Duh, a bed. No, that's not the answer we're looking for in this survey. We're asking something a little more...well...intimate. Like say you hear a bump in the middle of the night and you pick up your bat, could you go investigate or would you have to throw something on first? Yeah, now we're talking. It's Friday, people. Time to air your dirty laundry...or not.
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Wifebeater for me so I guess that falls under the tshirt category.
It depends, in pajamas when it's cold and if I get too warm in the middle of the night they end up crumpled up on the floor
a 10 year old 3/4 length black nyson low cut t-shirt that used to have a glittery dragon on it, now its just black :( and a pair of abercrombie jammie bottoms, or short bottoms. husband- a white t-shirt and boxers.. boring.
Just my briefs which is next to nothing. wife - fully clothed in either pajamas or t-shirt and sweat pants.
Having lived through several earthquakes in Los Angeles I definitely sleep in pajamas. They most often seem to happen whilst sleeping.
It depends on the weather. If it's really hot even w/ AC and fans, then just my undies. If it's in between, these great capris long john pants from Target which are perfect for that in between temp and a shirt. Usually in summer, a short nightgown. When it's really cold, pj pants & a fleece long sleeve shirt. When I get to sleep in on weekends I know I'll get warm even when it's cold out, so I'll wear a long sleeve cotton nightgown. Keeps my arms warm, but my legs cool under the blankets. I hate pj bottoms cuz I flip around a lot and they always end up twisted and annoying me, but I'm cold natured so if it's cool, I usually need pants.
My birthday suit, although it's getting awfully wrinkled...
i live in pajama bottoms. Not just to sleep. Gillian and O'mally at target has great shorts and capris (the pants are too long for me). With that, a wife beater or camisole. Any extra things I fall sleep with, like socks or sweaters, end up on the floor in the middle of the night. I guess this is because I hate the heat and would rather be slightly chilled than hot.
tank-top and panties; husband - pj pants.
A bit of counterintuitive physics for everyone: if it's cold, you should wear nothing, this way you'll get warm faster. But keep your PJs handy for when you need to get out of the bed.
t-shirt and pajama pants. In the summer, usually a t-shirt and shorts.
A wetsuit, because of tsunami caused by the aforementioned earthquakes. My, what a relevant post.
vintage slip. or sometimes nothing.
i've definitely been known to pad around the house wearing my fleecy blanket wrapped around me like a robe, though, especially when woken in the middle of the night.
Many ob gyn's recommend airing out your kitty. It's supposed to be healthier :).
Pajama pants and usually the long sleeve matching pajama top or a tshirt if it's hot. My body temperature drops really low when I sleep so long pants and sleeves is a must most of the year.
Depends. Is there someone else around for me to leech heat from? Then nothing. Otherwise, sweatshirt, sweatpants and really warm socks. Function first!
in my lover's arms. :) i hinted that i would like a cute and sexy chemise for a present, so still waiting on that one...
loud pajamas; my favorites are Tepper Jackson's Voodoo :0
I sleep in a tank and sweatpants most of the time. When it's really cold, I have several old cashmere sweaters that are no longer in good enough condition to wear outside, but can be worn to bed.
My husband likes to wrap himself up in a cashmere blanket like a burrito.
Nothing between my skin and my honey. :)
Au natural, always, even when I lived in LA's earthquake zone. The dogs always give us a heads up for earthquakes OR burglars :)
tank top/t-shirt and underwear. I cannot sleep in pants. I must be strange, but I can't sleep in someone's arms. It's always to awkward/uncomfortable/hot. We can snuggle, but I'm going to sneak out of the embrace as soon as he falls asleep.
@JaneLane you're not strange, I hate sleeping in someone's arms, too. I overheat really easily and tend towards sleeping sprawled out on my stomach anyway so it just works better to not sleep ON one another.
I'm a t-shirt and undies girl, unless I have guests and then it's a t-shirt and boxers. My legs feel like they get all tangled in anything below mid-thigh though.
nothing.
last year at christmas my sister gave everyone one in our family pajamas for christmas and she had us all open them at the same time. when i unwrapped my box and opened it she had put nothing in the box. :)
T-shirt & shorts/boxers all year 'round. Sometimes just a t-shirt. :)
Hubby: boxers
Self: shorts tank (even in the winter, which backfires when I refuse to get out of bed)
a little cotton dress. as long as my shoulders are exposed and my butt is covered, then i'm happy.
I've slept naked since I was around 11 years old. I just hate clothes wrapping me up when I'm in bed it makes me feel smothered.
The only exception is when I'm sick. Then I bundle up and it makes me feel cozy.
1 for nothing. poor math, i know. i started drinking coffee everyday at eleven but wore something to bed until maybe 17.
i don't like being encumbered by clothes and wear as few as possible even out of bed. the loft has a lot of windows which may explain why not everyone says hi to me...
i love to fall asleep holding my love but i cannot sleep holding her which sucks for me :(
Soft knit pj bottoms or yoga pants and a shelf-bra camisole to preserve the girls; sometimes a sleeveless cotton nightie in summer. No underwear!
Laughing @Michael W.'s comment.
I love pajamas!
tshirt and pj pants in the winter, in the summer shirt and shorts
Nothing. PJs make me feel like I'm trapped in a spider web. I'd be screwed if there was some sort of emergency. I don't even own a bathrobe. I have pajamas but they are just for lounging.
I agree with those who can't do the "sleep in my arms, my darling" thing. Gimme my space! Same for pj's...a little too confining. A-shirts and boy shorts/undies are good, and in the winter I throw on another blanket.
I can't wear anything. Even though I don't move much at night I seem to always get twisted up in anything I wear.
In warm weather I just grab the bat, in cold weather I pull on some jeans in case I have to step outside to run off some racoons.
Michael W =hilarious! That should be a greeting card or something. "For your birthday I got you a new suit", your birthday suit is getting wrinkly... Happy Birthday! Okay enough of that... Nerd Alert.
I sleep in jammies and a tshirt or long sleeve tee in the winter. I get cold easily, and I wake exactly in the same position as I fall asleep so I'm not worried about getting all bunchy. I sleep in creepy coffin position.
Cotton men's button-up shirt. Comfy and somewhat sexy I'd like to think ;) Although in summer it tends to be a little slip or my birthday suit.
I like 'jama bottoms (no undies) in both summer and winter. Hate having my legs touch each other. Strange, but I like to sleep in a t-shirt, but not a long sleeve one. But I'll sleep in a long sleeve sweatshirt. Dunno why...
a smile........oh! and socks in the winter time but only til i get all warmed up!
Birthday suit all the way. In the winter I have good intentions and plan to wear Pj's, but next morning wake up naked!
My boyfriend and I both sleep naked, pj's are too confining for both of us. Since we live in the mountains of Colorado a fluffy down blanket (and shared body heat) takes care of any chilliness.
tank top and panties when my boyfriends here, his t shirt when he's not
Some form of t-shirt (long- short- or no-sleeved) and some degree of bottom ranging from flannel pants to skivvies depending on how warm/cold it is. No matter how warm the bed is, getting up at 3am to run to the washroom requires clothing, and if it's too cold to run naked to the washroom, it is too cold to throw on cold clothes to run over there too.
I know I am strange, but I can't sleep without pjs of some sort on. I don't have underwear on underneath most of the time though. If I sleep with no clothes on I always wake up overheated and sticking to the sheets. I don't know what it is. The sheets and covers are always the same. I'm just a weirdo I guess!
I buy extremely good quality sheets so I want to feel them in their entirety, so I sleep with nothing on plus I think its important to let your skin breathe. I can respect the earthquake issue and I keep a heavy linen zip up caftan on a hook behind my door if I need to grab something uncomplicated to put on.
maximumHOTbottom - that cracked me up!
I've got to agree, maximumHOTbottom gave a pretty creative response though I think s/he has embellished a bit...
I prefer a cotton or linen sleeveless floor length nightgown that is very full. I tuck it around me, thus the fullness. Can't stand PJ bottoms because they get all twisted. I guess this is odd because I can't buy them anywhere.
Flannel pj bottoms with a cotton tee in the winter. Eventually, the tee comes off.. even when it's cold..I start to feel suffocated after a while. Just light cotton boxer shorts in the summer. :)
I have tried many times to wear something, anything but I really can't tolerate even the tiniest top, I just feel like I am being strangled. I think LoriSF has come up with the best reason, I will remember that one.
Tank top and undies.
they have these super soft, worn in "boyfriend" pocket tees at target. i wear one of those and my undies to sleep in. then i have lounge pants made of thin sweater material next to my bed for when i get up. so comfy!
My sleep shirt is an old dress shirt that used to belong to an Italian prince. I got it third-hand, with a story. It's the softest, finest cotton, but opaque, very voluminous, hitting mid-thigh, and it has a small royal crest embroidered on it. It's perfect.
I usually don't wear anything to bed, its easier to control my internal temperature that way, especially during warmer months. If it's Too Damned Cold, then a loose flannel nightgown.
On another note, as far as home invaders are concerned, my father has the ultimate solution: Wear nothing but shooter's ear muffs and meet them with a carbine. They'll either die of a GSW or fright.
We both used to sleep naked, but then I started having hot flashes, so now I wear a t-shirt, with a fresh one nearby, so I can quick-change during the night. The bliss of getting out of a hot damp t and into a dry one, oh my.
Nothing if my hubby is home, long sleeve pyjama sweater and long pyjama pants if he's not in the winter or tshirt in the summer
Nothing, but lately I've been thinking I should be more prepared for the unexpected.
I could never sleep nude - I'm always in pj pants and a tank top, or boxers and a tank top in the summer. Of course, my bed has three blankets on it, not including the electric blanket, since I tend to like burrowing into things. Plus earthquakes have taught me to keep shoes next to the bed just in case.
At home - I sleep in the nude, even in winter.
At a hotel or family/friend's home - I wear a long-ish sleep tee or pj's or a cotton slip. I feel weird sleeping nude in a bed other than my own.
Obviously all these posters who sleep naked don't have 3 year-olds who love to sneak into bed with them in the middle of the night... some mornings I wake up, and our entire household -- 2 adults, 2 kids and a cat -- squeezed into our queen-sized bed. Really, we have to get a king-size.
Always a long, short sleeve nightgown, no panties. Have a houseful of young sons so have to be covered but have to air out the privates per OB-GYN! besides, pj pants always get twisted around and make me nuts!
depends on the weather
during the summer its undies or nothin
during the winter its many many layers of warm pjs and sweatshirts
Nightshirt.
Yay! I'm so heartened to see that so many people also sleep nude!
Whenever I have to share a room with someone (i.e. hotel rooms), I always feel self-conscious having to get into the bed in a tshrt then surreptitiously take it off under the covers. Everyone I've ever slept in the same room with seems to sleep wearing a t-shirt/PJs, but I simply cannot sleep with all the clothing bunching up and suffocating me!
Baggy Old Navy sweats, and some sort of shirt, and socks. I hate sleeping with bare feet, no idea why.....
seems like a lot more guys sleep naked than ladies. I'm with all the naked people, I get tangled up in anything I wear to bed.
When it's hot, I'll sleep naked. When it's cold, I wear PJ's, preferably flannel PJ's. I keep the heating switched off in the bedroom, so...
Now, when I have a cold or feel like I'm getting a cold... it's beyond a joke! PJ's, scarf, cotton hat, socks... You can tell I live along, right?
I've been sleeping naked since I was 12, when I stopped having to share a room with my sister. I hate, HATE the feeling of fabric bunching up around my legs and waist. If I really HAVE to wear something to bed, I can tolerate boyshorts and a cropped t-shirt, like this one: http://store.americanapparel.ca/tr480w.html?cid=201
Oh, and I loooove the photo in this post! My boyfriend sleeps just like that :)
Me: t-shirt or tank top and undies
Him: boxers and maybe a tank top
slippy nightgown in the summer, and tank top and pajama pants most of the year. of late, though, i've been going to bed in warm socks, flannel pjs, tank top, sweatshirt, and hat. it's effing cold up here in michigan!
MikeOnBike is serious about having the jeans to pull on and a bat.. he travels on his bike acrcos the country. I find it curious he found AT and posted. You go Mike!
i am like a furnace when i sleep. walking into my room is literally like walking into a fridge, and i sleep naked on top of that. i still end up waking up in the night burning up and having to kick my legs out from under the blanket to cool down. i swear i was a polar bear or something in a past life.
A pair of panties.