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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hoarding a  a serious issue, OP.

But if he is just storing things without it really being hoarding -- I found I could tell my husband someone needed the items, and then he was fine with giving them away.

He had a shit ton of old magazines he was saving.  I told him a friend of mine needed a bunch for a school project, and carted away boxes and boxes of old magazines.  [/quote]

This. I think that hoarders need their things to be valued, even when they don't respect the items/don't care for them or use them. It's emotional 'stuff' that they aren't willing/able to sort through.

So if you 'find' someone who is 70 lbs larger than him and 'needs clothes' he will probably happily part with the items. In addition, depending on the type of hoard, use an excuse like the pp. Even if it's utter garbage, act like you found someone who will enjoy it- do NOT tell him it went in a dumpster.[/quote]

My husband has a tendency to do this, and you are correct. If I want to clean the linen closet, he'll get uptight until I say "the vet collects these sheets and stuff for homeless dogs and cats". He's more than willing to part with things that he knows goes to good use.  [/quote]

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