Single Men Only Change Their Sheets Every Three Months

Woman, watch out!

Did you ever turn on the lights during that 'one-nighter' to see what was ACTUALLY caked on Joe-Blow's sheets? (We hope you glanced at other things, too, but that's an entirely different story, all together.)

In any case, scientists imagine there must be some quite disgusting dribbles on single men's sheets, based on a survey conducted by the United Kingdom mattress company Ergoflex. In fact, they found that the average single man only changes his sheets every three months. (That sounds worse than taking a black light into a Motel 6.)

Statistics showed that close to half of the respondents, or approximately 49 percent, reportedly said that they were ok with sleeping in filth. The other 19 percent? Well, they just didn't give a damn.

Women in the survey were a bit different. Graceful and clean creatures (yes, I'm a bit biased being a woman) tend to wash their sheets every two-and-a-half weeks.

Those in a relationship also tended to their sheets more often, according to the survey. However (not surprisingly) the women usually took care of their laundry more often than the men.

Yet the old saying "age equals wisdom" seems to hold true for just about everything, and that includes keeping the sheets squeaky clean. The findings show that men and women alike 35 to 50 were more likely to keep their beds clean and fresh than those too busy running around and having fun in their younger years.

But regardless of whether a mate found her potential hook-ups crib dashing or down-right disgusting, the mattress company notes of possible dangers likely to be lurking in the covers if males don't keep their besides' nice and tidy.

"Romantic ambitions aside, we were more alarmed by the potential health risks that unhygienic bed-sheets could cause, considering in particular two unwelcome night-time companions - dust mites and bed bugs," Ergoflex's Steven Willis wrote in a blog post.

Now, this has got us thinking: When was the last time we washed our sheets? What about you?