional, I am not too cold or hot. There is a cost to replace them, there is no cost to keep them except my wife’s ire.

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snarkshark41191@reddit

Yes. The only time my husband gets new clothes is if I or someone else buys them for him.

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reallybadperson1@reddit

My husband is not poor, but only buys new underpants when...never, he never buys them. I have to buy them for him.

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StinkyCheeseWomxn@reddit

Uh, that's kinda odd. Never heard of this in modern life. Maybe it was once a thing decades ago during the depression era (approximately 100 years ago) but I've never seen my husband of over 30 years do such a thing. Most men I know wear the cotton boxers with fun patterns or the newish tech fiber blends (Like Hanes Comfort Flex) that are pretty modern looking. They are available for like 3 pack for $12 which is not very expensive at all. He buys a pack or two every year and has dozens of them, none with holes. He tosses them if the waist band gets to stretchy. I'm sure that there are people who are in poverty who have to live with lower quality items, but none of them are bragging about it, and underwear price is never something I've heard mentioned by anyone like moms purchasing for teens or husbands.

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Ok-Selection4206@reddit

I can't get rid of t shirts. Like ones with a design on them. My wife hates it because she says I never wear them, but I dont want to ruin some, so... I never wear them. I have some 20+ yrs old I have never worn. Socks and underwear, I have no problem throwing away when they get holes.

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Pedantic_Girl@reddit

looks at feet Yes, it’s a man thing. Definitely men. Yep. Not me because I’m not a man. Nope.

(Kidding aside, yeah, my dad was like this and my husband is a bit. But I think that was largely because they hated shopping. My dad was worse for shirts because he would tell my mom that they had just gotten broken in and comfortable (I.e. had been washed enough to be soft) when they started developing holes and she wanted to throw them out.)

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Fleiger133@reddit

That is my husband for sure.

He hates shopping for clothes, so it makes sense.

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hidden-in-plainsight@reddit

I'm Canadian, male.

I hate clothes shopping.

I wear things until they fall apart. Then I reluctantly go and buy the cheapest most comfortable items.

I buy the six packs of boxers, socks, sometimes shirts.

I buy jeans two pair at a time.

I feel this is normal...

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Inevitable-Seat-6403@reddit

I secretly throw out my partners socks when I notice there is more hole than sock.

He's pretty decent about his underwear... so far.

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jscottman96@reddit

I throw them out when the get holes but thats only cause it causes sensory issues for me

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comment_i_had_to@reddit

Yes but it depends on where the holes are. Since most people can not see your socks and underwear, it is just a question of functionality and the inconvenience to buying new replacements.

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lisalef@reddit

I just went shopping because my hubs and son both needed new underwear. God forbid they actually go buy it.

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MoonieNine@reddit

Actor Mike Myers did a movie with Beyonce, and he made a comment that he had gym shorts older than her. So yeah, it's a thing.

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EngineerBoy00@reddit

For me, I'm on the larger side (6'4"/193cm and 280lbs/127kg) and finding garments, particularly socks and underpants, that fit comfortably and last is a challenge.

When I find a sock or underwear I like I am incredibly loyal. Unfortunately, the people who control fashion feel they have to change/update/tweak/discontinue/enshittify their products regularly.

Given my requirements it takes me a year or so to figure out that something is both comfortable and durable, and by that time the manufacturer has usually ruined or discontinued the product.

Here's are two examples directly related to your question:

UNDERPANTS:

At one point I discovered some Polo underwear that were perfect - comfortable and durable. To my surprise, they were still available do I stocked up.

Fast forward a year and it's time for me to replenish so I happily order my known-good Polo underpants and, whammo, they have been enshittified. They felt slightly different but still fit comfortably, but after a couple ofonths the fabric on one of them started separating from the waistband. I figured it was a one off - it wasn't. After six months every pair from the new batch had separated. I then went on a years long quest to find different underwear I liked, and during that time I wore my original Polos until they were essentially see-through from the wear and tear.

SOCKS:

I have genetically muscular calf muscles and finding socks that will stay up on my inverted-cone calfs is nearly impossible. Anything below the calf will slide down to my ankles, and finding socks that will comfortably go over my calf is nearly impossible.

A couple of years ago I had to go on a suit-and-tie business trip for the first time in over a decade and the only thing I was missing was dress socks. I ordered nearly $1000 worth of sock candidates (around 40 different styles) and got ONE PAIR that fit.

A couple of weeks after my trip I figured I'd get a few more pairs to stock up and, as always, they were no longer available. So, I'll wear this pair in dressy situations until they wear out.

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FoShoMyUsername@reddit

Clothes I will keep until the wife tries them out while I’m not looking. But, I like to have good socks and underwear.

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Bear_necessities96@reddit

Clothes too damn expensive and good quality one is scarce so you avoid buying new unless is highly necessary, when I was younger I’d buy clothes at least once monthly but now I just buy secondhand or once I really need it

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Senior_Performer_387@reddit

I think this might be a universal experience among most men. I'm sure there are plenty of men who have no problem buying new clothes when the old ones are worn but in my 20 plus years of retail experience there is a good reason the men's department is so much smaller than the women's clothing departments in most stores.

Men often don't even buy their own undergarments. I've dated men who only get new ones for Christmas because they refuse to buy their own and their mom buys them new ones every year. The same goes for pajamas and sheets. Although i think at least one ex knew his parents would ask what he wanted so he avoided buying some things so he'd have something to tell them he needed(he was very minimalist).

It's the same in thrift stores vs stores that sell new clothes unless the store only sells men's clothing.

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Ok-Thing-2222@reddit

You get new underwear if and when "what if you got in a car wreck and had to go to the hospital and you're wearing those things?!!"

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littlemybb@reddit

I’ve had to just start throwing some of my husband stuff away because he wears it until it’s falling apart. He had a pair of flip-flops that he put holes into the heels. He was still wearing them.

He gets favorite shoes, shirts, and underwear and just wears them until they disintegrate basically.

He would much rather spend money on anything else, so I buy him clothes and his grandmother buys him clothes.

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Hollow-Official@reddit

My dad unironically has ratty clothes from boot camp in the 70s, that’s just a guy thing.

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zeezle@reddit

The timing of this was hilarious, I was literally just commenting on the fact my husband is walking around in socks with a giant hole on them not 5 minutes ago! So at least in my house that's definitely a yes.

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sparkle-possum@reddit

Yes, and it's even a joke that men will wait until Christmas because they refuse to buy socks in underwear so they are given to them as part of their gifts.

My dad used to make jokes about his "church socks" because they were holey.

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3ndt1m3s@reddit

This is the way.

I can confirm.

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AKA_alonghardKnight@reddit

I wear socks until they are wearing out. A few small holes, I just don't worry about, sort of the same with underwear, except that the elastic wears out and I pitch them. When I lose support for my massive junk, they're gone. /s LOL!

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mfatty2@reddit

Why am I going to spend my money when I have perfectly good clothes? Clothes serve 1 major purpose, cover my private areas, if the clothes still follow that function I am good

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WildMartin429@reddit

That's just men in general. Although I have to convert my socks to rags if the holes get big enough that my toes can go through them because that just aggravates the Daylights out of me.

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Away-Cicada@reddit

Not just husbands... I'm single as a Pringle and will not buy new clothes/underwear until I absolutely have to. Which means holes in my socks that I can't bend mend and irreparably shredded underwear (I do my own mending for manageable rips and holes).

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Taleigh@reddit

Oh God yes

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PuffinScores@reddit

As am American wife with an American husband, this is certainly true in my house!

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ManateeFlamingo@reddit

My husband will wear underwear with big ass holes in them. If I notice, I just throw them out and buy more and toss it in with his laundry. Underwear can be pricey, but not to the point that we can't replace them!

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TheDreadPirateJeff@reddit

I wear clothing until it either no longer fits or is no longer fit to wear. I don’t like buying clothes if I don’t have to and own a lot of shirts that are 20+ years old (tshirts) and some sweaters and pullovers that are over 10. Underwear until they get holes, same with socks.

No need to constantly spend money on things that are still wearable. Leaves more ninety to spend on important things like my whisky and bourbon collection, guns and ammo, bacon, fireworks and other necessary things for American life.

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FoxyRin420@reddit

My family lives comfortably and my husband absolutely keeps socks and underwear until I find holes in them. Typically when he's wearing them and I spot it.

I don't think it's a conscious thing to not buy new clothes, he just genuinely doesn't care/notice & ultimately leaves clothing shopping up to me.

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atadbitcatobsessed@reddit

Yes! I’m usually the one who has to throw out my husband’s socks and underwear when they get holes, lol.

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-MarcoTropoja@reddit

No. My wife goes through my things and throws away all my comfortable broken in socks and underwear.

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Channel_Huge@reddit

No. Too funny!

I get new underwear and socks pretty much every change of season.

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Sufficient-Nail6530@reddit

every man ive ever met will wear his socks or underwear until they get holes. only one has ever thrown them away the second something gets a hole and not try to get more use out of it. I kept that one

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tacitjane@reddit

Yep. I think skivvies are often a blind spot. I don't know if it's a poverty thing. My husband grew up with way less money than my family. He just wasn't expected to do his own laundry as a child.

I've heard that joke about saving the family with dad's ratty undies many a time.

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WoodchuckISverige@reddit

I'm not poor, not rich, just a working guy. Aside from a few sets of "nice" clothes and dress clothes, I wear nearly every item of clothing until public.

It's a guy thing, not a national thing.

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historyhill@reddit

Wife here, they absolutely do. 🤦‍♀️ I actually mend holes in my husband's "good" socks, not out of poverty but out of desire to be more sustainable.

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CnC-223@reddit

Yes

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txlady100@reddit

LOL it may be international!

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Birdsonme@reddit

In my experience, yes. I’ve only ever had the one/current husband (thank goodness), but all of my previous partners would wear these items until they started falling apart.

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Correct_Stay_6948@reddit

Bought a ton of the same socks about a decade ago. I rotate through them so slowly that they just don't have a chance to wear out. Undies aren't a factor for me unless I'm in a suit or something, so they never get holes.

Generally I replace other clothing items once they start to wear out, and repurpose when I can into shop rags, sharpening strops, etc.

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SabrinaFaire@reddit

Yes. I have to throw out holey underwear and socks on the sly because he won't.

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Crylec@reddit

Most men in America can’t take care of themselves.

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Maddad_666@reddit

Socks yes. It happens. Underwear no. I want to stay married.

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2Asparagus1Chicken@reddit

That's gross.

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c3534l@reddit

Nice of you to assume we stop wearing them just because they have a hole in them.

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MoonBasic@reddit

Common in the US, not just with underwear but with things like t-shirts and even wallets as well.

Many people I know have the same wallet from high school (in my 20s now) that are completely frayed, busted, withered, absolutely tattered, but still hold the cards and the cash so lol.

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therealjerseytom@reddit

Those busted ass wallets are worth holding onto if you travel to really shady parts of the world. Bring it along, make it your day wallet, or "decoy wallet", with really minimal cash in it, maybe some receipts, an expired gift card or some shit.

If you find yourself in a situation where someone demands your money/wallet, give it up and haul ass.

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Big-Carpenter7921@reddit

Yes

-a American husband

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tacitjane@reddit

This American wife does.

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jenntasticxx@reddit

I have to buy my husband clothes even tho we have the same access to our money and Amazon 😂🤦🏻‍♀️

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13thmurder@reddit

I do that. It's because they're expensive and I get paid a shit wage.

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lfxlPassionz@reddit

Honestly in the current state of the US I think everyone is wearing their clothes until they fall apart, even the women

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dlsAW91@reddit

I recently bought several pairs of merino wool boxer briefs, they’re very comfy but apparently very delicate because while only being a few months old most of them have holes in them. I have wool work socks that I’ve had for years and wear every day that don’t have a single hole.

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Addicted-2-books@reddit

Yes I tear my husbands so he can’t wear them anymore.

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Communal-Lipstick@reddit

Not mine.

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swampy138@reddit

My dad still has shirts older than me. I am 20. He did grow up in poverty though. I’m not a husband, but I don’t throw anything out either, I patch and mend my things as much as possible. Pants are expensive.

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bossk538@reddit

Wife throws them out before they get to that point.

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distrucktocon@reddit

Dads and dudes gets socks and underwear twice a year for Father’s Day and Christmas. We make em last til the next batch arrive.

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Dino_84@reddit

Guilty

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Western-Passage-1908@reddit

I'm middle class and I don't replace clothes until I have to or she throws them away. It's not like people can see them!

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Worried_Ocelot_5370@reddit

The shirt my husband wore today has holes in the armpits that measure abut 3 inches in diameter. He has hole-less shirts. We are doing fine financially. I don't understand. Yet here we are.

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worrymon@reddit

We don't even have to be married to do that!

Clothes are the softest and most comfortable right at the point where they give up and start forming holes.

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TannerDonovan@reddit

I do

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pilfro@reddit

My wife sent me a picture of my underwear last week. I wasn't aware the entire crotch was missing. It was basically an underwear dress.

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MetalEnthusiast83@reddit

Personally no. Once I have a hole in something it goes in the trash and I like my boxer briefs to be very tight, so once they lose elasticity they go to .

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Individual-Theory307@reddit

If it works, why replace it? Especially if it is something only a couple of people will see?

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Bornagainchola@reddit

No.

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whyvalue@reddit

Guy here: As soon as there are holes I throw them out.

Having high quality and comfortable underwear is very important to me. It's not much additional cost to go from Fruit of the Loom or Hanes to Calvin Klein or Tommy Hilfiger.

When it comes to socks, I'm a bit unique. I got tired of sorting them so I threw all mine out and now I only own one kind of socks (black ankle socks). It's not a big deal to throw away a single sock because I can just pair it with another sock. The socks are very versatile (they work for casual or formal) and are available in a 12 pack for less than $20.

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pardonmyass@reddit

Mine does. I just quietly replace it.

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hare-hound@reddit

I can't believe this thread. It's a Midwestern minimalist thing if you have one of those frugal + man of few words and needs in your life, but the AVERAGE American man definitely goes and out buys new underwear and socks every month just to avoid having to do laundry.

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Boomerang_comeback@reddit

As long as they function, are not uncomfortable, and are clean, who cares about a couple small holes that no one sees?

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TinKnight1@reddit

Right now, I'm wearing a sock with a hole in it while I'm at work doing an office renovation, & I put it on knowingly because I didn't have time to do socks before leaving home.

Yesterday, I apparently went to work with a hole in my underwear (which I only discovered in the middle of the work day).

So...yup. lol

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therealmmethenrdier@reddit

I mean, my husband does, but he can be pretty clueless

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No_Thought_7776@reddit

When I married many decades ago, I discovered my Mother-in-law still bought my husband's clothes for him.

I had to enlarge the existing holes in his underwear because otherwise he would rescue them from the trash saying he needs them. He will wear underwear until it dissolves.

Now and then I find the worst offenders and hide them deep in the trash bin.

And order more from Amazon. :(

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painterlyjeans@reddit

I will wager some do that, and others don’t.

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delee76@reddit

lol yes, out of laziness

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10ioio@reddit

The though of a Russian man insisting on wearing holey underwear is so hot for some reason lol

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YoshiandAims@reddit

Lol, yes. It is a common joke here as well. I've seriously dated 3 men and all of them had this problem.

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NotACrazyCatLadyx2@reddit

Yep. I would throw away his dingy tighty-whities before they got holey and/or saggy. When he got down to 2 or 3 clean left in the drawer, he would go buy new. My friend said that men are perfectly happy living in their own filth and women who love them do their best to civilize them.

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Zestyclose_Ad8755@reddit

My dad has his holy underwear. Holey.

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bleeblackjack@reddit

Just guys bein’ dudes all around the world

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Glittersparkles7@reddit

Yes they do.

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ShreksLilSwampSlut@reddit

I wear them after holes sometimes just because I am too busy to try to find ones I like or am in just complete denial and my husband is worse about it 😂

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Recon_Figure@reddit

Wives here too.

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Jed308613@reddit

Sometimes, women do, too. Especially if they have a kid. Double that if they have more than one.

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itds@reddit

I have sets of clothes for home and for not home. Why toss your older clothes if they’re just a bit worn (pun not intended)?

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smoosh13@reddit

Oh, so you’ve met my husband?

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ThatGhoulAva@reddit

The underwear could be three threads attached to a sad, worn piece of elastic, & my husband would SWEAR they're still good.

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CallsignKook@reddit

I’d have to check to make sure but I’m pretty sure Indont own a single pair of underwear WITHOUT holes…

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E8831@reddit

We are firmly middle class, and my husband and I both wear all of our clothes until they cannot be mended anymore.

...we just hate shopping

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AdImmediate9569@reddit

Yes…

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Leading_External_327@reddit

It’s a poverty thing. I can’t f*cking stand holes in my socks.

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TheKiddIncident@reddit

Ya, I think it's just a guy thing.

I have shirts older than my 20yo daughter. My wife calls them "emotional support t-shirts" because I just like them but don't really need them.

There are limits, but I will definitely wear socks, underwear and t-shirts that are pretty ratty and have holes, etc...

No, it's not a poverty thing. I could easily afford new socks.

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GreatestState@reddit

The United States is much poorer than what foreigners are led to believe, and American husbands, at least the ones in my life, seem to sacrifice everything to improve the quality of life for their wives. American life is hard, and more often than not everything we own wears out and falls apart before we can come up with the money to replace it.

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Efficient_Basis_2139@reddit

I'm Scottish and I 100% do

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mangomoo2@reddit

Yup! I basically have to force my husband into new clothes in general. Shoes too. He makes way too much money to walk around like a hobo but he’s cheap

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bookshelfie@reddit

Mine does. He gets new ones because I buy it for him. He just seems content with the holes. He doesn’t like buying things for himself.

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animepuppyluvr@reddit

My husband genuinely doesnt notice the holes. If I find them, I'll point them out and tell him I'm ordering him # of that item on his card that week if hes running low. If its his work shirts then it only matters if its seen under his coveralls.

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kale_boriak@reddit

How else do you know they’re done being useful?

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Range-Shoddy@reddit

Yes

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infinite_five@reddit

My fiancé definitely does.

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tvdoomas@reddit

They are more comfortable

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Akotintin1221@reddit

I'm Filipino but live in the US now. If my underwear has small holes, I still wear it unless the hole is huge or my genitals show since I wear pants or shorts so it won't be seen. Same with socks as long as it isn't very big yet. It's still usable. Won't buy unless I really need to.

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Deep_Contribution552@reddit

I will absolutely get new socks and underwear when there are holes in them! Well, it’s not really a hole, is it, if it’s smaller than a penny, right? And it’s not like anyone else is going to see it!

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NewHandle3922@reddit

Absolutely. Why replace something that’s still functional?

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Texas43647@reddit

Older men do stuff like this for sure. Younger generations are much less likely to though

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Insulator13@reddit

Yes because the stupidity of men is universal

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Nodeal_reddit@reddit

🙋🏻

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nowthatswhat@reddit

It’s nice to know that everywhere WIVES ARE WASTEFUL. They work just fine with holes in them and no one sees them anyways.

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Firm_Accountant2219@reddit

Yes. I am proof.

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Intelligent-Invite79@reddit

I’m wearing a waste band right now.

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Annabel398@reddit

T-shirts that are old enough to vote 🥴

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Skipptopher@reddit

Old clothes are comfy and worn in. New clothes are stiff and uncomfortable.

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Fear_Loathing1966@reddit

If there’s more meat inside my socks and underwear, than outside, they’re still good to go.

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wrong-landscape-1328@reddit

I throw out the ones that look like they're getting old and buy new ones for my husband and son. So no, my husband does not

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AwfulGoingToHell@reddit

Currently wearing boxers with 4 holes behind my balls. Fight me

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pdub091@reddit

Yes, but with the exception of super cheap ankle socks where the elastic fails first and they slide into your shoe most socks are perfectly usable until they get a hole. With expensive socks it just takes a lot longer

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Greedy_Proposal4080@reddit

Americans are by and large not rich. We have too much debt, not enough savings, and a dearth of public services that leaves us on our own for things like healthcare and transportation.?Perhaps we have an economic structure that encourages us to pretend to be rich.

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Any-Yak306@reddit

When I fold laundry, which is rare because he doesn’t most of it- I toss them. If I didn’t then he’d still be wearing them. But I also make a point to buy new for Christmas. Sons too.

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king-of-the-sea@reddit

I don’t wear socks with holes in them because they feel bad, but I can’t feel the holes in my underwear. My undies are there to protect my pants from my butthole. Unless they’re uncomfortable or there’s a hole in em right at the fart factory gates, why would I need new ones?

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Yiayiamary@reddit

My husband wears socks about 2-3 times a year. He’s retired and we live in Phoenix.

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miseeker@reddit

Until my balls fall out.

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catiebug@reddit

It's gonna vary widely. My husband buys his own underwear, but they are tech fabric, and much more likely to get overly stretchy than to get holes. He tosses them and buys new ones on his own. We actually share socks (we exclusively wear running socks, and we wash them, don't freak out people), and we take equal part in tossing ones that have holes.

I would say the "man wearing threadbare tightie-whities until they literally fall apart" is a trope that will mostly die with baby boomers. But there will always be exceptions.

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k464howdy@reddit

they get comfier, plus sports vents for air circulation.

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Erik0xff0000@reddit

it is not a poverty thing, it is just the dislike of shopping for clothes. Besides, nobody sees my underwear, not sure why my wife would not see me wearing underwear with holes as a good sign.

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UniqueIndividual3579@reddit

What size hole? And that's not a joke.

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NeonXshieldmaiden@reddit

If I see a sock or a pair of underwear with a hole while I'm doing laundry, I throw them away.

My husband has learned this so when he gets low on underwear or socks he just buys more now. Lol

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iron_jendalen@reddit

I don’t need to convince my husband. He just goes out and buys new socks and underwear. He fends for himself. He’s a grown up at 42.

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lantana98@reddit

No because wives buy all that stuff and put them in their husband’s drawers. Which is why men don’t even know the old ones have been replaced.

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lacajuntiger@reddit

I was cutting the grass this morning wearing a sock with a hole at the heel. My old t-shirt has some holes as well. I keep old clothes for working in the yard, or working on the car.

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TheOfficialKramer@reddit

YES, even after there are holes.

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RexIsAMiiCostume@reddit

Yep. I am not married but my dad is like this. I think it's a guy thing, or maybe a frugal thing.

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newoldm@reddit

Not just American husband, but American bachelors, too. It's a guy thing.

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helen790@reddit

I’m a woman and I do this with socks too tbh

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ShakeWeightMyDick@reddit

As an American and a husband who does this, can confirm

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kimness1982@reddit

Yes, I’m on my second American husband and they have both been like this. I don’t do his laundry so it doesn’t really bother me much, but I will occasionally bury an especially egregious pair of boxers in the trash.

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CMG30@reddit

That's a man thing, not a Russian thing. Keep em going until they fall apart...

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Super_Appearance_212@reddit

Once married, a lot of men will not buy clothes for themselves. So they are not purposely wearing holey underwear and socks, they are just waiting for them to be replaced.

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hunnibear_girl@reddit

American wife here. My husband is absolutely like this. I just throw the offending boxers and socks out and buy him new ones.

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sausagepurveyer@reddit

Yes.

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KevinTheCarver@reddit

Maybe straight men.

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Kfred244@reddit

I actually think this is a man thing. I have to trick my husband into going to a department store to buy new clothes. He absolutely avoids it at all costs.

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SanchosaurusRex@reddit

Its a meme here too. Mostly how guys dont care about it and will let them fall apart before bothering to get new ones.

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Smurfiette@reddit

I wear my outside shirts until they’re too holey to be decent work shirts in which case they get relegated to in-house wearing. I love the feel of holey shirts.

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Vikingkrautm@reddit

Yes 🤮

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Try2Relax@reddit

All my underwear have a minimum of 3 holes in them. Some have 4. I usually throw them out at 5.

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Status-Biscotti@reddit

It’s not really a thing over here. But one of my sons is like that with socks. Even though I was the one paying for new ones, he wouldn’t throw away the old ones.

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cowbear42@reddit

What do you mean by “until”? Are you implying we should stop wearing them when they have a few small holes?

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SnowCorgi@reddit

My husband does this. I just buy him replacements when it becomes a lot and throw out the old ones as I see them.

Lived together 9 years, married 3. He has no problem with this. It's just socks and underwear. The occasional pair of pants.

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Ok-Search4274@reddit

So soft. So comfy. Why kill a close friend?

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Perished_Shield@reddit

As a husband in America yes I do, why? Maybe it’s the economy, or just not wanting to go to the store and buy more. I just don’t really care as much because they’re under my clothes so no one sees them. My husband makes fun of me for it.

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lemonoreo_@reddit

The men in my life are often like this, yes! But men's clothing in America is also usually made to last longer than women's clothing (fast fashion).

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jda404@reddit

Yeah, I don't buy clothes for myself unless I need something for work. I keep my work attire looking nice and professional, otherwise I will wear t-shirts, shorts, socks, underwear, comfy pants until they're falling apart.

There's just so many other things I'd rather spend money on lol such as food, drinks, spending money to buy her gifts and stuff, buying myself games, car stuff, computer stuff, buying my dog a million toys. Clothes for myself are at the bottom of the list of things I want to spend my money on.

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Spam_Frittering@reddit

This American husband has a flotilla of plain black socks. Any with holes in get put in the trash when putting laundry in. Them all being plain black means the unholy sock will eventually have a mate.

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PsychologicalBat1425@reddit

I suppose it depends on the man, but in my experience they will wear their underwear and socks until they are rags. My son was over the other day, and took his shoes off, and I was horrified about all the holes in socks. They were threadbare.

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ArmedAssailant@reddit

I won't even start to consider giving them up until the ratio swings to more hole than fabric.

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AlexV348@reddit

Yes my dad wears lots of clothes with holes in them

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abmbulldogs@reddit

Yes. My husband could easily afford new, but will wear socks with holes in them until my daughters make fun of him for it. He’ll do the same with underwear except I’m the one who has to point it out with those.

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Fragrant_Spray@reddit

If I had a pair of underwear or socks, and they worked fine (no holes), why would I get rid of them?

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SpookyghostL34T@reddit

I mean yeah? What's the point if I'm not wearing them tf out.

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Express_Barnacle_174@reddit

My parents were solidly middle class, and my mom used to buy my dad new undershirts when his old ones got too holey, then steal the old ones and cut them up for cleaning rags to prevent him from continuing to use the old ones rather than the new ones.

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KikiCorwin@reddit

I've been married for about 25 years, and I'm sure my darling husband still has underwear that he bought before we started dating.

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EricIsMyFakeName@reddit

Yeah. It has to do with their mothers being their maids until they finally leave home. Probably never had to wash a dish in their lives. Momma’s boy habits. Their basically end up married to a substitute mom that has to do all of that for them all over again.

Maybe not 100% of the time but there’s a reason why these kinds of guys never even think to do anything around the house.

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smaryjayne@reddit

My boyfriend has had a shirt for I don’t even know how long and it has worn incredibly thin. He was wearing it one day and sent me a snapchat and I noticed I could see his nipples through it. I asked him about it and he was mortified and was like “I wore this to the STORE” Moral of the story? He still wears that damn shirt. 😂

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unknown_anaconda@reddit

I have shirts that are old enough to drink and vote.

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TheNerdofLife@reddit

It's a male thing, which is applicable to multiple countries.

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Disastrous_Leader_89@reddit

Darn tough socks are guaranteed for life. Got a hole, send them back n get a new pair

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CoastalMom@reddit

My American husband does. He says they're comfortable. I periodically buy new stuff and throw the old out. If I weren't here he never would.

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unknown_anaconda@reddit

Why would we replace perfectly good socks that don't have holes in them?

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Nowin@reddit

They're still good.

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North_Artichoke_6721@reddit

Yes it is a laziness thing rather than a poverty thing, altho of course that is a factor too.

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Far_Silver@reddit

It's not laziness because a lot of guys will go to the effort of fishing it out of trash if their wives throw it out.

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Unhappy-Fox1017@reddit

It’s a man thing and it’s probably universal!

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pad264@reddit

Why would I throw out socks before they wear down?

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HopelessNegativism@reddit

I had several pairs of socks with holes in them for the longest time. Like there was one pair that I got in high school that made it well into my thirties before one of them finally dematerialized (or disintegrated). Never really had that problem with underwear though and now that I’m thinking about it I couldn’t tell you why.

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sermitthesog@reddit

Yup.

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creamwheel_of_fire@reddit

I'm 45 and yes, it's hard to throw out socks and underwear when they have just a few holes. 90% is still covered! Though I've tried to start a rule where if I see that I'm wearing a sock with a hole in the big toe, I just take it off and throw it out.

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bluescrew@reddit

Yes but we don't need them to come with us to the store. We know their sizes.

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Gaeilgeoir215@reddit

Only the straight ones, lol... Gay husband know better. 😌💅🏻

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alegna12@reddit

Yes. I have to throw them out when I see them; he never would. When he first moved in, I basically tossed all of them and replaced them with new. He has a great income; he just doesn’t care about his underduds.

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fvgh12345@reddit

Most men really don't care about fashion and focus more on utility. That pair of socks or boxers with a hole in em or a few is still perfectly good for what they do so why buy new ones, that's wasteful?

Same thing with Tshirts, jeans and jackets.

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kalelopaka@reddit

No, I notice when they start to wear, and buy new ones. I don’t like worn out socks or underwear. However I have jeans and shirts that are pretty worn but good enough for working in my garden or garage.

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thisismyburnerac@reddit

Why would I replace literally anything that still works?

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OceanPoet87@reddit

My wife sometimes tells me I need new underwear due to small holes, I only throw it out when it gets unbearable. My son's jeans constantly have holes in them. Before 20 years ago, they would have been replaced but you can even buy a brand new pair with intentional holes which I think is nuts.

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mizushimo@reddit

Over here, it's still common for wives to buy underwear and things for their husbands when they start to wear out. He'd just magically get new underwear in his drawer

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Fun-Yellow-6576@reddit

I do the laundry in our house. I don’t let his socks and underwear get that bad. I replace before it gets that bad.

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Early_Apple_4142@reddit

Socks no. Under wear, depends on location of holes. Not having my junk fall through a hole but if its in the back or on the waist band, they're still in play until my wife throws them out.

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Weknowwhyiamhere69@reddit

American single man. 100% yes. They are still good to go as long as the holes in the underwear are not in the immediate danger zones

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alwaysboopthesnoot@reddit

My husband loves looser, softer, worn-in, comfy things to sleep or to travel in. And old, cloth baseball caps that everyone zeroes in on when we travel and they start speaking English to him. Ugh. Otherwise, for his job, he is in restrictive or buttoned/up clothes. He sees the comfy stuff as a reward for having to do that, I think.

He will not keep wearing hole-y underwear, but I have thrown out some socks with holes in them only for him to come running and ask me where they are.

He mostly does his own laundry, though—so maybe I’m not actually seeing the really awful stuff!

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Lexitorius@reddit

I have having holes in my clothes, especially socks and underwear. They go straight to the trash when I notice.

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CosmicallyF-d@reddit

I know men and they will buy enough socks and underwear so that they only have to wear them once, they will throw them away after use. My dad, who grew up with a mother who was a hoarder, we'll wear things and have them mended. But my mom won't mend them anymore, she'll just throw them away and get new ones. But back in the day when they didn't have as much money, yeah socks got darned. Underwear, not so much.

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HermioneMarch@reddit

Mine won’t stop even when they have holes. I have to throw them away when he’s not looking

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UnableLocal2918@reddit

nope Americans wear clothes till the fall apart as well. not all but many.

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mindgame_26@reddit

I'm 45. Don't have anything from high school. I do have an active job. I try to buy a pair of jeans every 6 months or so. Keep about 3 to 4 wearable pairs, I toss them as they become indecent. Shirts I replace as I need to, probably 18 months to 2 years.

Socks, regardless of brand, last about a year before they start getting holes in the ball of the foot or the heel. Though I never seem to actually run out.

Underwear apparently magically reproduce 3 at a time. They just sort of appear in my underwear drawer.

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Judgy-Introvert@reddit

My husband will throw away socks and underwear with holes and buy new ones.

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CurlyNippleHairs@reddit

I don't buy new underwear until my dick and both of my balls are falling out.

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Head_Razzmatazz7174@reddit

Men consider clothes shopping an annoying necessity. And some have the logic of 'no one else sees it, and they are comfy, why do I need new underwear?'

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JefeRex@reddit

I love clothes and will happily buy more that I like, but I keep everything until it wears out and if it is possible to wear it distressed I will even keep wearing it in public or cut it up into shorts or a tank or whatever makes sense.

I think the weird attitude is people who throw their clothes out. Maybe women do it because there is pressure on them to always have new looks and not repeat old ones? But I like having clothes from a variety of eras.

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MorddSith187@reddit

100% yes

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Harry_Gorilla@reddit

Small holes in the toe of socks: fine.
Hole large enough for toe to poke through: toss it.
Heel of sock wears thin and heel come through: toss it.

I don’t think I’ve had holes in my boxers since high school. They’re all made from artificial fabrics now, and seem to last forever. I toss them when the elastic wears out and the start falling down

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Grace_Alcock@reddit

Just men? Occasionally, I feel like I should be virtuous and get rid of underwear with holes, but often, I think, eh, maybe next time.

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Linzorz@reddit

I recently made my husband throw away a pair of boxers that was about two threads away from being a skirt, so yes

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Prairie_Crab@reddit

Yes. My husband will wear old underwear until it’s ragged. I tease him until he throws them away.

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Serendipity500@reddit

My husband doesn’t ever buy new underwear or socks. I do though, and gradually replace the worn out ones with new ones.

He will also wear clothes until they fall apart in the washing machine.

It’s not a money thing. By the way he owns over 30 tshirts. He’s collected them over the years from jobs, events, volunteer work, etc. It’s wild.

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Fishreef@reddit

They are still good. Patch the holes.

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After-Dentist-2480@reddit

Why would you throw them out before they have holes in them?

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knuckles_n_chuckles@reddit

Why stop when the holes appear?

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Charlesinrichmond@reddit

yes. Signed american husband with complaining wife and daughter. less likely with socks

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No_Art_1977@reddit

Is it a poor thing or a lazy thing?

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4myreditacount@reddit

Overworn clothes are often really comfortable, also frugality isnt poverty. Plenty of people who could by somwthing choose not to to save money. Its a good habit.

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boopbaboop@reddit

There’s frugality and then there’s wearing clothes with massive holes in them.

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graceling@reddit

And people who forget darning socks is a things

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boopbaboop@reddit

Darning socks is fine. I draw the line at darning underwear.

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No_Art_1977@reddit

So thats where the phrase came from? Sewing up sock and you nick your finger.. “oh darn!”

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M1collector65@reddit

It's a men don't give a damn about clothes thing. VERY low priority.

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No_Art_1977@reddit

Even though you wear then most days? Lol

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siro1t1s@reddit

Neither

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onlysigneduptoreply@reddit

British wife... I do most of the laundry, and shopping. I have a rule, going on holiday means new socks and undies at least 1 or 2 packs. Also anything with a hole doesnt make it back into the drawer.

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WichitaTimelord@reddit

I used to take my most worn under clothes on vacation and then just throw them away after use. I’d have more room to bring things back. It drove my ex wife crazy

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BigNorseWolf@reddit

I think the one seinfeld joke I liked was that men would wear underwear until it was down to the last molecule, the smallest particle identifiable as underwear

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bemenaker@reddit

Why wouldn't you? Until then they are still good.

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Necessary_Pace_9860@reddit

My husband tossed anything with holes in it immediately so no problem there. His sister says that apparently when he was younger and visited his mom in Mexico and she started trying to sew his clothes back together. He immediately put a stop to that saying he could afford new clothes and that he didn't want her having to work like that for him. However I do believe he is the exception to most.

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-Dee-Dee-@reddit

My husband does not save holy underwear, socks, or shirts. We can afford to replace them and we do.

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jim914@reddit

Well if they are comfortable yes I’m wearing them until I don’t like them! Underwear only make it about a few years because I ride a bike to work daily and that’s the best brands most are falling apart within one summer!

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WichitaTimelord@reddit

I don’t wear socks with holes in them.

I do wear most underwear until they are no longer viable. I’ve even stitched a few up but that’s an exception. I threw some out last month and I was a little bit sad.

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Exotic-Lecture6631@reddit

Nope totally normal. Growing up my mom used to rip open socks and underwear with holes so their owners (largely my step dad, but as he got older my step brother too) wouldnt rescue them from the trash and keep using them. My fiance also believes holes are no big deal, certianly no reason to buy more.

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NoAbbreviations290@reddit

Yup

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xeryon3772@reddit

I wear clothing like that up until the point where it gets a hole in it and then I replace it. As long as it’s not otherwise damaged or nonfunctional in some other way.

Replacing clothing before it is worn out is a significant waste of resources. Both natural and monetary.

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eltigretom@reddit

I'm an American male and husband. For whatever reason, I do this with socks and underwear. I'm actually wearing a sock with a smaller hole on the side. I guess in my head I am thinking it still gets the job done. My wife will throw away my underwear that gets holes in it, or I'll continue to wear them until they pass a point of no return.

It could be a poverty thing? I grew up poorer, but not starving having nothing poor. Poor enough to only get things on my birthday or Christmas until I was a teenager.

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PeorgieT75@reddit

Why would one throw them away before they had holes?

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WantedMan61@reddit

When the hole appears, that's how you know it's kaput. I mean, how else can you tell? 🤣

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Goose-Lycan@reddit

Yeah it's not a money thing, it's a "I hate shopping" thing I think. I'm better about it these days now that I can just order more online. As far as tshirts go, I get attached. I don't want to toss a 15 year old band shirt.

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DCHacker@reddit

Q:

Do American husbands also wear their socks and underpants until they have holes in them?

A: Yes.

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Formal_Lecture_248@reddit

Men sacrifice every cent for the family. The last person on their mental list to receive anything is themselves. We like to look good too. But it feels wasteful when we buy for us.

And, u fortunately, wives & girlfriends are all too often fine with this or don’t even notice until it’s starring them in the face.

Don’t criticize. Get that hard working, sacrificial man some stuff

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PuppySparkles007@reddit

My husband wears socks and underwear until the elastic is worn out regardless the condition of the rest of the cloth. And s2g he has a mental inventory of everything so I can’t just replace them and throw them out. We just went on vacation and beforehand I bought new shorts for myself and our kid and asked him if he needed shorts because he can never find them. “Nope I’m fine.” That man packed two pair of plaid pajama shorts for a week 🤦‍♀️ I bought him mesh shorts while we were on vacation.

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PuppySparkles007@reddit

Also they were flannel and it was 90 F

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LunaGloria@reddit

I am a US woman who wears socks (but not underwear) until there are holes in them. It's mot a poverty thing, it's about not being wasteful.

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therealbamspeedy@reddit

I don't mind my socks having holes in them...unless one of my toes go through them, then it's annoying. Holes in my underwear? Well, if something starts going through the hole then........

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xxxHAL9000xxx@reddit

One day years ago i was at work and felt a chill. I looked down and noticed the hole in my pants perfectly lined up with the hole in my underwear. And guess what fell out? I had to run to the men’s room and put my underwear on backwards to keep the 2 holes from lining up.

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304libco@reddit

That is hilarious

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siro1t1s@reddit

Glory hole?

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Strong_Landscape_333@reddit

Some people buy new stuff all the time, a lot of people don't care. I still wear a shirt I got like 20 years ago because there's no reason to throw something out that is still in decent condition

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VioletJackalope@reddit

My husband does. If I didn’t buy his underwear for him, he’d never get new ones. Honestly it’s the same deal with his entire wardrobe in general. Shoes and jackets are the only thing he bothers to replace himself.

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SesquipedalianCookie@reddit

I’m an American wife and I wear both u til they have holes. And then I mend the socks.

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dooropen3inches@reddit

Yes. I do most of the laundry in the house and I usually purge and rebuy new pairs of underwear and socks for my husband every few months. He also has t shirts that are 10+ years old that he won’t get rid of even though they look their age

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boosayrian@reddit

My husband makes $200k+. He will wear tshirts and underwear with holes unless I intervene. I have to destroy them before I put them in the garbage, otherwise he will pull them out and wash them.

This is a man thing, not a cultural thing.

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Key-Wallaby-9276@reddit

Absolutely

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Aggravating_Hat4799@reddit

Yes. Yes they do

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nippleflick1@reddit

Slava Ukraine

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Unhappy_Performer538@reddit

In my family, the women always bought the men their socks and underwear for Christmas and birthdays, so it was implied that otherwise they’d never get new ones

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Responsible_Side8131@reddit

Yes. And if I buy him new ones (because he would never bother), he says “but there’s nothing wrong with the ones I have”

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aMoose_Bit_My_Sister@reddit

i'm a divorced american man, and i wear socks with holes in them.

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SillyDistribution618@reddit

I replace socks, underwear, and bras regularly. Pants and tops that fit until I can't wear it anymore.

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hobokobo1028@reddit

lol at “until they have holes in them”

When my clothes get holes in them they become yardwork clothes until they are falling off

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StolenPies@reddit

This is a universal thing; yes.

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hobokobo1028@reddit

Who has the money to throw out perfectly good clothes?

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rapt2right@reddit

Yep. Mine is , in most regards, a functional adult, but he has to be told when his drawers are no longer serviceable. The only partner I've ever had that willingly bought new underwear without being told that it was time turned out to have been cheating all through the relationship.

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Technical_Air6660@reddit

My dad felt it was unnecessary to buy new socks until they completely fell apart. Weirdly, when I asked for a $500 camera with all the accessories he said “let’s go to the store”!

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AutomaticNovel2153@reddit

Until they have holes? No. I generally keep wearing my boxers until they disintegrate.

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NiceGuysFinishLast@reddit

My partner just quietly throws mine away until I realize I don't have enough and buy more.

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Gimlet64@reddit

In America, we are spoiled with clothes dryers. You know that scene in брат 2 where they are at a truck stop trying to dry laundry by hanging it on a radiator? Never in the US.There would be at least one clothes dryer, even though they might have to wait in line for it.

Now clothes dryers are well known for randomly eating socks. So everyone, including husbands, must eventually replace socks eaten by the dryer, probably long before any holes appear.

Underpants are replaced once they have a stain, because your mother will tell you to "always wear clean underpants in case you get in an accident." A comedian once said, "If I see a large truck about to collide with me head on, it won't matter if my underpants were clean before...

Other clothes vary. The more battered and worn-out jeans or leather jackets are, the cooler they are. Unless they work an old school office job, many men don't even own a suit. Even then, we fight to WfH because who wants to wear a damned neck tie? Suits are for weddings and funerals. If you're getting married, rent a tuxedo. If you are getting buried, it's no longer your problem.

Now the big one for Russians vs Americans is shoes. You can always spot a Russian from ten miles away by the fancy, polished shoes. American men wear sneakers whenever possible, which may or may not be shredded. Acceptible substitutes include various sturdy boots - hiking, construction, Doc's and flip-flops. Cowboys and hippies might wear cowboy boots and Birkenstocks... on a dinner date. There is a reason KGB recruits had their dress shoes consfiscated on the first day of training.

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spice-cabinet4@reddit

I have clothes still in rotation that I wore in high school over 25 years ago. The quality of clothing has gone way down. I have newer items that I have had to replace. Went shopping with one kid and the fabric was so thin you could see through it and it wasn't meant to be see-through.

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InternistNotAnIntern@reddit

US$3.5M net worth, 500k income And I sewed a small hole in my underwear a couple of weeks ago, and a sock maybe a month ago.

It's not about money. It's about comfort and waste.

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Living_Murphys_Law@reddit

I do, yeah

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Leather-Sky8583@reddit

Yes they do, it’s really gross.

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uodjdhgjsw@reddit

No

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Scav-STALKER@reddit

Underwear, yeah probably should replace more than I do but oh well. Socks? No I toss those. Socks to wear in work boots need to be in good shape for comfort during long work days, absolutely can’t be flattened to hell or have any holes, day to day socks with my hey dudes? Ehh less of an issue but I still toss them because I get so many socks as gifts if I don’t toss some my sock/underwear drawer would overflow

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hawken54321@reddit

I surveyed 40 million husbands. the answer is yes or no.

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corona_kid@reddit

My father certainly does!

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jizzlevania@reddit

Just yesterday my husband said to me while changing his boxers midday, "Well you win. Gotta throw these out. They finally got a hole." I teased him about all of his old, threadbare boxers when we started dating 10+ years ago.

Here's a funny PG clip of an older American movie where a guy was told he wear old droopy underwear. https://youtu.be/VdjTqK-iNfg

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quiltingsarah@reddit

Mine throws out socks but underwear is forever

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Old_Implement_1997@reddit

Oh lord - yes. I just throw out anything that has holes in it. He also buys multiples of stuff at the same time, so everything wears out at the same time and then he complains about having to spend a big chunk of money to replace all of his polo shirts. Sigh.

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TEG24601@reddit

In broad regards, men dislike shopping. We love getting new underwear, but hate shopping for it. In my family, my dad was the first generation to have any disposable income, and he made a rule that holey underwear was not something he would tolerate. He had money, he and his family deserved decent underwear, socks, etc. I do currently have a few pairs that have holes along the elastic, largely due to entropy. I wear them, swear they are going in the trash, take them off, forget, they get washed, end up back in my drawer, rinse, repeat.

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Jaci_D@reddit

No my husband is a responsible adult and anything that gets a hole gets thrown out

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yuukosbooty@reddit

In my experience socks not so much (that’s more what I do actually) but definitely yes for underwear

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DaSmasher614@reddit

Socks yes…Underwear no

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stonernerd710@reddit

My husband prides himself in things he has had forever. Like "I bought this belt in '98". Or 'this hat is fro 2005'. I sneak his holey stuff out of the laundry and throw it out though lol

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Anthnytdwg@reddit

I’m 36 and I still have a shirt from high school that I wear around the house sometimes, so yes.

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02meepmeep@reddit

Why spend money if it isn’t necessary?

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judijo621@reddit

They insist on $200 jeans but the drawers are holes with threads.

By the way, I'm american. Russia is fully developed. Unless you are trying to buy fruit-of-the-loom underwear (you aren't), I'm not worried that you stand in line for underpants.

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Docnevyn@reddit

After 18 years of marriage, I throw socks and underpants with holes in them away on my own now. I did not do that if it was a small hole before I met my wife.

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Historical_Bath_9854@reddit

Not mine, I just throw them away as they come through the laundry. He orders our undies as he realizes that he's running low🤭

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WillyBluntz89@reddit

Only the ones who have no fucking taste.

Like, fucking christ guys, maybe at least pretend to care about looking good for your damn wives.

Dudes by wandering around in torn ass yellow fellows and a haircut from great clups, wondering why their partners don't want to have se with them anymore.

My personal rule is that you should have a reason to not look your best.

If I didn't just wake up, and I'm not at work or the gym, I'm gonna dress like I'm still trying to convince her to date me.

Sorry, this topic gets me riled up. My family routinely makes fun of me for caring about my hair and clothes. Meanwhile, theyre standing there looking like hillbilly dumpster fires, having abandoned all care for aesthetics.

On top of that, I'm the only one with a manual labor job, while they all work in air conditioned offices. Fucking weak.

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Ok-Business5033@reddit

I'm guilty of it.

I put something on and notice I should probably replace it.

But after working 8+ hours, it ends up in the dirty laundry without a second thought restarting the cycle over again.

I needed new pants for work so I went shopping and bought socks- but not wanting to run low, I just added them to my current stock.

So now I have nice new socks mixed in with ones with giant holes.

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Avasia1717@reddit

i wait until i get holes in them, then replace them. i don’t continue to wear them after they have holes.

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eltortillaman@reddit

It's exactly the same in the usa

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hausomapi@reddit

Every year I get my husband a few pairs of socks and underwear, I then tell him to throw out any I wouldn’t want to see. I don’t think my husband has ever had any with holes that I could see. .

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Unique-Coffee5087@reddit

I buy packages of white socks that are all interchangeable, so if one develops a hole I can discard it without losing use of its mate.

Shirts that are getting worn out and damaged are used when I am working on things that are likely to cause more damage, so I do not ruin a 'good' shirt.

Underwear? Who outside my household is going to notice that it's damaged?

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newhappyrainbow@reddit

Not my husband! He has about five times the wardrobe that I have.

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capt-bob@reddit

https://youtu.be/ka282wza9Dg?si=594HlOFco26eVetc

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FluffusMaximus@reddit

Shit, my wife does this.

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Cynjon77@reddit

My husband is the oddball here. He buys 12 packs of grey socks. When one gets a hole, he tosses it. When his stash of socks gets low, he buys another package of the exact same socks. And adds them to the stash.

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UncomfortableBike975@reddit

I have t shirts from high school that are very comfy. I'm mid-40s. Also, jeans and a leather coat still fit as well.

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Lopsided-Ad-6696@reddit

I grew up lower middle class and using everything to it's dullest potential and not wasting anything were lessons that I learned early. Wear everything until it gets holes, then save it for cleaning rags.

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wolf63rs@reddit

I wear stuff until it's no longer wearable. I hate getting rid of wearable clothes. Yes, I wear socks and underwear until there are holes. I keep old socks to wear around the house with no shoes or to use as rags to clean my shoes and other things.

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simpleme2@reddit

I hate clothes shopping. I'm a tech, so I'll get some t shirts off the tool truck. Yea, I won't lie either. I'm 39 and still ask my mother to do it for me.

I give her some money, I say I need a few of this or that. Then I also give her some extra money to spend on herself.

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Lind4L4and@reddit

Middle class American here. I have to buy my husband underwear without his consent then make fun of him for wearing the old ones for several months until he finally throws them away.

His mother buys him pants.

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GeekyPassion@reddit

Yep

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nasadowsk@reddit

I tend to go a bit long on my clothes. Should by more underware (I never seem to).

Pants - I buy Carhartt, and they still last forever (the new overalls suck tho).

Boots (I don't own sneakers), I do a mostly three tier thing where I have a good pair, a heavy work pair (which is the retired), and a junk pair (retired heavy work). And gym and waterproof pairs.

Hats - I wear many. Must have like 5 or 6. Probably an American thing. They just accumulate. Two from bows I bought, two from the RMEF, one from my new mower, and a random one in there.

Thank god I don't own sunglasses...

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JadieBugXD@reddit

I can’t say my husband does it with underwear but he definitely does with socks. I am the one who folds laundry so I just throw his socks away as I come across the holey ones.

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Chuckles52@reddit

My wife tosses my old and holy clothes or I would just be wearing them.

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SNICKxxx@reddit

Nice try, Putin!

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GuitarEvening8674@reddit

I have a cleaning lady, and for years we have gone around and around about a pair of underwear that has holes in it. She wants to throw them away and I want to keep them. So far I am winning.

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saki4444@reddit

Until and BEYOND

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jrice138@reddit

Has nothing to do with being a husband

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Deep-Hovercraft6716@reddit

I don't see what husbands has to do with anything? But that's something people do. Men and women, married and not.

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MeTieDoughtyWalker@reddit

Absolutely not. I buy one pack of underwear every few months then as soon as I start thinking my older ones look worn I just toss them because at this point I have 20-25 pairs in my drawer.

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AwarenessGreat282@reddit

I'm a married man living in the US.

I have a t-shirt from the early 90's. Socks from the 2000's and at least one pair of underwear.

Does that answer your question?

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Current_Poster@reddit

Not sure how 'developed country' enters into it.

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johnnyg08@reddit

Yep. Clothes are very old and some have holes.

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PaddyBabes@reddit

There's a direct correlation between the general state of the US economy and sales of men's basics (underwear, socks, undershirts, etc.). Men buy new comfort clothes when they have extra cash in their wallet. That's it. No need otherwise.

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CurrentResident23@reddit

My husband will wear undies until he is flopping out in all the wrong places. I have to sneak those worn out garments into the trash and surprise him with a new pack periodically. We are doing just fine. He just doesn't much care about clothing stuff.

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whaler76@reddit

Yup and then after its useful life span has expired its converted to rags or tomato plant ties so they last even longer

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EmotionalStar9909@reddit

I had to wait until my husband was out of town for a weekend to throw away and replace his holey socks. It’s been years and he hasn’t said a word about it.

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velouruni@reddit

I thought this was a specifically American trope…

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mtnman54321@reddit

Once socks get holes in them, I definitely toss them away. For undies - if the elastic is shot, they are gone too. Now t-shirts - I wear them until the holes get really bad.

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prostheticaxxx@reddit

Yes it's common from what I can tell here. My ex only went out to buy new socks and undies after years of us together, when he suddenly made much more money lol.

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FrostyIcePrincess@reddit

My mom buys my dad shirts as presents for his birthday/Christmas/etc

Dad will wear the same handful of shirts until the shirts die of old age. He still has shirts mom gave him years ago in his closet that he hasn’t even touched.

I’m a woman but I have shirts/pants that are still in good condition even after a few years. They’re old but there’s no holes, no damage, they look fine.

I have been debating maybe donating some of the older items but I haven’t gotten around to it.

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yogafitter@reddit

My husband will not replace socks until the holes are so big his whole foot goes through the bottom.

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GenXrules69@reddit

Short answer. Yes.

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MaggieMae68@reddit

I go through my partners socks periodically and toss the ones with holes in them. :)

He often doesn't notices the holes until I point them out.

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Egnatsu50@reddit

Yes its universal.... I seem to buy more socks but never get rid of any.

Same with underwear and undershirt. Then occasionally I realize and trash it all.

I'm bad with old shoes too.

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Lemfan46@reddit

If there were no holes, how would you put them on?

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grixxis@reddit

If replacing it is more hassle than using it, it's not worth replacing. This applies to clothes as much as anything else.

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Self-Comprehensive@reddit

I can only speak for myself but once my clothes, including underpants and socks, get holes I trash them.

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blu3m00n1991@reddit

My dad does this! It’s not just with socks and underwear either! His wallet was literally disintegrating before my eyes. And he still refuses to change it to the new one I bought him! Every time I go to his house. I would do laundry for him if I see the hamper is full. And I’ll see socks and underwear’s with holes. Even when I bought him several packs of new ones! One day I just lost it. And threw all of it away and opened up the new ones I bought him that he kept sitting in a far corner of his closet 😒 I don’t know what it is with dads/men in general!

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First-Increase-641@reddit

Yes, I (55) wears clothes until my wife begs me to stop. I've got some things I've been wearing for 30 years.

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DisastrousFlower@reddit

yes and it’s disgusting. my husband has a nightshirt that is in tatters and he won’t let it go!!

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megamegpyton@reddit

Here in the EU USA isn't viewed as a developed country, more like Russia. But we still do the same regarding our socks and underwear.

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firesonmain@reddit

I’m an American girlfriend and all my shit is holy

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Delicious_Sir_1137@reddit

Whenever my fiancé is out of town I go through his underwear and socks to toss the worn out ones. He won’t do it himself. Then I tell him to buy more of whatever and he usually does.

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texasts1958@reddit

Not this American.

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Separate_Farm7131@reddit

I guess it's universal.

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Royal_Damage5006@reddit

I think it’s a global issue 😂

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Furious_Belch@reddit

The short answer to your question is yes we do. I have holy underwear, which is basically a last resort or I’m doing laundry and have nothing else to wear. Socks with holes get thrown out though.

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kl987654321@reddit

Not my husband but my dad. He’d keep some socks that were worn really thin on purpose. One foot was slightly bigger than the other and the shoe on the bigger foot was tight. So he’d wear the thin socks in the tighter shoe.

Also, he just hated to spend money.

On the day of his funeral, my husband couldn’t find his own dress socks. He grabbed a pair from my dad’s dresser. When he went to put them on, his foot went right through them. 🤣

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Different_Victory_89@reddit

57m here. Honestly started getting fat and instead of buying new jeans, I cut top hem vertically a few times and wear a belt. Not rich or poor, but close shopping sucks. Wife bought new underwear for me and ask for underwear and socks at Christmas.

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El_Culero_Magnifico@reddit

i have clothes many decades old, shit even from the 80’s. But I’m talking cool clothes . I have so many clothes, I could probably go the rest of life without buying any more. - but not socks or underpants with holes! I toss those!

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Khranky@reddit

Great joke, I LOLed

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Curmudgy@reddit

Finally, the true reason we wear shoes in the house, so we don’t embarrass the resident and guest dads by forcing them to expose their sock holes.

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thodges314@reddit

Usually when I notice that a pair of socks or underwear has a hole in it I just throw it out. Then, I'll eventually notice that I'm a little low on socks or underwear, and then I'll buy some more.

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ParticularYak4401@reddit

My older brother would ask for socks and underwear for Christmas before he got married. Thankfully his wife broke that habit almost immediately. He might even just buy them for himself when he does their Costco run! 😝 And i as a middle aged woman wear things till i can’t anymore.

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KevinDean4599@reddit

thanks for the reminder. some of my underwear is getting to the replacement point. but the old stuff is soft and comfortable.

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Friendly_Coconut@reddit

I’m an American wife and I do the same thing. 😄 It just feels illegal to throw away clothes! I save the underwear with holes for when I’m on my period and can just cover the hole with a menstrual pad.

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MechanicalGodzilla@reddit

Yes. For me it’s not just undergarments either. I have gym shirts from 1996 that I am forbidden to wear in public!

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Accomplished_Ad2599@reddit

Heck no, I keep a little sewing kit so I can fix those holes and prolong the life of my underwear and socks. It drives my wife nuts, but waste not, want not.

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Rhomega2@reddit

I'm single, but I refuse to wear socks and underwear with holes in them.

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Leucotheasveils@reddit

I buy my husband most of his clothes. A few times a year, I go through and toss or donate anything getting shabby. It’s not poverty, it’s that his underwear is not something he gives much thought to, where women are conditioned to notice these things.

Early on I had to explain that yes it’s sexist, but if he’s found dead or in the hospital with hokey socks or underwear it reflects badly on me, his wife. He rolled his eyes and let me have at it. (We have a fairly equitable distribution of house chores)

More than 10 years in, when I put out a donate bag and start putting clothes of mine in it, he will join in and tell me what he wants more of when I see a good sale next. I get a lot of “sale” emails, and again, not something he bothers with.

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kisforkat@reddit

Yes. Shirts too. And socks. And shoes. At least my husband. But he does work a job that musses clothes up.

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Outrageous-Pin-4664@reddit

It's less about poverty and more about laziness and an aversion to shopping.

I'm not that type of guy though. In fact, in our family, I'm the one who is more willing to buy new underwear on a regular basis. I also do most of the laundry, so I have to fold everyone else's underwear. One year, I bought everyone new underwear for Christmas, because I was tired of looking at the ragged underwear they couldn't be bothered to replace.

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mustang6172@reddit

I'm not a husband, but I can confirm this to be accurate.

Follow up questions will not be answered.

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Ali_1999_@reddit

I must be the minority, at least on this thread. I dump them when they get too stretched & start losing the shape. The stuff is just too cheap & easy to replace to be dealing with some wreckage. ¯\_( ͡❛ ͜ʖ ͡❛)_/¯

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Few_Whereas5206@reddit

Absolutely. I refer to it as air conditioning in the underwear.

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Hawthorne_northside@reddit

You have a pair of socks that have a little hole in the heal. That means that 98% of the sock is still functional, and 100% of the exposed sock is still presentable. Same thing with underwear. Just a couple of holes doesn’t negate the real purpose of keeping your balls from rubbing on the legs of your jeans or your pecker from rubbing on your zipper.

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MadMadamMimsy@reddit

My husband has gotten better but for years I would eyeball his holey t shirts and jeans and he would say "What? They just got comfortable!". Now I touch nothing no matter how holey because he looks at me and asks if I've thrown away a worn out pair of socks. I haven't. I know better. Oh, and we aren't poor.

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ieatsilicagel@reddit

How else are you supposed to know it's time for new ones?

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IntroductionFew1290@reddit

Yeah, sure do!

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awfulcrowded117@reddit

Yup. Men are men, probably shouldn't surprise you

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FabulousFig1174@reddit

They may have a few small holes but over all they serve their purpose and are already paid for.

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Cock--Robin@reddit

As I’ve gotten older I will throw out underwear/socks once they get holes in them. But when I was younger and poorer I would wear them until they practically fell apart.

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Adorable_Dust3799@reddit

My dad, who would buy a new car by writing a check without blinking, would turn his boxers inside out to get an extra wear before washing. You could see through them. All his undershirts had holes.

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Ok-Trouble7956@reddit

Some of the do - doesn't seem to bother them

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BlueonBlack26@reddit

Yes all of them. What is. This question

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CaptFatz@reddit

No I don’t.

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loveshercoffee@reddit

My sons are grown men in their 30s. I give them underwear and socks as a bonus at Christmas. I have seen their socks and have to assume their drawers are just as shabby.

It seems to be universally applicable that a lot of men do not care about the state of their undergarments.

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IllTemperedOldWoman@reddit

Yes. Yes they do. Also so do I

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IanDOsmond@reddit

I am feeling called out right now.

This isn't a poverty thing. This is a guy thing.

Although, in my defense, my wife does the same thing.

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Sufficient-Moose27@reddit

I keep my socks with holes in them until a second sock of the same look gets one. Then I throw the pair out.

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sharpshooter999@reddit

Im 35. I still regularly wear shirts that I had when I was 14. Yep, they're full of holes and a bit ragged with some permanent stains, but they function perfectly well as a work shirts. Besides, no one thinks twice about a farmer wearing beating, dirty clothes. I once had to stop by banker (who specializes in farm lending) and I apologized for being a little dusty and my clothes having oil stains. He laughed. "I actually like it when my clients come in a little dirty, it looks like you've been working!"

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MartialBob@reddit

Why would you replace perfectly functional socks and underwear?

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Available_Farmer5293@reddit

LOL Yes!

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No-Professional-1884@reddit

Yea… those things just kind of sneak up on you. lol

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Deedeelite@reddit

My husband would but I throw them away so he has no choice but to wear the new ones I buy him.

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TempusSolo@reddit

I'm wearing a 28 year old t-shirt right now and the socks I put on have holes (but they're small...) and I'll wash them and wear them again next week.

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porkbuttstuff@reddit

Oh yeah. I beat brakes outta my cloths.

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deluxeok@reddit

If they're helpless, yes. Some may have partners who replace them. Some may even buy their own.

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BecauseOfAir@reddit

Clothes remain in rotation as long as they last, a going-to-town tee shirt will eventually become a chore'n tee shirt. But good socks and underwear are a cheap luxury. No holes or worn out elastic waist bands for me.

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famousanonamos@reddit

My husband would probably never get new socks and underwear if I didn't buy them. He'll toss socks with holes, but usually it's me doing laundry so I throw stuff out when it gets bad and get new ones. I like to think he'd do it if he was home more and I was working, but he just doesn't even notice so I could be wrong.

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Whatisthisnonsense22@reddit

Just looking at my drawers the other morning and thought the underwear was getting kinda holey. It might be time to pick up a pack and retire some pairs.

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Special_Set_3825@reddit

My husband wears shirts with too many holes to count.

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Chickenman70806@reddit

Socks?

Underwear?

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TheShoot141@reddit

Im getting a lot better at throwing away socks and underwear. We do pretty well and buying stuff at Target is easy. I will however hold on to my tshirts for life. I have some that are 25 years old and still fit great.

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Mueryk@reddit

Sometimes. Been married 20+ years. I don’t notice the hole until I am putting it on. Meh.

Do I remember at the end of a long day to throw them in the trash and replace them. Maybe.

Now I do have some really old t shirts I keep that are probably as much hole as cloth now. Only for yard work. But that is more nostalgia based than socks or underwear would ever be

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steathrazor@reddit

Men tend to be more frugal with their clothes we wear things until they're worn out and they're falling apart

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deadlyhausfrau@reddit

Yeah I have to replace his drawers or he won't... but his socks he's fussy about.

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tila1993@reddit

I get new boxers for Christmas typically 2-3 packs. I could get them anytime but I’m cheap. So yeah holes live for a time.

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Aardet@reddit

I buy my husband a pack of socks each Xmas, and have to patrol his feet the rest of the year for offending socks with toes sticking out when they’re hanging over the end of the couch.

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Comfortable_Angle671@reddit

Yep

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4-Inch-Butthole-Club@reddit

It was certainly true with me when I was married. My wife used to scold me and throw them in the trash in front of me. Then to fuck with her I’d fish them out of the trash and throw them back in the laundry so she could find them again next week.

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MountainTomato9292@reddit

My husband does not do this, he takes good care of socks and underwear. He does have a couple of 20 year old tshirts that are practically tissue paper at this point, but he only wears them around the house or for sleeping.

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MarcusMcMann@reddit

Uk male 46. Waste is a crime. Greed is a curse. Over consumpion a blight on our world. I wear all my clothes till they are worn out. To do less would make me a lesser person. My wife accepts this.

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Nightcoffee_365@reddit

Yup, that’s here too!

Source: my sock drawer

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non_clever_username@reddit

That’s not true. We do the same thing for pants and shirts in addition to socks and underwear!

Seriously though, with me personally, I don’t care about clothes even a little bit, so having to shop for new ones is just an annoyance that I put it off as long as possible.

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Willing_Actuary_4198@reddit

You're just describing men. It doesn't matter where at in the world we are

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WealthOk9637@reddit

Is it men or the particular men on Reddit who are replying to this post?

None of the guys I dated did this, they all replaced their underwear without prompting. And I’ve worked as a housekeeper and none of those guys had shredded drawers or socks. This thread makes it sound like every man, not all men haha

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Senior_Mouse_82@reddit

Oh yeah. I hate buying clothes. I use everything till it falls off of me.

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emploaf@reddit

lol apparently this is universal

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cakebreaker2@reddit

I own clothes many years older than my oldest child (18). It fits, looks good, and I like it. Why replace what isn't truly broken. If it gets a small hole, it gets relegated to weekend wear but underwear and socks can't be seen by anyone by my family. They don't care what I wear.

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CasablumpkinDilemma@reddit

Yeah my partner regularly wears socks and boxers with holes. He'll often intend to buy new ones after they get holes, but forgets for at least 6 months unless I remind him while we're at the store. He says it's because he only thinks of it when he's first putting them on in the morning, which is when he can't actually go to the store.

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Fun-Security-8758@reddit

If a sock has a hole that I can't mend, then it gets thrown away. Underpants with holes are tossed at the first sign of a hole, but I feel like holes in underpants are a rarity for me. I'm not a hardass.

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marksman81991@reddit

I throw away my socks when holes appear and I replace underwear when the elastic wears out (usually before holes appear).

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EamusAndy@reddit

This isnt a nationality or religion or race thing…

Its just a guy thing

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squilliamfancyson837@reddit

My husband has pairs of boxers that are pretty much just waistband at this point

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Any-Boysenberry-8244@reddit

well, for me, socks? Yes. Pants? when the elastic waist band wears out to the point where I have to keep pulling them up, or when the leg elastic wears out to the point where......well...............things are escaping...........

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Typical-Machine154@reddit

Why would I buy clothes I don't need?

Ill wear them until the holes get too big. Waste of money otherwise.

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amymari@reddit

Yes. My mom has to be sneaky about throwing away my dad’s holey underwear and socks, otherwise he’ll dig them out of the trash!

My husband isn’t as bad. He will wear things until they are pretty bad, but doesn’t argue when o throw them away and buy new.

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UniversityQuiet1479@reddit

the shirt I'm wearing is 45 years old. I'm 44, its a hand-me-down from my grandpa, its still a semi nice shirt. men styles dont change that much if you dress conservetly. it looks better then the shirt that i got from walmart last year that is all ready wearing thin in places.

who cares if underwear has holes in them? no one should see them anyway.

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Alarming_Bridge_6357@reddit

I think it’s a world wide guy thing

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Knit_pixelbyte@reddit

In the US and senior citizen hubby still has see through t-shirts from middle school he won't throw out. T-shirts and underwear must be falling off completely before being thrown out. It's his clothes, so I went along with it but would purchase new when they were on sale, and would just put them in his drawer.

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Danieljoe1@reddit

Only 2 reasons to replace clothes

Worn out
Outgrown

Like what are we supposed to do? "OH its spring, time to buy spring socks and undies..... oh now its summer, gotta get new socks and undies for the season"

Most people I know spend way more time at work than anywhere else. So I believe that we don't worry as much over looks for day to day. I mean, what are a few holes when Im covered in sweat, dirt, mud, grumpy as fuck, and tired.

But thats my cheap 2 cents

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SirGeremiah@reddit

As long as they function, don’t look bad, and are comfy, I won’t add them to the landfill.

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solomons-marbles@reddit

Yes, this is a trait of the male Homo sapiens.

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Wide_Wrongdoer4422@reddit

It's kinda age related. I'm 60, will not buy any clothes unless absolutely necessary. On the other hand, will not throw clothes out. My son and his friends (20s) are forever buying and tossing stuff. I can't imaging wasting all of that on appearance, but they apparently think it's important.

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SnowblindAlbino@reddit

I have a friend, now in his 70s, that wears underwear until it has holes...then he takes them on trips and leaves them in the garbage in his hotel room. So he gets that one last use from them, and doesn't have to take them home.

Personally, I ditch mine when the elastic starts to fail or they get baggy. Long before any holes appear.

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DarwinGhoti@reddit

LOL! I’m reading this with underwear, jeans, socks, AND t shirt that all have holes in them.

I’ve never been more comfortable.

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Apprehensive-Pop-201@reddit

Not my family. Everybody buys underwear regularly. Everybody, including my husband, adult son, and daughter, has their preferences, so they get their own. And I don't want someone else getting mine, either.

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FrznFenix2020@reddit

No. I am the husband and we all shop for our own clothes and styles. I won't wear anything that is disfigured or has damage to it. I donate it if it's still good or the rest become shop rags, then I'll go replace it immediately.

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Quick-Obligation-504@reddit

Yes but that's not due to me being a man, I'm just disabled.

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jBillark@reddit

What else is the family going to buy for birthday/chirstmas/fathersday ?

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Bluemonogi@reddit

My husband will wear things until they get holes but not after they have holes. He doesn’t get rid of them though. They just stay in a pile for no reason. He shops for his own clothes.

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luniz420@reddit

yes because to do otherwise is simply wasteful

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cullenham@reddit

I'm sure it is a common enough issue here. However, I for one am very particular about my clothes so I get new underwear and socks about once a year.

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M1collector65@reddit

Metrosexual? No offense intended whatsoever.

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cullenham@reddit

No. Just like to look my best.

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redditer-56448@reddit

Mine does. Except I'll throw them away slowly as I see them (he does his own laundry, but I still see things) so eventually he has to get more 😆

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Ssshushpup23@reddit

And are wholly (lol) unaware of it My husband doesn’t know there’s a hole in his underwear until I’m sticking a finger in one when he’s not paying attention

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dystopiadattopia@reddit

I think it’s just a man thing

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PantherBrewery@reddit

Why replace socks or underwear (or shirts or pants or shoes or whatever) when they are still useful? soft well broken in clothes say a lot about a guy. My socks go when I cannot have a matching pair. Just don't see spending needlessly on clothes.

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Rizzpooch@reddit

How many holes? I don’t even consider it broken in until it’s got at least three. I’ve worn jeans with a hole in the inseam for far longer than I should have

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Odyssey2341@reddit

Yes.

Source: am an American husband.

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silviazbitch@reddit

TIL that I’m Russian.

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SoupedUpSpitfire@reddit

My ex definitely did

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voteblue18@reddit

My husband does, but to his credit he does immediately throw them out when he notices.

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Most_Ad1891@reddit

Oh my gosh yes. We are higher income earners but my husband hates buying clothes to the point where I think he looks poor. His pants cuffs get frayed, his socks have holes, his shoes don’t have any tred left, and his boots have a hole in them. We can afford to dress him properly but he doesn’t like it when I buy him clothes and refuses to do it himself.

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Diagonaldog@reddit

Haha yes. My wife always tries to get me to throw out my socks, my underwear isn't that bad though lol

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TheMuffler42069@reddit

So you’re suggesting that somehow a person could tell a sock or a pair of boxers is needing replacement without them being holy and tattered ?

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Menadgerie@reddit

I’ve made a deal with my husband that when his t shirts have 30 little holes in them I can finally throw them away. (From US)

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TubaManUnhinged@reddit

I'm not married, but as just some guy, this is totally me. While I won't do this with my shirts and pants, I don't see a reason to replace the underpants and socks as long as they retain function. It's not a poverty thing at all. I'm in an upper middle/lower upper class family. It's just that since underwear and socks are not visible most of the time, the only thing I care about is function. Until they stop functioning, I see no reason to replace them.

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noonesine@reddit

Yeah there’s a Seinfeld joke from the 90s about how men wear underwear until it disintegrates.

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cbrooks97@reddit

Until and well after. It doesn't matter how many holes a man's underwear has in them as long as his legs fit through two of them.

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wmass@reddit

We are.

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FunkySalamander1@reddit

This does happen, but my husband most certainly would not do this. I know that studies show that it’s wives who put themselves last during an economic downturn when it comes to buying underwear. Also, women are the most likely to buy underwear for the entire family. You don’t go to the mall to buy underwear if you are trying to save money. You go to Walmart or Target or some place similar, and just buy a package of socks or underwear. The wife knows the correct size. She doesn’t need to trick her husband into going to buy them. She just gets them. This is based on actual studies for people that buy basic underwear, not the stuff you would buy at the mall. Source: I know someone who works at an underwear company.

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bryku@reddit

Pretty much the same here.

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kbm81@reddit

Yes they sure do

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magaketo@reddit

I did when I was younger but I don't tolerate it now. If anything gets holey it immediately gets tossed.

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fuzzy-lint@reddit

Short answer, yes.

My husband replaces his underwear when his balls are falling out. We make perfectly good money, he just doesn’t like wasting it on “unnecessary” things.

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ChampionshipUpset119@reddit

There are economists that actually watch the sales of men’s underwear.

They’re able to tell you a lot about the economy by the purchase of men’s underwear. It’s actually called the men’s underwear index.

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chrisinator9393@reddit

If it ain't broke don't fix it.

They may be holey but they still cover and add comfy. Leave me alone. Haha

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Lmaooowit@reddit

In my opinion, I wouldn’t say this is a poverty thing. My dad does this with literally all his clothes and we aren’t in poverty

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Tel864@reddit

Many don't inspect their sock heels before washing. I've worn socks until a hole developed in the heel. I never knew it was thin until I felt the cold floor through the sock.

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ThrowawayMod1989@reddit

Damn right. Those garments are valid until my balls and toes are literally hanging outside of them.

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East-Tangerine1673@reddit

I think its a boy thing...

They pride themselves on how old their clothes are!

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stratusmonkey@reddit

It's not that I refuse anything. (Except when my wife tried to get me to wear undershirts with dress shirts. That was like a texture thing.)

I just put zero I mean ZERO-HO thought into my clothes unless I'm dressing up for somebody. (Which, in fairness, is not never.)

Are they in the dresser? Put em on.

Are they in the laundry? Wash em.

Did they get thrown out? I dunno.

Do I need more? I dunno.

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Sumocolt768@reddit

I usually wait until there’s a huge hole in the crotch area. I recently upgraded and don’t have the issue anymore, however

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Fappy_as_a_Clam@reddit

Yes. How else would we know we need new ones?

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OGMom2022@reddit

Clearly not an economic issue. They just don’t care.

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Cheap_Coffee@reddit

Given that it takes a good 10 years to break in a new pair of tighty-whities or socks, hell yes.

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Usual-Ad6290@reddit

Yes

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Both_Painter_9186@reddit

I usually do a sock and underwear refresh every 6-7 years. However I have shirts and pants in rotation that are more than 20 years old. I’ve noticed a real quality drop the last ten years or so. I have shirts I bought 2-3 years ago that are already starting to fall apart but shirts I bought in college that are still fine.

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DanThePartyGhost@reddit

Depends on the person

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WhichSpirit@reddit

I've heard about husbands doing that from people all over the world. I'm pretty sure it's a man thing.

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mymbles_daughter@reddit

I have underpants that are 20 years old and I’m a woman lol

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Not_OnThe_Menu@reddit

Not just until but long after as well

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lsellati@reddit

Absolutely. And my husband, who's 53, still has clothes from high school and his military dress uniform from when he left the service at 20 (medical discharge). Can he wear any of those clothes? No. Does that matter? Again, no.

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Artistic_Donut_9561@reddit

I usually retire my underpants when it turns into a loin cloth in the gym 🏋️‍♂️

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Flibs-@reddit

The "hobo sock" is a universal trend of males across the globe I believe

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Haluszki@reddit

As a male on the globe, the only time I throw a sock away is if the hole develops where my big toe pops out. That’s too uncomfortable. If the hole is elsewhere, there’s no problem.

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angelheaded--hipster@reddit

Yes. Now I’m married to a Thai man and they do not do that thank god.

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Small_Collection_249@reddit

The real classic American dad is one that still holds onto the free shirt he got from a case of Budweiser/Coors Light in the 1980s.

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Finalgirl2022@reddit

My husband has been the exact same size since we met 17 years ago. He never gives up clothing if it still fits. He still buys new clothing though haha. He just keeps the old socks, underwear, pants, shirts, whatever until they are basically rags.

I've seen him sewing up pants that have holes and when I say "you have 5 other pairs that are the same!" He says "No I dont! This pair has the best pockets!"

And then we laugh and he keeps enjoying those pockets.

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Hoosier_Jedi@reddit

I’m a guy and I got on my male cousin for doing this. When a teenage boy is telling you that you dress like shit, that’s a sign it’s time to get some new clothes.

BTW, that cousin ended up a shut-in who survives off a highly dubious disability claim.

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muddymar@reddit

He wears them till they’re thin and wore out but once they get a hole they’re tossed. Of course I am the one to buy the new ones because he hates shopping.

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No-Donut-8692@reddit

As an American husband, I can assure you that I do not part with socks or underwear until they are so full of holes they are not fit for purpose. Why spend money on that before I have to? Many, many higher priorities in my opinion.

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iSc00t@reddit

100%

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penguin_stomper@reddit

I wear clothes until they're worn out. Small holes are fine. Jeans can be downgraded to yardwork clothes. Old t-shirts only worn for sleeping. No need to go to crazy extremes, but why be wasteful?

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Dalton387@reddit

Not a poverty thing, it’s a comfort thing. Most men dress based on comfort. I think most women dress based on how thing look, regardless of comfort.

So women see any wear and it’s out. They’re looking for things that match, look good together, etc. comfort is nice, but often takes a back seat to the rest. I don’t think any woman has ever worn heels because they’re super comfy.

Guys on the other hand figure a little hole here or there, isn’t worth finding and breaking in a new pair of underwear or whatever it is. The issue comes when deciding the fine line of a little hole doesn’t matter, and tatters that need to be tossed.

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AdDue7140@reddit

Until? I have holes in my underwear rn. I can’t do the socks like that tho. My feet get blisters easy

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Hunts5555@reddit

I am not in poverty and I wear my underwear and socks far into the point where there are holes.

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TheBimpo@reddit

Why would I replace socks that don’t have holes in them? Those are perfectly good socks.

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ExcaliburVader@reddit

Not mine! He's quick to throw those things out if they get a small hole. He grew up very poor and he admits that he promised himself he'd never wear underwear with holes. Jeans and tee shirts can be torn yo shit and he'll wear them.😆

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xxxHAL9000xxx@reddit

Why would you throw them away before they are worn out? Might as well use them up first, then throw them away.

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ADudeThatPlaysDBD@reddit

If all 5 toes aren’t seeing the light then it’s still got life.

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shers719@reddit

Yes they do. And they keep them even after the holes are there unless their partner or someone intervenes and makes them "disappear".

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wwhsd@reddit

Can confirm.

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GotWheaten@reddit

Yes.

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rockerode@reddit

Why buy new clothes when old clothes good

Tbh if more people did this we would on average use way less things around the world

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jettech737@reddit

Underwear no but for socks it depends on where the holes are.

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JosephBlowsephThe3rd@reddit

I'll wear socks & underwear until they get holes, but then I replace them. Why would I get rid of them before that? T-shirts I may still wear with holes, though generally only as "around the house, doing chores" kind of wear. Or depending on where the hole is on the t-shirt, I may just mend it.

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joepierson123@reddit

No we wear them until they disintegrate into a puff of dust

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Comediorologist@reddit

I think I WOULD buy them more frequently, but my wife would have fewer options for Christmas gifts and quietly resent me.

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SituationSad4304@reddit

I’m the wife and also do it with my own things. I come from a family that has bounced back and forth from wealth and poverty many times over the last 150 years. (I only give such a long time because my Great Grandfather was burning in 1868, Grandfather, 1908, Father 1951, and Me 1994)

Whether it’s epigenetic influence, learned behavior, or such wide exposure across classes even as just a 31F, your answer will vary wildly.

Lower income Americans (of all heritage and culture) who have been for generations would continue to wear and even mend the holes.

Wealthy (in particular White) Americans whose families have not been food insecure for 4+ generations the man generally buys new underwear, asks for new underwear, or they simply appear in his drawer depending on the family.

I straddle the middle with such significant ups and downs in my 31 years. I have lived wealthy enough for 4-6 vacations a year and 1-3 of them being to Disney world/land with unlimited souvenir shopping to learning to cut coupons so we could have a treat of of frozen pizza on Friday’s (a $7 expense that my dad couldn’t always justify)

As adult, my husband generally makes good money, I have a generous budget compared to many families. But when he was out of work for 15 months? I got us on food stamps and halved our budget immediately. Between my stockpiled pantry and knowing how to fill our bellies for 1/6th the usual money made it so we never defaulted on rent and survived until he got a new job. We had savings of 1/3 his usual annual salary and made it.

All that info about class here in America said, we also have jokes that are true in abusive marriages but “tongue in cheek” jokes much more widely like this underwear joke.

I joke about needing to bring my husband to go takeout when I go out with friends for dinner implying it’s like misogynistic men who could only make themselves cold food if the wife was gone.

He can cook. He grills, when I’m sick he makes dinner. It’s merely a joke among women having dinner out together. In reality he made the children dinner and just wants some takeout from where I am

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SituationSad4304@reddit

I realized I transitioned to explaining about food, but clothes are the same. Necessities you either feel are guaranteed or scarce. And it’s really all over the place

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Savings-Market4000@reddit

My Russian wife tells me that I'm as bad as her father about it, so there you are.

By the way, underwear aren't actually bad until 40 percent of them or more is ripped, and we really don't need to throw away old underwear. Plus, old socks are comfortable and small holes aren't bad.

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Ok-Car-5115@reddit

There’s probably some exaggeration involved but I wear clothes way longer than I should because I honestly just don’t notice. And they’re comfortable. And I don’t like change.

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JimTheJerseyGuy@reddit

Why would I throw them away if they are still in good condition?

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Leverkaas2516@reddit

There's a big difference between wearing them UNTIL they have holes, and continuing to wear them when they have holes.

Some do one, some the other.

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xx-rapunzel-xx@reddit

lol idk! i think people will keep them even with holes if they still fit. (i personally don’t like it but i still do it)

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Constant-Security525@reddit

I (an American woman) could be embarrassed that I'm the one that has a few pairs of holey socks and underwear. I do have mostly non-holey ones, though. They're all always clean. As a middle-aged wife of almost 30 years, I don't care. Plus, I'm the frugal one in the household. My Czech husband is less so and he's a little fussy about certain things like that. He buys new things far more often. The house is mostly full of his stuff. Sometimes I buy little for myself as a counterbalance. It's all about priorities! I splurge more on culinary-related stuff.

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LazyStore2559@reddit

AS TO CHEWED UP MANGLED underwear, my doggy loves his daddy and his holy clothes. I wear mocasins withoht socks which saves some money., keeping our 90 l b door bell happy, he also lovez when Some of my rattier socks get stuffed with tennisballs, good times!

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Slight_Literature_67@reddit

My dad was like this, and my fiance is sorta bad about this. My dad, though, was like this with all his clothes. It took my mom years to finally convince him to let go of a holey shirt from 1975 that he wore until the early 2010s.

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sgtm7@reddit

Most of my clothes are bought by my wife. I remember telling my now ex-wife years ago,that I don't need to buy clothes, because I had 7 uniforms and a robe. So yeah, not much into buying clothes. And underwear is good, as long as there are no holes.

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SMore-Cowbell@reddit

My family can afford to replace damaged clothing and I swear my husband's socks, underwear, even shoes all get worn even when they have holes in them unless I personally throw them away.

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Vegetable-Star-5833@reddit

Women do this to. I’m not going to buy new socks and underwear unless I need them and I usually need more when my current ones get a hole

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jimfosters@reddit

Clothes and underpants aren't at their best until you can count the threads

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rolyoh@reddit

I'm not married, but I wear my underwear and socks until there is no life left in them. If socks get a hole from the big toe on one foot, I just wear that sock on the other foot until it gets another hole. Same with underwear. A small hole near the waistband is nothing. Only when the hole gets too big to be practical, that's when I throw it away.

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Meth_Cat@reddit

Kind of a waste if you don't use it until it can't be used

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whatsthis1901@reddit

Socks, underwear, t-shirts, jeans.

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KaliCalamity@reddit

Not just a poverty thing, but it's definitely more pronounced in people that grew up poor. I think it mostly comes down to guys being stubborn, feeling comfortable in what they have so not wanting to replace with an unknown, and generally hating shopping.

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pakrat1967@reddit

You've probably heard the phrase "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". The same thing kinda applies to clothes. If it's still in good shape, why discard it.

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Cebuanolearner@reddit

Yep, we do it

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MPord@reddit

🤣Yup. My husband does. He would not give up his clothes no matter how old they are. His reason? They are comfortable.

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SaabAero93Ttid@reddit

Pretty sure nit5in the UK

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TheShitpostAlchemist@reddit

My boomer dad who has always been comfortable wears things forever. Though he had to put a moratorium on tee shirts because we’re not great at buying gifts

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Ok_Researcher_9796@reddit

I throw out things immediately Iif they have holes in them.

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theromanempire1923@reddit

I wear them even after they get holes in them

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GeneralPatton94@reddit

Yea. It’s probably a worldwide male thing.

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Hopeful_Pizza_2762@reddit

Female's too.

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Direlion@reddit

Indeed. We wear it until it disintegrates so you don’t have any option except to buy a replacement.

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Shonky_Honker@reddit

I have very heavy heals. If i didn’t wear my socks with holes I would be in poverty. Deadass if I buy socks they have a heel hole in a week

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schlegelbagel31@reddit

Varies person to person. That being said, I am extremely unlikely to throw away socks until they have holes in them, and will probably give them a few wears still if it’s a small hole. Underwear once it gets a hole it’s usually getting retired unless it’s somewhere less noticeable (like along the waistband).

Regardless of nationality men aren’t all that different lol

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tsukuyomidreams@reddit

Yeah they do. And replace them maybe once a decade.

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azuth89@reddit

Reality varies, but yeah its a decades old meme/trope here as well