Why women do not throw away old clothes?

Two-thirds of women hold a lot of clothes in the closets in which they are no longer able to climb. It does not emit to remain an incentive to lose weight.

Above the woman's favorite phrase, "I have nothing to wear" a man constantly joke. After all, she says most housewives crowded closets where is simply impossible to cram some new thing. But in fact, this phrase has a deep meaning. The study showed that in the UK, 8 out of every 10 women continues to store a huge amount of clothing that they can no longer wear.

Two-thirds admitted that they kept the clothes just in case. They do not lose hope sometime in the future, so to lose weight again to squeeze into the old jeans or a dress. By the way, jeans are the most popular kind of stored old clothes , In a survey of them said 36% of women. In second place tops (28%), and the third skirt (23%).

However, the desire to ever again get into   old clothes   It is not the only reason for its storage. 25% of respondents said they did not get rid of old things, because once paid for them too expensive. And 20% of women in general deliberately buy clothes for one or two sizes too small, to make yourself lose weight.

Finally, 10% of the old clothes - a pleasant reminder of the past and some amazing events that will never be repeated. The study was commissioned by the charitable association Give Up Clothes for Good, which calls to take old clothes to the poor and needy people.

Psychology

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