One of the most asked questions within the nudist community (not that it has anything to do with nudism, because it doesn´t), is “What is the purpose of underwear and do we really need it?”

Well, search no more, although I do not have the ultimate answer, some of the following sentences may help you reach a conclusion.

From the cultural mandatory purposes, to the hygiene stigma around it, underwear is most likely the most annoying piece of clothing to any assumed nudist. Making a quick search on Google, you´ll find a bunch of experts that stand up (some in very convincing ways) for the usage of underwear. Some of them justify the anatomic reasons, others, justify the hygiene matters, but few base their opinion on, well, your own opinion.

Let´s be serious, if you´re a healthy male or female, justifying the use of underwear due to hygiene is seriously concerning.

There´s toilet paper, there´s baby wipes, in some houses (I´m from Europe) there´s Bidet and in the extreme cases, there´s a quick shower. Those skid marks are not a justification for underwear; they are a justification for your clumsiness.

The anatomic part, well, that´s debatable. For the manly fellows, some may claim temperature factures to keep the sperm count at optimum levels by the usage of underwear, which kind of “cools down” the little ones down there.

However, for the ladies it´s a whole different story. Not using underwear it´s actually healthier from an anatomic perspective. Apparently, it avoids catching some nasty bugs around the lady parts.

In general, opinions will diverge. Around here, I keep it simple. From Monday to Friday, I´ll usually wear underwear, I keep the outfit formal so not using it may cause some distractions around the office. Of course, if it was for, me (as the nudist that I am) I would keep it pretty straightforward and not use anything.

Nevertheless, for every other occasion, I mostly avoid it. I do not find underwear natural nor comfortable.

The feeling of not wearing anything feels like the way it should be and until today, no issues with hygiene related stuff (I´m one of those who likes to keep everything clean).

As a plus, you save money and space on your drawers. Also it gives me the opportunity to spend a little extra on that little amount of underwear I use because I don´t have that many pieces.

At the end of the road it´s a matter of preference. However, for the ones that never tried out going into to this brave new world of “Going Commando” , give it a shot. Who knows, you may even like it.