As I washed my jeans the other night, I wondered how often other people wash theirs. I go as long as possible until they no longer fit properly. With my current jeans that’s probably around five wears, but then I’ll wear them a few more times until they look unfashionably loose in the bottom and I feel frumpy and I’m forced to hit the ‘mat. So I texted a bunch of my denim-wearing good friends and here’s how they replied:

Casey B., 36
“Up to 6″

Mathew L., 31
“More than I can count”

Ben R., 31
“Depends on the weather and how sweaty my balls get”

Michelle Z., 30
“About 30″

Ben L., 24
“No idea”

Elizabeth C., 28
“Until they look dirty/smell or get saggy in the bum/knees”

Oran C., 33
“I don’t count.” (Follow-up response: “Anything I have worn goes in the laundry”)

Barrie M., 29
“2 or 3″

Jena C., 29
“I’d say 3 or4″

Ben F., 30
“Every day. So like maybe 20. Except for my pair that’s about to break, don’t wash those.”

Bryan Q., 30
“Two weeks straight”

Peter D., 23
“Months”

Lacey W., 29
“1″

Brooke I., 30
“Many many times. Except for when they stretch out I wash to shrink”

Noell D., 30
“7–10 maybe more. Unless I am playing kickball.”

Kati L., 32
“As many as I possibly can.”

Kenny C., 36
“365 days”

Nick H., 32
“Many, many times.”

Maigread C., 22
“Depends on the fit…usually as long as possible”

Yossi L., 34 33
“like every 12 wearings, I’d say”

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