# Guys: Boxers or Briefs **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 5, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432 "2009-11-05T16:07:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/41 "2009-11-06T20:19:57Z")
Depends on the weather…you know…the humidity index.😉 ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/42 "2009-11-06T20:25:35Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > For me it’s briefs, I don’t get the boxers things, and frankly I am only average “down there” so I can’t see how well endowded men do it > 🙂 Briefs are too constricting, I would think the bigger you are the more constricting they are. If I get “excited”, it winds up sticking out of my waistband, that’s uncomfortable. ---
**Author:** ![Neverender](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/848f3c/32.png) [@Neverender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neverender)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/43 "2009-11-09T23:43:03Z")
Boxer-briefs. Boxers tend to bunch up in between my balls and leg, on my gooch, and get sweaty down my ass crack. This leads to a hell of a lot of chafing, and briefs are for little boys and old men! Boxer briefs stay put and don’t look odd, so it’s all good. (if you don’t think briefs are bad, just wondering - do you wear Speedo’s at the beach/pool?) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/44 "2009-11-10T00:54:46Z")
Boxers for a very long time, now. I switched when I was still in the military. I used to wear briefs, but the elastic chafed too much, what with all the marching and bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![ryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ryan)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/45 "2009-11-10T07:23:24Z")
Boxer-briefs almost exclusively. A few pairs of briefs for middle of summer heat, and a couple pairs of boxers that I wore while recovering from some below the waist surgery (but I really don’t care for them). ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/46 "2009-11-10T08:28:56Z")
> [@racer72](#): > > Mid rise bikini briefs. Thinner and much lighter than regular briefs and no wide elastic waist band. They are getting hard to find too, Hanes and Jockey no longer make them. I found a store brand that still makes them and during a recent sale, stocked up on enough to last for a long time. My choice too. Perhaps their increasing scarcity is a result of America’s increasing obesity. In any case regular briefs are a second choice, boxers never. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/47 "2009-11-10T10:43:32Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > [Slot95.id : Situs Slot Resmi Sedang Gacor Hari Ini💸](http://trendsupdates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/boxer-briefs.jpg) > > ^Pic is borderline NSFW!!! > > Notice how they resemble shorts (like boxers) but his junk is all snug in them (like briefs). Off-topic: when I was young and read British books which described someone as “spotty”, this is what I pictured. Somewhat on topic… I’m female, and wear what could be considered a female version of boxer-briefs. They’re cotton knit, and have actual legs on them. I used to sneer at such things, but I’ve found that they’re excellent for preventing heat rash in the area where my legs join my crotch, and if I do develop heat rash, then the boxers don’t aggravate the rash. I imagine that men would find the same thing applies to them. Also, men look best in boxer-briefs, IMO. Not that I encounter a lot of men IRL in boxer-briefs, but a careful study of the literature has helped me to form an opinion on this subject. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/48 "2009-11-10T11:50:49Z")
boxer-briefs or boxers. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/49 "2009-11-11T04:43:38Z")
Boxers They can take our lives, but they can’t take our freedom!!! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sebastienne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Sebastienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sebastienne)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/50 "2009-11-11T05:31:55Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > Somewhat on topic… I’m female, and wear what could be considered a female version of boxer-briefs. They’re cotton knit, and have actual legs on them. I used to sneer at such things, but I’ve found that they’re excellent for preventing heat rash in the area where my legs join my crotch, and if I do develop heat rash, then the boxers don’t aggravate the rash. I imagine that men would find the same thing applies to them. Please, please tell me who makes these and where I can buy them. I’ve been looking for exactly that for some time now. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/51 "2009-11-11T16:53:26Z")
Briefs. I’m a creature of habit and have worn them all my life. I’ve never worn a pair of boxers, and can’t imagine my junk constantly sliding around. I need the support - I fear that if I wore boxers, I’d sit down and wind up crushing a testicle. The only exception to briefs is the jock straps I bought for exercise. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/52 "2009-11-11T17:50:10Z")
I started wearing boxers when we had kids, and it was apparent that I’d be up and wandering about the house a good bit during the night. A bit more dignified. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2009, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/53 "2009-11-12T08:03:13Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > [Slot95.id : Situs Slot Resmi Sedang Gacor Hari Ini💸](http://trendsupdates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/boxer-briefs.jpg) > > ^Pic is borderline NSFW!!! > > Notice how they resemble shorts (like boxers) but his junk is all snug in them (like briefs). Really those are trunks, not boxer briefs. Boxer briefs have longer legs. I wear low rise briefs. ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2009, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/54 "2009-11-12T08:28:23Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > Short and to the point. > > I wear briefs. I’ve tried boxers, and it resulted in bunched-up nuts, and lots of flopping. :eek: No thank you. Funny, I get bunched nuts **and** underwear up my ass when I wear briefs. No flopping though, I have to give you that. I dunno why, actually. When I was a kid I did briefs. Then I switched in high school to boxers. I only wore a jock for sports. Then in college, I realized that I only needed that kind of support for competition. And I was a wrestler 🙂 For me, I think it’s similar to when as a kid you don’t have as much control over your body, so you end up hitting your funny bone from time to time and getting whacked in the balls. I can’t remember when either of those things happened to me last. Likewise, I haven’t needed the support from briefs since then, either. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2009, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/55 "2009-11-12T19:05:49Z")
> [@Sebastienne](#): > > Please, please tell me who makes these and where I can buy them. I’ve been looking for exactly that for some time now. I get them from either [Woman Within](http://www.womanwithin.com/clothing/Comfort-Choice-Stretch-cotton-fitted-boxer-brief.aspx?PfId=110057&DeptId=9438&ProductTypeId=1&PurchaseType=0) (they carry sizes 7-15 in that style) or [Roaman’s](http://www.roamans.com/clothing/Comfort-Choice-Boxer-Brief.aspx?PfId=113687&DeptId=10005&ProductTypeId=1&PurchaseType=0) (same product, really) online. Both brands have a few longleg panty choices, that’s just the style that I buy. And the panties are on sale right now, so if Santa is looking to buy you some undies for Xmas… ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/56 "2009-11-12T19:53:53Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > I get them from either [Woman Within](http://www.womanwithin.com/clothing/Comfort-Choice-Stretch-cotton-fitted-boxer-brief.aspx?PfId=110057&DeptId=9438&ProductTypeId=1&PurchaseType=0) (they carry sizes 7-15 in that style) or [Roaman’s](http://www.roamans.com/clothing/Comfort-Choice-Boxer-Brief.aspx?PfId=113687&DeptId=10005&ProductTypeId=1&PurchaseType=0) (same product, really) online. Both brands have a few longleg panty choices, that’s just the style that I buy. And the panties are on sale right now, so if Santa is looking to buy you some undies for Xmas… :eek: OLD LADY PANTIES! :eek: OLD LADY PANTIES! :eek: OLD LADY PANTIES! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/57 "2009-11-13T05:08:08Z")
No, [THESE](http://www.roamans.com/clothing/Comfort-Choiceand0174-3-pack-cotton-boxer-briefs.aspx?PfId=94469&DeptId=10005&ProductTypeId=1&PurchaseType=0) are old lady panties. Notice that the leg of the panty doesn’t fit snugly against the leg of the wearer, as the first pair does. For even more horror, I offer the [Granny Girdle](http://www.roamans.com/clothing/Rago-extra-long-leg-shaper.aspx?PfId=19053&DeptId=14334&ProductTypeId=1&PurchaseType=0), with the split crotch (which is laughable, I don’t know anyone who can pee through a split crotch, though I know several women who TRY…and fail) and the detachable garters. If you give me the eek face again, I shall be forced to show you some truly frightening photos and illustrations of women’s clothing. I HAVE THE MUSEUM OF MENSTRUATION BOOKMARKED, and I’m not afraid to use it. ---
**Author:** ![Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/58 "2009-11-13T05:11:51Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > Short and to the point. > > I wear briefs. I’ve tried boxers, and it resulted in bunched-up nuts, and lots of flopping. :eek: No thank you. Some of us aren’t big enough to flop. Did I just say that out loud? ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/59 "2009-11-13T07:51:53Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > (which is laughable, I don’t know anyone who can pee through a split crotch, though I know several women who TRY…and fail) You know this why?! ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/60 "2009-11-13T14:05:41Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > If you give me the eek face again, I shall be forced to show you some truly frightening photos and illustrations of women’s clothing. I HAVE THE MUSEUM OF MENSTRUATION BOOKMARKED, and I’m not afraid to use it. Surely there must be a board rule against issuing this kind of threat. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432.md?page=4)