Sticking to the OP, I have given them, I think it is hot. I like to know that he likes to remember me when I am not around in that way. I haven’t in every relationship, and would only offer if some kind hinting had occurred that it would be appreciated. I have never had anyone ask for them. I have never received any, as it is not quite the same the other way around. I have kept shirts, sweaters, or in one case, a scarf, to be comforted by the familiar smell when I would miss the guy. In particular, one of my boyfriends had two identical scarves, so he would wear one for a while while I had the other. When the one I had didn’t smell like him anymore, I would wash it and we would switch them, so I had one that smelled like his cologne again.
Well back to the souvenir thing - it just occurred to me. Once my boyfriend went a ski trip with the guys and came back to find my undies tied to the door handle of his car with a piece of ribbon. Of course none of his buds knew he was seeing anyone so this was a huge thing for them to tease and questions him about. For some guys that might have been embarrassing but for this guy, he enjoyed being able to smile and offer no explanation. He still has those panties…along with another pair he “stole” from me.
I have a pair of thong panties in my room right now. they weren’t really a gift, more a testament to how difficult it is to get dressed in the dark.
I have never been given nor asked for any undergarment souveniers. Until this thread, I thought the sniffing of used undies was just a fetish.
Now I feel enlightened 
but a little left-out 
I think that’s so sweet! Both situations. Such a spontaneous romantic! Good for you.
No argument here. I found it both very touching that they would give me such a personal gift, and arousing that they would think of it, and know I’d appreciate it.
By the time I got home, my face would have been aching from the huge shit-eating-grin I wouldn’t be able to remove, and probably my ribs would be sore from laughing at the other guys’ responses. 
I’m not sure whether you’re male or female, xizor. But, if you’re female, you should probably be glad you haven’t been given any. Guys’ underwear is just not attractive, for the most part. If you’re a guy, you should probably be glad you haven’t been asked. I think, if that happened to me, I’d be flattered, but kinda worried. And, I never asked so, if you’re a woman, and dating, you could always just volunteer, if it seems appropriate.
Hmm , makes me think of looking for a thread on panty raiding
Declan
Well, to try to avoid getting slammed with a TMI, when we were in the middle of the deed, I was carressing her soft garden with one hand, and the other hand was doing something that caused her to thrust which caused a nice chunk of it to get accidentially ripped out of her into my palm. I think she was too distracted to notice or feel it, but I held on to it long enough to be able to drop it into a backpack next to the bed, and when the time had passed, I moved it into a small plastic bag. That, and the others, are kept in ziplock baggies in a desk drawer at my house. It may sound freaky (or gross to a number of people), but IMO it’s a pretty intimate souvenir. I do know a number of people who have, and sometimes carry, locks of their girlfriend’s head hair…so I know I’m not the first one to ask someone to give up a disposable part of her body.
Well, you…umm…handled the TMI part very well. Not that I think anyone would be surprised to discover TMI in this thread.
If I may say, without meaning to criticize, I don’t think caressing is really the right word, if it’s possible to “rip out a chunk” due to sudden motion. But, that’s just semantics.
And, thanks for sharing that. As I said, I hadn’t heard of that before. I don’t find it freaky or gross, but then, some people consider my attitudes toward sex freaky and gross. 
It was mostly the use of the word “stole” that made it seem like it might be rather strange. But, I wouldn’t call that stealing, exactly. You may have taken advantage of the lady’s moment of distraction, which was a little sneaky, and I can see how it would be misunderstood, if you tell people you stole it. But, it’s not like she was asleep or unconscious. That would creepy.
I agree, there really isn’t much difference between that and keeping snippets of hair from a lover’s head, and it is a more intimate souvenir. I assume you ask for these souvenirs. How do the ladies react?
Next time you go on a ski trip with the guys, I’ll see what I can do to hook you up. 
Nothing that a strong dose of antibiotics didn’t clear up in pretty short order.
(I am, of course, kidding)
And, IIRC, Napoleon kept a lock of Josephine’s pubic hair in a locket around his neck.
Eww.
Okay, well since you insist on keeping this thread going…
ok, the first one was currently an online relationship (we met at college, but then the school year ended and we were in different time zones)…and we sent each other packages all the time (that’s how I got her bra and panties too), so it didn’t seem that unreasonable to ask for a bag of her hair.
The second one was the one I “stole” (okay, maybe carressing was the wrong word…it was more like weaving my fingers through it, and her thrust made me react by closing my fingers)
The third one was after I showed one of my girlfriends my collection, and she asked to be added to it. Since it was consensual, and in person, and she asked me to do the honors (am I breaking TMI yet?), I have more of her than anyone else combined.
The last one isn’t actually from a former lover (although she’ll hopefully be a future lover), but from a really close female friend, who I told about one day…and then I worked up the courage to ask her to contribute. She did…but did the honors herself, and didn’t let me watch. Some of my friends suggested that she gave me a donation from her current boyfriend, and not from herself, but I’ve seen her boyfriend and there’s no way it came from him.
I’ve yet to have anyone say no, although I have had two girlfriends who refused to grow any to give me in the first place…
Good evening DaveBear :hug:
To be honest, I haven’t read through each and every thread, so this may have already been said; I’m not thinking so much of a current beau, and the “gifts” I may give him, but those of the past, which I don’t feel all that comfortable with. I think I would prefer for the man to get rif of my material gift.
He got the physical gift of me, didn’t he? That should be quite enough, I think
Kinda late in the season for skiing. How about a kayaking trip?
Y’know, I’d forgotten about that. But, now that you mention it, I also recall having read that somewhere. I was never sure whether to believe it, or not, though.
Hey, if I don’t keep this one going, I’ll just have to start another one.
Thanks. That was one of the most interesting posts I’ve read, here. I wouldn’t worry about the TMI thing. If people can’t figure out that there’s probably TMI in this thread, from the title, well…I guess it’ll be a learning experience for them. But, I guess the current fashion in pubic hair would make it more difficult to add to your collection.
{{{tag}}} You know, I’ve sometimes wondered if any of the women I’ve received souvenirs from ever got to feeling that way. If I knew that they did, I’d get rid of them. None of them have said so, but it could be they don’t remember having given the gifts. But, it would be disappointing to think that they now regretted their gift and, by extension, possibly the relationship. I don’t regret any of the relationships that resulted in those souvenirs, even though they didn’t work out.
Depends on the guy. I don’t remember giving panties to anyone other than one guy and he told me that he would keep them forever – even if he doesn’t, I’d like to think that he will. I wouldn’t want to know that he got rid of them.
BUT…I ran into an old boyfriend about 13 years later and he told me he still had all my old love letters (I was 17 when we dated so Lord knows what THEY said) It kind of creeped me out.
Hmmm…so, one for, and one against. And, both hot women. What’s a guy to think?
Yeah, love letters are another issue, but I’ve always thought it was creepy to keep letters from someone you’re not intimate with, any more. To me, they’re a lot more personal than the panties.
Davebear - A bit off the subject this time :), but I would like to compliment you on your thread style. So many people open threads but don’t acknowledge the vast majority of responders. I don’t think you let a single person go without a response from you. If I had run into more people like you earlier in joining the SDMB, I probably would post more and lurk less.
You need to be the SDMB equivalent of the Walmart greeter, I think. Bring people out of their shells more.
Thank you, Chris! I do try to respond to everyone who posts in one of my threads. I think it’s only polite, and it seems to make people feel like more comfortable about contributing to threads on intimate topics.
I really don’t see these threads as pure polls. My intent is to start a conversation. And, if no one responds to people’s posts, that isn’t a conversation. Some people don’t check back, to see if they’ve gotten a response, of course. But, I know when I check back on a thread I’ve posted in, and find someone has responded to my post, I really enjoy that. So, I do it for the people who visit my threads.