I read all comment posted by male audience, and what surprised me is how little, if at all, attention was given to women's hygiene, or rather how male's preference for not wearing underwear affects women's health. It would be nice to talk about this subject. I do not mind my bf going commando, but I do mind if this life style give me an itch. If you are willing to live in a cave, you can enjoy airing your privies as much as you want... otherwise, the health of your partner should be taken into.... More

Never had an embarassing moment. I have one pair of boxers I use for doctor's visits and trying on clothes. My wife has no problem with it. Of all the girlfriends of my youth, only one had a problem and she got used to it. Let your husband be comfortable

I think your husband should wear a fig leaf to cover his junk just like Adam did in the garden of Eden!

Guess what... men have penises. Sorry if you don't like that fact. Keeping them bound up just because there are people out there who are squeamish is just silly. If you don't like looking at the outline of a guy's junk, try looking him in the eye when you talk to him.

Affluence is the only explanation for the effluence of this idiotic topic. How rich do you have to be to sit around wringing your hands about such matters? How much free time to you people have? Do you have so little in your lives you have to fill the void with such self-aggrandisement? I'm all for being more eco-friendly but this is just about being EGO-friendly.

but the thing is, when a guy is well endowed, it is INCREDIBLY obvious when he's not wearing underwear. and quite honestly, i don't want to look at that at work any more than i want to look at the receptionist's too tight pants creating a camel toe/moose knuckle. i'm not a prude, i just don't need to have my husband basically waving his frank and beans in everybody elses' faces in public. at home, he's free to be as naked as he wants, but when we're going out for a nice dinner, i'd like.... More

but my girlfriend is fine with it.

Let me begin by saying piss off and let your man do what he wants with his meat and two veg.

I'm for the enviroment, i ride a push bike everywhere, i shower daily and change underwear daily, casual pants (jeans, dickiesTM, etc) get washed less frequently. I figure more underwear washing and less pants washing puts me ahead. Plus my man love affair with my bike seat up my butt for 150km per week pretty much ensures skid marks.

Are you going to get him to wax his back because its.... More

My nuts sweat more when they're constrained. It's likely more hygienic to free ball than to pack 'em in tight.

My first question when I saw this headline on digg: What does it matter if he's out in public without underpants? Who's gonna know?

and you are the equivalent of a 1960's male. Take all the feminist arguments reverse the sexes and apply them to yourself.

Perhaps you should accept him as an equal and suggest an underwear burning in the backyard.

I'm an American actually, but of both Scottish and Irish ancestry, and I love wearing my kilt. Of course, I wear it in true fashion, letting my soldier enjoy the benefits of the kilt as well. I've never had any problems (other than of course curious people trying to figure out if I do wear it how I'm supposed to) with the not wearing any underwear, and never gotten complaints. I also don't get what the unhygienic buzz is. Do you really think a little piece of dirty cloth standing between you.... More

I don't like boxers
briefs have disappointed me
wipe well, no skid marks

Seriously though, I have not worn underwear on a regular basis for a good 4-5 years. I do not find it necessary; I shower regularly and wipe well so any hygienic problems are easily avoided. Let the man do what he wants, it's a comfortable feeling, especially when it starts getting slightly colder outside. I do it so often, I forget that there's some immature taboo against it. That and puritanical people who.... More

I haven’t worn underwear for forty years. Too tight underwear reduces sperm count. My wife has never suggested I ware underwear or complain about “odor”. Of course I do take a shower every day.
This woman needs to understand that men don’t have vaginal discharges. We don’t need to be bound up. We need to hang loose in the breeze!

Chadimus has got it spot on. I'd bet that if it weren't for her husband going commando that bothered this woman, she'd find something else that he does to complain about. Besides the environmental impact of cotton, let us not forget about the waste of water for laundry. I stopped wearing underwear a couple of years ago. Fortunately I have a wife that if more than happy to help improve my life, but she most certainly isn't going to waste her time getting me to wear underwear.

As long as he's not wearing shorts that let his sac hang out, or wearing skin tight stuff that shows off the shape of his junk, why do you care?

If the problem IS one of those two things I mentioned, then bring that up. Take a picture and show it to him.

To mention one option to this women: stop trying to change her husband and let him do what he wants. If my girlfriend told me what clothes I could and could not wear, she'd be out on the street. I'd expect to be on the curb too if I told her what to wear. Frankly, I have about a thousand more important things to consider in this wonderful life. It appears that this woman has no life at all.

....but I don't think this husband is really upset about Hanes..I think he's just looking for an excuse to get away with no underwear....and somehow draping that decision with a mantle of green. (and give me a break on whether the rest of his clothes are 'green"....my guess is that he's hyper-focused on one item)

also I'll lay odds now on which of the 2 (husband or wife) will be washing all of this new "earth-friendly" underwear.