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Are you meant to feel a thong between your bum cheeks?

99 replies

justaregulargirl · 04/08/2023 21:31

Trying to be more sexy

Most of my friends are avid thong wearers. I wish I was; but I'm not.

When I try to wear one, it's like my bum cheeks are trying to swallow the piece of string. I'm constantly un-picking myself.

Surely women don't walk around feeling this uncomfortable?

What's going wrong for me?

OP posts:
RoyKentFanclub · 04/08/2023 21:32

That generally means it’s too small for you I’m afraid

Feelingsurreal · 04/08/2023 21:50

I don't think I feel like that, but maybe it is the brand/style? I wear a brand called hanky panky and have done for over 10 years. I find them incredibly comfortable. They are £££, but they last a long time, wash well, and are the best underwear I've ever worn.

SpaceRaiders · 04/08/2023 21:51

You shouldn’t be able to feel it, size up if need be!

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justaregulargirl · 04/08/2023 21:55

Thank you. Must need to try size bigger than what I would normally buy for my granny pants

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trompeloeiltits · 04/08/2023 21:58

Hold on, are they meant to rest upon the crease rather than between?

My mind is blown by this.

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justaregulargirl · 04/08/2023 22:02

PP who said the brand Hanky Panky.. you wasn't lying when you said expensive lol

And I believe the string is actually meant to be in between your bum cheeks and not on the crease but when I wear them it feels like they are going to end up inside me they are that deep in the crack (did I actually just say that on the internet...🫣)

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WhatWhereWhenHowWhy · 04/08/2023 22:03

I've got a big bum and no matter how big I size up it still feels like floss 🫠

WunWun · 04/08/2023 22:05

I thought they all felt like that tbh. I prefer the Brazilian ones which don't go so far up

tillyandmilly · 04/08/2023 22:05

Ooh I don’t know how people can wear those horrible thongs - don’t want my bum cheeks wobbling over the place when I walk - nothing worse when worn with see-through leggings - not a good look!

CarlossitaMamacita · 04/08/2023 22:10

I reckon women with flatter slimmer bums feel fine with thongs, I have seen women in thongs and they don't rest in the crack, they are fully hidden inside unless the woman has one of those slim 'short butts' if she has a curvy butt it's bound to be bum floss. I don't think it's a sizing up issue, if I'm the same size in all their knickers therefore I think it's the nature of thongs TMI alert:
I think if you have a hairy bum crack it will feel more uncomfortable, if your bum crack is all shaved or waxed thongs should feel less intrusive, I think the hair causes more friction 'carpet burn' type as you walk with a thong twisting the hairs and irritating the skin. In any event, I think thongs look gross and are unhygienic.

PurpleGreenandWhiteAreTheNewPrimaryColours · 04/08/2023 22:12

Germ slides aren't they known as?

MinnieTruck · 04/08/2023 22:14

If you have a big bum then that sounds normal. I don’t think sizing up will make a difference

Happygerbil · 04/08/2023 22:15

In the late 90s early 2000s everyone wore thongs.

Justbecause19 · 04/08/2023 22:17

I only wear thongs. I have a big bum and find them so much more comfortable then big knickers. Absolutely not doing it to be sexy! However the trick really is to size up at least 1 size!

DarkModeDear · 04/08/2023 22:18

I’ve never found them comfortable at all. Granny pants and comfort for me. There’s nothing sexy about feeling you are about to have a wedgie.

MissAtomicBomb1 · 04/08/2023 22:22

Ewww! They are absolutely grim!
I used to wear them in the 90s and they were so uncomfortable - don't miss them one bit!

Inextremis · 04/08/2023 22:26

Happygerbil · 04/08/2023 22:15

In the late 90s early 2000s everyone wore thongs.

No, we didn't! Some people may have, but I've always found them uncomfortable and so have most of my friends. Give me a big knicker any day!

BunnyBetChetwynnd · 04/08/2023 22:30

Happygerbil · 04/08/2023 22:15

In the late 90s early 2000s everyone wore thongs.

They were bloody uncomfortable then too.

We also wore 'bodies' with popper crotches.

That whole era was like sitting on pins.

ExitThroughTheGiftShop · 04/08/2023 22:38

My bum consumes any and all underwear. I firmly believe that if you can't feel a thong, your arsehole is dead.

creamcheeseandlox · 04/08/2023 22:44

I am 43 and always wear thongs with trousers and anything tight. I feel bulky with big knickers under tight trousers and hate the vpl. I tend to wear microfibre thongs as they are soft and much more stretchy.

Catskidsandme · 04/08/2023 23:25

Get yourself to TK maxx. Get satin or silk thongs and size up one or two sizes. You'll be fine then.

Xrays · 04/08/2023 23:38

I don’t know how people find them comfy. They’re like the devils arse floss. No thanks. Each to their own but I’d rather just wear midis - if you get them the right size the crease sits right under your bum cheeks so you don’t have vpl.

TheChosenTwo · 04/08/2023 23:51

I used to wear them in the early 2000’s with low rise jeans 😂
Someone Said to me that they couldn’t imagine a worse smell than a thong at the end of the day when it’s taken off and it still haunts me to this day!
I don’t have the inclination nor the bum
for one these days, I prefer to be fully covered. I can’t think they were ever comfortable- they are designed to be a permanent wedgie 😵‍💫

coreas · 04/08/2023 23:54

@BunnyBetChetwynnd

*They were bloody uncomfortable then too.
We also wore 'bodies' with popper crotches.
That whole era was like sitting on pins.

I hated the poppers so much (I have since been diagnosed with autism so understand the sensory aspect now) I used to unpick the stitching or cut them and see the body together. It worked well enough until the night I went out with a guy from work who I had fancied for months - towards the end of the night we were getting a bit close in his car and he went to put his hand down there and I froze with fear because I was so embarrassed about the body suit. I made excuses and left.

Oddly enough there was never a second date.

coreas · 04/08/2023 23:54

*sew