I beg to differ on point of most guys wearing boxers pre-Tom Cruise. tighty whities (aka briefs or jockey shorts) were popular in the fifties. Even guys as old as my dad (75) have worn them all of their adult lives. Military men tended to be the exceptrions for a lot of years.
I’m not sure this is true. I never wore boxers in my life. And I predate that movie by quite a bit. I don’t know what most guys wear, but all the stores I shop in have a lot of all kinds of underwear, so I assume all styles have a considerable following.
My old college gf was a Tom Cruise fan. She dragged me to see Risky Business at the theater five times. Talked me into those briefs for awhile. Red ones and some spiffy black ones too.
Never liked them. Too much sweat. The heat lowers your sperm count. We finally compromised and I wore the briefs for her on our dress up nights. I’ll wear briefs for a gf in lingerie anytime. I’m lucky that I married a lady that loves bustiers and camisoles.
This. Just as big boobs need more structural support than perky A-cups, some of us need to contain things, lest someone get hurt.
And, frankly as a young guy, a huge package in tight jeans was a good feature to have!
My wife says it’s the second thing she noticed about me when me met.
I wore tighty whities until I had kids and had to be up and about at night. Boxers are a good bit more dignified than briefs, if you are not wearing anything else.
Briefs here. Partially for the support, mainly because I’ve never worn anything else, and nobody’s ever complained or laughed. I’ve asked girlfriends which they’d like to see and none of them much cared how it looks on the bedroom floor.
Me, too. I’m 56 and have worn tighty whites all my life. So did my dad as far back as I can remember. I like things wrapped up in a neat package, not flopping around loose.