The Nice Guy’s Male Underwear Guide

Male underwear has evolved through the ages and comes in different shapes and sizes. This is often the most neglected part of male fashion, as its invisible to almost everyone. In my case, I at some point had underwear that was a decade old. If you don’t wear the underwear, it simply lies around in your clothes drawers. But I eventually decided to clean out my drawers and chuck away whatever I’m not wearing. To make space for fresh new clothes.

It’s true that once a girl sees you in underwear, she already likes you. But does she like you enough, at that point, for a second date? So game is not only about getting the girl naked once and having the night of your life. It’s about getting girls hooked on you, to come back for more, and end up being a girlfriend. For this to happen, look at the whole package of who you are: A high-value and high-status male. This includes fresh, clean underwear.

In my home language (Afrikaans), there’s a saying: Bo Blink Onder Stink. This means: “Shiny Exterior, Stinky Underneath” …or to adapt it to this post: shiny outerwear, stinky underwear. Don’t let this apply to you.

Boxers – Most Popular Choice

Almost every man on this planet has at least 1 pair of boxers at home. Plus, personally this is my favorite type of underwear. Below are a few reasons why.

 

1. Breathability is the main advantage. The testicles are outside the body for a reason, to be at a lower temperature than the inside of the body, to benefit testosterone and sperm production. Thus Boxers makes logical sense. Especially for well-endowed men.
2. Its also very convenient to have the opening in the front of the boxer. If you wear jeans, you can simply unzip anywhere and take a leak. Almost as if in one movement.
3. Helpful with sex in semi-public locations. I’ll never recommend indecent sex in public view during broad daylight, as its illegal. But late at night in the back seat of a car, behind a bush or back-alley behind a nightclub, in that case, you don’t have to even take your pants down. Simply unzip and bang through the front opening of the boxer. So to an onlooker from behind, you’re still wearing your jeans. They think you’re only making out with the girl in front of you. And you don’t end up on a voyeur porn site.

Some boxers come in cheap, thick and less breathable material. On the other hand, light stretchable boxers can be both more expensive and more breathable. It feels smooth on your skin. And covers you fully. But at the same time, you’re barely aware your wearing anything, as its very comfortable.

In addition, I don’t wanna feel like my boxers are gonna tear apart during gym squats at my local fitness box. But with cheap boxers it feels that way. So I’d rather pay a little more for quality.

Below is a solid pair of 100% Cotton Calvin Klein Boxers available with easy-delivery from Amazon. I don’t know the exact specs of these boxers, but quality is usually on par with the price you pay per boxer.

Briefs – Testosterone Threat

 

Briefs almost always feel too tight-fitting. I don’t see it as good for your balls to be covered tightly with material. The balls needs to breathe, for lower temperature.

In sports, briefs are useful, as boxers can restrict movement of your legs. For example, your gym shorts is very flexible material, but the boxers are mostly a tougher kind of cotton, which doesn’t flex as easily over your legs. In this case, briefs are better to train in. Plus, boxers can often stick out at the bottom of your gym shorts if you’re doing e.g. leg press or other leg exercises. And you don’t want your underwear on public display.

Similar to everyday use, during training, briefs can also feel tight-fitting and warm. What helps is slightly more expensive briefs made from more breathable higher quality material. As opposed to some cheap thick material stitched together on a budget.

If I had to wear briefs, I’d wear these Reebok men’s briefs from Amazon, because it’s made by a quality sports brand. Thus I expect it to be decently comfortable during day-to-day activities and sport. “Low-rise” also means less unnecessary material, and more compact & comfort.

You get longer and shorter briefs. But its the same principle, if its too tight against your balls, then it’s not good for maintaining healthy outer body testicular temperatures.

Boxer Briefs and Trunks

Long briefs are called boxer briefs or trunks. Boxer briefs are simply a little longer than trunks. Thus, more thigh coverage down the leg. Let’s first show Trunks below (available at Amazon), then you’ll find boxer briefs a little further down.

In a cold country, like Scandinavia, I’ll understand if you prefer boxer briefs instead of shorter briefs. I barely ever spend time in cold countries. This is why Boxer briefs are my least favorite kind of underwear. Similar to regular briefs, it’s unnecessarily tight-fitting compared to regular boxers. However, if you live in a cold country, this may be your favorite.

Calvin Klein is known for fashionable underwear – see below their boxer briefs available on Amazon.

Long Johns’ Briefs

If you’re in Scandinavia, and it’s below freeze-point outside, you could use some extra layers of snug-fitting clothing. In this case, I’d wear long briefs. It’s only practical during snow season – not in Summer. If it doesn’t snow or get really cold in your country, then you don’t need it. These Long Johns below also has a fly opening for extra convenience. Get the latest price on Amazon.

Tangas – Cool & Comfortable

Since I live in warm climates most of the time, I prefer tangas instead of briefs. Tangas have a little less material. As tangas give support at the front, while covering your ass. But the straps are open at the side. Thus, there’s slightly better breathability if its less material. Plus, better movement range for you legs without unnecessary cloth. Its also cooler for Summer weather. Not causing unnecessary perspiration at the sides on the hips with extra cotton.

Care simply has to be taken to get the right size. Rather get a little over-sized than slightly undersized. As over-sized = better breathability. Less warmth on your balls, as the balls mustn’t be at a high temperature. Tangas are mostly my preferred choice during exercise. But I don’t like wearing this stuff the whole day, as boxers have better breathability.

I’ve noticed there aren’t that many Tanga choices available at Amazon. But in warm climates, e.g. South Africa, it’s quite popular – definitely also among straight men.

Jockstrap – A Legend of Yesteryear

Jockstraps used to be worn in combat sports and contact sports – even in hockey. The reason is because at the front of the jockstrap pouch, they added a ball box, as we used to call it in cricket. This is a plastic mould which protects your genitals e.g. if you participate in kickboxing. Makes total sense. Having played a little cricket myself, I have thanked the ball box on a few occasions for saving me from painful cricket ball impact.

It’s not really necessary to wear a jockstrap to be able to insert a plastic ball protector. Briefs can also do the job. Thus, it seems like jockstraps ran out of fashion. Some women also wear this in contact sports, dubbing it a “Jill-strap”. Main goal: Protect the clitoris with its sensitive nerve endings.

Nowadays, many gays wear jockstraps. Of course, there’ll inevitably also be straight guys who choose this option. Reasons may include:

• Less material chafing against your skin.
• Increased feeling of freedom.
• Its like a next best option to going commando. But you still have that pouch support.
• There is increased airflow with jockstraps, including to the testicles.

This makes jockstraps the second healthiest underwear option in this list after Boxers. This is unless it snows, and you’ll freeze your balls off without Long-john’s type of underwear.

Below is an example of athletic jockstraps available at Amazon (check price here):

Male Thongs & G-Strings – Free The Glutes

Some athletes prefer this option. The most famous being bodybuilders who like to flex during competitions. They can show off their glutes better.

As a straight guy, I don’t want to see men’s asses at the beach. Only female asses. But for your private underwear, or flexing at a competition, do whatever you want.

Thongs will look especially terrible if you’ve got a beer gut. Sprinters may also benefit from less material on their backside, interfering with their strides of perfection in the athletic pitch. It may not make that much of a difference, except in higher-level athletics, 0.1 second difference can easily be the difference between Gold medal and silver or bronze. Of course, some homosexuals would also choose this option.

Similar to jockstraps, there can also be kinky reasons for men to wear male G-strings. It’s not the same as female strings, as it has a pouch in front and its customized for the male body. Couples may want to spice up sex with kinky underwear, in the same way as others may use sex toys. This is common in married couples or LTR’s. Also roleplays and dress-ups in the bedroom.

Or at swinger clubs, you can imagine, adventurous straight guys would wear anything to be in the spirit of the club they’re in, while banging straight girls. Meanwhile, are you sitting there in the corner with your grandpa briefs, long-faced and judging everyone else?

If you, as a man, wear a female thong (outside of kinky roleplay in the bedroom), that’s weird and feminine as it has no pouch support. It’s not made for the male genitals. But if it’s a genuine male thong, then I respect your reasons.

Of course, there’ll be some “homosexual” associations with this. But tell that face-to-face to a Japanese Sumo Wrestler, wearing a sumo thong on national TV.

What’s the difference between Thongs Vs. G-Strings? Thongs have a little more material in the backstrap than the G-string. As the name alludes, G-string is literally only a string attached to a front pouch.

Check out male thongs / G-strings at Amazon, even if only as a joke or out of curiosity.

Commando. Stark Naked

Lets now discuss commando: There’s no support for your balls. OK, so you don’t really need this. It’s also not the case with boxers.

For me the bigger negative with commando is simply if your zipper accidentally slides open during the night (which has happened before with some clothing I bought). Then the dick would be on show to everyone in front of you. However, as long as you’re wearing underwear, it wouldn’t be an issue. Because there’s still a protective covering and its not simply gonna hang out the front of your zipper.

Another thing is hygiene. After urinating, there may sometimes be one or two stubborn droplets of urine. And now there is no underwear to catch these droplets, so it stains your pants instead. So for the longevity of your pants, it’s better if the underwear absorbs the urine instead. Because underwear is cheap and easy to replace, and made for that purpose.

You can wear your jeans two nights in a row without washing (easily), but ONLY if you wore underwear on the first night. Simply because the underwear absorbs whatever tiny drop of residual fluid there may be. So the jeans stay 95% clean. Thus, in general, underwear has the great logical purpose of extending the lifespan of your outerwear.

Furthermore, going to the gym commando is not really good hygiene.. Especially if you don’t use a gym towel. That extra layer of underwear protects against dirty sweaty gym equipment. While basically also protecting the gym equipment against your sweat and who knows what else.

Lastly, sometimes girls go clubbing commando. This can be if she’s feeling horny that night, and wants to meet a hot guy to have sex with. But also for feelings of liberation – consciously from her underwear, but subconsciously from the social condemnation of her genitals and sexuality.

The Curse of the C-String

This is a great invention for women who want to tan without tan-lines. Its a C-shape that covers only the anus and vagina. I’ve seen a women lie and tan in this once in Ios (Greece) at a beach. It looks sexy. There’s no side-straps.

Now apparently some genius adapted this for men with a front pouch. However, complaints are that the penis and balls easily slip out. So, I’d give this a strong pass. Unless you’re pranking a mate with a weird bachelor party gift. Check it out on Amazon.

What do women like?

Women simply like whatever they’re presented with. Since boxers and briefs are the most common male underwear, most women will vote and say this is what they prefer. If a girl likes your personality, she wouldn’t judge your underwear. Unless you’re still wearing your previous girlfriends thong, which would be really weird.

In the previous century when male jockstraps were more popular, women said they liked jockstraps, because that’s what their boyfriends were wearing. Nowadays briefs sound more popular with women. This is despite that it’s bad for their boyfriend’s testosterone levels if the briefs fit too tight. But not everyone realize this.

Either way, the goal of the woman (who likes you) is to get your underwear OFF anyway. Irrespective of whatever type of underwear you’re wearing. I’ve also asked girls on dates what type of men underwear they prefer, and it’s the same kinda result as all those polls. They simply state whatever type of underwear is most common in their own culture and countries.

Conclusion – Male Underwear

Out of respect to yourself and others, make sure your underwear is washed after every use and clean. Never wear smelly underwear. You may be so used to the odor, that you don’t even notice it. But others definitely do notice any stink from your underpants, as they’re NOT used to your bodily odors and smells.

Thus, if you don’t have clean undergarments, rather go commando. For example, if you ran out of clean clothes while traveling.

Good hygiene is an important trait of any high value man.

For further reading, check out our general male fashion advice article #1: The Nice Guy’s Guide To Being Well-Dressed and Stylish.

What should Male Fashion Advice Post #3 be about? And what’s your view on different types of male underwear? Comment below with tips, questions and suggestions!