my bulge definitely stretches my clothes. ALL of my pants wear out in the crotch area first.....khakis, jeans, suits...everything. my crotch area will be stretched and faded way before other areas are even close to being worn-out.
actually, to avoid purchasing new pants as frequently, i've adopted the routine of alternating what pant leg i put it down to wear both sides out more evenly. this only works so far and must be started almost from when pants are new though.....for example, if i suddenly put it down my right leg after wearing it on left for several months, the bulge on the right in the new, freshly-stretching, unfaded, un-thinned fabric looks a bit ridiculous next to the loose, faded, paper-thin flap of vacant fabric on the left. So, this method can extend pant life, but only if you start the alternating legs early.
for jeans, i always get the faded crotch area......this is caused by the length of my soft shaft. i'm generally sitting on my head if wearing boxer briefs (something like my profile pic) and this wears holes right thru my jeans close to the bottom of my butt cheeks
on these, i've put some duct tape on the inside to give me a couple more months

you can see, i wore it down the left leg a bit more than the right on this pair!
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