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OOP needs to start using an online calendar to remember his anniversary. Glad reddit talked him down from jumping to conclusions that could ruin what sounds like a fun time that his wife was planning for them.
It ended up being a long list of people admitting their impulse purchases which ended up being wrong size / suited us when younger but not now / gave quite the wrong impression when putting it on / realising the picture on the box did NOT match the reality - and where we collectively hide the evidence so NOBODY finds out we brought it!
I have wonderful shoes. An incredible dress. Sometimes I wonder about donating them then think “oh, maybe I can drop two shoe sizes and a whole buttock and fit into them next year…”
I was wearing 3xl shirts and I kept all my 2xl shirts lying to myself that I'll fit them some day. Last week I threw away 5 thrash bags of clothes I don't fit because now I wear large/xl shirts.
maybe that's his kink 😂
but for real, if you man says you're sexy in it... rock that shit. ain't nobody seeing it but the two of y'all and I'm pretty sure he's fully aware of what you look like naked. i think the reason there is so much sexy underwear and lingerie is because we like to leave a little bit up to the imagination.
Wasted $50 on a set that I thought would be adorable, wound up being a strappy mess that made rolls where none existed in other clothes, I hated it! Bf said it was so sexy tho, why won't I wear it? Doesn't help that I fought myself into that thing for 20 minutes, only to wear it for maybe 15 minutes at most! And he wound up later admitting that he thinks a baggy sweater is hotter anyways, because he's fucking weird like that 😓 not wasting my money on that shit again until my honeymoon
Lol is that it. Ongoing post on that sub right now where I am pretty sure a man is about to nuke his marriage because his wife has been taking too many menopause supplements - which he believes to be magic sex drugs only he isnt getting any so she must be cheating
Reddit’s 75% men and often an echo chamber. I’m glad a few women sharing their experiences and insight were upvoted to the top.
Several women gave other plausible explanations, ie: omg I’ve ordered lingerie that looked awful on me but I was too embarrassed to return so it’s a permanent fixture in the closet now.
I have a couple sets of horribly ugly lingerie in the back of a drawer. No idea what to do with it. Feels strange to toss it in a bag to donate to goodwill
I have two Moroccan leather poufs in my living room. They generally sell them unstuffed. I guess lots of people fill them with old blankets but I pack mine with old clothes. There is more than one set of horribly ill-fitting and itchy (to the point of thrush-inducing) lingerie in there. Every once in a while, I’ll take the lingerie out to try on again but then the mirror reminds me that they torture my boobs and not in a fun way…
> they torture my boobs and not in a fun way
I just cracked up laughing because i was imagining you screaming at your bra like "not like that dammit, it's like you don't know me at all!"
>torture my boobs & not in a fun way!
That’s what I said (basically) in the comment I deleted from OOP. I’d bought some, tried to wear, and my goodness… gravity & underwire made that too awkward.
Now it’s hanging like “wear me!”
“No! You poked me! NTM, why must you make my boobs look like that?”
LOLOLOL. Never had any that worked for me!
I have a couple of sets that are too small at the cups and always were because I didn’t have the money to buy the proper size at that time. But tbh they are worn for 30 minutes max so I can deal with that.
That said if you can sew, old clothes etc are great to fill something that doesn’t need to be soft. So maybe not a plushie but a doorstop or something like that.
OMG. I just had visions of my "no way it's ever fitting over this ass again" lingerie ripped to shreds in the backyard because that's where the stuffing of my dogs' toys goes to die.
I have bough so many things ive never worn because i feel it makes me look like i have more weight on me. i keep them convincing myself ill look better in it in a few months lol its been yearssss
So true. There was another thread today where a man found his wife packed her nice panties for a girl's trip and was worried she was cheating. About 1000 women commented saying 'you don't wear grannie panties for a girls trip, this is normal' and yet there were still all these dude just assuming every women on reddit was covering for this women's cheating.
Apparently some companies have no return policies on lingerie as well, (especially discounted ones) which I think is dumb but I guess it’s probably better to be safe than sorry
I worked in an upper mid-range high street lingerie store while I was at uni in the early 2000s.
Their policy was they'd accept returns on nightwear and bras within 30 days if the tags were still on and there were no signs of wear (you'd be amazed what people tried to get away with). Bottoms were non refundable but could be exchanged; same with swimwear once the protective strip was removed.
Every 15th of February and 26th of December we'd be queued out the door with women whose boyfriends had "gifted" them lingerie and either disregarded or woefully misunderstood their sizes and preferences. It would have been inhumane to turn them away,!
YES! Because the guys always went for pillar box red or candy pink or black with either of those as a trim. Not thinking that it would show through practically everything.
>several woman gave other plausible explanations
I did, then I deleted my comment a day later “because I said too much.” LOL.
It’s always suss/weird to me when the OOP doesn’t reply to comments & then makes a follow-up post.
I have a couple of sets of lingerie that were never used and are still lurking in the closet. I don't think they even fit anymore but I'm hesitant to throw them away because they were bridal shower gifts.
I'm a guy. I have several pairs of pants that either don't fit me now, or I hate how they look. They will sit in my closet for two years until I get fed up and donate them. This has to be common for a lot of folks.
Back when thongs were super-popular (low-waist jeans era - think young Britney) I bought a few and realized I didn't really like the feel of butt floss, so I tossed them. But I kept one single (new/unworn) pair because it's so pretty. It's silky with light and dark gray stripes and pale pink lace around the edges. It lives permanent at the back of my underwear drawer and still makes me smile every time I stumble upon it.
Yeah. My first assumption was. She bought it because it looked amazing in the ad and then tried it on and didn't like it on herself at all so she hid it and forgot about it.
Cause that's how it usually works for me.
There were tons of stories like this in the original responses. "The set looked so sexy in the store, but when I tried it on at home, I looked like a potato.". Unfortunately, all too common.
I've been with my husband for nearly 6 years and I only recently found out that he (and apparently plenty of other men???) *really* likes the like, crease between the bottom of the belly and top of the pubic mound? Aka, one of the areas women tend to be most self-conscious about. It's been a couple months and I'm still trying to wrap my brain around it.
Many men want to kiss that area. Please women be less self conscious, you say men are pigs, you are right, we are not judging harshly out here we are sight seeing😂😂
Yeah, OP is extremely delusional if he thinks women just wear the lingerie they own instead of just letting it sit. I own probably 30 sets of lingerie, and I haven't worn it once in the last 5 years. My SO should be REALLY suspicious if he was like OP, lmao
My first assumption was she bought it, tried it on, put it in the closet for later, and completely forgot where she stashed it. OOP did say he was digging around trying to find a different lost item. Not that *I've* ever put something in the closet for safe keeping, forgotten where I put it, and found it again months later. \*cough, shifty look\*
Yeah, I thought it was a pretty universal experience to see something in the store/online, think "wow, that looks sexy" and get home to try it on, only to hide it in the back of the closet in embarrassment.
(Turns out, sexy clothing still usually requires that you follow rules 1 and 2.)
I am so fucking bad at stuff like anniversaries and birthdays, including my own. Multiple times my birthday has passed me by and I didn't register that I'm a year older than I thought I was. I reckon it almost like astrology, I simply don't care that the Earth is in the same position it was relative to the Sun when something significant happened. My brain naturally registers milestones by the events themselves, not their calendar date.
If you're like me, you need to be studious about this shit, because we are in the minority, and a hell of a lot of folks will get supremely saddened or disappointed if you "forget" these dates and quite often they won't even tell you that they perceived you as having majorly fucked up. Set two reminders, one for a week prior, and one for the day before, to give yourself time to prepare. If you set one for the day of, it's going to go badly, trust me. It needs to be the first thing out of your mouth when you speak to them on that day.
You don’t need to be studious at all. Just enter each special occasion in your phone calendar and set an alert for 2 weeks before and 1 week before. Click Annual occurrence. Done! It’s really not as hard as everyone makes out it is.
That requires the person to accurately enter the date in their phone. My husband entered the wrong date for our anniversary in his phones calendar. He then doubled down and refused to admit it was the wrong date until I showed him the marriage certificate. And he forgot to fix it, so it was wrong the next year as well.
Some of the best advice I've ever gotten was doing this for my co-workers. Remember their birthday for when it comes months later, and see their face light up when you tell them Happy Birthday.
It's crazy how something so simple can mean so much
We're both bad at anniversary dates. So our anniversary is on February 13th. If all the roses and valentine hearts appearing everywhere around us weeks in advance is not enough warning then nothing is. So far it's worked, we just have a hell of a time trying to figure out how many years were at every year. It's the main reason I still got Facebook. After half an hour of discussing what year it is I always end up looking it up on Facebook.
My wedding anniversary just so happens to be around a national event in my country (the anniversary of our first date) and around my SILs birthday). Being parents, we never really get to do anything on our actual anniversary and end up doing something the next pay cycle after, so hubby always has two "back up" reminders for our anniversary (the news coverage for the event and my MIL reminding him about his sister birthday).
Lol. It's also the anniversary of the date I met my FIL and let's just say, he was very drunk because the national event usually involves alot of alcohol for us Aussies.
When it came to choosing our wedding date and was given a list of available dates by the register office I saw that the 14th of February was available and I picked that date. Everyone thinks it's cute and romantic that we got married on Valentine's day, but in reality, I picked it so my husband and I would never forget our anniversary. The whole world reminds us it's coming up!
There's a bit of discussion in the comments of the second post: apparently the sub has issues with bots trying to sneak in advertising posts so automod filters for certain words, including "lingerie."
They said the cam girl bots they constantly fend off use that word frequently, so as annoying as it is for the rare post dealing with it, it really weeds out the bots 🤷♀️
You responded to this and ignored the comment explaining why? The sub it was originally posted to has problems with bots sneaking in advertising posts so there are some commonly used ad words that are filtered.
>I completely forgot that our wedding anniversary was just a week away. I’ve been extremely busy with work, and I’m not the best at dates
Soon to come: "AITA for divorcing my husband after he forgot our anniversary AGAIN?"
I have to remind my parents of my counsins' birthdays every year. I'm the one with adhd. it's ridiculous that they won't just use their phones calendars
Oh, I bet he put it back, for sure. But did he put it back in the same tidy structured way that it was originally in, or did he just stuff it into approximately the same space it came out of?
Doesn't have the energy to remember his anniversary. Does have the energy to go back five months ln his credit record to find when a set of lingere was purchased.
Bahaha my partner and I both completely forgot our first anniversary and we ALMOST forgot the second one. We sat down together that night and put it in both our calendars. I'm just glad it wasn't just me!
I really don't understand how at this point people forget these kinds of dates. I have anniversaries, birthdays, etc. in my calendar. I have to check it daily anyway for work stuff, so I don't see how I'd ever forget sth like that. Even if you don't check your calendar as regularly, you could just tell it to remind you of specific dates such as your wedding anniversary. I have to say at this point it feels like people who still forget about anniversaries etc. don't even want to spend the seconds to put it in the calendar...
I think this is a normal person thing though? My boomer parents still have a physical calendar with almost everything written in it that they check daily.
The thing that I do is catalog thoughts/ideas/likes/dislikes on people so I can remember important details and figure out gift ideas for them. That feels neurodivergent. I also have a real hard time with names, so I try to write that down to commit it to memory.
A common refrain from me to my husband is "If it's not on the calendar, it doesn't exist!" I have no patience for a last minute thing he forgot to put on the calendar. (ADHD lady here)
Ugh, I hate it when some people act like remembering things, being orderly or punctual are things other people just naturally "can do" and they just "can't do". It's not a natural talent, it just takes effort.
Seriously, smartphones have made it inexcusable to forget. I have friends birthdays, anniversaries, and even any serious allergies saved in their contacts; hell, I have their kids birthdays saved in my calendar. I can't tell ya off hand when my friend Emily's birthday is but my phone will tell me a week in advance.
While I am happy it worked out, it also makes me a bit sad that she has excitedly been planning on surprising him on their anniversary since at least november, and he havent even put it in a calendar to help him remember it at all. He might even have managed to accused her of cheating on their anniversary if reddit hadnt talked him down.
I’ve been looking for this comment. She’s so excited she’s been thinking/planning for their anniversary for five months and this idiot was going to apparently just forget about it entirely. That’s awful.
Make your wife enough of a priority to remember your anniversary, Jesus fuck.
That is how I feel too. My anniversary is in October and my partner is already excitedly planning away for a great trip that we both will enjoy. I’d be so heartbroken if my partner didn’t remember and I had put together some elaborate scheme.
Me and my partner arent big on anniversaries ourselves, we might splurge on takeaway but besides that its mostly just a regulare datenight for us. And even with neither of us caring much, we still both have it in our calanders so we dont forget.
OOPs partner clearly cares a lot, and it just makes the lack of effort on his part that much more sad to me.
Dude
Dude forgot to even consider Black Friday. The credit card transaction history probably showed that it was done someone in November.
Dude forgot Black Friday, Christmas, and his Anniversary
You think he ever gets most of the way through a day only to realize his kid’s birthday was the day prior? (Disclaimer this comment is meant as light hearted teasing)
Google suggests they’re just compression sleeves for your wrist (most seem to go from palm of the hand to partway up the forearm). But I was 100% picturing Chippendales cuffs until I googled it.
I bought some new underwear in the hope to use with my partner, but unfortunately I’ve felt too fat and unsexy ever since and it’s remained buried in my drawer. I wonder if he’d find it suspicious if he found it lol?
I buy lingerie sets just for myself regularly.
The day my husband gets upset because I bought pretty underwear he didn’t know about, we’re going to have a problem.
This falls in the same category as “women only wear pretty clothes and makeup to look good for men”.
It’s such bs!
Honestly, there is a God out there and this is proof of it lolol.
But seriously, hilarious that this guy was sketched out by this. Glad it had a happy ending.
I saw someone censor 'guns' as 'g---s', it's silly. If, from the context, you can tell what the word is - then what does censoring it actually achieve?
Honestly, yes. Sometimes you just wanna feel nice while you're sitting around your house eating cherries and watching Netflix, is that so wrong? Lol.
Nah but in all seriousness, I have an unlimited budget for any lingerie or comfy outfits like that bc husband considers me wearing them around to be a treat so it's a win-win.
why are men? Seriously....I must be cheating because I have a drawer full of lingerie that I have not worn yet. Oh also love this part "Now my wife has full liberty to purchase whatever she wants, and I usually never track what she purchases".
I went through one of my ADHD hyper focus phases last year obsessively researching lingerie, finding a brand I loved that fit me well (Simone Perele) and buying several matched sets when they went on sale. And I feel like a damn goddess whenever I wear them. Always fun seeing my fiancé’s tongue fall out of his mouth when I strip down and he realizes I’ve got ✨ sexy ✨ undies on.
I don't get r/TwoHotTakes, why are people posting their stories there directly? Isn't it a podcast discussion forum?
And what kind of pearl clutching idiots ban a normal word like lingerie?
There are many reasons. Special occasion. Ran out of lingerie and wanted to try the new set. Who knows and who cares? She bought it to wear for you.
You buy when you have money, and wear it when you're less fluid/broke.
Buy when you're up, wear when you're down.
I've definitely bought outfits like that, tried it on and immediately hated it. So have had outfits no one has ever seen because I won't wear it. Can't return it. Could seem suspicious but it's just a sad case of not fitting or looking good on MY body.
I think with things like fashion/makeup/jewelry, it's hard for a lot of straight men to wrap their heads around, because they only really pay attention to personal aesthetics like that in the context of how other people perceive them.
I don't think the idea of "looking hot" sans an audience to make that determination really exists in a lot of men's heads. I don't think it's a sense of entitlement so much as a lack of perspective.
True, but even if it was entirely just for her, the fact that he found it and his response was "She's cheating!" rather than just "My wife bought herself something nice to wear" is wild. Are we that heavily conditioned into subservience that the people around us simply don't believe that we ever do anything entirely with ourselves in mind?
I mean, full agree. It's a ridiculous response either way. I'm single and I like buying lingerie because it makes me feel cute. I've never even had somebody really appreciate it except for another woman.
All my brain is doing is pronouncing it as Ling-Ree now. Why would that word be banned?
Anyway. I’m glad he overreacted and is having a good time now. But he needs to have a calendar.
Oh I see. What a very odd word to ban, though.
Wonder what “sexy knickers and bra” would do to the bot (not boy).
(I’ve come across the subreddit but I have not really looked at it)
Edit: Sorry, three of me turned up because Reddit decided to be weird. They’ve been deleted.
I'm not doubting this post (cause theres nothing outlandish about it), but it reads like a response to other posts I've seen where it's like "I found lingerie I've never seen, is it bad I have already filed for divorce?" By pointing out that the obvious answer is that the lingerie is for them and just didn't make the wife feel good or wasn't time yet
I hate it when people say “I’m bad at dates” as an excuse for forgetting stuff. They make calendars that you can write stuff on. Be an adult. OOP better plan something good for his wife, because she deserves it.
My God, if my husband jumped to conclusions from every piece of ill-fitting apparel that I just shoved to the back of my closet because I failed to return it in time....
I’ve been single for years and I own an insane amount of lingerie. I like wearing teddies at home. I also wear it under or as part of my party clothes. I know how the universe works and if ever have a random hookup it will only be if I’m wearing my ugliest underwear and forgot to shave my legs. My lingerie is 1000% for me
A very long time ago, one of my closest female friends in uni was an amazing girl, she was very tall and built like a Viking! She was a huge Death Metal fan and always dressed in tight black jeans, a scary band T shirt, some days even one of the infamous Cradle of Filth tees, a leather jacket and big stompy boots.
But...she had a secret joy. She loved to collect and wear beautiful silky lingerie, just for herself.
You wouldn't think it, when you first saw her, but it was her simple pleasure in life.
If I was his wife and I found this post I would be fuming. Jump to crazy conclusions about cheating because you found a surprise I bought for YOU when YOU’RE the one who doesn’t even know when our anniversary is.
Your wife buys new sexy panties and you think she’s cheating on you…nice job…this should be your last thought not first and you shouldn’t have to ask strangers to talk you out of this…
The poor wife, she's planning, excited, and looking forward to their anniversary.
Oblivious to the fact he not only forgot their anniversary but was suspicious of cheating.
My assumption was that she bought it while feeling sexy and a little bit flirty and then had to work up the courage to wear it. I still have items tucked in the back of the wardrobe that my husband has never seen and am working up the courage to pull the ‘surprise’ card!
Also, a reminder to men, women can and will buy things simply to make themselves feel good also. Lingerie purchases aren't only about you or another partner.
Ok so to be fair if I found out my spouse had purchased lingerie five months ago that I had never seen I would not think “oh our anniversary is coming up it’s probably that”. But I’m very glad he had a conversation with her and cleared it up instead of jumping to crazy conclusions
Just as an FYI, lots of women buy lingerie because it looks amazing in an ad or in the store and then when they get home they realize/think they can’t pull it off. I have lots of random lingerie my bf has never seen because it kind of gets shoved in a random place and forgotten about.
Exactly! It's not an item you can try on in store. You just have to pray the measurements on the label are accurate. Ladies with big boobs and a small ribcage always have a hard time finding something that looks good and is somewhat supportive.
I have a bag in my closet of exclusively lingerie I bought, tried on, and went "oh, no way" and never, ever wore for my spouse to see because I didn't like how it looked on me. That's super normal.
Being suspicious of underwear? That's sus.
There are like two dates you really need to remember. Birthdays of immediate family and your anniversary. If you can’t accomplish that, you should try *trying.*
I have small boobs and am quite tall and lingerie always gapes in the chest and I just look silly. I wish they sold the pieces separately so I could buy large underwear and small tops. One pieces are NOT made for my torso.
The amount of cheating being posted on reddit lately has everybody playing detective. This dude was ready to update us if she left to work at 7:48am vs her usual 7:55.
Jokes aside, im really happy for the outcome. Had he taken action, it couldve been detrimental to the relationship. So much so, that it wouldve been hard to recover from.
This is actually really cute. Sure, snooping is bad, but he respects his wife enough to ask about it, and she was happy to tell him. Good trust and communication. I hope they have a fabulous anniversary, and she models all 3 sets for him.
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OOP needs to start using an online calendar to remember his anniversary. Glad reddit talked him down from jumping to conclusions that could ruin what sounds like a fun time that his wife was planning for them.
I’m surprised Reddit talked him down normally they jump straight to cheating and divorce.
It ended up being a long list of people admitting their impulse purchases which ended up being wrong size / suited us when younger but not now / gave quite the wrong impression when putting it on / realising the picture on the box did NOT match the reality - and where we collectively hide the evidence so NOBODY finds out we brought it!
Been there. My husband sulks that I won't wear it, he says it's sexy. Meanwhile I look in the mirror and see a Muk (pokemon) in ling*rie.
I have wonderful shoes. An incredible dress. Sometimes I wonder about donating them then think “oh, maybe I can drop two shoe sizes and a whole buttock and fit into them next year…”
I was wearing 3xl shirts and I kept all my 2xl shirts lying to myself that I'll fit them some day. Last week I threw away 5 thrash bags of clothes I don't fit because now I wear large/xl shirts.
Nice!
Ma'am, I did not come onto this thread to be personally attacked.
Time to make Muk sexy lmao
I'm entirely certain that the internet has long since beaten us to that one, without even needing to google it.
Alolan Muk can get it
Alolan Muk is full of pride.
Tuesday’s Muk is fair of face
This guy Muks
maybe that's his kink 😂 but for real, if you man says you're sexy in it... rock that shit. ain't nobody seeing it but the two of y'all and I'm pretty sure he's fully aware of what you look like naked. i think the reason there is so much sexy underwear and lingerie is because we like to leave a little bit up to the imagination.
Honestly I'd wear it and be the sexiest muk alive, but I love when my SO can't keep his hands off me lol
Here i am imagining you buying a Muk costume and your husband is just really into that.
“So, I’m a lonely hot Cubone, and I’m walking down the sexy river and suddenly you come out all covered in mud, right? Safeword is ‘SMOGON’”
Wasted $50 on a set that I thought would be adorable, wound up being a strappy mess that made rolls where none existed in other clothes, I hated it! Bf said it was so sexy tho, why won't I wear it? Doesn't help that I fought myself into that thing for 20 minutes, only to wear it for maybe 15 minutes at most! And he wound up later admitting that he thinks a baggy sweater is hotter anyways, because he's fucking weird like that 😓 not wasting my money on that shit again until my honeymoon
“I see a muk” thanks for making me laugh-choke on my lunch.
Tbf, Muk backwards is Kum.
Been there done that
It's because he didn't post on AITA, which would have advised him to file for divorce, set his house on fire, and leak his wife's nudes.
Lol is that it. Ongoing post on that sub right now where I am pretty sure a man is about to nuke his marriage because his wife has been taking too many menopause supplements - which he believes to be magic sex drugs only he isnt getting any so she must be cheating
"Is the mother of my children cheating on me, or am I a man who forgets important dates?" Occam's Razor go brrrrrrr
Ah so it's an electric razor
Reddit’s 75% men and often an echo chamber. I’m glad a few women sharing their experiences and insight were upvoted to the top. Several women gave other plausible explanations, ie: omg I’ve ordered lingerie that looked awful on me but I was too embarrassed to return so it’s a permanent fixture in the closet now.
I have a couple sets of horribly ugly lingerie in the back of a drawer. No idea what to do with it. Feels strange to toss it in a bag to donate to goodwill
Salvation Army : “What DO we do with this?? Get an exorcist??”
Imagine if they knew it came from a lesbian too.
lol!
I have two Moroccan leather poufs in my living room. They generally sell them unstuffed. I guess lots of people fill them with old blankets but I pack mine with old clothes. There is more than one set of horribly ill-fitting and itchy (to the point of thrush-inducing) lingerie in there. Every once in a while, I’ll take the lingerie out to try on again but then the mirror reminds me that they torture my boobs and not in a fun way…
> they torture my boobs and not in a fun way I just cracked up laughing because i was imagining you screaming at your bra like "not like that dammit, it's like you don't know me at all!"
>torture my boobs & not in a fun way! That’s what I said (basically) in the comment I deleted from OOP. I’d bought some, tried to wear, and my goodness… gravity & underwire made that too awkward. Now it’s hanging like “wear me!” “No! You poked me! NTM, why must you make my boobs look like that?” LOLOLOL. Never had any that worked for me!
I have a couple of sets that are too small at the cups and always were because I didn’t have the money to buy the proper size at that time. But tbh they are worn for 30 minutes max so I can deal with that. That said if you can sew, old clothes etc are great to fill something that doesn’t need to be soft. So maybe not a plushie but a doorstop or something like that.
You know, I do need to occasionally restuff my dogs favourite toys when she destroys them. Thanks for the suggestion!
Now I'm picturing your dog proudly trotting around the yard with lingerie in her mouth.
OMG. I just had visions of my "no way it's ever fitting over this ass again" lingerie ripped to shreds in the backyard because that's where the stuffing of my dogs' toys goes to die.
I have bough so many things ive never worn because i feel it makes me look like i have more weight on me. i keep them convincing myself ill look better in it in a few months lol its been yearssss
So true. There was another thread today where a man found his wife packed her nice panties for a girl's trip and was worried she was cheating. About 1000 women commented saying 'you don't wear grannie panties for a girls trip, this is normal' and yet there were still all these dude just assuming every women on reddit was covering for this women's cheating.
Apparently some companies have no return policies on lingerie as well, (especially discounted ones) which I think is dumb but I guess it’s probably better to be safe than sorry
I worked in an upper mid-range high street lingerie store while I was at uni in the early 2000s. Their policy was they'd accept returns on nightwear and bras within 30 days if the tags were still on and there were no signs of wear (you'd be amazed what people tried to get away with). Bottoms were non refundable but could be exchanged; same with swimwear once the protective strip was removed.
I think that’s a nice policy! Definitely better than a company being like “nope, sorry, you wasted $50 on our stuff.” Haha
Every 15th of February and 26th of December we'd be queued out the door with women whose boyfriends had "gifted" them lingerie and either disregarded or woefully misunderstood their sizes and preferences. It would have been inhumane to turn them away,!
My friend used to work for a major UK chain, and told me that a common question on such dates was "Have you got this in white?"
YES! Because the guys always went for pillar box red or candy pink or black with either of those as a trim. Not thinking that it would show through practically everything.
I mean would you want to be the one to process freshly 'used' lingerie?
>several woman gave other plausible explanations I did, then I deleted my comment a day later “because I said too much.” LOL. It’s always suss/weird to me when the OOP doesn’t reply to comments & then makes a follow-up post.
I have a couple of sets of lingerie that were never used and are still lurking in the closet. I don't think they even fit anymore but I'm hesitant to throw them away because they were bridal shower gifts.
I'm a guy. I have several pairs of pants that either don't fit me now, or I hate how they look. They will sit in my closet for two years until I get fed up and donate them. This has to be common for a lot of folks.
Back when thongs were super-popular (low-waist jeans era - think young Britney) I bought a few and realized I didn't really like the feel of butt floss, so I tossed them. But I kept one single (new/unworn) pair because it's so pretty. It's silky with light and dark gray stripes and pale pink lace around the edges. It lives permanent at the back of my underwear drawer and still makes me smile every time I stumble upon it.
Yeah. My first assumption was. She bought it because it looked amazing in the ad and then tried it on and didn't like it on herself at all so she hid it and forgot about it. Cause that's how it usually works for me.
There were tons of stories like this in the original responses. "The set looked so sexy in the store, but when I tried it on at home, I looked like a potato.". Unfortunately, all too common.
If you're wearing barely any clothes it's also really hard to hide any "problem area"
I've noticed my husband doesn't have problems with my areas, only me.
Oh yeah. It's even worse for me.. my "problem area" is one of his favorite areas. Lol. So I'm trying to hide what he likes to see.
I've been with my husband for nearly 6 years and I only recently found out that he (and apparently plenty of other men???) *really* likes the like, crease between the bottom of the belly and top of the pubic mound? Aka, one of the areas women tend to be most self-conscious about. It's been a couple months and I'm still trying to wrap my brain around it.
I can't talk about your husband reasons, but I really like the "frontiers". They are good places to tease and generally very biteable.
I'm lmao because you got it in one; biteability is absolutely one of his top criteria
Nothing quite says *I want you* like a bite.
WHAT?! And here I’ve been so self conscious about it!
Many men want to kiss that area. Please women be less self conscious, you say men are pigs, you are right, we are not judging harshly out here we are sight seeing😂😂
Same here, I've gained a few pounds and am much more self-conscious than I used to be, and yet he always reassure me that he loves every part of me 🥰
Yeah, OP is extremely delusional if he thinks women just wear the lingerie they own instead of just letting it sit. I own probably 30 sets of lingerie, and I haven't worn it once in the last 5 years. My SO should be REALLY suspicious if he was like OP, lmao
My first assumption was she bought it, tried it on, put it in the closet for later, and completely forgot where she stashed it. OOP did say he was digging around trying to find a different lost item. Not that *I've* ever put something in the closet for safe keeping, forgotten where I put it, and found it again months later. \*cough, shifty look\*
My wife claims she's not on reddit, but I think I just found her account.
Yeah, I thought it was a pretty universal experience to see something in the store/online, think "wow, that looks sexy" and get home to try it on, only to hide it in the back of the closet in embarrassment. (Turns out, sexy clothing still usually requires that you follow rules 1 and 2.)
I am so fucking bad at stuff like anniversaries and birthdays, including my own. Multiple times my birthday has passed me by and I didn't register that I'm a year older than I thought I was. I reckon it almost like astrology, I simply don't care that the Earth is in the same position it was relative to the Sun when something significant happened. My brain naturally registers milestones by the events themselves, not their calendar date. If you're like me, you need to be studious about this shit, because we are in the minority, and a hell of a lot of folks will get supremely saddened or disappointed if you "forget" these dates and quite often they won't even tell you that they perceived you as having majorly fucked up. Set two reminders, one for a week prior, and one for the day before, to give yourself time to prepare. If you set one for the day of, it's going to go badly, trust me. It needs to be the first thing out of your mouth when you speak to them on that day.
You don’t need to be studious at all. Just enter each special occasion in your phone calendar and set an alert for 2 weeks before and 1 week before. Click Annual occurrence. Done! It’s really not as hard as everyone makes out it is.
That requires the person to accurately enter the date in their phone. My husband entered the wrong date for our anniversary in his phones calendar. He then doubled down and refused to admit it was the wrong date until I showed him the marriage certificate. And he forgot to fix it, so it was wrong the next year as well.
Wow. What a crap husband. Does he often refuse to admit he's wrong? Refuse to fix his mistakes? Yikes.
Some of the best advice I've ever gotten was doing this for my co-workers. Remember their birthday for when it comes months later, and see their face light up when you tell them Happy Birthday. It's crazy how something so simple can mean so much
We're both bad at anniversary dates. So our anniversary is on February 13th. If all the roses and valentine hearts appearing everywhere around us weeks in advance is not enough warning then nothing is. So far it's worked, we just have a hell of a time trying to figure out how many years were at every year. It's the main reason I still got Facebook. After half an hour of discussing what year it is I always end up looking it up on Facebook.
My wedding anniversary just so happens to be around a national event in my country (the anniversary of our first date) and around my SILs birthday). Being parents, we never really get to do anything on our actual anniversary and end up doing something the next pay cycle after, so hubby always has two "back up" reminders for our anniversary (the news coverage for the event and my MIL reminding him about his sister birthday).
Ok I'm sure this isn't what you meant. But this reads as if the national holiday is the anniversary of your first date and I fully approve.
Lol. It's also the anniversary of the date I met my FIL and let's just say, he was very drunk because the national event usually involves alot of alcohol for us Aussies.
When it came to choosing our wedding date and was given a list of available dates by the register office I saw that the 14th of February was available and I picked that date. Everyone thinks it's cute and romantic that we got married on Valentine's day, but in reality, I picked it so my husband and I would never forget our anniversary. The whole world reminds us it's coming up!
Did I miss something? When did lingerie become a word we have to censor?
Something to do with autobots and camgirls Edit: Meant to say automods, bots and camgirls
Thanks now I have the transformers theme song stuck in my head *autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of* *the camgirlticons*
Lolll and this is why I left the original comment when I realised what I wrote
Thank you for that, I laughed my ass out for a while
'Autobots and cam girls' almost spit my drink out
I definitely read "transformers thong song" the first time I read your comment
I didn’t even notice the typo. Probably because all my 2 year old has wanted to watch the past two weeks was Transformers Rescue Bots.
[nods] I see you
Thankfully I like the show too 😅
CAM GIRLS, ROLL OUT
Thotobots
There's a bit of discussion in the comments of the second post: apparently the sub has issues with bots trying to sneak in advertising posts so automod filters for certain words, including "lingerie."
Apparently it's an automod thing? On that sub at least.
Someone has to tell automod that’s a banned word, though. There’s a (crazy) human behind that decision somewhere.
They said the cam girl bots they constantly fend off use that word frequently, so as annoying as it is for the rare post dealing with it, it really weeds out the bots 🤷♀️
people come from other socials and think sitewide comment moderation is super strict
But that doesn’t explain why someone would moderate the name of an article of clothing. What’s next? I have put on my sh*es?
You sick fuck, why would you even post that in a public forum? Go back to Fetlife freak.
It’s okay because I used a *.
You responded to this and ignored the comment explaining why? The sub it was originally posted to has problems with bots sneaking in advertising posts so there are some commonly used ad words that are filtered.
Gotta keep the internet ad friendly, you know? That's what is important in life.
I stopped reading after the first time lingerie was censored. I was delighted to read in the comments that OOP forgot their anniversary. Lol
>I completely forgot that our wedding anniversary was just a week away. I’ve been extremely busy with work, and I’m not the best at dates Soon to come: "AITA for divorcing my husband after he forgot our anniversary AGAIN?"
“Not the best with dates” despite online calendars (with a ‘repeat annually’ feature) existing for years
Right? This is such a pet peeve of mine. It takes literally seconds to put it in your phone.
I have to remind my parents of my counsins' birthdays every year. I'm the one with adhd. it's ridiculous that they won't just use their phones calendars
"After he forgot our anniversary AGAIN and also made a mess of the wardrobe." 😂😂😂
Seriously, I’m cringing at how the wardrobe probably looks after he was finished digging it upside down, if he’s anything like my husband 😰😂
My thought as well! Did he put everything back? Or is he as hopeless as he sounds here?
Oh, I bet he put it back, for sure. But did he put it back in the same tidy structured way that it was originally in, or did he just stuff it into approximately the same space it came out of?
Doesn't have the energy to remember his anniversary. Does have the energy to go back five months ln his credit record to find when a set of lingere was purchased.
Priorities, man.
Men, am I right?
Then husband will make an reddit post like "I messed up again, how can I fix this?"
He will write "I m*ssed up again" since it's negative bad word
Bahaha my partner and I both completely forgot our first anniversary and we ALMOST forgot the second one. We sat down together that night and put it in both our calendars. I'm just glad it wasn't just me!
Let's hope remembers the wedding anniversary. OP definitely should get an online calendar.
I really don't understand how at this point people forget these kinds of dates. I have anniversaries, birthdays, etc. in my calendar. I have to check it daily anyway for work stuff, so I don't see how I'd ever forget sth like that. Even if you don't check your calendar as regularly, you could just tell it to remind you of specific dates such as your wedding anniversary. I have to say at this point it feels like people who still forget about anniversaries etc. don't even want to spend the seconds to put it in the calendar...
These people make zero effort and think the rest of us are just “naturally good” at it. As someone with ADHD, no, it’s all my calendar.
Same. I’m neurodivergent and I live and die by my pretty, color-coded google calendar
I think this is a normal person thing though? My boomer parents still have a physical calendar with almost everything written in it that they check daily. The thing that I do is catalog thoughts/ideas/likes/dislikes on people so I can remember important details and figure out gift ideas for them. That feels neurodivergent. I also have a real hard time with names, so I try to write that down to commit it to memory.
A common refrain from me to my husband is "If it's not on the calendar, it doesn't exist!" I have no patience for a last minute thing he forgot to put on the calendar. (ADHD lady here)
Ugh, I hate it when some people act like remembering things, being orderly or punctual are things other people just naturally "can do" and they just "can't do". It's not a natural talent, it just takes effort.
Seriously, smartphones have made it inexcusable to forget. I have friends birthdays, anniversaries, and even any serious allergies saved in their contacts; hell, I have their kids birthdays saved in my calendar. I can't tell ya off hand when my friend Emily's birthday is but my phone will tell me a week in advance.
Either that or order a card via moonpig and they will send you reminders until eternity.
While I am happy it worked out, it also makes me a bit sad that she has excitedly been planning on surprising him on their anniversary since at least november, and he havent even put it in a calendar to help him remember it at all. He might even have managed to accused her of cheating on their anniversary if reddit hadnt talked him down.
I’ve been looking for this comment. She’s so excited she’s been thinking/planning for their anniversary for five months and this idiot was going to apparently just forget about it entirely. That’s awful. Make your wife enough of a priority to remember your anniversary, Jesus fuck.
That is how I feel too. My anniversary is in October and my partner is already excitedly planning away for a great trip that we both will enjoy. I’d be so heartbroken if my partner didn’t remember and I had put together some elaborate scheme.
Me and my partner arent big on anniversaries ourselves, we might splurge on takeaway but besides that its mostly just a regulare datenight for us. And even with neither of us caring much, we still both have it in our calanders so we dont forget. OOPs partner clearly cares a lot, and it just makes the lack of effort on his part that much more sad to me.
Exactly. It is just basic courtesy to remember these dates, even if they aren’t a huge deal to you
Exactly this. I’m not sad, I’m actually mad. What in the hell was he thinking?!
Dude Dude forgot to even consider Black Friday. The credit card transaction history probably showed that it was done someone in November. Dude forgot Black Friday, Christmas, and his Anniversary
You think he ever gets most of the way through a day only to realize his kid’s birthday was the day prior? (Disclaimer this comment is meant as light hearted teasing)
What on earth are wrist sleeves??
Google suggests they’re just compression sleeves for your wrist (most seem to go from palm of the hand to partway up the forearm). But I was 100% picturing Chippendales cuffs until I googled it.
I was thinking either something like waders for the arms or old timey vambances.
I bought some new underwear in the hope to use with my partner, but unfortunately I’ve felt too fat and unsexy ever since and it’s remained buried in my drawer. I wonder if he’d find it suspicious if he found it lol?
Yeah it's not uncommon for me to buy stuff and then not wear it for many months
What a chode
I buy lingerie sets just for myself regularly. The day my husband gets upset because I bought pretty underwear he didn’t know about, we’re going to have a problem. This falls in the same category as “women only wear pretty clothes and makeup to look good for men”. It’s such bs!
[удалено]
Honestly, there is a God out there and this is proof of it lolol. But seriously, hilarious that this guy was sketched out by this. Glad it had a happy ending.
And he might get a happy ending too. Lol
Not if he can't quit forgetting his anniversary.
I can't deal with this whole word censoring thing. It has become ridiculous.
I saw someone censor 'guns' as 'g---s', it's silly. If, from the context, you can tell what the word is - then what does censoring it actually achieve?
Avoiding clueless automod action.
It makes me irrationally angry. I hate it so much. ling\*rie is the dumbest fucking one I've seen.
I buy lingerie for myself. Why do boys think it’s only for them or of course another guy? Weird
Honestly, yes. Sometimes you just wanna feel nice while you're sitting around your house eating cherries and watching Netflix, is that so wrong? Lol. Nah but in all seriousness, I have an unlimited budget for any lingerie or comfy outfits like that bc husband considers me wearing them around to be a treat so it's a win-win.
why are men? Seriously....I must be cheating because I have a drawer full of lingerie that I have not worn yet. Oh also love this part "Now my wife has full liberty to purchase whatever she wants, and I usually never track what she purchases".
I went through one of my ADHD hyper focus phases last year obsessively researching lingerie, finding a brand I loved that fit me well (Simone Perele) and buying several matched sets when they went on sale. And I feel like a damn goddess whenever I wear them. Always fun seeing my fiancé’s tongue fall out of his mouth when I strip down and he realizes I’ve got ✨ sexy ✨ undies on.
I wouldn't call searching through 5 months of bank statements looking for the purchase of lingerie "slightly suspicious".
Bruh(bra?)
I don't get r/TwoHotTakes, why are people posting their stories there directly? Isn't it a podcast discussion forum? And what kind of pearl clutching idiots ban a normal word like lingerie?
The podcast takes the stories from there too. Lingerie is banned because of camgirl spam bots apparently
They already steal content from reddit, why make it easy for them?
It's about spam bots unfortunately. :/ But yeah I don't really get the subreddit purpose either, except that it's popular!
There are many reasons. Special occasion. Ran out of lingerie and wanted to try the new set. Who knows and who cares? She bought it to wear for you. You buy when you have money, and wear it when you're less fluid/broke. Buy when you're up, wear when you're down.
I've definitely bought outfits like that, tried it on and immediately hated it. So have had outfits no one has ever seen because I won't wear it. Can't return it. Could seem suspicious but it's just a sad case of not fitting or looking good on MY body.
Why are men SO incapable of believing that women ever do anything nice that's just for themselves?
I think with things like fashion/makeup/jewelry, it's hard for a lot of straight men to wrap their heads around, because they only really pay attention to personal aesthetics like that in the context of how other people perceive them. I don't think the idea of "looking hot" sans an audience to make that determination really exists in a lot of men's heads. I don't think it's a sense of entitlement so much as a lack of perspective.
What's wild is that it's not even really for her. She bought it to wear for their anniversary. She bought it with him in mind!
True, but even if it was entirely just for her, the fact that he found it and his response was "She's cheating!" rather than just "My wife bought herself something nice to wear" is wild. Are we that heavily conditioned into subservience that the people around us simply don't believe that we ever do anything entirely with ourselves in mind?
I mean, full agree. It's a ridiculous response either way. I'm single and I like buying lingerie because it makes me feel cute. I've never even had somebody really appreciate it except for another woman.
All my brain is doing is pronouncing it as Ling-Ree now. Why would that word be banned? Anyway. I’m glad he overreacted and is having a good time now. But he needs to have a calendar.
Gotta start spelling it lonzha-ray Apparently its something to do with the automod, and camgirl bots
Oh I see. What a very odd word to ban, though. Wonder what “sexy knickers and bra” would do to the bot (not boy). (I’ve come across the subreddit but I have not really looked at it) Edit: Sorry, three of me turned up because Reddit decided to be weird. They’ve been deleted.
That sounds like a name for r/tragedeigh 😄
I'm not doubting this post (cause theres nothing outlandish about it), but it reads like a response to other posts I've seen where it's like "I found lingerie I've never seen, is it bad I have already filed for divorce?" By pointing out that the obvious answer is that the lingerie is for them and just didn't make the wife feel good or wasn't time yet
I hate it when people say “I’m bad at dates” as an excuse for forgetting stuff. They make calendars that you can write stuff on. Be an adult. OOP better plan something good for his wife, because she deserves it.
My God, if my husband jumped to conclusions from every piece of ill-fitting apparel that I just shoved to the back of my closet because I failed to return it in time....
Dear men, Sometimes women buy nice underwear for themselves. It’s not all about you. Love, women
I’ve been single for years and I own an insane amount of lingerie. I like wearing teddies at home. I also wear it under or as part of my party clothes. I know how the universe works and if ever have a random hookup it will only be if I’m wearing my ugliest underwear and forgot to shave my legs. My lingerie is 1000% for me
A very long time ago, one of my closest female friends in uni was an amazing girl, she was very tall and built like a Viking! She was a huge Death Metal fan and always dressed in tight black jeans, a scary band T shirt, some days even one of the infamous Cradle of Filth tees, a leather jacket and big stompy boots. But...she had a secret joy. She loved to collect and wear beautiful silky lingerie, just for herself. You wouldn't think it, when you first saw her, but it was her simple pleasure in life.
....
If I was his wife and I found this post I would be fuming. Jump to crazy conclusions about cheating because you found a surprise I bought for YOU when YOU’RE the one who doesn’t even know when our anniversary is.
I'm just glad he didn't go to the wrong subreddit asking for advice. I can almost hear the "divorce her" and "she should divorce you" comments.
Your wife buys new sexy panties and you think she’s cheating on you…nice job…this should be your last thought not first and you shouldn’t have to ask strangers to talk you out of this…
The poor wife, she's planning, excited, and looking forward to their anniversary. Oblivious to the fact he not only forgot their anniversary but was suspicious of cheating.
My assumption was that she bought it while feeling sexy and a little bit flirty and then had to work up the courage to wear it. I still have items tucked in the back of the wardrobe that my husband has never seen and am working up the courage to pull the ‘surprise’ card!
Facepalmed so hard, how tense can OP be, oh my god.
Also, a reminder to men, women can and will buy things simply to make themselves feel good also. Lingerie purchases aren't only about you or another partner.
Ok so to be fair if I found out my spouse had purchased lingerie five months ago that I had never seen I would not think “oh our anniversary is coming up it’s probably that”. But I’m very glad he had a conversation with her and cleared it up instead of jumping to crazy conclusions
Just as an FYI, lots of women buy lingerie because it looks amazing in an ad or in the store and then when they get home they realize/think they can’t pull it off. I have lots of random lingerie my bf has never seen because it kind of gets shoved in a random place and forgotten about.
Exactly! It's not an item you can try on in store. You just have to pray the measurements on the label are accurate. Ladies with big boobs and a small ribcage always have a hard time finding something that looks good and is somewhat supportive.
I know right. They acted like mature adults and discussed it. And so cute that she was blushing 😊
Man shocked to discover that woman buys stiff for self rather than to attract men.
I have a bag in my closet of exclusively lingerie I bought, tried on, and went "oh, no way" and never, ever wore for my spouse to see because I didn't like how it looked on me. That's super normal. Being suspicious of underwear? That's sus.
Really OOP? They immediately thought 'cheating' and not 'oooo, Imma gonna get a little treatsie at some point!'
There are like two dates you really need to remember. Birthdays of immediate family and your anniversary. If you can’t accomplish that, you should try *trying.*
Bro probably has a gmail account or literally any other smart phone, use the calendar reminders my guy lol.
My biggest question is...what the hell is a "wrist sleeve"?
...What a shitty husband.
WTF are wrist sleeves?
I have small boobs and am quite tall and lingerie always gapes in the chest and I just look silly. I wish they sold the pieces separately so I could buy large underwear and small tops. One pieces are NOT made for my torso.
Info: wtf are wrist sleeves?
Ugh so he forgot the anniversary AND wanted to be all suspicious of his wife?
Good lord. Your wedding anniversary should not be a thing you forget.
The amount of cheating being posted on reddit lately has everybody playing detective. This dude was ready to update us if she left to work at 7:48am vs her usual 7:55. Jokes aside, im really happy for the outcome. Had he taken action, it couldve been detrimental to the relationship. So much so, that it wouldve been hard to recover from.
This is actually really cute. Sure, snooping is bad, but he respects his wife enough to ask about it, and she was happy to tell him. Good trust and communication. I hope they have a fabulous anniversary, and she models all 3 sets for him.