# Ladies, can we talk about panties? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 15, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-can-we-talk-about-panties/615906 "2012-03-15T22:49:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2012, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-can-we-talk-about-panties/615906/41 "2012-03-17T23:42:42Z")
> [@Silver\_Tyger](#): > > I do sometimes, but only if I’m wearing pants (which is 95% of the time). I might go two or days without, but only during certain times of the month (obviously not when I’m on my period) For a lot of us, though, there’s going to be some, um…moisture regardless of the time of month. That’s what pantiliners are for–but that means panties must be worn. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2012, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-can-we-talk-about-panties/615906/42 "2012-03-18T23:25:38Z")
Heh, for someone like me, who most definitely has an ass (14" difference between my waist and hip measurements) boy shorts are what I should wear if I _want_ panty lines. The leg opening is cut at the same spot (comparing front to back), so the back of the leg stretches over the butt and is pulled higher, so the seam runs directly across the butt cheek; meanwhile, the front leg opening has excess fabric bunching up along the seam in the leg crease. This also means that boy shorts give me Epic Wedge, and going up a size only makes them big enough to not stay up. ---
**Author:** ![Jasper\_Kent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9a28c/32.png) [@Jasper\_Kent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasper_Kent)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-can-we-talk-about-panties/615906/43 "2012-03-19T13:38:43Z")
I’m a guy but I’ve had at least 2 girlfriends who agreed with me on this: unless it’s really cold or you’re wearing a short skirt, why any panties at all? ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-can-we-talk-about-panties/615906/44 "2012-03-19T13:46:35Z")
See **viva** ’s post, **Jasper** , two above yours. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-can-we-talk-about-panties/615906/45 "2012-03-19T13:58:33Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > For a lot of us, though, there’s going to be some, um…moisture regardless of the time of month. That’s what pantiliners are for–but that means panties must be worn. Not to mention, it just isn’t very comfortable. There’s weird chafing and stuff. I’ve done it, but it isn’t as nice as wearing some good panties. ---
**Author:** ![Jasper\_Kent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9a28c/32.png) [@Jasper\_Kent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasper_Kent)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-can-we-talk-about-panties/615906/46 "2012-03-19T14:21:27Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > See **viva** ’s post, **Jasper** , two above yours. Yeah, I saw that. It just never seemed to be much of an issue(no pun intended) with the gals I’ve known. Oh, and the chafing I understand, too. I wear underwear with new jeans for sure. But in most pants, I’m more comfy without than with. ---
**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-can-we-talk-about-panties/615906/47 "2012-03-19T15:29:59Z")
> [@Jasper\_Kent](#): > > Yeah, I saw that. It just never seemed to be much of an issue(no pun intended) with the gals I’ve known. > > Oh, and the chafing I understand, too. I wear underwear with new jeans for sure. But in most pants, I’m more comfy without than with. Bully for you and them. Those of us in this thread feel differently about the subject, as evidenced by our participation in a thread about buying panties. You know, this kind of thing is why I hate trying to have any sort of underwear shopping discussion on this board. There is always a contingent of guys popping in to say “Don’t wear any! Hur hur hur,” or “This thread is useless without pictures! Hur hur hur.” (I must admit the question about pubic hair sticking out of panties is a new low of adolescent prurience even for this sort of thread.) I wish that once, just one goddamn time, we could have a serious and mature discussion on the subject without guys having to pop and make this sort of commentary, but I know I might as well wish for the moon, a million dollars, and a pony. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-can-we-talk-about-panties/615906/48 "2012-03-19T16:56:33Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > For a lot of us, though, there’s going to be some, um…moisture regardless of the time of month. That’s what pantiliners are for–but that means panties must be worn. Well yeah, but don’t guys have the same problem? I just don’t wear those pants again that week. Generally it’s not as bad, because the crotch of the pants are rubbing there like the underwear does. (Obviously, ymmv) ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-can-we-talk-about-panties/615906/49 "2012-03-19T17:16:26Z")
> [@CrazyCatLady](#): > > Bully for you and them. Those of us in this thread feel differently about the subject, as evidenced by our participation in a thread about buying panties. > > You know, this kind of thing is why I hate trying to have any sort of underwear shopping discussion on this board. There is always a contingent of guys popping in to say “Don’t wear any! Hur hur hur,” or “This thread is useless without pictures! Hur hur hur.” (I must admit the question about pubic hair sticking out of panties is a new low of adolescent prurience even for this sort of thread.) I wish that once, just one goddamn time, we could have a serious and mature discussion on the subject without guys having to pop and make this sort of commentary, but I know I might as well wish for the moon, a million dollars, and a pony. I dunno. I read them both as being serious questions. Or, at least, semi-serious. Where else can you ask people of the opposite and therefore more mysterious gender these kinds of questions? ---
**Author:** ![Jasper\_Kent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9a28c/32.png) [@Jasper\_Kent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasper_Kent)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-can-we-talk-about-panties/615906/50 "2012-03-19T17:18:42Z")
> [@CrazyCatLady](#): > > Bully for you and them… I wish that once, just one goddamn time, we could have a serious and mature discussion on the subject without guys having to pop and make this sort of commentary, but I know I might as well wish for the moon, a million dollars, and a pony. Sorry if I offended you, but my comment was not meant to be immature or prurient. As I said, I’ve known women who rarely wore panties and considered them an uncomfortable waste of money. Just wondered if that opinion was so rare. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-can-we-talk-about-panties/615906/51 "2012-03-19T17:35:17Z")
> [@CrazyCatLady](#): > > Bully for you and them. Those of us in this thread feel differently about the subject, as evidenced by our participation in a thread about buying panties. > > You know, this kind of thing is why I hate trying to have any sort of underwear shopping discussion on this board. There is always a contingent of guys popping in to say “Don’t wear any! Hur hur hur,” or “This thread is useless without pictures! Hur hur hur.” (I must admit the question about pubic hair sticking out of panties is a new low of adolescent prurience even for this sort of thread.) I wish that once, just one goddamn time, we could have a serious and mature discussion on the subject without guys having to pop and make this sort of commentary, but I know I might as well wish for the moon, a million dollars, and a pony. Jesus. You’ve really got your panties in a twist over nothing. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-can-we-talk-about-panties/615906/52 "2012-03-19T18:20:10Z")
> [@Jasper\_Kent](#): > > I’m a guy but I’ve had at least 2 girlfriends who agreed with me on this: unless it’s really cold or you’re wearing a short skirt, why any panties at all? I have cats, and cats shed hair and claw husks. I prefer to keep both items out of my pinkest and most delicate parts. Plus, most clothes are made to be worn with panties. The seams on jeans, in particular, are not comfortable if one goes commando, IME. And there’s the moisture issue. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-can-we-talk-about-panties/615906/53 "2012-03-22T19:39:29Z")
Bumping this thread because I just got an email from Victoria’s Secret that they’re starting a panty sale tomorrow, both online and in stores: 7 pairs of $26, which is less than 4 bucks a pair. Since they got so much love on this thread, I thought I’d share. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2012, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-can-we-talk-about-panties/615906/54 "2012-03-22T20:23:10Z")
**still loitering creepily… hoping to hear more about pink delicate parts…** ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-can-we-talk-about-panties/615906/55 "2012-03-22T20:30:14Z")
**Astroboy14** , do you have _any_ idea how you just presented yourself with that post? I don’t think you do. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2012, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-can-we-talk-about-panties/615906/56 "2012-03-22T20:33:18Z")
> [@CrazyCatLady](#): > > I wish that once, just one goddamn time, we could have a serious and mature discussion on the subject without guys having to pop and make this sort of commentary, but I know I might as well wish for the moon, a million dollars, and a pony. Hope my comments/questions above didn’t strike you that way. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2012, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-can-we-talk-about-panties/615906/57 "2012-03-22T20:36:49Z")
> [@zweisamkeit](#): > > **Astroboy14** , do you have _any_ idea how you just presented yourself with that post? I don’t think you do. Perhaps not… do I offend? ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-can-we-talk-about-panties/615906/58 "2012-03-22T20:44:00Z")
- shakes head sadly \* Well, there went _that_ thread. - wanders over to Cafe Society for a snack \* ---
**Author:** ![brittekland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2012, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-can-we-talk-about-panties/615906/59 "2012-03-22T23:22:41Z")
I always appreciated that SDMB represent the full spectrum, ie, including moi… :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2012, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-can-we-talk-about-panties/615906/60 "2012-03-22T23:32:06Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > Seriously, I have to ask…Are there any women out there who are really not wearing any? I can’t imagine doing that, for reasons I won’t bother explaining. My wife doesn’t own a pair, as far as I know. She doesn’t wear short skirts. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-can-we-talk-about-panties/615906.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-can-we-talk-about-panties/615906.md?page=4)