Have you switched underwear types based on peer pressure ever?

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This goes on the fact that I know a lot of people (including me personally) switched from briefs to boxers in middle/high school because briefs "weren't cool."

Have you ever worn a different type of underwear even when you preferred another type because it was deemed not to be cool?

This could go for older guys now who liked boxers but wore briefs because briefs were "cooler" back in their day when that might matter the most.

I knew guys who wore briefs UNDER their boxers so they could have the feel of briefs but the look of boxers. I've known people (including me) who wore boxers even though they liked the feel of briefs better.

Thankfully, I grew out of that phase and started wearing boxerbriefs and briefs sooner rather than later.

In retrospect, it was so juvenile. But has anyone else been in a similar situation?
 
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I've always worn briefs. I graduated high school in 1994 and briefs were still the most popular style by guys at that time, at least in that small rural Kansas town I grew up in. I do know that boxers came into popularity shortly thereafter, so I was spared the "peer pressure" to switch to boxers. Many of the guys I knew back then switched to boxers (based on covertly watching for waistbands as they bent over and their shirt rode up :tongue:) but nobody ever "peer pressured" me to switch to boxers, except for an ex-boyfriend several years later.

Obviously, he wasn't successful. :wink:
 

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I wore boxers until 6th grade. Over the summer, I had surgery for testicular cancer and had to start wearing boxer briefs and they were so comfy, so I kept wearing them for 11 years now.
 

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I wore briefs for many years, firstly because they were the thing to wear, then liked the feel, the support and they way they looked. When boxers first came in i tried them and hated them, baggy, no support and the big hole in the front. Nothing more uncomfortable when dick falls out of the hole whilst walking about. so continued to wear briefs for many more years. I then discovered boxer briefs and tried them, like the way the look and feel and show off my package well. I am fully converted to boxer briefs and trying briefs now feels unbelievably restrictive.
 
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Yes, switched to boxers when I realized I was about the only one the locker-room wearing briefs. I never switched back as I find boxers far more comfortable.
 

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I was in high school in the late '60s. Back then, there was no other choice but white briefs. Never had to deal with peer pressure for underwear.

8 years ago, I became curious about boxers. I had hated them years ago, but took a second look. They are ugly compared to briefs or boxerbriefs, but I like the loose fit. Never would have dreamed that I'd switch, but I did. I dislike wearing snug undies now, and will only do it when I anticipate overnight visitors.
 

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I graduated high school in 2010
The only time I was pressured was as a freshman in high school.
Throughout middle school I only owned boxers shorts and jockstraps.
Jocks had never been questioned in wrestling or football in middle school.
But I took a lot of crap starting as a freshman because I wore a jockstrap for football practice.
I told my dad I needed boxer briefs to replace my boxers, when I really wanted them to replace my jocks. He go me the horizontal or H fly jockey brand. While they were fairly supportive at first, the crotch would slowly get lower during practice til they let by boys sag and they were totally soaked with sweat by the end of practice. After about 2 weeks of that I switched back to my jocks for practice. I did continue to wear the Jockey BB as my regular underwear.
That was the only time I was pressured into an alternative style of underwear.
 

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nope...though this site introduced me to freeballing (and sleeping in the buff...thanks guys lol)

lpsg has made me try-things-out...but, back in the day, we wore about the same. I do remember, in college, 1980's, that guys were wearing/or not...I think Calvin Klein had something to do with exploration. Still experimenting w/the 'freeballing' thing,,,grower-not-shower here, so I try commfy boxers, on occasion...:tongue:
 

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...always sleep naked, now- just let's me sleep well!
 

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Nope, I've always hated briefs. They cling and grab and are way too interested in cupping me. Free balling is for me.

The idea of being pressured by choices in underwear is entirely new to me.
 

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I'm am currently 30 years old. Growing up I wore briefs. Sometime between middle school and high school I tried boxers because that's what everyone was wearing and sagging at least a little bit so you made it clear that you were wearing boxers. Well that only lasted about a month for me. I hated the feeling of my dick and balls getting stuck down one leg. Thats when I switched to boxer briefs and still wore briefs every once in a while. During high school we had to change into our uniforms. No shower or jocks were required though. I was happy to find out while changing that one of my good friends also wore briefs and boxers briefs. Guess I wasn't the only one who didn't like boxers.
 
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This goes on the fact that I know a lot of people (including me personally) switched from briefs to boxers in middle/high school because briefs "weren't cool."

Have you ever worn a different type of underwear even when you preferred another type because it was deemed not to be cool?

This could go for older guys now who liked boxers but wore briefs because briefs were "cooler" back in their day when that might matter the most.

I knew guys who wore briefs UNDER their boxers so they could have the feel of briefs but the look of boxers. I've known people (including me) who wore boxers even though they liked the feel of briefs better.

Thankfully, I grew out of that phase and started wearing boxerbriefs and briefs sooner rather than later.

In retrospect, it was so juvenile. But has anyone else been in a similar situation?

I wear: boxer boxer briefs, briefs & go commando


depends on what I;m doing that day or wearing or how hot it is
 

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I graduated high school in 1999. Started wearing boxers around 1995 because I saw a few guys in the locker room wearing them. Then I went to college and saw Boxer briefs for the first time in 2000. Got those and wore those exclusively until I was circumcised in 2004. Then for the month while I healed I had to wear briefs. I got used to them again and switch back and forth depending on my mood. Since then I have been trying to find the holy grail of underwear and I think I have finally run across it...Exofficio briefs and boxer briefs.
 

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Never changed because of pressure. I have changed style at times because of curiosity about a style, if I like them I stay with that for a while.
 

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Several times, between school and age 25 or so, I was persuaded into boxers.

This was mostly between about 1980 and 1990. I think there was a lot of pressure on young men then to
(a) have gym-goer or swimmer bodies, but
(b) be otherwise non threatening. Wearing boxers and looking very sweet and unthreatening, like you might be about to bake a cake or something ...

Now I'm more settled. And I realise the real me is about briefs and jockstraps, showing a good, moderately aggressive bulge. I wear tight swimtrunks too. Still do gym.

Although, having said that, I do also bake cakes. :smile:
 

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Now briefs are in fashion and boxers are out has it reversed and there's now pee pressure for guys to switch to briefs?