As soon as I made the decision to throw away all my socks and go to the shop and buy 14 pairs of the same grey socks, my life became infinitely less stressful.

I’ve got the same issue but with all black socks

My socks basically just accept that once they come into my care they will likely never see their mate again.

I’m the same, got a drawer full of single socks. Where the hell do they go?

All the same at birth, yet, over the years, they developed their own personalities

That’s why I bought socks in bulk. Hundreds of pairs and all identical. Plus no need to buy new socks for years and years.