I want to declutter, partner does not want to?

I once knew a lady whose husband had a penchant for smart suits. They lived in a long walk in wardrobe and some of them were 20 years old and more. Despite this he would continue to buy new suits. On the arrival of the next resident, the lady would remove one he had bought years ago and donate it to charity so the suits were actually contained in the wardrobe and he never even noticed one was missing.

I wouldn't do it.
I'd collect the things I thought were unimportant (including my own) and say "are you bothered about any of these or can I give them to Oxfam?"

I think seeing them in one reasonably small collection at a time is unlikely to ruffle feathers.

I would hate it if someone did it to me.

I mean if they got rid of my "clutter" without asking.

Tbh if partner did this with my things, I would be grateful. I am reaching the point where a lot of things are just anchors that are holding me back. I had a lot of puzzles that I held onto, but felt super relieved when I donated them.

What about stuff you'll never use? Like a blanket with no sentimental value that the dog tore up?

Tbh if partner did this with my things, I would be grateful

But I think you are saying that he would not be?

Thank you for replying quickly by the way.

A lot of threads on here are started by a poster I have not noticed before, they start a post, and often never return to say anything else.

Personally, I would never throw out my husband’s ‘stuff’ without checking with him first.

I too would hate it if anyone did that with my stuff.