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Leave them alone !!

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TheTruthWillSetYouFreeMaybe · 03/07/2023 20:32

Is it just my DP? Lollops on the sofa in T-shirt and pants and constantly has his hand down his pants. It’s like they are some sort of comforter? Are they frightened the bogeyman will steal their Crown Jewels ? Why do blokes constantly feel the need to lovingly fondle their bits? I’m sitting in the chair reading and I know without looking that he has his hands down there. It’s starting to drive me nuts (!). I know if I mention it I will get some sort of remake like ‘well, do you want to come over and feel them’? NO. I don’t spend all evening holding onto my boobs! Is it an age thing? Am I being unreasonable

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DreamTheMoors · 03/07/2023 21:04

jeaux90 · 03/07/2023 21:00

I was at Ascot last week and a bloke walked past in a lovely suit then "tweaked" his bits as he was walking through the bar ...just so gross!

No I've never had a partner sit their playing with his bits.

He had to “shift” them from left to right.
Or from right to left.

Soubriquet · 03/07/2023 21:06

bibbityboppityboo · 03/07/2023 20:48

Wait, you don't have a constant grip of a labia of an evening?! How do you know it's all still intact?

My (very butch) SIL always used to do it. Like constantly rearranging things down there. Me and dh would crack up every time she did it because it was so unnecessary

Sunnydaysaredefhere · 03/07/2023 21:07

This happens a lot on our house... But ds is 19...

MostlyBlueberryFlavoured · 03/07/2023 21:09

I've never known a man do this in my presence, by which I would include:

Father
Brother
Grandfather
Uncles
Boyfriends
Partners
Husbands
Sons (3)
Sons-in-law (3)
Fathers-in-law (2)

It's a disgusting habit, and I wouldn't tolerate it.

Pudmyboy · 03/07/2023 21:10

Campervangirl · 03/07/2023 20:47

I read the first bit as your DP was eating a lollipop on the sofa 😂
Yep, I don't get it, my ex used to walk around starkers, then do the "helicopter" thing then bonk me on the head with it as he passed by.
Ugly looking thing (the ex and his todger)😁

😮😮😮! Hope it wasn't too heavy...and had been washed beforehand.....
And yes I thought OP' DP was eating a lollipop!

MysteryBelle · 03/07/2023 21:24

Campervangirl · 03/07/2023 20:47

I read the first bit as your DP was eating a lollipop on the sofa 😂
Yep, I don't get it, my ex used to walk around starkers, then do the "helicopter" thing then bonk me on the head with it as he passed by.
Ugly looking thing (the ex and his todger)😁

😂😂😂

MysteryBelle · 03/07/2023 21:25

Quite the visual there, @Campervangirl

JMSA · 03/07/2023 21:27

I'm so glad I'm single Grin
I'm a bit OCD, but what if he then touches light switches or the remote control? Totally unhygienic!

CakeBeautifulCake · 03/07/2023 21:34

Ohhhh Campervangirl, I'm a little embarrassed to say I've also been a recipient of the penis flop-forehead boop. Luckily, not for over a decade now though!

My ex used to have his hands down his pants all the time. Said it just felt nice. Which is weird, to want it to feel nice, as we were all talking in the kitchen with his family... He was 22 and all his friends were the same.
I'm pleased to announce my DH rarely does it, only to unstick his balls from his legs on a hot day/get comfortable and I've never seen either of my teenage DS or nephews doing it.

scoobycute · 03/07/2023 21:38

Wowwww so many people denying this is a thing. Definitely more common in younger men. Definitely a thing men do..some more than others.

I see a lot of young/old/decent men "fix/rearrange/readjust" in many settings, formal, professional, public, etc then I find it odd to make any eye contact with them following said readjustment!! Suppose this isn't too far off a woman fixing a ridden up pair of pants/thong...which let's face it...we've all been there!!

DP wouldn't sit for any prolonged period of time with hand down pants but I've seen the odd rearrangement/checking everything is still there.

People getting on like this is a divorceable offence

Jongleterre · 03/07/2023 23:39

Is he tugging at it to stimulate himself or is he fondling it because it's itchy?

Get him some of this if it's the latter-

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tommika · 03/07/2023 23:56

It’s not a thing that grown men do.
Boys and teens yes, young 20s perhaps
It can be a ‘comfort’ thing

There is an element of keeping hands warm on a cold day, but armpits are more suitable

Anyone beyond their 20s still doing it need to get better underwear or mature.

Unless as mentioned that it’s an itch, discomfort or stimulation they need to mature enough into ‘normal’ behaviour

MammaWeasel · 04/07/2023 00:03

This is grim.

Ghosttofu99 · 04/07/2023 00:15

DH and his BF were jokingly complaining about their other friend who does this in front of them the other day so I guess even most guys find it weird. (Unless it’s my DH that’s weird 😅)

jeaux90 · 04/07/2023 09:35

@DreamTheMoors then he should have shifted his bollocks in the bathroom where I don't have to watch him fondle his penis whilst walking through a bar.

notforonesecond · 04/07/2023 10:03

Sarah Millican used to do a bit about the little curtsy women do to sort out a claggy fanny. I can see a quick readjustment being similar, no one wants their balls stuck to their leg, but sitting holding on to it like a comfort blanket is a bit weird. In front of people at least.

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