Q&A for How to Wear Boxers

If you're on the thinner side or have wide hips, I would recommend boxer briefs. If you have a larger stomach or are more muscular, I would recommend regular boxers.

Boxers are underwear, not shorts.

Around the house, of course you can. If you're going out in public, it's more socially acceptable to wear pants.

Yes, but if your shorts are very short of if you're moving around a lot the boxers may show. So you may also want to think about wearing boxer briefs.

Yes. That is their intended use.

Wear a belt to keep your pants up. This will prevent people from seeing your boxers.

Absolutely! Lots of guys do it all the time, especially with boxer briefs and typically shirtless.

You might need to purchase pants in a slightly smaller size, but for now you could wear a belt, and perhaps also make sure you're wearing longer shirts if you really want to avoid showing your boxers.

Not if you're at a professional work site. If you're in a more casual setting, go for it, but sagging pants halfway down your butt may get laughed at. However, the trend of showing a bit of underwear has led to more men choosing boxers because of the color and often branded waistbands.

To protect outside clothing from natural bodily discharges, urine, excreta, blood, semen, etc. Underpants can also protect sensitive areas from chafing.

Wear boxer briefs when you exercise. Most locker rooms have some bathroom stalls, change your underwear in one of those.

You will be more likely to see this style as pajama bottoms in women, but there are some lines that now offer unisex underwear. Some women wear men's boxers.

Regular boxers will not hold anything in place. Use boxer briefs if you need support.

If possible, tighten your pants so they won't fall to expose your boxers. However, some prefer to show their boxers as a sign of sagging.

You could, I suppose, if you wanted the extra layer of support of a second pair of underwear. Otherwise I'm not sure why you would.

They're available at most clothing stores and major outlets such as Target, though you can find a wide range of styles, colors and novelty patterns online if you're looking for something with more character.

Yes try wearing tighter underwear like briefs, boxer briefs or trunks.

If they are slipping then they are too big or the elastic has stretched too much. Get a smaller size or a fresh elastic insertion. There should be no reason boxer shorts slip down when they have a working elastic band to hold them up.

There’s nothing wrong with wearing underwear at night, as long as you’re comfortable and you are using a clean pair for bed, not the same pair you wore all day.

You might be wearing your boxers a little bit too high. If you have a bigger stomach area, then this may be your issue. To fix this, lower your boxers just a little bit or until the waistband isn't folding over.

Yes, if the people you live with are okay with it and you have enough privacy, then yes you can walk around the house in boxers.

This mostly depends on what you and them are comfortable with. Have they generally been open about dressing habits? For example, if you and the other people are comfortable changing clothes in front of each other, or can casually discuss such things, it might be fine to wear boxer shorts only. Use common sense and reserve this for people you’re close to, though. The safer bet is almost always to wear pants over them.

Because of their loose-fitting design, boxer shorts will not hide erections. Instead, they allow room for the erection to stick out. To hide erections better, try snug-fitting (but not excessively tight) boxer briefs or trunks.