DEAR READERS: As promised, today you’ll see what some male readers had to say about thongs, as well as the results of my reader poll. Fifty-five percent voted thongs up, 28 percent voted thongs down, and 17 percent gave mixed reviews. And 9 percent of the readers were male …

DEAR ABBY: Thongs up, girl! I switched to thongs when I turned 14 and have never looked back. A man can’t wear tight white jeans with anything else. Love … DINO IN SAN FRANCISCO

DEAR ABBY: I’m a guy who wears string thongs under my work uniform and for casual day or evening underwear. I also wear thong swimwear by my pool in the summer, which I suppose makes me … STRUNG UP THE MIDDLE IN VEGAS

DEAR ABBY: I have never understood why girls would wear something that appears to violate all laws of comfort.

The only way for me to solve this mystery was to try a thong. I purchased two and wore them exclusively for a couple of days. After the initial “getting used to,” they were comfortable. In fact, I like them so much I bought a few more this evening. I am also thinking about buying other ladies’ underwear.

While this might be perceived as less than masculine, what I saw in the lingerie section looked a lot more comfortable and sexy to me than my old boxers or briefs. Abby, why won’t they let us guys wear sexy underwear? – CONFUSED IN VIRGINIA

DEAR ABBY: I’m voting thongs down. I’m 62 and grew up in the ’50s and ’60s with three good-looking sisters who always wore pretty ladies’ nylon briefs – all different colors, lace trim, prints, solids, flowers, silk panties. Wow! That was the style back then. All the girls wore them – Marilyn Monroe, Bettie Page, etc.

In the ’70s and ’80s girls adopted those ugly bikini panties, and now they’re wearing thongs? Abby, please urge them to adopt those pretty panties of the ’50s and ’60s again. – JACK IN BROCKTON, MASS.

DEAR ABBY: Wearing thong underwear has nothing to do with comfort. It’s about concealing the dreaded pantyline on today’s tight fashions. Pulling the waist so high as to expose it is unsightly on most of the bodies I have seen. And yeah, it’s like driving past the scene of an accident – you know you shouldn’t, but you just have to look! – ROBERT IN MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J.

DEAR ABBY: Thongs up or down? Up, they’re uncomfortable – I twist my neck and strain my eyes – but I have to say I really love them down. – TODD IN MILWAUKEE

DEAR ABBY: I have three responses to “San Diego Sinner.” One: Wearing a thong does not make one a sinner. Two: If you’re wearing one only to avoid being laughed at, you’re wearing it for the wrong reason. Three: There are attractive and sexy alternatives to thongs such as bikini underwear and boy shorts. – MATT IN SAN FRANCISCO

DEAR ABBY: Thong underwear is as silly a fad as I can remember. Not all males find thong underwear appealing. Artful but suggestive concealment is what makes females appealing to men, not explicitness. – M.J.H., COLUMBUS, OHIO

DEAR ABBY: With regard to your poll, the whole world now knows Abby doesn’t wear a thong. Pity. – CLIFF IN HALLANDALE, FLA.

DEAR CLIFF: OK, so I’m “a little behind” the times.

P.S. I love your imagination.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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