I really wasn’t sure if I should put this in CS or IMHO. I’ve seen it both in movies and real life, but decided on CS since a movie scene reminded me of this question. Mods move at your desire.
I’ve seen quite a few scenes in the movies and real life of this situation: a man and woman are getting hot and heavy and are starting to undress each other. The woman unbuckles the man’s belt and then pulls the belt completely out of his pants.
I’ve never really understood this. Once the belt is unbuckled, nothing further is needed. The pants come off with the belt attached. It would be as if a man unhooks the woman’s bra strap, then pauses to loosen the shoulder straps before pulling her bra off.
Why does this happen?
Men, have you every understood this?
And if you are a woman that does this, why do you do it?
If you are a woman that *doesn’t *do this, do you understand why other women do it?
It looks dramatic, and in perfectly-fitted clothes, it’s easy. ITRW, it’s neither necessary nor (with a little wear/sweat/tight loops binding) all that easy.
If you’re taking some time to get each other’s clothes off, I can see this. But when you’re frantically ripping each other’s clothes off, pulling the belt out just seems like an impediment to me.
The couple may not be intending to fully undress. That is to say, they might get it on while the man still has his shoes on and his pants around his ankles.
In which case, you want the belt off. The flapping buckle could cause injuries to various, ah, sensitive body parts.
Since the pants may have to be sent out for dry cleaning after, may as well remove the belt as well as check the pockets for keys and change.
It’s just common sense.
Hmmm… I’m having a hard time picturing how a flapping buckle, if it’s around the man’s ankles, could cause damage to sensitive parts. It seems like these are never near the sensitive parts during the, ah, “fun stuff”. I suppose the buckle could cause some damage during the prelude to the “fun stuff”…
Of course not, in all situations. Sometimes there is a more measured pace of undressing each other, and sometimes there is the “oh my god, get your clothes off right NOW” frantic situation. I’ve seen the “pulling the belt off” happen in the “oh my god…” case pretty often, too.
I did it once, will never do it again. Part of the belt rubbed against his side and it left a terrible burn. You do not want to hear your partner scream like that. Bit of a mood killer.
OTOH, there was one you’d see in Westerns made during the Sexual Revolution: she’d remove his boots by straddling his ankle while he sat and pushed with his other foot on her butt.
