Why do Women steal their Boyfriend's T-shirts?

[Caliostro]

This question has plagued me for many a year. For a while I thought it might have been sort of a generational thing but last night at a family feed I was talking to my 2 oldest nephews and their girlfriends have stolen their t-shirts as well. WHYFOR DO THEY DO THIS?

I'm not talking the 'oh, I'm staying the night and your daggy old tee makes a nice impromptu nightie for cold nights' thing, either. That's understandable... But when petite wee lasses start nabbing multiple 4-6XL tees, questions arise.

Also, why always the best tees? Clean and in good nick I can understand but why always the best t-shirt? WHYYYYYYY?

I've lost upwards of 40 good t-shirts over the past 20 years to girlfriends.

Ok, question, are they borrowing them, or downright taking them never to be seen again? Cause if they're borrowing them, then it's pretty normal and, well, doesn't really matter does it? If they're stealing them they're fucking thieves, possibly kleptomaniac, or main characters in a real life RPG.

 

[mr-fix_it]

SO if you ever run away, they can give the shirt to their sniffer dogs and track your ass down!

This man speaks the truth!

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

Ok, question, are they borrowing them, or downright taking them never to be seen again?

They usually start out as 'borrowed without asking' and end up never to be seen again, at least never to be seen again by me.

Then there was the fun time a girlfriend's housemate stole the t-shirt the girlfriend had 'borrowed without asking'... Stealing handpainted shirts and trying to claim you bought them isn't real smart... especially when the person who painted them is the one asking you how the fuck you got ahold of their shirt.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

Now, this may sound like a fairly radical concept, but she may like your clothes.

Strangely enough I also like my clothes

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

Good thing there isn't a woman stealing my shirts.

Because I'm single.

That'd be an awkward conversation.

"Who the hell are you and why are you in my closet? Moreover, how did you get past the traps?"

Fucking time travellers are always doing that shit. They're almost as bad as girlfriends for it.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

"Give me your clothes...I must smell you when you aren't here!"

"Sniff the wet spot on the bed, freak."

 

[Anthropaphagi]

I've had the opposite problem. Especially since I have some awesome hockey jerseys. And the fact that they are way too big for me is no excuse for pilfering them, gentlemen. Same with the metal ts I've collected over the years. Fortunately they make girlie ts now, which only emo guys would try to wear and I wouldn't be caught dead with an emo guy. No offense to emos, just not my thing.

 

[MiserableOldGit]

And hoodies, and that one fresh razor you've got left, and any sum of cash below a tenner, and that Sara Lee in the fridge you were saving for Friday (along with the beer next to it), and my cigs- in fact, my whole fucking life. Thanks fer that. Still, you do get your nob wet. That's a bonus.

 

[InvisibleSeal]

Well I've borrowed my bf's clothes a few times - it just feels nice to have a reminder of him. But I don't think I've ever had more than one of his shirts at any one time.

Then again, I think it's a good sign - shows that they care about you and like how you smell.

Pheromones are like crack. *sniffs bf's shirt for her fix*

Wouldn't explain why sometimes I'd find a new 3 pack of tees open and only one left inside.

Little odd I admit - but she probably wants to remind herself she's with you by having something that is so obviously not hers.

 

[SuccessAndBiscuts]

I find this whole smell thing a bit creepy. "Give me your clothes...I must smell you when you aren't here!"

Freaky no?

Yes, but im going to go out on a limb here and assume that you are male and as such are in no place to comment on the insane and ilogical delicate inner workings of the female mind.

 

[Tharwen]

Simple solution: Only buy shirts with dick jokes on them.

 

[Rolling Thunder]

I'm not sure. I think it's because it smells of me. She also stole my teddy bear, but I made her give it back. I damn well love that bear, even if he keeps taunting me because he read Plato and I did not.

 

[Legion]

Unless they are stealing it to flog it somewhere then I don't see the issue, it's kind of cute really.

I find this whole smell thing a bit creepy. "Give me your clothes...I must smell you when you aren't here!"

Freaky no?

How is it any more odd than liking people based upon other senses? You look at pictures to see them when they are not there, listen to them on the phone and so on.

 

[PixieFace]

Like everyone says, my boyfriend's clothing has his natural smell on him. It reminds me of all the pleasant memories I have of him, since smell happens to be the most powerful sense, and is a simple comfort when I miss him. Even he likes to hang onto my pillows because they smell like me.

His clothes are also super comfortable because I'm rather tiny and he's fairly bulky, so all his clothes make excellent sleep wear. I love feeling all snuggly! Whee!

 

[Broady Brio]

They like freebies? I wouldn't know.

 

[Terramax]

The same reason why I wear my girlfriend's br-- I've no idea.

 

[Dok Zombie]

better question, why do women steal your hoodies??

Dammit, YES! I was at a massive camping event where this nutter of a girl stalked me the whole time, she stole my hoody, stretched the fuck out of it (with boobs and whatnot) and spilled something down it. Ordinarily I wouldn't have asked for it back, but I knew that if I let her keep it she would have assumed "OMG HE MUST LOVE ME!!!" so I took it back and binned it.

 

[Flee the Cities]

Mwuaha after 10000 years I'm free!

Also I have lost no less than TWO excellent high quality hoodies to ladies.