Anonymous wrote:I usually change at some point after I get home, but it's more to be comfortable and to avoid getting anything on my work clothes when I'm cooking dinner.

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I have separate clothes to cook in.

Yes my work pants aren’t that comfortable so I change into sweatpants, and I don’t want to cook wearing my expensive cashmere so I change to sweatshirt. But that’s about it! No more changes. I ran errands looking like Adam Sandler.

Anonymous wrote:It’s one thing to change when you get home. It’s quite another to change 4-5-6 times a day. I think it’s extraordinarily odd, tbh. And OCD. But whatever, if it makes you happy.

Can you invite someone into your home and let them sit down on your furniture?

OP here and yes, we have guests all the time. And my DH and DC don't do this (though everyone always removes their shoes). My two kind of controlling things are that I've asked DH not to lie in the bed in pants he wore to work (he rides the train to work), and I won't let anyone put luggage or backpacks on beds or other furniture because I think about where they go and it grosses me out.

But otherwise this is just something I do for my own comfort.

Anonymous wrote:I have a pair of indoor shoes and take off my outside shoes right near the front door. And I also change out of my outside clothes into a nightgown when at home.

I live in a city and ride subways - I am positive I've sat in a subway seat recently vacated by homeless people. So I come in and always take off my pants. Then its like "well might as well be comfy and take off my bra too" and then "might as well go full comfy and take off everything!"

When I lived in the suburbs and drove everywhere, I just took off shoes upon coming inside.

OP here, and yes, this is how it started. I ride public transit, got to coffee shops and the library -- there's city grime everywhere. I see dog poop people neglected to pick up often, and worse. I've always taken off shoes before going inside but over time I just realized there's no way all of that is confined to my shoes.

It’s one thing to change when you get home. It’s quite another to change 4-5-6 times a day. I think it’s extraordinarily odd, tbh. And OCD. But whatever, if it makes you happy.

Can you invite someone into your home and let them sit down on your furniture?

I see your reasoning, but I can’t imagine this working for me. We have a dog and a backyard and the dog loves for us to throw him the ball in the backyard—it’s not on a schedule like his walks, just when he stands at the back door looking expectantly and if we have a few spare minutes. Our kitchen is small and so we take out the recycling to the bins frequently. Occasionally when our neighbors are outside we will pop out for a few minutes to chat. My kid’s school is a 5 minute drive and they need rides a lot to and from various activities so we often just wait for their “I’m ready” text and jump in the car to get them. All of this requiring clothes changes sounds like it would really not work for me. We take off our shoes, but no we don’t change our clothes like this.

This is very German of you OP! Many people there change their clothes when coming home — it makes sense as the washers are so small and most people don’t even have dryers. You want to keep your nice clothes clean as long as possible. Washing/drying jeans during a rainy period can take days.

This all makes sense if you ride the metro, but if in your own car, how grimy do you get? When you come home from the grocery store, do these clothes go directly to the laundry or re-used for the next errand run? Do you hang these clothes in your closet? Gosh, just writing this paragraph has made me tired.

Anonymous wrote:I’m from India and this is what we’ve always done. We get into the house, wash our feet and hands and change into our indoor clothes.
I don’t wash feet anymore now but I always wear indoor clothes as soon as I get home.

I’m Indian too and we do exactly this. Also take off shoes in the mud room and put on indoor shoes/slippers before entering the house.

Anonymous wrote:I’m from India and this is what we’ve always done. We get into the house, wash our feet and hands and change into our indoor clothes.
I don’t wash feet anymore now but I always wear indoor clothes as soon as I get home.

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Came to say the same. Also 1st gen from India.

Also, we are a shoe-free home. We will wear our indoor flipflops inside. No shoes allowed on our bedroom carpets, not even the indoor flipflops. We leave the flipflops outside the bedroom doors.

If you don’t live in a filthy area, you really don’t need this.

I started doing this in my twenties because I rode the metro to work and I didn't want germs on my upholstery. I'm a homemaker in my forties now and I still do it. For school drop-off I like to look put together and often my dresses and tops are very delicate. When I get home, I put on clothes that are more comfortable and suitable for lounging. I literally have a rack of house dresses that have only been outside long enough to get the newspaper.

Yes, definitely. When I get home from work, I change.

Yes, I have indoor and outdoor shoes too. I also wipe down my purse with a cleaning wipe (usually hangs by the front door when in use) before putting it in my closet if I switch it out for a different one. This all helps with my allergies. I also shower before bed.

I usually change at some point after I get home, but it's more to be comfortable and to avoid getting anything on my work clothes when I'm cooking dinner.