I'm a young man in my 20s and it's amazing how you spoke straight to me. I cutrently live alone, never been married or had to live with my gitlfriend, so I don't have much stuff. I have three each of plates, spoons, forks, bowls, pots and all that.
All my life, I focused on the things I need and tried to get as much of them. I had two suits that I was carrying around, both were made because of different weddings; one way back in 2014 and the other in 2017. I hadnt used either of them ever since, so last year I got tired of letting it waste and just gave it out to someone else. Oh, and they were also getting undersized.
I think the downside is that my life has almost zero aesthetic appeal and you know, it's something I've accepted. Perhaps when a woman comes in and takes control of certain things, I'll be different but for now, I'm super happy about my minimalist lifestyle.
i think that once someone gets into a relationship that these notions change. I'm not opposed to having a lot of things, but I do think that a lot of us tend to go a bit overboard with it. At one point i had something like 50 t-shirts that I never wore and you gotta ask yourself "what is the point of this?" after a while.
I'm quite happy having my life be so portable but then again, most people aren't as transient as I am.
50 T-shirts is 40 too many. I have like 10 and I end up using only about 5 that I like. The other 5 I keep for "emergencies" that never come.
I plan to downsize yet again to probably more than 10, but I hope to never return to a closet filled with stuff i never wear. :)
It's for the best brother.