Moved to IMHO.
Colibri
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You can buy fly-less briefs that are made with a single layer of material throughout (example). The gigantic overlap on the front of classic whitey-tighteys is done so that no button or zipper is required to assure closure of the fly.
Re: absorbency, healthy men tend to leak/secrete less than healthy women. In spite of this, even women’s underwear is rarely more than single layer; the one exception I’m aware of is the Dear Kate brand.
The fabric used in say, the average men’s Hanes colored underwear is usually thicker than the women’s Hanes colored underwear. Most women’s underwear is incredibly thin from what I’ve worn. It’s also a closer fit and comes in smaller sizes. I’ve worn both mens and women’s underwear and women’s is considerably more comfortable due to lighterweight fabrics and more stretch.
If you are a very thin fellow (say, waist 28") then with a lot of normal small briefs they end up being too large. The leg holes are not elastic enough and after a few months of wear the seat drops. What ends up happening is all your bits start slipping out of the very loose leg holes and the underwear sags in the back. If you have fat legs compared to your waist then men’s underwear has less stretch in the leg holes and it will often be uncomfortable in its tightness.
If what you want is some snug hold-in-place with leg holes that will close around your legs without choking them off, women’s panties will frankly give you just that. Even cotton women’s panties have VERY elastic leg holes and the fabric is often a cotton/spandex blend and stretches as well. A thinner material “hugs” contours without mashing them in place, so they can hold a penis and scrotum put without being uncomfortably tight.
I can definitely see how either gender could call women’s underwear more comfortable.
My slim husband has finally found underwear that fits him without looking like a saggy diaper after 2 months of wear, and it’s a bikini fit Jockey men’s underwear that is barely distinguishable from women’s underwear. Every so often I pick them up and think they’re mine.
It’s no defense against stealing, but it’s certainly a valid and explainable opinion.
Most cotton boxers are pretty much comfortable enough that they feel like you aren’t wearing any.
I can’t remember who, but wasn’t there some famous black celebrity dude who designed a rather, uh, odd pair of underwear for men that had a separate pouch up front for the penis?
It was quite the joke at the time, but I believe he actually sold quite a few…
(I tried Googling to find it and, well, got some rather interesting pages but not exactly what I was looking for…)
Familiar? That’s verbatim! 
Boxers are the only way to go.
My Ralph Lauren briefs are plenty comfortable.
I’d guess that a fig leaf would be very uncomfortable.
There are tons of varieties of underwear in the stores, and even more on-line. Anyone can try them until they find ones they like. Ain’t capitalism grand.
In Soviet Union, underwear tries you on.
Sure - if you don’t need the support.
I have never worn a pair of women’s underwear that do not have two layers in the crotch.
And I’ve been wearing them my whole life!
Aside: cotton boxers are the perfect sleepwear. Comfy and not too warm. Also, cheaper than pajamas.
I take it you aren’t very familar with female anatomy?
While I disagree with your premise, as the boxer brief offers all of the disadvantages of both the tighty-whitey and the boxer short, I’ve got to say, you’ve got the perfect username for this thread.
I’ve always had problems finding a brand / style of men’s underwear that kept everything where I wanted it.
Then, a couple of years ago, I started running, and started wearing special athletic briefs (made by New Balance). Those were substantially better, but still not perfect.
Finally, about a year ago, I discovered a brief from Adidas which fits me extremely well. Now, I rarely, if ever, have to make adjustments (as it were).
The one downside is that these briefs don’t have a fly; I have to unbutton my pants and pull things down to go to the bathroom. OTOH, I suspect that the lack of a fly is what is helping them to fit so well, so it’s a reasonable trade-off.
Eldridge Cleaver, I think. (and no, I’m not going to google it here at work to make sure!)
Gotta say, I’ve never understood this. As a briefs wearer, I’m mystified why I’d want underwear that extends down my legs.
Exactly. And if you have big thighs they get all stretched out.
I have never understood why someone would want a couple of seams running between their nuts and their thigh’s.
I wore whitey tighties as a kid and I know you can used to it, just don’t know why someone would prefer it.
Get seamless panties. Hanes makes some nice ones, with lacy legs.
tighty whiteys are tighty and I’m a bit chubby. So I don’t want anything to bunch up around where my legs meet my crotch. But on the other hand, I do want Big Jim and the twins to have a some support, but be able to go with the flow. Boxer briefs are perfect for that. Boxers let the gang wander about anywhere. I don’t like that.
A few years ago, I started buying these, and will never go back to cotton underwear.
Sure, they may be expensive, but they are extremely comfortable, and they apparently never wear out.
There are boxer briefs for women. They don’t have a fly in them. I wear this style because I used to get horrid heat rashes in the area where the panty legs had elastic in them. And once I got the rash, the elastic would further irritate it. So I tried a three pack of boxer briefs, and I just don’t get those rashes any more. I thought that the boxers would bunch up and generally be uncomfortable, but they stay in place for the most part.