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I sleep in a hammock and so "making my bed" is just "shove all the blankets into hammock so they're off the floor. I'll have to rearrange them over myself when I go to bed, anyway.
Back when I slept in a bed I never made it, either, unless I was expecting company. If they were sleeping over I'd pull out fresh sheets. If we were just hanging out in my room, I'd pull the comforter flat.
Oh, and I never got the hang of flat sheets. I kick them off in the night, unless they're my only blanket.
What made you prefer a hammock over a mattress?
It's more comfortable and easier to clean. Comfort-wise, it cradles my joints so my hips aren't sore in the morning. Clean-wise, if, say, my dog wakes me up by vomiting on my chest (to pick a random example), I can toss the whole hammock into the wash and pull out my spare.
A decent hammock setup also cost me maybe $200, including the stand.
I make the bed to prevent bugs and spiders from crawling into the sheets
I never thought of that. It could explain why I've woken up with a spider in my bed more than once.
This take doesn't belong in Unpopular Opinions.
And here I came specifically to comment "now this is an actual unpopular opinion!"
For me, I like to make it for t o reasons. First, in opposition to your first point, it does make the bed more comfortable. I can skip a day, but any more and the covers are too messed up for me to be comfortable. I don’t sleep like Lenin or Dracula. I’m a side sleeper and I roll around multiple times in the night, but I like the room cold at night, so I like the covers in place.
Second, I learned this from a grand parent I think, and I passed it on to my kids. If it’s the first thing you do in the day you’ve started the day on a good note. You completed something. Admittedly, when I was younger, this didn’t matter to me at all. As I’ve gotten older, it makes a little bit more difference.
I feel the same way about folding laundry. The clothes are still clean after going through the wash regardless of if theyre folded up in a specific way afterwards.
I think for that it's just so they don't get wrinkly especially dress shirts
Folding (or hanging) laundry is about preventing/managing creases. It's also easier to find clothing items (or anything really) when there is order in it.
A (made) bed is a great large flat surface to do this on.
That's one where it's optional, but doing it or not has different benefits/drawbacks.
Benefits of doing it are the inspection factor; making sure they're both clean and dry, as well as undamaged. Then there's the storage factor where folded clothes take up less space. They'll also be less wrinkled, but that's a matter of style rather than a true benefit to the clothing
However, not folding them gives you the option to save time, and there's a lower chance any difficulties will arise from stagnant air because the looser the clothes are, the better air flow they have. So there's less funk from any missed soil, less environmental impact from things like smoking or cooking, and more time for any laundry product smells to dissipate.
Pretty minor stuff overall, and nothing that really matters
I sleep by myself (well, with my dog, but she doesn’t ruffle the sheets). For me, making my bed is as much as flipping the bed sheets back once I get out of bed. It takes all of one second when I get out of bed; and yes, it looks nicer.
But, no judgement, so you do you.
Ps. It’s only a big deal if you make it a big deal. 😊
It is actually generally better to not make your bed, particularly if you have asthma or allergies. Making the bed creates a warm, humid environment in which dust mites and bacteria better thrive.
Firstly, I respect your opinion as I probably shared it in the past.
Secondly, we're obviously talking about making the bed as in after you wake up. Making the bed as in fresh linen is an amazing feeling and absolutely worth while once every few weeks.
Now, to rebut your comments...
This is a silly reason, and I don't see how it's true.
It does however make bed time feel calmer and more soothing somehow. In my 20s I didn't care about quality sleep because you just bounce back from anything. In my 40s I do think about things like what might contribute to the perfect night's sleep. Having a shower, putting on clean pyjamas, and climbing into a nice bed in a tidy room just kinda sets the scene for a good sleep.
any task not worth my time to be a waste
this is subjective. Your whole argument may as well be "I don't value having a made up bed", which would be fine, but that's not an unpopular opinion so much as a personal preference.
Regardless, you don't "make" the bed the same way you make it when putting on fresh linen. You just flick the covers straight. It takes less time than scratching your ass.
It's kinda weird how often people do see our bedroom TBH. Usually it's someone using the toilet in the en-suite when the other toilet is in use.
There's no way our kids would keep a nice tidy bedroom if we didn't.
- It makes it more comfortable.
[I have absolutely no idea where that comes from.]
This is a silly reason, and I don’t see how it’s true
Laying down in a bed without wrinkles is more comfortable than laying down in a bed with wrinkles.
I make my bed because my dog likes to lie in my bed during the day and this keeps the majority of his hair/dirt/dander off my sheets and on top of an easily washable blanket. Also, it prevents lots of wrinkles and lumps in the sheets/blankets when sleeping. Both bother me and my sensory issues, especially because I sleep in the buff and my skin is sensitive to whatever is directly touching it. I can't even leave my room in the morning without making my bed because it feels wrong in my head, I don't make it for anyone but myself
Where it is nice is when you want to lie down you don't have to untangle the sheets.
You just lie down and the sheets are perfect.
Also its nice to tuck them in at least partially to make it easier to make.
Nice to climb into! I cannot believe OP would rather not take 30-seconds to pull everything straight than crawl into a clusterfuck.
It looks nice. And an unmade bed looks lazy.
These are two separate reasons and I only subscribe to the former one.
And I do it because I think it looks nice. It makes me happy when things look clean and tidy. Messy, while less work and sometimes more functional, perhaps, still makes me feel worse in my own home. I don't make my side of the bed to impress my wife. In fact, I get kind of annoyed when she doesn't make her side. But she has mostly wonderful qualities besides that, so I'm okay with it.
Either way, you're not exactly complaining that we like to make our beds, but I'm trying to let you understand that it's not always about some kind of principle or to impress, or otherwise useless reason. Sometimes it's just what makes you feel good. 🙂
But have you considered not wanting to lose something you toss on the bed?
My SO hates sheet wrinkles so for them it’s not performative.
I’d be fine with an assortment or flat sheets and blankets loosely rolled into a ball that I could both lay inside or on top of.
HEAR HEAR
I'll go you a step further on point number 1. When i get out of bed, my bedding is still mostly in the position that i slept in. So when i don't make the bed i can go into again with everything mostly how i like it arranged for sleep. If i "make" the bed then later when I'm getting ready for sleep i have to do a bunch of rearranging the bedding to get stuff how i like it positioned. It's massively better to just be able to get right back into my perfect sleep position when it's time for bed
If you tuck in your bed every morning you have a nice tucked bed with fewer wrinkles at night. Yes I am a princess, yes that is a pea, and so I am making my bed and tucking the edges. Grandma would be proud.
Must feel great not to have homework for a few months! I remember that.
Spiders like all the little folds in a messy bed