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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by frosch to c/[email protected]
 

So, we switched from one really big blanket to two individual smaller ones. And every day I’m struggling with the decision. Do I

a) let them overlap, which looks good but is a damn hassle to get undone for sleeping

b) have them separate and kinda crinkle them so they only cover one half of the bed, which looks ridiculously bad

c) some third option my simple mind could not come up with?

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[–] [email protected] 63 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)
  1. Go to sleep
  2. Wake up, throw off covers, get up
  3. leave covers however they fell
[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You actually should wait an hour or two before making the bed. Let's air out and not retain so much moisture.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What about just never making the bed

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I like the look of a made bed. And the feeling of getting into a made bed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I love the look of a made bed

I hate having to undo a made bed to get into it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Oh man, that's the best part!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

My wife an I have some hairy housemates, so we do smooth out our duvets a bit near the foot of the bed (so they have a place to nap during the day). Otherwise I'm with ya.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I read that thinking you were talking about human housemates for a second 🤣. I haven't had my coffee yet 😉

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Yeah it should be furry housemates.

Actually, if 4chan has taught me anything, that could still be humans

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Ha. Yeah, I avoided "furry" because on the fediverse I thought that was more likely to seem like I meant human. I didn't realize how much surprise furry content was out there until I joined Mastodon.

[–] frosch 3 points 8 months ago

Yeah… we’ve got furry little idiots that will spread hair everywhere in the bed. It’s a bit nicer to have that on top of the blankets instead of in your bed

[–] [email protected] 29 points 8 months ago (5 children)

I’m here to see how many people don’t make their bed. I do not and I never really understand why.

That said each to their own.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago

I only do when I'm expecting someone else to see it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

When I remember to I try to rearrange my sheets after I get up so that they still cover the mattress. That's because I've got a dog who likes to sleep on the bed during the day, I'd rather she did that on the sheets that are easier to clean.

Otherwise, I'm not entirely sure of the point.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

I used to not do it, but now I do because it's ridiculously nice to just to have it all ready to go.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

I've read that it's better not to make your bed, so the dampness created at night can evaporate. It would be even better to air out your blankets, but it's a good excuse to give myself credit for not making the bed.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

My partner and I are fans of the pile, but then again we also get up and basically run out the door every day

[–] [email protected] 22 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

Turn them 90° and then fold them over until they fit. Folding them in halves or thirds should suffice.

Edit: Like this:

[–] frosch 5 points 8 months ago

That’s a good one! I’ll try this out tomorrow 👍

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

On a different note, i wouldnt be able to sleep with my feet sticking out.
Those douvets are so short

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Or, instead of turning them 90 degrees, only flip under the middle side of the blanket, like so

[–] otp 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Is the bed mostly for sleeping, or for decoration?

If it's for sleeping, then don't make the bed. There's no good reason to do so.

If it's for decoration, fold each blanket in half with one blanket covering each person's half of the bed. Make it that way.

[–] frosch 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The good reason as stated in another comment is having hairy housemates ;)

Also, I personally much prefer to get into a tidy bed, it’s just such a comfy feeling :3

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I know you mean pets, but the idea that you live with a couple of super hairy dudes that shed all over the place and in your bed like dogs is hilarious to me.

[–] frosch 1 points 8 months ago
[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Third option: get blankets one bed size up.

King size comforter on a Queen size bed solved the "who stole the comforter last night issue" for me.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

There's two problems. The aforementioned thieving, and the midnight strangler as the blanket edge that was nicely tucked under the chin of a side-sleeper gets unceremoniously yanked by a nearby sleepyhead.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

Cover both with a bedspread

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Blankets go crinkly side by side so one person can go to bed earlier and night owl’s blanket is available even if sleepyhead fell asleep without unmaking the bed first.

In daytime, it looks a bit like 2 sleeping bags are spread out on the bed.