I’ve always been curious, because I’m not fond of underwear, but I don’t know how people make it work. Wouldn’t you have to wash the trousers every single day? How else would you keep them fresh? Do you use special deodorant for the area or panty liners on the trousers?

Tell your story.

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    I tell you what, catch your tallywacker in a zipper just once and it will break you of this. Happened to me about 4 years old, and I vividly remember my dad having to yank the zipper back down. NEVER AGAIN.

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    If you’re leaving skidmarks on things every day, the answer to that is better cleaning, not underwear to catch the marks.

    I do sometimes bleach my undies (yay vaginas), but that’s never been an issue when I’m going commando.

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      Yeah, you’re not even supposed to leave skidmarks on your underwear. Are people not using the toilet paper?

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      I don’t think OP is necessarily talking about skid marks. By nature of a dark, warm, and humid environment with more sweat glands than other areas, things like your crotch and armpits will start to smell quicker than something like your elbow, even if you exercise proper hygiene. It’s just the nature of how our bodies function.

      I change to a new pair of underwear daily, but I might use the same pair of pants multiple days in a row. If you do this while going commando, your pants might start to smell and you’d probably need to change them daily like you do for underwear.

      And this is a bit TMI, but for women specifically, around time of ovulation each month (mid cycle) can mean an annoying discharge of mucus. This is totally normal and healthy and doesn’t mean there’s any degree of infection. It happens when an egg is released. It’s easy to deal with if you just need to change your underwear. But now if you have to deal with it getting in your pants it’s a bit more of an ordeal.

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        but I might use the same pair of pants multiple days in a row

        This is something I try and avoid doing in general

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          With something like jeans if I’m not doing something overly active or anything it seems like a waste to wash them daily. Take something like a jacket, for example, which is worn multiple times before washing. I don’t do it if I’m sweating a lot in my clothes, but if I’m not doing anything super active then they are definitely good for a few days.

          I don’t do it with shirts because now your pits are involved and clothing that touches those should be laundered each time to avoid smells imo.

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            Well, jeans are an exception. I will wear them multiple times between washes, but generally not multiple days in a row. And if it’s crotch hugging (like my jeans normally are), then I’m more inclined to wear undies. But loose pants etc, that don’t crotch hug and aren’t likely to be worn several days running, I’m less inclined to wear undies.

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      This - people probably shouldn’t be going commando unless they have a bidet at home 🌊

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    How the hell did Ash have that many fresh pairs of underwear, and how did he keep the fresh separated from the not fresh?

    I mean, you could tell me that pokecenters have laundromats, and he hit up a pokecenter at least once every 7 days, but are you telling me he had a zip lock bag for the dirties and he could afford replacing that bag regularly?

    Wait… think I’m answering my own questions here.

    Yup, I’ve just become grosser as I’ve gotten older…

    Edit: so I 100 percent replied to someone referencing the underwear wisdom from ep. 1 of pokemon.

    Now that notification isn’t my notifications and I see this as a top level comment.

    Just wanted to give that context.

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      Do not store your dirty underwear hermetically sealed! Stick it in a mesh or paper bag, something it can release the pent up humidity through; or you’ll get some really nasty laundry.

      For Pokemon trainers, I’m no expert, but wouldn’t they just stick their clean clothes in one poke’ball & dirty laundry in another?

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    I have no clue how people would do it, since I don’t even understand how other men can wear boxers without accidentally giving their nuts a good squeeze sometimes. Tight briefs keep those out of harm’s way.

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    I wear underwear when I go out. But if I’m at home, I’m mostly commando. I guess just regularly showering and changing clothes work pretty well. I also use a bidet, and an anti-perspiration deodorant (Oars + Alps).

    In general, if you’re reasonably clean, it shouldn’t be an issue. I mean, you don’t fuck wearing underwear, and you don’t want to smell then. Just maintain that.

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    Like others here have said, I find the question to be a little weird.

    You just make sure you clean yourself properly after you go (and if you don’t have a washlet bidet at home, get one, the basic ones can be had for less than $40 on Amazon).

    And if you need to be out and about and won’t be able to water wipe due to having to use public toilets, and aren’t 100% about your ability to be fully clean using TP, then just keep a few pairs of underwear and wear them at those times.

    This isn’t the Mystery of the Ages or anything. 🤷‍♂️

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        “People who wear shoes with laces, which technique do you use to tie them?”

        There you go, your wait is over :)

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          As someone who has taught an impatient child (what’s the opposite of an oxymoron?) how to tie a shoe, I can tell you there are many different ways to tie a shoe, and apparently there is a way that’s easier for autistic kids (I thought that might be easier) but I was having trouble with it as an adult. So…

          ELI5 how do neurotypical adults autistie their shoes?

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            I do loop swoop and pull but I’m not 100% neurotypical. I did learn as an adult that swooping over instead of under makes your laces much less likely to come undone and since then haven’t ever double knotted my laces.

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            As an impatient adult my solution is to wear shoes without laces. I have a pair of boots that use laces, and a pair of sneakers with laces that I never wear. Everything else is slip on or zip up. I’d wear velcro, too, I don’t even care if it looks ridiculous (only I’ve never had that option as an adult)

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              You just made me think about my current shoe collection. I have 2 pairs of flip flops, 1 pair of slip on house shoes, 4 pairs of slip on walking/tennis shoe looking shoes (dunno what to call them) and 2 actual tennis shoes with laces and 2 dress shoes with laces.

              When I run, I wear the laces. Anywhere else I’m laceless. Haven’t worn business attire since covid began.

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            Step 1 Lay hands palm down. Grabs each lace in each hand. Make two thumbs up. ( laces should oriented shoe-thumb side, aglet-pinky side.) Extend index fingers.

            Step 2a With right hand loop the lace around your thumb then index finger. With left hand loop around the opposite way, finger then thumb.

            Step 3 Place left hand index finger under right hand lace(between right hand index and thumb.)

            Step 4 (simultaneous) Use right hand to grab left hand lace (around left hand index finger). Use left hand to grab right hand lace ( around right hand thumb)

            Step 5a pull laces all the way through each other.

            You now have the over under part.

            Repeat steps 1-5 with these changes

            Step 2b right hand - finger then thumb Left hand - thumb then finger.

            Step 5b Do not pull laces all the way through.

            You now have a finished knot.

            If you ignore 2b And do 2a both times you will still have a knot but it is likely to come untied.

            If you ignore 5b you will have a knot but no “bows”

            Hope that helps!

            Edit: formatting.

            Edit 2: A Ted talk on the process

            Edit 3 Oops that ted talk only tasks about the normal way, this one does the fancy way that I was referring to.

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    I go commando in the summer unless I’m working. I just wear basketball shorts and have no problems.

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    How are this many people getting their dick stuck in zippers? Is average lemmy age 9?

    • 𝕃𝕒𝕞𝕓@lemmy.zipOP
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      I’m more concerned by the amount of people with shitty assholes who cannot wipe. I considered nuking the thread out of fear of what I’ve created.

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        I will say that personally, I do have to take extra special precautions due to non-painful external hemorrhoids. It really does make things extra annoying to clean.

        I won’t describe further, but in my case, underwear are a must :/

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            Hemorrhoids isn’t something that goes away after a few days. When its not painful, surgery is far worse than living with it.

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    I just started being more conscious of my body and how I clean it. Showered more frequently and used more deodorant. Now, going commando is the norm for me and I barely even think about underwear anymore.

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    To all the comments saying their junk has been caught in their zipper, I know a guy that swears by jock straps. Says they don’t bunch up or make you sweat a bunch since it’s basically just a strip of fabric over/around Wingus and the Ping Pong boys with some elastic bands to keep it there. I tried one once and threw it away after a day of wearing it so they’re not for everyone, but could be something to look into.

    If your genitals aren’t made for jousting… thongs are the closest I can think of I guess? I don’t have any experience with having that configuration

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    Duuuuude, or dudette. Let me tell you a story.

    One about people with certain waist ratios, and heavy manual labour, and what all that motion can do to underwear.

    I recently moved houses, and for the first time ever (after decades of experience), chose to forgo undies and go commando in sweatpants for this recent ordeal.

    Boy howdy. Let me tell you all the ways it was awesome. Sweat induced induction to asscrack, is but one of them. But likely the most important, the Knock-on ride-up effect. Also gone.

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      Also to actually elaborate on OPs question because i got distracted replying to replies.

      Wear the same boxers for a few days. How do they smell? Wear the same jeans for a few days. Compare.

      As a dude, I can tell you, for me they do not. But that going commando reduces my lifespan for clothes without washing.

      Also, bidet user, ftr Edit - and aaaalso, i was married, and lmty, there is definitely a gender gap here.

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    I think people that swear by going “commando” just haven’t tried good underwear. I will not wear anything but under armour underwear. If anybody else has any other suggestions please let me know. These are the best I can find. They are expensive. That’s the only downside.

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      I exclusively wear Exo Foccio Give n Go boxer briefs

      Expensive as hell, but soo worth it - a pair lasts me years before the elastic gives out, and they’re so comfortable

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      I’ve been pretty happy with MeUndies but they can also get expensive, and since it’s a subscription I can actually rotate out or throw away pairs that are starting to go. 10/10 comfort, 7/10 overall experience

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        I’ve used those before. The problem i have is the cotton. I need the material that under armour uses. Cotton makes me sweat and it bunches up easily. It also loses its shake easily over time.

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    Panty liners is honestly a brilliant idea! I used to go sans underpants but uh, tight jeans is not the jam for that. I think having multiple pairs of pants you rotate through+panty liners would be the best bet.