Hello I'm Rich Brown and this is my personal website and blog. I'm just your simple, average, down to earth, professional, out gay man and aspiring circuit boy, living in Phoenix, Arizona with a few things to say while trying to find my place among all the scary, conservative, religious nuts in this sick and twisted world.
Wednesday, March 02, 2005
My Ongoing Underwear Crisis
@WORK. Ok so I'm taking a moment from my morning to contemplate the question that most guys ask themselves at some point in their lives. Is it Boxers, Briefs or Boxer Briefs? I feel as if I'm going through some sort of underwear crisis right now. When I was growing up it was naturally the underoo's and the tighty whitey briefs. I got to University and it was a natural switch to boxers. I mean seriously you can't be walking around the fraternity house in your briefs, but boxers look somewhat presentable in limited public situations so there is no choice there. I graduated from University and decided to move up to boxer briefs because I'm sophisticated right? Well I've continued my journey the past few years switching between boxers and boxer briefs depending on the occasion. And when I say occasion, the guys should know what I mean by that because sometimes you just need a little more support then others. I usually wear boxers normally but boxer briefs when I'm out and about because they hold everything together. Now here is my dilemma. Maybe I'm not wearing the correct type of boxer briefs, because it seems like by the end of the day the cotton boxer briefs get a little stretched out and aren't as tight around my legs as I would like them to be. Now this may not seem to be much of a problem but it is, because when you are walking if they aren't tight, they start to twist a little around your leg and this is just not comfortable at all.
Ok, so with all that said, I consulted my resident underwear specialist, Justin. Justin is an underwear whore ... He has almost every style / type / brand of underwear known to man. Seriously, he does. He said I should try briefs again, as they wouldn't get stretched out like the boxer briefs do. So last week I went out and bought a 5-pack of funky colored briefs, because I just can't imagine wearing tighty whitey's again. I will admit that over the long haul of the day they hold up much better then the legs of my cotton boxer briefs. So I'm faced with a real dilemma here. An underwear crisis as you may have it. My boxers are fine for everyday around the house wear, but we are frequently out and about walking around, and soon to be heading to Europe for a few weeks which will mean a great deal more walking around. Do I make the switch to regular briefs again? I guess I really just can't get past the fact that I feel like a little kid again wearing briefs. Or maybe I'm just afraid of the general public opinion of wearing briefs, I don't know. Perhaps I just need to write to Dear Abby and ask her. Cheers!
Sorry mate, but there is no going back to briefs once you left them. The 'li'l kid'-feeling will haunt you always if you do.
Sounds like you need a different brand of boxer briefs though, so go out and treat yourself to some high priced and forever tight boxer briefs, and you'll know what I mean.
Btw, boxers are not recommended for trips to us over here in Europe ;)
And yes, this is a serious issue! ;)
|______________________________________________________________________ posted by Sven @ Wednesday, March 02, 2005 2:05:00 PM
Hm... I'm a commando guy myself. I have never liked wearing underwear. I think every pair I own now is strictly for someone else's satisfaction. Kansas has a minor underwear fetish, and likes to... well... nevermind.
|______________________________________________________________________ posted by The Accidental Boyfriend @ Wednesday, March 02, 2005 6:35:00 PM
There is nothing hotter than a bottom in briefs. Oy vey, why you would be embarassed, I have no idea.
You go girl! :)
|______________________________________________________________________ posted by Bay Area Mark @ Wednesday, March 02, 2005 6:59:00 PM
Hmmm... you got me stumped on this one Rich. Your problem boxer briefs or whatever they are sound a lot like poorly made panties for my gender, they ride up and twist about and are uncomfortable too. But what I don't understand is... why would you be worried about what you're wearing "appearance" wise in Europe, unless you're planning on wearing nothing over them. You planning on trekking around over there wearing nothing but undies? Hmmm????
|______________________________________________________________________ posted by Jude @ Wednesday, March 02, 2005 11:06:00 PM
LOL @ Jude. I'm not really concerned so much about appearance of my underwear when I'm over there, but rather comfort. Since I'm going to be out all day most days I don't want to have my underwear bunching up and twisting and just generally being uncomfortable. I want them to feel fresh all day long. Gosh now didn't that just sound like a commercial.
|______________________________________________________________________ posted by Rich Brown @ Wednesday, March 02, 2005 11:12:00 PM
Hmmm, thats a tough one. I say you should probably go with the boxer briefs to Europe. Maybe you could buy new ones that haven't streched specially for the trip. By the time they start to strech you'll probably be back home anyway.
|______________________________________________________________________ posted by Charlie @ Thursday, March 03, 2005 2:29:00 AM
You know what you COULD do Rich is try a pair of those thong undies, they don't have enough material anywhere to "bunch up" anyway, plus they may give enough support to Mr. Happy and Friends!
|______________________________________________________________________ posted by Jude @ Thursday, March 03, 2005 8:03:00 AM
Hey, I've got the same problem! My boxer brief fit stunningly at first. But at the end of the day, it get's bit loose around mylegs... Don't like thatat all! First of all, it looks real ugly, secondly, don't like the feel either. I even bought them a size smaller, but still the same problem... Well, I think, I should change boxers twice a day....
|______________________________________________________________________ posted by Rob @ Sunday, March 06, 2005 12:44:00 AM
I actually had the realization yesterday that I used to have a pair of underwear that were the equivalent to boxer briefs and were part cotton and I believe a blend of some spandex. They were specially made for biking and I had them when I was at University. Now that I think about it, I didn't have the same problem with that pair. I know they are a little more expensive, but I think I'm going to pick another pair and see how they work out. The thing about underware that sucks is that it's really a buy to try thing. You don't really know how they are going to work out until you wear them for a while.
|______________________________________________________________________ posted by Rich Brown @ Sunday, March 06, 2005 1:05:00 PM
Why don't you just go commando if you can't decide which type to wear? It's very liberating. So I have heard.
|______________________________________________________________________ posted by Jake @ Saturday, March 12, 2005 4:20:00 AM
I think (like you realized yourself) that you'll find it's a matter of fiber content. The more inexpensive undergarments are of course made of more inexpensive materials. Therefore they are more cotton than anything else. If you want something that'll retain it's shape throughout the day, invest in a quantity of underwear with a higher content of spandex/lycra. Like you said, the type that are intended for bicycling clearly have a huge content of lycra. It's like.....90% or something. Stay away from Polyester, as those are the undies that make you sweat! There are happy mediums between Hanes and the biker shorts. Look into Undergear.com. Surprisingly even Express for Men has great underwear with high lycra content. Also try out Target. They have a seamless boxerbrief under their own liscensing I believe called "Merona". I thought I died and went to heaven! Terribly inexpensive and basically the whole garment is made with no seams. They mimic the pouch boxerbrief style and support, but don't have a single lumpy seam. There isn't even elastic in the waistband. Great for summertime too, they breath like any other cotton undergarment!
Good luck Brian
|______________________________________________________________________ posted by Dzynurbrian @ Tuesday, May 02, 2006 5:04:00 PM
Just remember this Rich, briefs are so much sexier and guys look so much better in briefs. Guys wear boxers to hide their overweight bodies!! Take care. see ya, Steve Baird
|______________________________________________________________________ posted by ravercabbie @ Sunday, July 13, 2008 9:32:00 AM
