# Why would any guy wear tidy whities? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 27, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-any-guy-wear-tidy-whities/656855 "2013-04-27T19:13:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![whc.03grady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a6a055/32.png) [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-any-guy-wear-tidy-whities/656855/41 "2013-04-28T05:55:30Z")
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**Author:** ![whc.03grady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a6a055/32.png) [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-any-guy-wear-tidy-whities/656855/42 "2013-04-28T05:56:48Z")
What a bunch of squares, wearing underwear at all. Useless laundry. My last pair came off at age 17 and haven’t looked back. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-any-guy-wear-tidy-whities/656855/43 "2013-04-28T05:59:53Z")
> [@ducati](#): > > And, frankly as a young guy, a huge package in tight jeans was a good feature to have! Really?! It seems like it would be a rather ridiculous, comedic feature to have… ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-any-guy-wear-tidy-whities/656855/44 "2013-04-28T06:31:08Z")
I show no package at all in briefs, and all my stuff is above average. There’s something about how it just gets smashed down and in from the lack of room or give in the material. Maybe it has to do with the size and hang of the scrotum more than anything else. Once I started picking out my own around puberty, I went with boxers. I finally switched to boxer briefs- but they must have a pre-formed pouch that stretches. Regular boxers got annoying because of all the shifting just during a normal walk. It gets ridiculous trying to discreetly adjust things when your balls get stuck behind your legs in mid stride. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-any-guy-wear-tidy-whities/656855/45 "2013-04-28T19:11:35Z")
> [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](#): > > I wore briefs back then and still do now, mostly. I don’t like the boys dangling down inside my pants leg, waiting to be squished when I sit down. And finally someone mentions my problem with boxers. Even regular shorts actually work better on boxer, as long as they have a long enough crotch (or you don’t mind pulling them up really high. Boxers are just too loose, no matter how you wear them. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-any-guy-wear-tidy-whities/656855/46 "2013-04-28T20:01:23Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > Briefs are too tight, but boxers don’t provide enough support. I find boxer-briefs to be juuuuuuust right. Put me down for another +1 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-any-guy-wear-tidy-whities/656855/47 "2013-04-28T21:35:13Z")
> [@diggerwam](#): > > So I went back to tighty whites. And greys. And blues. There are more colors than just white. This. I’ve never worn anything besides briefs, underwear-wise, but I don’t think I’ve owned a white pair of briefs in 20 years or more. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-any-guy-wear-tidy-whities/656855/48 "2013-04-28T23:14:15Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Tom Cruise made them famous. Before Tom’s Risky Business most guys wore boxers. I still prefer boxers. Mrs. Plant (v.3.0) responded, “Most guys aren’t Tom Cruise.” She also suggests that the title should be, “Why would any guy who ever hopes to get laid wear tighty whites?” ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-any-guy-wear-tidy-whities/656855/49 "2013-04-28T23:28:53Z")
Is it okay to note an old SDMB post about [scrotumy goodness](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=3201082&postcount=60)? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-any-guy-wear-tidy-whities/656855/50 "2013-04-28T23:34:54Z")
Mom initially bought all the boys in our family tight-whiteys. Only when I turned 30 or so did I switch to boxers. ---
**Author:** ![Troppus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a587f6/32.png) [@Troppus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troppus)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-any-guy-wear-tidy-whities/656855/51 "2013-04-29T00:31:20Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > She also suggests that the title should be, “Why would any guy who ever hopes to get laid wear tighty whites?” I guess it’s charming when a grown woman wears white cotton undies; a feminine and youthful appearance is a valuable feature to accentuate. But a youthful package isn’t quite so fetching on a man. I’ve never seen white briefs on a grown man anywhere but in comedy sketches. In real life I’d find tighty whities more troubling or amusing than exciting. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-any-guy-wear-tidy-whities/656855/52 "2013-04-29T00:47:33Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Mrs. Plant (v.3.0) responded, “Most guys aren’t Tom Cruise.” > She also suggests that the title should be, “Why would any guy who ever hopes to get laid wear tighty whites?” any woman who cares about that is best avoided. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-any-guy-wear-tidy-whities/656855/53 "2013-04-29T00:50:00Z")
> [@Troppus](#): > > …I’ve never seen white briefs on a grown man anywhere but in comedy sketches. In real life I’d find tighty whities more troubling or amusing than exciting. Go to a wet underwear contest in a gay bar. 😉 For obvious reasons tighty whities are pretty popular those nights. ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-any-guy-wear-tidy-whities/656855/54 "2013-04-29T01:16:06Z")
Three reasons in my case: 1. I’m very active and having Mijin Jnr swing around all the time would annoy me more than a pocketful of change. 2. I get fewer undesired erections wearing briefs. But YMMV, I’m sure for some it may be the other way round. the biggest reason though: 1. On my frame, boxers tend to ride up, so the waistband is up on my waist (as opposed to the hips) and meanwhile I’m getting a wedgie. I’ve tried various sizes and it doesn’t help; must be my body shape. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-any-guy-wear-tidy-whities/656855/55 "2013-04-29T01:34:44Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > any woman who cares about that is best avoided. Not in my experience. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![colander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e8c25b/32.png) [@colander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colander)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-any-guy-wear-tidy-whities/656855/56 "2013-04-29T01:44:32Z")
Personally, I am only attracted to men if they wear beige boxer-briefs. One time I pulled off a dude’s pants and discovered that he was wearing herringbone-patterned boxers. I pepper-sprayed him, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Troppus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a587f6/32.png) [@Troppus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troppus)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-any-guy-wear-tidy-whities/656855/57 "2013-04-29T01:55:13Z")
> [@colander](#): > > Personally, I am only attracted to men if they wear beige boxer-briefs. One time I pulled off a dude’s pants and discovered that he was wearing herringbone-patterned boxers. > > I pepper-sprayed him, of course. Ohmygod, you went out with Bob, too? You think he would have learned the first time. ---
**Author:** ![NetTrekker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nettrekker/32/2909_2.png) [@NetTrekker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NetTrekker)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-any-guy-wear-tidy-whities/656855/58 "2013-04-29T02:14:14Z")
> [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > I played racquetball once while wearing boxers instead of briefs. It was a painful experience I endeavored never to repeat. I hiked around Europe for a couple weeks while wearing boxer briefs, figuring they were a little looser-fitting than briefs and I could go a few days between changing/washing. Problem was, they trapped all the groinal perspiration and led to a bad case of jock itch…I’ve avoided them ever since in favor of (non-tighty-whitey) briefs. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-any-guy-wear-tidy-whities/656855/59 "2013-04-29T02:29:34Z")
> [@D-bear](#): > > I’d posit that our Mothers had more to do with it than our Fathers. Mom decided what we would be wearing after we were out of diapers, and she bought us what she bought for dad. > > I was put into briefs as a lad and that’s what I’m wearing 40+ years later… Interesting. I’m a Mom. When my son was out of diapers I bought him briefs. My husband wears boxer briefs, but they don’t have them for little kids. HE demanded to be switched to boxers at around six. Briefs were “little kid underwear.” My father wears briefs. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-any-guy-wear-tidy-whities/656855/60 "2013-04-29T02:31:43Z")
> [@NetTrekker](#): > > I hiked around Europe for a couple weeks while wearing boxer briefs, figuring they were a little looser-fitting than briefs and I could go a few days between changing/washing. Problem was, they trapped all the groinal perspiration and led to a bad case of jock itch…I’ve avoided them ever since in favor of (non-tighty-whitey) briefs. Bathe, man, for G-d’s sake bathe! 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-any-guy-wear-tidy-whities/656855.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-any-guy-wear-tidy-whities/656855.md?page=4)