Help! My live-in partner of 3 years has too many clothes and it’s overrunning our house. We live in a two bedroom condo with only two closets in the entire unit, and there’s just not enough space.
At last count (2 years ago) there was over 300 articles of clothing - shirts, pants, jackets. There is constantly piles of clothes everywhere, clean and dirty, and nowhere to put them. They wear multiple outfits each day and throw them on the floor in the evening.
2 years ago I bought a few Ikea clothing containers to slide under the bed, and those are packed full of folded shirts that are never worn. And they just keep buying more.
I’ve spoken with them about this multiple times and they say that they’ll get rid of some of the clothes, but never did.
On the flip side, I have four pairs of pants, a few shorts, around a dozen shirts and a suit.
What can I do?
Label to totes with a date you packed them. Cover the tote lip with tape. If the tap is unbroken after a month or two. Move it to the garage/storage. After 6months or a year sell the clothes or donate them.
This won’t stop the acquisition of new clothes, but it will help you manage the pipeline to make space for new clothes.
This doesn’t make sense for seasonal wardrobes or social/party wear. I wear my “nice” suit a couple times a year, maybe. The music fest stuff only comes out in the summer. Sweaters and swimsuits will be unworn for 6-8 months.
If you wear a T-shirt, hiking pants, and a hoodie every day, yeah it makes sense.