The part I despise the most is putting them in the closet. I've tried many solutions, but I've not found any that made the job less tedious.

When I was a student, I just threw my clothes into various shelves based on the type and considered that good enough. I did not fold clothes ever. I just threw the boxers in one shelf, the socks in another, T-shirts in another, pants in another.

As an adult with a family, this won't be accepted anymore.

I had a period in which I had a dryer, but I did not find that it saved me a lot of time because the fastest way to get the laundry into the shelves and the hangers is by sorting it first. And if I had to sort it anyways, I could just sort it on the drying rack and put it on the hangers on the drying rack.

I think it's fairly hard to find solutions to fix this.

I have considered mapping out each step, and then try to identify the pain points. Then find ways to remove as much friction as possible. Kind of like how an UX designer would handle this.

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[–] 2 points 1 day ago

Next time I'll just roll a die to decide who does the laundry.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 child)

    There are nudist reserves you can move to, to live forever. While most of them go out to earn. I know of a person that runs a restaurant/food corner in nudist reserve and leaves the reserve like once a month. He was my favorite colleague when he was still living with us normies. Now I see him like once every two years.bHe even got married to lady who also lived in nudist reserve,

    I never asked, but I doubt he does laundry. Let me text him. Will edit to say what he replies.

    Edit: He replied right away, his kind neighbor has been doing his laundry last six years. He doesn't even own a washing machine. It makes sense, his neighbors both work outside the reserve, they do laundry every 2-3 days, they don't mind taking on two additional clothes every month.

    P.S. He said two, Motherfucker has been going commando every time we met, hasn't he? Curse you for making me learn this knowledge.

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  • [–] 8 points 6 days ago

    I do all menual labour tasks like that while listening to podcasts, makes it far less annoying.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 days ago*

    I just threw my clothes into various shelves based on the type and considered that good enough

    That's too much effort for me. If it's clean it goes into the clean pile inside the closet. It's kinda fun hunting for correct piece of clothing in the morning. Matching socks is a bonus.

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    I have a big cedar chest in my closet I just throw all my clothes in when I don't feel like sorting.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

    Can you dry your clothes on the hangers that go into your closet & just move them into the closet when dry? Or dry them in the closet with the door open? Do you need the rack at all? I dry my air dry stuff on hangers a lot.

    I was going to say merino & silk, because I don't have to wash mine often, until I read that it's the putting away you don't like.

    Or maybe get nice baskets on a shelf, or a dresser with drawers, and go back to your sort-and-toss.

    ETA: or trade chores. Everyone in my house does their own laundry, but my husband washes the dishes, I put them away, because he doesn't mind washing dishes, I hate it. I cook because he can't. If there is something else you can do for your spouse that they don't like, maybe they would put away your clothes in return.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 days ago

    The only way for it to never bother you is to pay someone to do your laundry. Other than that it's a chore that will always be there no matter what. You can also have a deal with your partner, make her/him do the laundry and you take care or something else.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 days ago

    elves. keebler specifically, but elves

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  • [–] 1 point 6 days ago*

    I have a clothes drying rack. I layer shirts on one side and pants on the other, so I really only have to put away socks and underwear.

    I work two jobs, so this is what I do. Hope this helps.

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  • [–] 46 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    As an adult with a family, this won't be accepted anymore.

    This right here is the real problem. Can you explain what''s unacceptable about it and why you're not asking, "How do I convince my spouse to accept this?"

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    [–] 38 points 1 week ago (14 children)

    Nakedness. Ideally find a work from home situation. Careful answering the door.

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  • [–] [S] 12 points 1 week ago (13 children)

    Converting my family into nudists does not seem to be the right solution here.

    However, the idea of trying to reduce the amount of clothes that are worn daily might be on the right track.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 week ago (9 children)

    Start with pants. You can wear one pair of bluejeans for a week.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 days ago (1 child)

    Are these people regularly shitting themselves while wearing jeans? Doing yard work in jeans?

    Why are they being washed every week - are they heavily soiled?

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  • [–] 2 points 6 days ago*

    Shit, even my pair I do construction work in, I only wash when they get too soiled.

    My off work pair I wash like once every 8 months.

    Pretty sure a lot of jeans just tell you to wash once every 6 months unless you really soil them, or just use a brush to remove debris and throw in a ziplock in the freezer if they smell.

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  • [–] 23 points 1 week ago (7 children)

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    This is called a Haberdasher Stand. When you undress you hang you clothes on it. Wear the same clothes as many days in a row as you can. Much less laundry per week.

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    [–] 22 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    I used to dislike laundry in the past, until I figured out that the part that I disliked was the monotony and lack of mental stimulation. This could be solved by listening to podcasts or audiobooks while doing the laundry. Now I no longer dislike it, because it's really only an opportunity to listen to podcasts for 30-40 minutes (hang-drying/folding time)

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  • [–] 3 points 6 days ago

    podcasts ftw for any house chores

    I love music, and spend hours listening to tunes with my ridiculously expensive IEMs while working but for some reason it doesn't cut the mustard with house admin

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    I'm a nudist and this is actually legit. I only wear clothes to go outside sometimes and often only briefly so I'll usually just hang them back up when I'm done. I only do a single small load of laundry once a month or so. My wife isn't so she has to do like 4 loads a month of her clothes.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 days ago (6 children)

    This is actually so interesting lol. It raises so many questions for me. Like, did your current wife know you were a nudist before marrying you? How did she take it when she found out? Something you had to break to her or did you know she'd be fine with it? She doesn't think it's annoying to accommodate you nudism in her home? Like, people coming over unannounced is harder etc? Stuff on the furniture and so on?

    Please answer any, all, or none, however you see fit. 😁

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  • [–] 2 points 5 days ago (5 children)

    Yeah she knew the whole time. It's never a problem at all. We have separate rooms and I can always just throw a sarong on it need be. I'm not sure why you would assume there would be problems. There aren't any.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 days ago (4 children)

    Well, I'm not assuming there are, just wondering if there are. 🙂 Anyway, that's great for you.

    The separate rooms thing, is that something you both want because of the nudism?

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  • [–] 2 points 5 days ago (3 children)

    No, it has nothing to do with it. We just both prefer having our own bedrooms. Nudism is completely not an issue for me.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 days ago (2 children)

    Interesting. I could never imagine wanting a separate room to my wife. To each their own. 😊

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  • [–] 2 points 5 days ago (1 child)

    Yep, that's totally valid. We are both people who don't like physical contact all the time so sharing a bed is not great for us. We do enjoy it from time to time and sleep together (especially while camping).

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  • [–] 3 points 5 days ago

    This is why I'm here, dude, to share interesting perspectives like this.

    I would've never guessed that a nudist would be someone who doesn't like physical contact.

    So, sleeping in the same bed necessarily means physical contact? I guess if the bed is small enough?

    My wife and I share a bed but it's a pretty wide bed and I'm too warm for her right now so we have our own comforters, and don't really touch during sleep, mutually (I turn a lot and need space, and she gets too hot). 😅

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  • [–] 18 points 1 week ago*

    Become a nudist.

    No clothes = no laundry.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 week ago*

    As an adult with a family, this won’t be accepted anymore.

    Says who? Like if it's your clothes your room your life, do it your way.

    Signed. A couple who hasn't folded clothes in months

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  • [–] 12 points 1 week ago

    Live out of a laundry basket. If anyone questions it just curl yourself around the laundry basic and scream like a possum protecting its nest of young. Maintain solid eye contact throughout. Defecate if necessary.

    They’ll never mention it again and probably warn others. you can then live out of that laundry basket free of judgement.

    Follow me for more info about living life with the freedom of a possum .

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