Undershirts and Men - necessary or not?

Poor Robin Williams! Even I have to admit, he has been overly "gifted" in the hairy department, haha!

Magnum/Tom Selleck.....I could deal with that. It was the mustache that put me off too, though.

I think it must be a younger generation thing, because nowadays straight men waxing seems to be almost de riguer, and the younger women are glad that they do -- yet as a *cough" slightly older woman I find that seems alien to me, and makes me sad (as a woman who likes men in their natural state).

Chest hair is pretty acceptable but its back hair that is kind of gross.  You know, when it goes up the back of the neck too. 

Add me to the list of *not exactly younger* women who don't think nipples are gross. They are actually one of my favourite bits on men.  

Do you know, I could have actually predicted who would come on here and tell me that Magnum was too hairy. 

 

None of my boyfriends or DH have been/are hairy. And it's not like I *knew* this when I first met them! It's just always ended up that way!

Back hair - bleugh.

I agree that the undershirt thing may be generational.  My grandpa always wore undershirts, and he is the only person I can think of who did/does it all the time. For me, undershirts = grandpa; wifebeaters = those younger Gotti brothers who had their own reality show back in the day.

Definitely the same with chest hair.  When I was younger (highschool/college) I was turned off by chest hair, but as I have gotten older, I'm into it... (within reason!)

I'm not sure if I count as older or younger (I'm 30) but I don't mind a bit of hair on a man.  I love my husband's hairy chest, and though Magnum was a bit before my time, I've seen reruns and I understand the appeal.  

Definitely the same with chest hair.  When I was younger (highschool/college) I was turned off by chest hair, but as I have gotten older, I'm into it... (within reason!)

I was the same; when I was younger I think I was into a kind of androgynous look in guys anyway, and certainly not hairy men...then as I got older I got into quite the opposite. Although balmerhon is right -- you don't always know what you're getting under the giftwrap when you are first getting to know a guy and all is yet to be revealed!!

I have never thought about this either.  Undershirts would certainly keep a guy warm *and* prolong the life of a shirt.  However, my hubby doesn't wear them.  He's got very fair hair and very little chest hair, so  nothing shows. 

I can understand why some women love a moderate to very chest-hairy guy, but I prefer less.  The waxing thing seems a bit to manicured for me, though.

Just to clarify - I don't actually have issues with chest hair and or nipples (except in Robin Williams-esque proportions).  I just think of it like butt crack and pubes: there's a time and place for everything. And I'm 33 y.o. so take that for what it's worth.

Boys - if you're wearing your pants so low your belt is giving you four butt cheeks instead of two, and I can tell your mom didn't use enough bleach to get the brown streaks out of your tighty whities, it's gross. Also, if you're wearing a white dress shirt that's very thin and I can see your chest hair poking through, that's icky too. Not above - through.

I'm still pretty curious if this is a UK/Europe thing vs US thing; but I'm starting to get the sense that it is a little bit.

LOL is there ever a time for butt cracks?

Oh and re: US vs UK/Europe.  My US grandpa wore undershirts, my UK fiance does not. I think its a personal choice thing, but we'll see...

LOL is there ever a time for butt cracks?

Oh and re: US vs UK/Europe.  My US grandpa wore undershirts, my UK fiance does not. I think its a personal choice thing, but we'll see...

All of the above, hahahahh!

I tend to think this may just be an individual thing; I don't know. I think a lot of things that seem easily designated as unique to the people of a certain place turn out to be as frequently found in the other place...I did this a lot in the US.

LOL is there ever a time for butt cracks?

Oh and re: US vs UK/Europe.  My US grandpa wore undershirts, my UK fiance does not. I think its a personal choice thing, but we'll see...

My grandpa (Zada) wore them, too!  

I think it's a generational thing, AND a regional thing, to some extent.  Where I grew up (in the Deep South) guys of all ages wore white undershirts under their dress shirts.  Even my dad, who has the hottest core temp on earth!  I always assumed every guy did the same, until I moved to New England and met guys who didn't. 

DH is never, EVER without a vest of some type - thermal, white tee, or sleeveless wifebeater-style - but that's because he is ALWAYS cold.   Then again, he's an only child and his role model for dressing is his dad, who was born in 1937.

I'm a Brit and I don't think any of the men in my family wear undershirts/vests. I know my granddad wore them when he was alive and I have a vague memory of my dad wearing the odd vest when I was little (back in the mid-to-late 80's), but I don't think he wears them anymore. As far as I'm aware, neither of my brothers wears vests (they are aged 18 and 23) and I don't think any of my male friends or colleagues do either... that I've noticed anyway.

I have to admit that I was a little surprised when nipples and chest hair were mentioned because that's not something I've ever thought about. And I've never actually seen any nipples or chest hair through shirts that were worn without undershirts so it's not something that has ever occurred to me .

I've always had the general feeling that undershirts were more of a US thing compared to a UK thing, but then it's also got to be a generational/time/preference thing as well, since my grandfather wore them, my dad wore them at first but then stopped 15-20 years ago and my brothers have never worn them (that I know of).