Ok, so I am sharing this personal experience because it’s hilarious and I think it’s one of those things that people privately do/tolerate, but don’t usually broadcast (maybe like picking your nose or farting after your date leaves?).
BACKGROUND
-To sleep, I need to use long pillows that prohibit me from turning on to my stomach (bad back stuff). They are longer than regular sized pillows, but shorter than body pillows. Therefore, they require custom pillow cases.
-I’ve had said pillows and cases for approx 8years
-I don’t have (nor want) several sets of sheets/pillowcases
-For the last 6 months (ish), I’ve thought about needing to replace the pillows (cuz it’s lame and disgusting to have pillows for 8 years)
-Despite my reasonable ponderings, I have yet to replace either the pillows or the cases
CURRENT ISSUE
-About 2 weeks ago (?), I grabbed my pillow to reposition it and the pillowcase ripped. I didn’t care. I just repositioned the tattered pillow case to cover the naked pillow and moved on with my life. The same scenario repeatedly happened almost everytime I touched/touch the pillow. It’s actually comical, like invisible ink or candles that relight themselves or lapel flowers that squirt water when you lean in to sniff them. They rip with the same sound effect as when people in the movies tear their sheets to make a sheet ladder so they can descend to their clandestine meeting with their lover or their fugitive former cell mate or whomever.
-The pillowcase, while not looking thread bare, has so many tears in it that it looks like it has endured some deadly ‘exploratory bites’ from a great white.
All in all, today it struck me (as I layed in bed, sick, all day) that the state of my pillowcases is absolutely ridiculous, but what’s more ridiculous is how much I don’t really care but should. I’m going to replace them. Don’t worry. But I’m motivated by the fact that I’m pretty sure they can not endure one more washing, not motivated by the fact that it’s lame and should be embarrasing.
Maybe you can not relate. However, I’m guessing that allowed to continue in your ways as a single person, ‘one’ might be surprised at what they will ‘deal with later’. 
