Would you find white underpants off putting?

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...on a man? Not little pants but big tight white boxer shorts. I feel like i'm being unreasonable but I've never encountered this before

Can’t imagine they’d stay white very long tbh, so yes..

As opposed to what?

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I refuse to buy my dh white boxer shorts

I don't know why it's bothering me so much. It was a shock

I think a nice dark colour is more usual

Like this? Not off putting.

Oh, did my picture not post?

not offputting

I refuse to buy my dh white boxer shorts

So do I. He's a grown up, he chooses and buys his own underwear

White Calvins used to be all the thing.

@GobblersKnob. Yes it seems very 90's

If he looked like David Beckham, I wouldn't be offput by 70s style beige y-fronts with contrast piping. Back in the world of ordinary middle-aged men of the type likely to sleep with me, (it's a small pool), new, clean, sharp white and well-fitting would be fine, but any hint of sag, greying, or any other indication that he doesn't take absolute care of himself and his grundies, would be a bit ardour-dampening. Black underwear is more forgiving.

@MsJaneAusten. Not really comparable

Ive just thrown away DPs Tommy Hilfiger tighty-whiteys while he is away for a couple of days......... Controlling - yes, but the eye-bleach was no longer working

I love a pair of white y fronts! So weird.

Thankyou @ASqueakingInTheShrubbery. You said it better than me.

Seriously, I wouldn't care as long as they were clean and didn't have his name tape stitched into them.

Yes, I think they remind me of children or very elderly men.

Really? Think they look good skin tight. Not big billowing shorts but yes especially with dark skin. Sexy.

As long as they were still v white I guess I wouldn’t care. Greying or even worse, stained would be totally off-putting!

Maybe I am being too fussy?

I am very 90’s but I think dh looks really hot in right white boxers. He only has one or two pairs the rest are mostly black. He is very slim and physically fit though so it helps but they don’t remind me of children in the slightest in fact I don’t think either of my sons own or have particularly owned white boxers or pants they have all been colours or character ones and teen ds prefers black now.

Be fussy! It’s a sign that you’re not that into him, or you’d have looked past it.

Can you post a picture of the offending style as I am struggling with what is wrong aesthetically with white boxers.

I've always steered away/discouraged them from buying white for my sons for practical reasons, but I never would have thought to warn them that they would be seen as unattractive.

The only thing I can think of is if they are cheap, thin and too small so everything is very visible?

I don't think it is very 90s - what do you think young men currently wear?

I will stick with my Star Wars Y-fronts. Keeping women at bay since 1977.