# Pajamas **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 12, 2017, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pajamas/801394 "2017-11-12T02:22:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pajamas/801394/1 "2017-11-12T02:22:47Z")
Mostly a “guy” question. Do you own/wear pajamas? FTR, I am single guy, mid 50’s and I own a couple of pajamas, the REAL, old school kind, like these: > **[Club Room Men's Blue Glenplaid Shirt and Pants Pajama Set & Reviews -...](https://www.macys.com/shop/product/club-room-mens-blue-glenplaid-shirt-pants-pajama-set?ID=612382)** > > Shop Men's Blue Glenplaid Shirt and Pants Pajama Set online at Macys.com. A great combination for at-home wear, this lightweight Club Room pajama set is a smart choice for any guy. Or these: [![](http://www.buckandbuck.com/uploads/Product/product_272_file03_large.jpg) ](http://www.buckandbuck.com/uploads/Product/product_272_file03_large.jpg) I wear them occasionally. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pajamas/801394/2 "2017-11-12T03:17:06Z")
I love mens old school jammies, I sleep in the tops, almost everynight. Mr.Wrekker has the bottoms. ---
**Author:** ![Claude\_Remains](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pajamas/801394/3 "2017-11-12T03:32:55Z")
Just a couple of years ago (I’m 54) I started wearing pajamas. I buy only the bottoms, cut them off and wear old T-shirts as a top. Thing is they MUST have pockets. Off the shelf pajama sets with long bottoms and sleeves cause me to feel over heated here in Tampa. I used to be able to come home and lounge in my boxers but now mom lives with me and beer drinking and nut scratching has fallen by the wayside. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pajamas/801394/4 "2017-11-12T03:50:45Z")
I have a couple pairs of flannel bottoms I wear with a t-shirt and then a flannel zip-up on or off depending on what’s comfortable. I don’t own any matched sets. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pajamas/801394/5 "2017-11-12T04:57:27Z")
Yes, I wear pajamas. I pretty well need to wear long pants to bed to protect my legs from scratches and my sheets from various skin creams. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pajamas/801394/6 "2017-11-12T05:32:35Z")
Nope, no pajamas for me. I’ve got some lightweight shorts and shirts that can serve as sleepwear when I’m staying overnight somewhere or sharing a hotel room, but they’re normally workout clothes. ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pajamas/801394/7 "2017-11-12T16:10:24Z")
Minus the shoes and socks, this is what I sleep in every night: [Pajamas](https://www.armytimes.com/resizer/VyynFt-QqGkA0xpntslZmiMFr00=/1200x0/filters:quality(100)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-mco.s3.amazonaws.com/public/2ERKACGE3BFCZF742LIOHK4EEE.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pajamas/801394/8 "2017-11-12T16:18:36Z")
Um, no. Nor do I trip over the ottoman each day. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pajamas/801394/9 "2017-11-12T16:18:47Z")
T-shirt and boxers in bed. Robe around the house. I used to pull on my pants before exiting the bedroom. I don’t have to do that anymore since my daughters left for college. I have PJ’s in a drawer somewhere. Probably a father’s day gift. I wore them a couple times. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pajamas/801394/10 "2017-11-12T16:20:32Z")
None for me. I wear athletic shorts 24/7 (yes even under my pants) so I just sleep in them. Rarely I wear a shirt, but sometimes. More often than not I’ll have socks on. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pajamas/801394/11 "2017-11-12T16:26:30Z")
When I was single, I loved wearing men’s jammies - the cutesy women’s styles weren’t very comfortable, and night gowns just got twisted and clumped up. After I got married, the jammies went away, altho I’ll wear a sleep shirt (a long t-shirt) when it’s chilly so my shoulders don’t get cold. I can’t always keep the covers pulled up to my chin as a result of sharing the bed and the covers. My husband never wears pajamas. He has flannel pants for lounging around while watching TV, but they’re shed when he comes to bed. ---
**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pajamas/801394/12 "2017-11-12T16:37:03Z")
Pajama pants are for lounging around the house, or looking stylish for a quick trip to Walmart. Underwear is for sleeping. ---
**Author:** ![blogflogdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a5b964/32.png) [@blogflogdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blogflogdog)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pajamas/801394/13 "2017-11-12T16:42:51Z")
Do extra long tube socks and a short robe (missing the sash) count?? Or what about rubber gloves and a painters tarp wrapped around one leg?? ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pajamas/801394/14 "2017-11-12T17:35:43Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Um, no. > > Nor do I trip over the ottoman each day. Oh, Robbbb! ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2017, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pajamas/801394/15 "2017-11-13T02:03:50Z")
The last time I wore pajamas I was about 14. That was a long time ago. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2017, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pajamas/801394/16 "2017-11-13T02:09:10Z")
Like theBlob in his/her post above, I’ve taken to wearing pajama pants around the house (no tops), but tend to sleep in the altogether (naked, that is). Easy to slip on/off, comfortable and you can wear them while going to the mailbox without shocking the neighbors (at least, none have expressed shock to me yet). ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pajamas/801394/17 "2017-11-13T02:32:44Z")
I do, though I’m slowly moving to mix-and-match bottoms and tops. ---
**Author:** ![UncaStuart](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncastuart/32/404_2.png) [@UncaStuart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncaStuart)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2017, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pajamas/801394/18 "2017-11-13T06:47:42Z")
The only two instances in which I wear pajamas (just the bottoms, actually) are 1) when we are guests spending the night in someone else’s house, or 2) when we have guests staying in our guest room. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2017, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pajamas/801394/19 "2017-11-13T11:44:08Z")
Typically PJ pants and a t shirt (unless it is hot, then shorts). Now that is cold I wear a long sleeve top. Most of my camping this year it was cold enough that I wore long underwear, a smartwool top, thick wool socks, and a balaclava. Brian ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2017, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pajamas/801394/20 "2017-11-13T12:44:26Z")
This is my happy place: Winter time. Jammies on. Something brewing in the Slow Cooker making the house smell good. And a spicy Bloody Marry to sip on while I wait. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pajamas/801394.md?page=2)