# What do you wear when you sleep? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 18, 2000, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wear-when-you-sleep/29913 "2000-08-18T21:41:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Emilee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cab0a1/32.png) [@Emilee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emilee)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2000, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wear-when-you-sleep/29913/41 "2000-08-20T03:22:49Z")
I sleep in my boyfriend’s tattered, old shirt and a pair of his boxers. ---
**Author:** ![kasuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2000, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wear-when-you-sleep/29913/42 "2000-08-20T07:01:55Z")
Summer: short sleeve t-shirt and shorts Winter: short sleeve t-shirt and shorts Especially Cold Winter: short sleeve t-shirt and shorts ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2000, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wear-when-you-sleep/29913/43 "2000-08-20T07:41:27Z")
Another nekkid sleeper here–unless it’s really cold, and I’ll be in pajama bottoms & a tank top. I can’t wear nightgowns because the twist up to my waist in my sleep and I end up ripping it off in the middle of the night because it started to tighten around my waist. If I go to bed in something lacy/silky, it ain’t because I’m planning on _sleeping_ m’dears… ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2000, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wear-when-you-sleep/29913/44 "2000-08-20T07:45:44Z")
However the mood strikes–anything from nude to a long silky nightie to a short and sexy nightie to t-shirt and panties. Could never sleep in sweats or flannel, tho, 'cause the Mr. generates a lot of body heat, and if he isn’t there, my cats usually are, and they generate a lot of body heat, too! ---
**Author:** ![dpr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dpr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dpr)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2000, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wear-when-you-sleep/29913/45 "2000-08-21T01:00:42Z")
At the risk of sounding unoriginal: nothing. In fact nowadays if I’m forced to sleep wearing somethign I find it quite difficult to attain dreamland status. ---
**Author:** ![uberDave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f04885/32.png) [@uberDave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uberDave)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2000, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wear-when-you-sleep/29913/46 "2000-08-21T01:47:25Z")
in a word: Buck. Naked that is. And one thing I do not understand is sleeping naked in the summer and then wearing clothes when its cold. How about just getting a little moree covers. Like a nice comforter. I need to be naked at night all year round. And its not as though I live in the tropics. Pennsylvania winters can get sorta cold. All that canadian air pouring down. I’d snuggle up to Anniz. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2000, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wear-when-you-sleep/29913/47 "2000-08-21T03:04:48Z")
100% in the buffster here. In fact, when in a hotel, I frequently put out the “please have this room cleaned as soon as possible” placard, and go to sleep naked on top of the sheets. I find the shrieks of laughter to be very amusing. ---
**Author:** ![lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lee/32/7455_2.png) [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2000, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wear-when-you-sleep/29913/48 "2000-08-21T03:13:53Z")
i wear nothing to bed unless i am visiting someone or having my period. If i a visitin i wear a night gown, if i have my period i wear panties ---
**Author:** ![purrplebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90ced4/32.png) [@purrplebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purrplebear)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2000, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wear-when-you-sleep/29913/49 "2000-08-21T05:17:45Z")
BK: nada, zilch, zippo, notadarnedthing, hubby ;), slinky sexy see through nighties with spaghetti straps \. AK: Sleep t-shirts mostly, or my spaghetti strap knit short nighties. Or nothing if the kids are at camp or Grandma’s. 😛 Panties? Thank you, no. No wedgies for _this_ girl! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![SF\_CA\_US](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@SF\_CA\_US](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SF_CA_US)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2000, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wear-when-you-sleep/29913/50 "2000-08-21T05:48:53Z")
I “wear” a sheet when I sleep, and a blanket in winter. ---
**Author:** ![Sea\_Sloth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Sea\_Sloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sea_Sloth)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2000, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wear-when-you-sleep/29913/51 "2000-08-21T13:35:28Z")
I’m skinny so I always feel cold and like my knees and elbows are knocking together if I don’t wear pj’s. I wear a little cotton tank top and matching pajama pants or a little cotton nightie. My BF sleeps naked, though. ---
**Author:** ![soulsling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@soulsling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulsling)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2000, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wear-when-you-sleep/29913/52 "2000-08-21T13:45:14Z")
nothing. ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2000, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wear-when-you-sleep/29913/53 "2000-08-21T14:09:22Z")
Nuttin’, honey. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wear-when-you-sleep/29913.md?page=2)