# Ever go out without underwear? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 23, 2002, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-go-out-without-underwear/105193 "2002-04-23T19:20:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2002, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-go-out-without-underwear/105193/21 "2002-04-23T21:50:12Z")
No can do. Just don’t like that loose, flappy feeling. ---
**Author:** ![Alereon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Alereon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alereon)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2002, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-go-out-without-underwear/105193/22 "2002-04-23T22:08:32Z")
Commando, the only way to go 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Lucretia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2002, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-go-out-without-underwear/105193/23 "2002-04-23T22:14:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by OpalCat \* > \*\*I never wear underwear. \*\* Me neither. The only way to go, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Essured](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Essured](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Essured)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2002, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-go-out-without-underwear/105193/24 "2002-04-23T23:07:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by racinchikki \* > \*\*Sometimes I wear undies. Sometimes I don’t. It largely depends on my mood. \*\* Same here. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2002, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-go-out-without-underwear/105193/25 "2002-04-23T23:31:26Z")
This is a polling thread. Off to IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![pendgwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@pendgwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pendgwen)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2002, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-go-out-without-underwear/105193/26 "2002-04-23T23:34:18Z")
Does not wearing a bra count or are we just discussing the lower half of the body? I find most bras uncomfortable and seldom wear them. Which is too bad since it limits the sexy underwear options. But most bra manufacturer seem to consider sexy and comfortable mutually exclusive. ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2002, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-go-out-without-underwear/105193/27 "2002-04-23T23:48:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by essvee \* > \*\*i went without for years. then i noticed how all my jeans ripped in the crotch after a year or so. now its boxer briefs for me. they cup me in ALL the right places. \*\* Same here. WHat finally did it for me was when I was working at an adolescent Psych hospital, I was involved in the restraint/takedown of a violent teen, and my pants ripped out in the crotch…A very bad situation to bee in. I have worn underwear from that day on. ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2002, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-go-out-without-underwear/105193/28 "2002-04-24T00:14:15Z")
I have one pair that I use whenever I go to the Doctor’s office or wear a suit to a funeral. It must be getting more common to do without in my neck of the woods, as the last time I went to see a Doc, she asked me if I was wearing underwear before asking me to strip down to it. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2002, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-go-out-without-underwear/105193/29 "2002-04-24T00:34:14Z")
I almost always wear underwear. Let me rephrase that. I always wear underwear. ---
**Author:** ![Creaky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2002, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-go-out-without-underwear/105193/30 "2002-04-24T00:53:55Z")
I always wear underwear, too. Why chafe? I think that comfortable women’s underwear was one of the greatest developments of the twentieth century! ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2002, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-go-out-without-underwear/105193/31 "2002-04-24T01:20:36Z")
I haven’t worn underwear for years. (In fact I only own 1 pair, brought out only on special occasions with Mr. Honey.) Don’t like them, never have, never will. When I was a little girl my Grammy would never let me wear underwear to bed. “Better to let it breath Honey” She said. So, I’ve just gotten used to not wearing any. I think it must be healthier. TMI Warning: I’ve never had any type of female infection, ever. 🙂 Honey (Brrr… it gets cold here in the Winter) ---
**Author:** ![Clever\_Hans](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@Clever\_Hans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clever_Hans)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2002, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-go-out-without-underwear/105193/32 "2002-04-24T01:44:51Z")
Man!!! How can Arnold just move the thread without posting on his tighty whities. I go without as often as not, usually not with denim though chafes all the wrong places (as opposed to the right places to chafe which I have not found yet… hmmmm I don’t know if that thread would make it). I NEVER wear underwear with my pajama bottoms just feels much better that way. I am curious as to the amount of men/women that go free range though. Clever Hans: The answer my friend is blowing in the wind. ---
**Author:** ![TheNerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@TheNerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheNerd)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2002, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-go-out-without-underwear/105193/33 "2002-04-24T01:59:32Z")
_Semper Ubi Sub Ubi_ “always where under where” ---
**Author:** ![dead0man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@dead0man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dead0man)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2002, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-go-out-without-underwear/105193/34 "2002-04-24T02:14:28Z")
I always wear my 'drawrs. One time, in the Air Force, I didnt have any clean. I was just gonna be in class all day so I figured it wouldnt be a big deal. I forgot about the 1.3 mile march to class. SON OF A RUG BURN that hurt for a month. My junk was bleeding I tell ya. Never go “comando” in “camo’s”. dead0man ---
**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2002, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-go-out-without-underwear/105193/35 "2002-04-24T02:15:24Z")
Y’know how your mother supposedly told you to wear clean underwear because you might get in an accident and you didn’t want to be embarrassed at the hospital? Well, I _was_ in an accident, and the EMTs _cut my underwear off and threw it away!_ Laying in ICU, I decided to never again wear any piece of clothing that didn’t have a clear useful purpose. I’ll wear a tie if my job requires it, and I guess the same would apply for underwear, but I’ve never needed either and don’t wear them on my own time. [sub]Mom never told me that story anyway…[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![easy\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb8c5e/32.png) [@easy\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/easy_e)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2002, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-go-out-without-underwear/105193/36 "2002-04-24T04:00:16Z")
I’ve pondered going commando, but it seems like it might be painful, especially in jeans. I imagine it would be even more so for men, but then, their pants generally have a looser cut. ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Kahuna\_Burger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Big\_Kahuna\_Burger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Kahuna_Burger)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2002, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-go-out-without-underwear/105193/37 "2002-04-24T04:03:49Z")
I’m so buttoned up. I only went commando like once in elementary school. Boxers give me enough room. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2002, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-go-out-without-underwear/105193/38 "2002-04-24T04:17:46Z")
I seldom wear 'em at home, but almost always when I go out. ---
**Author:** ![Ruffian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2002, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-go-out-without-underwear/105193/39 "2002-04-24T04:30:11Z")
Sure…but never on a regular basis. It’s always a treat for the hubby. 🙂 I particularly remember a time I wore my most skin-clingy dress, minus any shred of underclothing. This resulted in the first time my now-hubby and I had sex. The whole evening in the restaurant was foreplay! ---
**Author:** ![Jervoise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jervoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jervoise)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2002, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-go-out-without-underwear/105193/40 "2002-04-24T04:37:46Z")
I spent a few weeks this summer in steamy Queensland, Australia. Soon discovered I did not appreciate the trickle of sweat in my derfs so I ditched them. It was an… odd feeling, but I came to appreciate the breeziness of it all. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-go-out-without-underwear/105193.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-go-out-without-underwear/105193.md?page=3)