From the conservative repressed Midwest, straight dad of 2 loves his Speedos
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2019 6:45 am
<t>Hi guys. Like I said, I hail from the Midwest (Indianapolis) which is known to be one of the most conservative places in the United States. Overt sexuality and nudity here (Mike Pence’s home state) are strongly frowned upon and wearing a speedo openly is uncommon at best.
Like many of you, when I was a child I always wore a speedo style swim suit. In fact, one of my earliest pleasurable memories was putting on a very tight swimsuit and loving the feel on my body. Before I got married (age 29) I got scuba certified. I remember seeing the instructor walking around in a speedo and I bawked at the idea of wearing one. That changed when I tried to put on a thick, heavy wetsuit with dork shorts on that gave me the worst wedgie. With a very supportive wife, I purchased my first speedo and wore them on my honeymoon diving, snorkeling, and at the resort pool (Cancun) I really enjoyed the feeling, functionality, and freedom of them over dork shorts. That’s all it took to be a closet enthusiast and I have been wearing them ever since. <br/>
To keep myself physically fit, I have been riding bicycles and have been swimming laps for over a decade. I swim laps at a local recreational center in a speedo most of the time. I like the freedom of movement it offers me as I glide through the water. I also wear jammers, but I find that a water pocket forms in the crotch when you scissor kick and it sloshes around. It feels weird and I don’t have that sensation in a speedo. Since I am a high school teacher and there are kids that go to my school who work at the recreational center, I am very cognizant of the looks and stares I get sometimes, I actually had a patron try to take my picture in my speedo as I was walking to the pool to make fun of me! Subsequently, I try to my best ability to be modest and wear shorts over my speedo when I walking out to the pool, slip off the shorts before I start swimming, and slip them back on after I am done. I am not the only man there in a speedo, but we are few and far in-between. Most men wear jammers or dork shorts (with shoes and underwear underneath sometimes which is nasty and just unhygienic). <br/>
I currently own about a dozen speedos and jammers and I personally like the TYR brand. I like the fabric, fit, and the 60’s psychedelic designs they have in orange and blue. I also have a rare discontinued Speedo brand thong that I wear sometimes under a drag suit. I recently purchased a Jockey brand swim brief only available in Europe that is so comfortable I have to check to make sure it’s still on. <br/>
I am going to the beach this summer with my family and I’m trying to muster up the guts to get into the water in my speedo. My daughter who is a swimmer could care less and my wife agrees that the long board shorts just look stupid and tacky. But, my in-laws will be there and they watch Fox News - nuff said? <br/>
I really am tired of living in such a socially backward state like Indiana and I look forward to the future when we will move to a more liberally minded area. In my opinion, men’s swimwear fashion in the US is puritanical and I clearly do not align my social or political views with the masses here in the repressive Midwest. I would like to think that environmentally conscious individuals would push pools to require men to wear briefs or jammers only. Not only would it minimize the amount of energy needed to clean pools and replace lost water absorbed by large bulky clothing, it is much more hygienic for everyone. Maybe we should move to France...
Like many of you, when I was a child I always wore a speedo style swim suit. In fact, one of my earliest pleasurable memories was putting on a very tight swimsuit and loving the feel on my body. Before I got married (age 29) I got scuba certified. I remember seeing the instructor walking around in a speedo and I bawked at the idea of wearing one. That changed when I tried to put on a thick, heavy wetsuit with dork shorts on that gave me the worst wedgie. With a very supportive wife, I purchased my first speedo and wore them on my honeymoon diving, snorkeling, and at the resort pool (Cancun) I really enjoyed the feeling, functionality, and freedom of them over dork shorts. That’s all it took to be a closet enthusiast and I have been wearing them ever since. <br/>
To keep myself physically fit, I have been riding bicycles and have been swimming laps for over a decade. I swim laps at a local recreational center in a speedo most of the time. I like the freedom of movement it offers me as I glide through the water. I also wear jammers, but I find that a water pocket forms in the crotch when you scissor kick and it sloshes around. It feels weird and I don’t have that sensation in a speedo. Since I am a high school teacher and there are kids that go to my school who work at the recreational center, I am very cognizant of the looks and stares I get sometimes, I actually had a patron try to take my picture in my speedo as I was walking to the pool to make fun of me! Subsequently, I try to my best ability to be modest and wear shorts over my speedo when I walking out to the pool, slip off the shorts before I start swimming, and slip them back on after I am done. I am not the only man there in a speedo, but we are few and far in-between. Most men wear jammers or dork shorts (with shoes and underwear underneath sometimes which is nasty and just unhygienic). <br/>
I currently own about a dozen speedos and jammers and I personally like the TYR brand. I like the fabric, fit, and the 60’s psychedelic designs they have in orange and blue. I also have a rare discontinued Speedo brand thong that I wear sometimes under a drag suit. I recently purchased a Jockey brand swim brief only available in Europe that is so comfortable I have to check to make sure it’s still on. <br/>
I am going to the beach this summer with my family and I’m trying to muster up the guts to get into the water in my speedo. My daughter who is a swimmer could care less and my wife agrees that the long board shorts just look stupid and tacky. But, my in-laws will be there and they watch Fox News - nuff said? <br/>
I really am tired of living in such a socially backward state like Indiana and I look forward to the future when we will move to a more liberally minded area. In my opinion, men’s swimwear fashion in the US is puritanical and I clearly do not align my social or political views with the masses here in the repressive Midwest. I would like to think that environmentally conscious individuals would push pools to require men to wear briefs or jammers only. Not only would it minimize the amount of energy needed to clean pools and replace lost water absorbed by large bulky clothing, it is much more hygienic for everyone. Maybe we should move to France...
