It became clear to me, as I was looking for some clean socks, that life should really be measured in laundry cycles. So I thought that if I had more clothes I would have to wash the laundry much less often and of course extend my life the proportional amount. Then the truth of the whole situation became clear, women live longer because they have more clothes than men do.
Men are quite happy wearing the same clothes over and over again.
Two pairs of jeans are sufficient, one to wash and one to wear to the Laundromat. But of course this requires more frequent laundry cycles and would drastically shorten men's life's. Except that, as we all know men are slobs. Men are willing to wear the same jeans for weeks and any old thing is fine they don't need to wear a specific outfit. Unlike women who once something is worn once it must be washed and stored before reuse.