# Sexual Souvenirs, anyone? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 2, 2003, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-souvenirs-anyone/172559 "2003-05-02T04:30:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-souvenirs-anyone/172559/1 "2003-05-02T04:30:53Z")
Okay, I’ve been thinking about starting this thread for a while, now. The following quote, from one of the very hot ladies here, in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=3361227#post3361227) prompted me to finally do so. Now that I think of it, it was another of her posts, in one of my threads, that got me started thinking about it, in the first place. 🙂 > [@](#): > > \*originally posted by miapiace \*\*\* > I have even had guys ask to keep my panties for a whiff later…I thought that was kind of weird but they musta’ liked the smell. \*\* And, despite what some of you are undoubtedly thinking, I have never asked a woman for such a souvenir. But, I have, nevertheless, acquired rather a collection of just such souvenirs. If memory serves, and it will have to, because I’m not getting up to go dig them out, I have six pairs of panties tucked into a black velour bag, which is somewhere in a trunk. Each pair was a gift from a different woman. As I said, I never asked for any of them, but I certainly couldn’t reject such a personal gift. I admit, I find it both touching and flattering that a woman would want to give me such a thing, even if I’m not quite sure I understand it. I’ve even received two pairs, by mail, from women I never even met. They were women I had online relationships with and, in one case, even a phone relationship. But, while I would have liked to have met them, I never did. In some ways, I find that even more touching (and flattering). In some ways, it just seems stranger. And, yes, I will admit that I did sniff each and every one. And, they all smelled different. Two were fresh out of the laundry, as I recall. The others had been worn. One had been worn while the lady indulged in phone sex with me. That pair was, by far, the most potent of the bunch. I almost never take them out. I’ve lost touch with all those ladies, I’m sad to say. But, I can’t bring myself to throw out their little gifts. They clearly meant a lot to the ladies, and they’ve come to mean a lot to me, because of that. And, once in a while, I’ll run across the bag, while looking for something else in that trunk. And, it will bring me lots of fun, fond memories, as did simply thinking about this. So, anyone else have a souvenir panty collection? Any of you ladies ever contributed to one? If so, can you explain the symbology? Any relevant thoughts, anecdotes, or jokes to contribute? ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-souvenirs-anyone/172559/2 "2003-05-02T05:04:48Z")
Dude, I still have a pair of my ex’s boxers. Didn’t purposely keep them, but he accidentally left them here one night. No idea why I still have these things. ---
**Author:** ![Branwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@Branwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Branwen)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-souvenirs-anyone/172559/3 "2003-05-02T05:12:41Z")
This isn’t really the same thing, but my first boyfriend stole a pair of my biking shorts. He wore them all the time. That’s about it. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-souvenirs-anyone/172559/4 "2003-05-02T07:39:05Z")
I have a pair of ladies’ pants in my room. I have [no idea](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=133724) where they came from. It’s quite disturbing. ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-souvenirs-anyone/172559/5 "2003-05-02T11:46:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MeanOldLady \* > \*\*Dude, I still have a pair of my ex’s boxers. Didn’t purposely keep them, but he accidentally left them here one night. No idea why I still have these things. \*\* Well, at least if you sniff them, you had the courtesy to keep that little fact to yourself. 😃 Somehow, that’s a whole different level of kinkiness. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Branwen \* > \*\*This isn’t really the same thing, but my first boyfriend stole a pair of my biking shorts. He wore them all the time. \*\* I would’ve thought women’s bike shorts would be built like a cheap hotel; no ballroom. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Troy McClure SF \* > \*\*I have a pair of ladies’ pants in my room. I have no idea where they came from. It’s quite disturbing. \*\* Yeah, I suppose it would be. Still having those blackouts, or have they stopped? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-souvenirs-anyone/172559/6 "2003-05-02T12:15:38Z")
I once walked into my living room and found a friend wearing my underwear on his head while painting the ceiling. There’s not much to be said during an encounter like that. ---
**Author:** ![DaddyTimesTwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@DaddyTimesTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaddyTimesTwo)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-souvenirs-anyone/172559/7 "2003-05-02T12:40:53Z")
I have two kids. Hmmm, what? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-souvenirs-anyone/172559/8 "2003-05-02T13:25:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kalhoun \* > \*\*I once walked into my living room and found a friend wearing my underwear on his head while painting the ceiling. There’s not much to be said during an encounter like that. \*\* Bahahahaha! That is _so_ funny! No, I can’t think of a single appropriate comment, for that situation, either. I hope it was a _close_ friend, at least. 😃 And, more importantly, did you let him keep them, after that? ---
**Author:** ![Contrary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/db5fbb/32.png) [@Contrary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrary)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-souvenirs-anyone/172559/9 "2003-05-02T13:26:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kalhoun \* > \*\*I once walked into my living room and found a friend wearing my underwear on his head while painting the ceiling. There’s not much to be said during an encounter like that. \*\* OK now that’s freaking hilarious. You win the “Best Post On This Thread” award, at least IMO. And I had a girl take a bra of mine when she left. That pissed me off b/c it was one of my favorite, sexy ones. Grrr – how rude! ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-souvenirs-anyone/172559/10 "2003-05-02T13:59:30Z")
I didn’t let him keep them…they were my favorites at the time. He was a good friend, but not THAT good. He was my husband’s best man at his 2nd wedding. Heh. That IS pretty funny, now that I look back on it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-souvenirs-anyone/172559/11 "2003-05-02T14:04:57Z")
Yeah, I’ll second that nomination for **Kalhoun**. 🙂 But, I guess I blew the OP. (Wow! So many puns in one phrase, and all accidental.) I was _really_ hoping to get some actual discussion going on the topic. While I appreciate the input, so far, no one has actually adressed the issues I was hoping to thrash out. So, let me try again. Ladies, what do you think of this phenomenon? If you haven’t personally experienced it, either by thinking of it yourself, or by being asked, how would you react, if asked? Would you ever consider bestowing such a gift? I suppose I should have mentioned that the ladies who bestowed these gifts upon me were _not_ skanky or sleezy women. They were very nice, very conventional-appearing women. Okay, one was a _little_ trashy, but not sleezy. A _little_ trashiness is _ **hot!** _ Guy, I think the OP is pretty clear, from your perspective. But, I guess I should have asked, if you haven’t received this type of souvenir, how would you respond? On preview (Attaboy, Dave! You remembered!), I see **Kalhoun** is back. And, with an awesome straightline. But, I’ll restrain the impulse. For now. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-souvenirs-anyone/172559/12 "2003-05-02T14:14:43Z")
Being old and married, my point of view may not be what you want, but my initial reaction is “Huh?” I can’t imagine giving my underwear away as a souvenir. Then again, no one wants white cotton granny-panties, but still… Would I bestow? Not very likely. Not that I was ever in a situation where such a request would have come up. ---
**Author:** ![mipiace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb9ed0/32.png) [@mipiace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mipiace)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-souvenirs-anyone/172559/13 "2003-05-02T14:14:54Z")
I cannot fucking believe you quoted me from a different thread…Geeez, out of context that whole comment seems so weird, I am actually blushing and that doesn’t happen very often. But since you brought it up, I had actually thought about asking the same thing. I have had at least 4 or 5 men ask for my undies and I have given them to them…but I never quite “got it” . The thought of them sniffing my panties just kind of makes me laugh. Although I have a sweater worn by a special guy (same one from the “scent of sex” thread) and I kept it zipped in a plastic bag forever until the scent finally faded. I was cold once and he took it off and gave it to me to wear and when I missed him I would take it out and bury my face in it so I guess that is kind of the same - just not quite as intimate. I don’t have any of his underwear. Dave…(I’m shaking my head) you are really a bad boy. ---
**Author:** ![lovelyluka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f475e1/32.png) [@lovelyluka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lovelyluka)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-souvenirs-anyone/172559/14 "2003-05-02T14:26:56Z")
I once gave a guy a pair of panties as a Christmas present 😉 (Yes, my panties. Not for him to wear.) Seriously, though, I thought the exchange-of-skivvies was something fairly common. I have a ex’s pair of boxers buried in a drawer somewhere and my current boyfriend’s mixed in with my undies. I sleep in them sometimes, so they get washed…and don’t really have my guy’s smell anymore. All my past boyfriends has (or at least had) a pair of mine, as does the current one. Like I said, it’s been standard in all my relationships. It’s on this side of trashy, which makes it fun. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-souvenirs-anyone/172559/15 "2003-05-02T14:30:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kalhoun \* > \*\*I once walked into my living room and found a friend wearing my underwear on his head while painting the ceiling. There’s not much to be said during an encounter like that. \*\* “That better be latex”? ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-souvenirs-anyone/172559/16 "2003-05-02T14:40:19Z")
I had sex with my then-girlfriend on the hood of my car, and it left a buttprint (not a dent) in the finish. I didn’t wax the car for a while and occaisionally looked upon it with joy… ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-souvenirs-anyone/172559/17 "2003-05-02T14:48:07Z")
Davebear, what did I say that you’re restraining from commenting on? Sometimes I’m just so clueless. Lieu, that’s pretty funny. Actually, I worried about the paint issue, but when I washed them, all was well. An Arky, that’s a riot! I think I would have waxed OVER the butt print to preserve it! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-souvenirs-anyone/172559/18 "2003-05-02T14:55:17Z")
Or drawn a little arrow that says “Buff here”. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-souvenirs-anyone/172559/19 "2003-05-02T14:55:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FairyChatMom \* > **Then again, no one wants white cotton granny-panties, but still** That’s what YOU think! ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-souvenirs-anyone/172559/20 "2003-05-02T14:57:15Z")
I’m not the tidiest of people. After a weekend with my guy, I often come back a pair short. I always “assume” that they have been left under the bed or on the floor… Maybe I should have a little chat with irishfella… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-souvenirs-anyone/172559.md?page=2)