One good reason for making the bed is if you have pets (specifically cats, since they love to lay on anything). I'd hate to get under the covers with a ton of cat fur. We don't have pets anymore, but Gary has been in the habit of making the bed (or at least covering it up with the quilt/comforter, whatever you want to call it) for so many years of pet-ownership, that it's just habit with him. I tend to leave it unmade most of the time (and no, it doesn't drive him crazy ... he'll make it if I don't ... and without complaining!!! <g>).

~~Bonnie



>>I'm also from the "why bother to make the bed every morning" school of thought. <g> But when I do bother, it doesn't take long.
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>I'm of the "beds are made in a factory, and I don't want to learn all of that - I'll just buy one" school... :)
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>Funny that German language uses the equivalently general-practice verb "machen" to describe the operation, despite it being an order of magnitude more precise than English. Or it's just me having heard it in just one specific dialect?
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>I can understand why the beds are... shaped up, in a hotel or hospital or barracks. These places need to pass scrutiny of the visitor (reasons differ among visitors, though). At home, those who have visitors in their bedrooms probably feel some need to put things in order in some way. Some people may do it because they like how it looks, or have that habit. But I really can't think of a good reason to do it every day in one's own bedroom.