Wait, you wear briefs when a bulge is INappropriate?? Briefs--at least the pouch kind--emphasize a bulge, so you'd not wear them when a bulge is inappropriate. Boxers simply let things lie.All my brothers, that I know of, still wear briefs. My brother who lives in the same city as me is very well off but still wears cheap ass FOTL or Hanes briefs. I wore briefs for years (CK, 2xist) but switched to boxers about a year or so ago. Briefs only when going somewhere where I think a bulge or outline might be inappropriate.