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13 Times Wearing Sweats in the Real World is Actually Acceptable

We’ve heard it all throughout college—you won’t be able to wear your college tees and sweatpants once you’re out in the real world. Sweats equal laziness, right? Contrary to popular belief, though, there are certain scenarios when wearing sweats is totally acceptable in the real world.

1. When you really don’t want to get hit on

2. When you’re pretending you just left the gym

3. When you’ve officially given up on life

4. When it’s the weekend

5. When you’re sick

6. When you’re Netflixing at a dangerous level

7. When anything with a zipper seems like pure torture

8. When it’s laundry day

9. When you don’t want to be recognized in your hometown

10. When you’re having surgery

11. When you’re traveling

12. When they’re uber chic joggers

13. Whenever you freaking want

Because why should you care what other people think anyway?

Erin was previously the Entertainment Editor of Her Campus. She graduated from Belmont University in 2015, where she studied English and Elementary Education. Before joining the team full-time, she was a national contributing blogger, viral content writer and editorial intern at HC. In addition to her work for Her Campus, Erin was formerly an editorial assistant at Nfocus Magazine and has been published by HelloGiggles and Man Repeller. In her free time, you can find Erin falling for yet another TV boyfriend (her long list of ex-lovers includes Nathan Scott, Chuck Bass and Pacey Witter, to name a few), reading chick lit and/or celeb memoirs and hanging with her puppy/soulmate, Cooper.