So you’re home, you live alone, you’re not expecting visitors nor are you going out any time soon. What are you wearing?
For some reason I’m much more comfortable in boxers than nude, but I couldn’t possibly understand the mindset of someone who sits fully clothed at home alone.
Ah shit: I meant to add an option for fully clothed. Totally screwed that up… can a mod add it or is it too late?
In truth, I no longer live alone but I do work alone at home, so spend a lot of time on my own here. I always get up, shower and dress for work (still casual, mind you). If I’ve been out, I quite often don’t even remember to take my shoes off. My partner will arrive home hours later saying ‘are you planning on leaving me or something?’.
To be honest, I’m not a fan of lounging around in PJ’s: makes me feel like one of those people who’ll be found, rotting, several weeks after they died, when the smell drifts into the corridor. Getting fully dressed makes me feel awake, and part of the active human race.
It would be something like “fully clothed, casual”, most of the time. Right now we’re having temperatures around 40C every day, so if I could I’d be spending all day in the bathtub. PJs and robes aren’t something I feel comfy in, for starters I’m comfier in a good bra than braless (if I’m not comfier with the bra than without, it’s a bad bra); being leaky, I’m also not comfortable without underwear unless I’m doing something which requires no underwear. Home clothes usually involve things like those favorite Tshirts which aren’t fashionable any more, or which were too big even when “too big” was the fashionable size.
I prefer barefoot unless there’s carpet. Never met a carpet that was nice to walk on
I live with my family and I walk around in a T-shirt and boxers most of the time. I go to college during the day but get home before everyone else, and by the time they’re home I’ve forsaken pants.
I’m not paranoid about my parents and sister seeing my naked legs from the knee down, and pants are just uncomfortable (or at least, less comfortable than no pants at all).
I would dress the same if I lived alone.
Edit: I should say that I’m always in fresh clothes, of course, and don’t spend days at a time in the same shirt/boxers combo. Spending all day in the clothes I slept in would feel really gross.
Gym shorts, underpants, t-shirt. It doesn’t matter whether I’m alone or what season it is. If I’m going to the basement or attic or patio I put on a pair of moccasins. Otherwise, I never ever wear anything on my feet, especially in bed.
At home I generally wear pajama pants or shorts with a built-in-bra cami. Add a sweatshirt and socks if it’s chilly. I have friends who’ll change out of their suits or other workwear into jeans a tshirt when they get home, even if they’re not going anywhere, and then change into pajamas for bed, and I just don’t get that. Why make extra laundry for yourself?
Other: Just shorts (and underwear of course.) Most of the time in Florida it is hot enough that you can save on A/C by shedding clothes, but underwear is too uncomfortable by itself. In the 2 months or so when it’s cold enough that you don’t need the A/C even with a shirt on, I add a t-shirt.
When I get home, why should I take the trouble to get undressed—especially if there’s a chance I’ll go out again that day, in which case I’ll just have to take the trouble to get dressed again?
Why would I want to feel exposed and vulnerable, rather than fully prepared in case someone comes to the door or I need to do some work outside or I’m standing in front of an open window?
Getting dressed is a chore, one I’d like to do as little of as possible—ditto for laundry—so I typically put clothes on in the morning and take them off again at night and that’s it.
I voted for “underwear only” (ie., boxers), but until quite recently I was a smoker, so I usually kept a pair of shorts on so I wouldn’t have to go find pants before going for a cigarette.
Usually naked, except socks. I don’t like walking on hardwood floors in bare feet. It’s usually a gradual progression though. I get home, go to the bathroom, and since my pants are already down, they come off. Then, maybe as I’m sitting on my couch I’ll take off my shirt and bra to get comfortable. My clothes are always strewn around, so if someone does stop by I can get dressed relatively quickly. But if I am alone, I don’t see the need for clothing.