Fri 2 May 2008
Vital, necessary research here:
Boxers or briefs? Or something else? Why? When? What made the change for you? Do you maintain a hybrid schedule? Do you have a word in what your partner chooses?
(Also, hey, look under there! Yes. Yes. I just made you say “under where”. Happy Friday!)
Posted by Josh Millard13 answers so far!
A recent convert to boxers after briefs most of my life. I like the, ahem, freedom.
Now you know. And knowing is half the battle.
Both. I’ll be able to pass when the revolution comes.
I like the boxer-briefs. They’re ‘tweeners, not constrained by being either all this or all that. I got my first pair more than 10 years ago, and have either worn them or nothing since.
Not the same pair, mind you. I have a couple pair now. Not that I’m wearing a couple pair of underwear at this moment, mind you. That would be daft.
Boxer-briefs are like pitchers who can hit, or really big wide receivers, or really fast tight ends (insert ass joke here), or centers who can hit jumpers from 12-15 feet. They represent the new paradigm of combinations of skills or abilities, and are the natural choice of renaissance men like me. Plus, I look totally hot in them.
Commando, of course.
Boxers when I must. “Must” meaning when I know I’ll be sweating all day, or when it’s really cold, or when the only clean jeans are the ones with the holes in the ass so I hafta wear something under them or get arrested for exhibiting my sweet cheeks in public.
I have briefs that I’ll wear with shorts since I think the boxers-hanging-beneath your shorts look is sooooo tacky.
So, it’s all situation-dependent.
Like, right now? Not even wearing pants.
Come on over and check for yourself.
BitterOldPunk, glad you are meeting my expectations.
I like the, ahem, freedom.
If you like freedom, Mr. Harris, why the fuck are you wearing underpants? I bet you are happy to hear the chocolate ration has increased to 15g too, eh? Underpants are a tool of The Man, rise up against oppression!
Josh, can you like not type the word “panties?” what’s the deal with not even mentioning girlgender underwear types? Am I not supposed to answer? Would that make me an attention whore? Fucking boyzone! ;) I like talking about girlunderwear types. THERE ARE SO MANY
Bikini, thong, tanga, brief, hipster, boyshort… the funniest word still has to be “panties,” of course. PANNIES frum GRAMMA
I like whatever fits and is cute. I have a propensity for mesh. Thongs are newest in my life and I still can’t wear them barelegged in skirts. Can anyone? Too breezy altogether.
I can type the word “panties,” but I hate it. It gives me the creeps. It’s not the concept. (I like seeing women in underwear.) It’s the word. I always feel queasy when people use “y” or “ies” to make “cute” diminutives. Several times, I’ve wanted to stomp on a woman’s head after hearing her refer to her “hubby.” I grew up near Chicago, and I had to endure fans talking about their “Cubbies.” Yuck. And I already hate the sound of pant. Well, I don’t hate it, but it’s not sexy. And I want to women’s underwear to be sexy. Pant? It’s something that a dog does. Pant-ies. Ew.
I’m neurotic about other sex words: I’ve never heard a sexy turn for masturbation (which itself sounds too clinical). Playing with yourself? Sounds like “playing with your food.” Touching yourself? Sounds too tentative. Pleasuring yourself. Sounds like something from a commercial: “Pleasure yourself with New Fun-o-Max!”
Handjob sounds like something you do with a wrench. Cunnilingus sounds like a weed. (”Get the Weed Whacker! There’s cunnilingus growing all over the side of garage!”) Going down sounds like something from Sesame Street (”Grover is … going up… going down…”) Blowjob? Sounds as occupational as handjob, with the added detraction of making me think of “blow” as in “blow chunks.”
Sex is so much more fun to do than to talk about.
As to boxer’s or briefs, I prefer boxers. White briefs are the worst. They look like diapers and tend to get noticeably stained in nasty ways. But late 20th Century underwear is boring. A brief is really just a tight boxer, just as bike shorts are really just tight shorts. There’s not enough variety. Let’s bring back codpieces, whale-bone corsets, bum rolls…
I just thought of a word I REALLY hate: jockstrap.
Funny you should say that, grumblebee. As fate would have it, moving into a new house has opened a new view on men’s underwear to me: undergear received the custom of the previous tenant, and their catalog, featuring polyurethane enhancers, is prime bathroom reading for moi.
I don’t say “panties” either, and I wear them. I just call them “underwear,” except that the plastic tub I keep mine in (we are a classy household) is labeled “UNMENTIONABLES.”
Good Lord, Ambrosia Voyeur. Why did I click on that link? Why? It’s even worse than International Male.
I have not and will not wear panties.
Ambrosia Voyeur - the answer to your query Can anyone? is yes. I see it all the time. And I think the ladies who do do it to drive us men nuts. Especially when it’s breezy.