Why is making your bed a big deal?

[grungesmurf]

It takes all of 20 seconds to make a bed 🤷🏾‍♂️
Like having my room look tidy

[Juice]

If you nothing else can n the day, at least you can say you made your bed.

[schizo]

I never made my bed, I bough it!

[The 1Watcher Experience]

There’s nothing wrong with wanting to be clean or feel clean. My place can get dusty. I have to dust, clean, vacuum, etc. Because I’m gone for work for long periods of time I don’t want to leave my bed unmade for so long that when I finally do get into it that it would be dusty or dirty. I only wash my sheets once a week so I like to keep them as clean as possible during the week. Sometimes my gf stays over and that might affect things but not in some catastrophic way. We do clean up after ourselves.

[HMARK Center]

Agreed with it being sort of a "structure" things. Additionally, I think it's something that helps people who might feel they don't have a strong sense of control over their lives; not knocking people who feel that way, life can get out of hand for any number of reasons beyond our control, but "I got up and made my bed" can double as a statement that says "I'm taking control/ownership of the things I do have influence over", which can put someone in a better mental state.

That said, I mostly agree; I don't have an issue with leaving my bed a mess. Heck, some research says leaving it messy is actually a better way to keep bacteria from settling into the covers.

[edgestar]

Jun 25, 2019 13:26:31 GMT -5 @therealoblivion said:

It makes your room look way cleaner. If your bed is unmade your room looks dirty. If you make it, then your room looks clean all of a sudden.

If my room is messy, it's gonna look messy, whether or not my bed is made.

[111111]

Jun 25, 2019 12:37:41 GMT -5 Prince Petty said:

In the UK, we mainly use duvets rather than blankets, so making your bed is simply pulling the duvet into a generally tidy position. It's the work of a few seconds, yet I've known plenty of people (often girls) who simply don't bother.

I get that it takes only a few seconds but there’s still no point in it, it doesn’t make any difference to anything whatsoever

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Jun 25, 2019 12:07:38 GMT -5 YAKMAN is ICHIBAN said:

DISCIPLINE!

[edgestar]

Jun 26, 2019 10:45:06 GMT -5 Juice said:

If you nothing else can n the day, at least you can say you made your bed.

That's not the biggest deal, to me. My hairbrush is about to break, but I still love using it. I'd be saying "at least the brush didn't break, halfway down my hair"

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[Duke Cameron]

Because I feel like a slob if I don’t

[Deleted]

When I made my bed daily it was nice, but I got off that and nowadays rarely make my bed unless I change the sheets.

But I made it this morning, and......dunno about you, but I get a strong sense of accomplishment when I do it. It gives you an energy to do other stuff and be productive. And that energy seems more noticeable when you don't do it often. If it's still a daily routine, I guess it's there?

tl;dr - I'm lazy, making your bed makes you feel much less lazy, I should do it more, alas I'm lazy...

[EvenBaldobombHasAJob]

Because I like to sleep in a bed where the sheets don't start out tangled.

[Deleted]

My girlfriend is pretty good friends with the bed-making fairy, so I haven't had to make mine in a long time.

[Urethra Franklin]

I dunno, I just don’t like the clutter.

It was a chore for me to make my bed as a kid, but now I just see it as a way to make our bedroom look tidy. It’s the same reason I don’t leave dirty laundry on the floor and I immediately put dishes I’ve used in the dishwasher.

We don’t normally do a lot of entertaining, but I never hafta worry about having people over or if somebody drops in because our place looks respectable.

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

It's actually good to leave your bed unmade for a bit after you get up so your sweat evaporates off. It makes your sheets cleaner for longer.

This is true; but I use this as an excuse to make my bed as rarely as possible.

[Manute Bol]

Getting into bed at night into a nice made bed is so much more satisfying than climbing into a hot mess of blankets.

Plus, what if someone randomly stops by? A made bed makes a huge difference in looking neat or looking like a slob. All at the cost of like 90 seconds of effort.