A couple of days a week, when I have no plans and no place to go, I stay in my pajamas. They are comfy, and I figure why dirty clean clothes just to make more laundry and waste soap and water? Well, older people tell me I should dress every day. I don’t see the problem. I shower regularly, wash my pajamas and other clothes, and keep my house and yard clean. I’m not lazy—I just don’t see the value in getting dressed for the sake of getting dressed. I really wish people would quit telling me how to live my life. What do you think?

—Comfortable in Wisconsin

Dear Comfortable,

My late mother used to say that when people look their best, it gives them confidence, which makes them feel better about themselves. She wasn’t wrong. She also told me that if I didn’t make the effort, invariably I wo

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