Here’s a fun and informative little excerpt from one of the countless and epic IM chats between Sarah and myself:

Sarah:do you really have 50 pairs of panties?I don’t even have that manyme: more Sarah: maybe 30 but I throw away a lotme: a lot of them should probably be thrown awayme: i tend to not get rid of them when i should. i get a little sad when i have to throw them outSarah: yeahme: we’ve been through so much together. they’re like old friends.Sarah: I have a hard time throwing out braseven if they need to be trashed                     me:    oh yeah. i ‘ve definitely had bras who’s underwire is popped out and there’s, like, a safety pin holding a strap on and i’m still like “maybe i can get one more wear out of it…”“one more night together. you and i. a last hurrah”Sarah: yeah.time to say goodbyeyou knowthey’re only supposed to last 3 monthsbrasI keep them foreverI say that’s kind of ridiculousme: WHAT?!Sarah: at least a year in my bookme: 3 months?Sarah: yesme: that’s retardedSarah: yesme: since i only started consistently wearing bras recently, i probably got a lot more time out of my old onesbut i have some ANCIENT bras. 6 or 7 years probably. Sarah: I only wear my expensive ones about once every 6 monthsso they obviously last a lot longerbut the ones I wear every weekI’m sure I’ve had some of them for over a year

THREE MONTHS? Man. I am breaking some serious brazier laws. I’ll tell you something, you are going to have to pry my Princesse Tam Tam Idylle Bra from my cold dead hands. I will wear this thing until it’s nothing more than a hook-clasp and a memory. Three months… pshhhh!