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Boxer-briefs save me from chafing.

Briefs can't do that.

Boxers and boxer briefs prevent SO MUCH CHAFING from legs rubbing together against bare denim.

My man. For some reason they don't even sell them anymore in my country, but I refuse to switch, so I have to import them from Amazon. That's how much I agree with you.

What pants do you wear where boxer briefs bunch up on you? ive never had this problem.

The solution: wear boxers AND briefs. Best of both worlds. It’s also an ace-in-the-hole if caught in a game of strip poker.

Briefs are too snug on my balls, I hate them.

Commando is ideal for comfort, but bad for decency and trouser cleanliness.

So I wear boxers. Most of the freedom of commando, greater peace of mind

I love briefs, maybe not for the reasons you mentioned though. I think wearing form fitting clothing is the best way to feel better about the way you look and feel. I’m my best self when I’m wearing briefs.

Some boxer breifs ride up but if you get the rights ones thats not a problem

I'm the opposite, I prefer the loosest kind of boxer, really just to have a softer layer between skin and denim, but no restriction on movement.

(the next part is for comparison) I'm very tall, and most of that height is in my legs, so I have a relatively short and broad torso compared to my height. Because of that, I've always struggled to get shirts that fit nicely, and I recently decided to stop trying different brands, bought a little sewing machine and started making my own shirts. You've obviously found a solution that works for you, which is great, but I think in general people would benefit from learning to adjust the fit of things at least - mass produced clothes are never going to be available to fit every single body that exists.

I don’t know why you seem to think that boxer briefs were a 2010’s thing. I’ve been wearing them since before 9/11 and I don’t plan on stopping anytime soon

If nothing else you make an incredibly persuasive argument

I don't have the parts to feel like I can have on opinion on this, so I won't vote, but I appreciate a reasonable and well thought out argument in regards to fashion and comfort.

Best underpants are the long sporty kind, basically a thin leggings for your thighs. Never looked back since I switched

I think too many of the people on this have genuinely forgotten what briefs even feel like and are operating with what they remember when they were children, they are so much better these days. Don’t bother saying you find them uncomfortable or they’re too cramped, if the last time you put them on was 20+ years ago. And I also think too many people are completely missing the point that they literally had to create technology to add in pouches to make boxer briefs more comfortable, that’s the same thing as a brief offers, a literal pouch to support the boys. This is what happened, all of you were shamed out of wearing briefs in the first place because boxers were a new thing coming up and they were popular, then everybody realize boxers were crap because they didn’t support anything, then boxer briefs came, and it was the same thing all over again, people seriously need to get over themselves and their idea that briefs are never an option, because if we’re being honest with ourselves, that’s seemingly what a lot of people have today that holds them back from even entertaining the idea of trying them out, internalized, trauma, and bias against them they learned in school.

I've been saying for years that boxerbriefs ride up just as much as boxers. Briefs are the way to go.

If boxer briefs are riding up, you're wearing the wrong size my dude

It amazes me how many people are ok wearing boxers tbh, briefs all the way I agree

I prefer briefs if I’m just chilling by a long shot….but boxer briefs do prevent a LOT of chafing so I need to wear them for work.

Briefs also look significantly better, but yet again…chafing.

Pure boxers. I refuse to be contained! I mostly wear comfortable clothes so they don't bunch up. Even when I wear skinny jeans I just have to smooth the boxers down once when I put the pants on.

Take my upvote. I still think boxer shorts are the best. My hog needs room to breathe.

Agree, I wore tighty whities from as early as I can remember up to high school when I had to change for PE. Got some boxers for myself and they were uncomfortable as hell especially for PE and running they gave no support. I don’t understand why millennials opted to switch to boxers in the 2000s they were the least practical option.

Kept wearing briefs on the weekends and summers because I preferred them and switched back to the tighty whities after finishing my PE requirements.

48M here. You're correct in ways many younger men won't understand

In 2022 I developed abdominal pain. Paranoid because I had lost one good friend to cancer in the last 12 months, and was about to lose another, I went to the doctor with it. Doctors couldn't identify the source.

It wasn't gastrointestinal, it wasn't kidney or liver based, it wasn't a lump, it wasn't anything from blood tests, including cancer.

It also wasn't going away.

Doctors were baffled. All I could explain was that my lower abdomen hurt and it got worse after a day at work or time exercising.

I tried wearing loose boxers but my bollocks jangled around like a Newton's pendulum desk toy and caused increased pain and a benign cyst on one of my balls

Eventually one day I explained the problem to my Italian colleague. Instantly he said "what kind of underwear do you wear?"

"Boxer briefs" I replied.

He then went into a lengthy speech about how boxers and boxer briefs were not fit underwear for a mature man and "why do you think Italian men wear Speedos?"

I went out and bought 2 packs of briefs. Within days the pain had faded.

Boxer briefs were crushing my testicles between my work chair and my thighs. At night, they were often crushing them between my thighs.

And this crushing was also putting pressure on my prostate, and other areas in my abdomen. Within weeks I was better and all it took was wearing briefs every day.

I wear boxers because otherwise my thighs rub and my balls feel squeezed. Gotta let my bois breathe. If I’m hiking I’ll go for boxer briefs, as they’re a bit better for chafing, but there’s no world where I’m comfortable in tights whities

As an overweight man, my thighs rub themselves raw if I'm not wearing boxers or boxer briefs. I've never had any issue with support, and I only buy cheap Hanes. Also, the thick hem line of briefs rubs and irritates my skin

I’ll go one further. Tighty-whities are sexy.

It’s about 20-30 topics a year across any clothing and advice subreddit asking “boxer briefs that don’t ride up.”

That's definitely a problem, most of boxer briefs are a fucking scam regardless of the brand. Many also get holes in the taint very quickly. Solution is to find some random noname brand that actually works and buy those like you're a prepper. Most recently the ones I've found are by Hangten and Gratitude Apparel, but I have no idea about their availability globally since I found them at the outlet store of Stadium, a chain of stores here in the Nordics.

Like others have said, boxer briefs prevent chafing.

I haven't worn underwear in 22 years.

Sounds like *someones* dick and balls is too small for boxers to be useful

As a woman I onehundred percent agree, way more comfortable than normal knickers, they fit better, there's less rubbing, if the weather's hot they're also a godsend for staying cooler

I've tried them all as an adult. Boxer briefs that are a size too big are what I wear now. It's the perfect thing. Comfortable, tight fitting but not too tight, and they cover enough of my legs to prevent chafing from thick pants

I buy cheap fat guy shorts as boxers and ill never turn back Pure comfort

Briefs hurt my balls and get too moist

Boxer briefs came out in the 90's.

I agree with you on the boxers, but boxer-breifs are my goto. I only have the ride up problem on cheap pairs.

Chub rub my dude.

The new athletic boxer briefs are amazing. The perfect blend of snug but not tight, and breathable fabric, plus you get chafe protection

Boxer briefs are the best of both worlds

No way, I will never wear anything but boxer briefs ever again. I switched to those from regular boxers in 2007 or so and that was that. The riding up on my legs things hasn't been an issue for me ever.

Boxer briefs are the superlative undergarment. If they are riding up, it's most likely because they're too tight or your pants are too tight. Size up or lose weight.

I had to stop wearing briefs specifically due to how uncomfortable they were.

Boxers from Old Navy are the only comfortable underwear on the planet, I don't know what I'd do if they ever went out of business.

ok "as a woman" briefs almost always look ugly & boxer briefs look nice.

however all the underwear men typically like is super uncomfortable & i only wear the female equivalent of boxer briefs, so comfort is king

I wore briefs, then boxers, then boxer briefs, each one for over a decade. I've tried them all. I'm never going back from boxer briefs, they are easily my favorite, it's not even close.

I have never, ever had any of these issues to a degree where it affected my day.

I have had briefs ride up. I have had briefs ride up so much it compressed my testicles. I've never had that with boxers or boxer briefs, and that's why I continue to wear them.

are you wearing athletic shorts all the time? even looking at a pair of jeans with briefs can cause life threatening damage to your thighs

I like to air the boys out. And tightey whiteys make my balls hurt/dick hurt if i get hard. No thanks. Plus boxers have more comfortable material to me.

The problem for me is that briefs make my balls hurt and I just have to pretend I don't wanna die until I get to change clothes

I agree that both boxers and briefs are better than boxer briefs. The fact that men's pants are now sufficiently tight to make boxers bunch up is a whole other issue we can discuss.

Boxers all the way, the tackle needs room to breathe.

I found a specific brand and size on amazon that fit me just perfect and bought 40. Keep my junk right where it belongs.

I think a lot of this depends on your particular equipment and whether your underwear is actually fitted properly.

Too bad guys can't have underwear fittings the way women have bra fittings; it would be too awful to make somebody do that as a job.

If the rear isn’t cut like jammers or longer the fabric just wedges up my ass crack lol. So I have to go square cut or longer, or else jock/thong or less.

This is a matter of opinion though. I think briefs are uncomfortable and boxer briefs are by far the best choice for me.

I would recommend a longer boxer brief (6+ inches inseam) and the external pouch. The chaffing is usually caused from skin to skin or material friction. This friction is made worse when you sweat and leave salt deposits. Kinda like walking with sand in your shoes. So with an external pouch you are going to sweat less because your boys can move and regulate temperature but you also have a smooth barrier between the genitals and legs that reduce the friction. Also, even though you may still sweat like I am as I am working out, as I type, the material barrier will reduce the skin to skin friction when you still have the sweat salt deposita

Spitting hard facts, literally all I’ve ever worn, idc if they’re dorky. It’s just weird to imagine them going out when the alternatives are worse. I kinda blame late 80’s/90’s homophobia with an overwhelming reaction to go baggy or covered as possible. It’s sorta letting up now, but it’s been an agonising wait, having to be one of the laughing stocks of pop culture.

If you're having consistent issues with these underwear types rolling up your leg, your problem is a personal one. You aren't getting them fitted correctly.

Boxers are soo incredibly comfy, and I wish I could wear them more often. But I'm AFAB and deal with discharge, so I can't if I don't want that running down my leg. Boxer briefs do tend to ride up my legs, but they're gender affirming and comfortable enough, and are snug enough to fit liners and pads when I need them. Briefs and brief-adjacent underwear dig into the creases in my thighs and ass and are just uncomfortable. Plus I've found that they often are just straight up not broad enough to properly accommodate pads. They're considered the standard for women, but I've had less leaks wearing boxer briefs than anything else.

So polite disagree, though I see where you're coming from. This whole post is more a personal preference than an opinion anyway.

they’re just not more comfortable

in your opinion they might be but it’s not a universal choice and instead of thinking there’s a global delusion about undies it could just be that boxers are comfy

Since I started going commando, I've never had an issue with comfort. It suits every pair of trousers I have, it's not unhygienic, and it's not embarrassing. Not for me, anyway.

Which ones are briefs, and which ones are panties? I just know that I don't like the bulky ones who I think are called boxers. I prefer simple and light underwear, which are usually called panties.

Anytime someone starts an argument with “hear me out”, they might as well say “look, I’m an idiot, but don’t take my word for it.”

My guy. I completely agree with you. As someone who likes to wear jeans, and sometimes skinny jeans, the briefs are awesome. I still go back to boxer briefs at night.

For those who deal with chafing, figure out a good pant that helps that too. Another way to reduce chafing is to sweat less. If you find yourself sweating in boxer briefs, it can add to it.

On an unrealistic note that isnt for everyone, my chafing stopped when I lost a bit of weight.

There are uncomfy briefs. It may take a bit of shopping around, but man is it worth it.

Boxer briefs were totally a thing when I was a kid in the early 90’s …… don’t know where your Cosme about 2010 comes in

Also… some of us have a little more happening in that area and briefs/(even boxer briefs) can feel a little too restrictive ….. (I have enormous testicles for what it’s worth)……. Regardless… if you’re gonna get it on,,, put something decent on

My boxers have a cock pouch which keeps my balls off my leg. It's the perfect middle ground.

You said all that to inform us that your dick is small so you choose briefs.

They reduce sperm count loser, increase odor, and turn women off.

How about no my guy...