Surveys say women change sheets and pillowcases with greater frequency than men. A single male could wait 45 days on average before tossing the sheets into the laundry, unless he was being joined by someone else, in which case fresh sheets would turn up. ( Photo: C. Garrett Kennedy/Wikimedia Commons) How Often You Change Bedding Depends on Age, Gender–and Whether Someone is Joining You ‘Between the Sheets’ Everyone loves climbing into your own bed on the same day that you tuck in fresh sheets and pillowcases. How often you experience... News 05 Dec 2025 | 02:58