No. No faster than my legs would. I just found out that females have this…leaking thing going on down there. I have no idea what that’s about. Creepy, in fact. And I hardly sweat at all. When I work out, there’s nothing for me to wipe off the bench. When I run, my body is damp but my clothing is dry. Even if my pants DID get dirty faster, I’d change them. That’s why I own more than one pair of pants.
For those of you that suggest that boxers are useless, I’d like to point out that the idea is to protect your pants, not make you comfortable. Personally, I can’t see how having your junk held in place could possibly be seen as a benefit. That’s ridiculous. Yes, in boxers, you flop around wherever god wills it. That’s the point! In briefs, everything gets stuck together. No wonder some guys have odor issues…being cramped up there all day.
Boxers. Occasionally boxer briefs, because the wifey likes them. I figure if she’ll wear g-strings for my benefit (and according to her, it’s solely for my benefit) I can put up with occasional stickiness. Always cotton- silk ones just feel wrong somehow.
So, what do all the underwearless posters do about undershirts? Surely you don’t go out into the world with only one layer of fabric stanching the obscenest nippleäge!! Isn’t it weird to plunge your vest into your trousers without the benefit of underpants? I would think it would be.
I can’t speak for the commando folks, since I never go underwearless due to a youthful episode of zippered-penis syndrome, but I never ever wear an undershirt.
This is Florida, man. It’s almost too hot for one shirt. It helps that I’m skinny, I suppose, but I never have visible armpit-sweat issues unless I’m moving furniture or something.
I wore briefs until I was about 20, mainly because it’s what mom provided until I moved out, then I just kept buying them out of habit. Then I discovered the unparalleled joy that is boxers. Roomy, natural, and no bunchiness of the tackle. Then I started seeing a girl who called boxers ‘old-man underwear’, and pretty much required me to wear these little, Euro-Speedo style things which I found fairly uncomfortable, but given that the GF preferred them and would supply them, they paid dividends, if you get me.
Then we broke up, and I went back to boxers. My wife loves boxers because she likes the way my junk looks and moves in pants, and she says they make it easier for her to get access to the goods. No complaints from me. I go freeballin’ with a few particular pairs of pants, again at her request. It’s all about the aesthetics.
I think they’re Hanes, and they don’t have the seam up the butt, so they’re really comfortable.
ETA: One drawback of the boxer is what I like to call Swinging Ball Syndrome, which causes a hole to develop on each side of the underneath, below the flap/opening, on the part that covers the taint. I suspect it’s caused by the motion of the balls wearing the material thin, which then just becomes a hole. Or a pair of them, more accurately.
Isn’t fashion amazing? When I look at old basketball videos I’m reminded that we didn’t used to think short shorts were gay at all.
I find cotton bikini briefs to be the most comfortable, but I know some women wouldn’t be caught dead with a man who wears them. Most women I know seem to be influenced by fashion enough to prefer men in boxers (or, like the access). I find them tolerable for playtime, but ridiculous for actual day-to-day wear.
I made the switch from tighty whities to boxers about a year ago when I hooked up with a rather attractive woman. It was easier than trying to jettison my gauche-but-convenient Hanes without being exposed as more of an utter dork than absolutely necessary.
I switched to boxers when I got divorced, for what it’s worth. I was hoping to find a girlfriend who wouldn’t be above reaching in for a bit of organic billiards. Fortunately for me, I did.
I still have a supply of briefs which I dip into during laundry emergencies.
First, this combo of user name and post content is priceless.
Second, I’d have to agree with everything Joe describes here. I don’t know what body shape is required to wear boxers without having them bunch up in your asscrack and at your beltline, while also avoiding having your dangling bits jostling around and getting pinched off… but I don’t have that body. If I wear loose pants everything underneath is shifting and twisting about, and if fitted pants there’s not enough room for boxers and the shirt tucked in without looking and feeling ridiculous.
Boxer-briefs or briefs, and low-rise above all else.
I wear either briefs or boxers depending on the activity level and the rest of the ensemble. Some trousers are comfortable with boxers, some aren’t. Boxers are good for the freedom, but since I got a bit heavier, it’s hard to find a waistband that sits comfortably. Silk boxers nicely complement a dress-up, but since they’re more high-maintenance, they’re reserved for occasional wear rather than day-to-day use.
Y-fronts, colored, preferably black. Jockey makes a good pair.
They’re utilitarian, keep my stuff organized… this might be TMI, but my stuff sometimes slips out of boxers and that’s a very inappropriate feeling when giving a lecture or helping old ladies across the road. Boxers are essentially shorts, and I would never wear shorts against my skin directly regardless of what they’re made out of.
I think a lot of guys go off Y-fronts because they buy them too small. I have a 34" waist but I buy 38" Y-fronts. Everything’s together, but not too tight. I agree that too-tight Ys are awful.
I have never in my life gone commando. I live in Texas. Your undercarriage would pong something fierce. Commando dudes, don’t you worry about emitting eau de crotch when you’re in enclosed spaces?
Never once, in my life, have I worried about this. I’m sure there have been times that my tackle didn’t smell like roses, but if anyone’s going to have their nose in my nethers, I make sure I’m not overly pungent.
I’m not sure I understand this. You think having an extra layer of clothing all up in your area keeps you from smelling? Or that it keeps the smell from escaping?
I’d wager that commando’ed guys have less ball odor since there’s more air circulating up there to keep things dry.
