[dragon]

Try the Belly Buster Zip n Trim. Friend has one and looks good on him and his wife likes it. Can't say if its the best and I guess that is subjective.


Don't know if i'd ever wear one so i'll say never say never and have no idea about the bespoke shirt query. Better to ask some shirt experts that are on this board. Hope this helps.

 

[Roger]

Perhaps, but the OP did not exactly give me the warm fuzzies when he said "You carry a lot of junk --> you need a purse --> deal with it."

I neither need to carry a purse nor do I need to "deal with it". What someone else chooses to carry is their business and no concern of mine, the same as what I need or desire to carry is my business and none of theirs. Like I said, being told to "deal with it" over something that I don't give a flip about one way or the other doesn't put me in a helpful mode. Cruiser

What the heck is wrong (or, to put it your way, not productive of the "warm fuzzies") with what the OP said? He's not saying this to you. Instead he is attempting to use an analogy to his central question. He's simply articulating a response to the problem of feeling badly about needing something not normally associated with men. A response like yours really keeps the "warm fuzzies" away for everyone reading the thread.

 

[Cruiser]

A response like yours really keeps the "warm fuzzies" away for everyone reading the thread.

I simply related how it made me feel and that was in response to a remark about nobody providing a serious answer. I fail to see how my personal perspective should affect how you, or anyone else, perceived it. That's for you to decide.

For whatever reason I, as the reader, don't like to be told to "deal with it". And as the reader it IS directed at me since no other person was specified. But like I said, my comments reflect nothing more than my own thoughts and feelings.

I would tell you to just "deal with it", but I don't care for that phrase.:icon_smile_big:

Cruiser

 

[Roger]

I simply related how it made me feel and that was in response to a remark about nobody providing a serious answer. I fail to see how my personal perspective should affect how you, or anyone else, perceived it. That's for you to decide.

Unfortunately, your kind of ill-conceived remarks do affect people, in this case the author of the OP, davidhm, who has been made to feel that, somehow, he has been offensive--when, in fact, he hasn't except perhaps to you, but, then, you take offense at many things most others wouldn't. My concern is that a relatively new (in terms of numbers of posts) member will be intimidated--by inane comments like yours--from continuing to post actively--something all forum members should feel encouraged to do.

For whatever reason I, as the reader, don't like to be told to "deal with it". And as the reader it IS directed at me since no other person was specified. But like I said, my comments reflect nothing more than my own thoughts and feelings.

Well, of course, you were told nothing of the sort! davidhm was not telling anyone to do anything, but, instead, merely articulating a sentiment that is often used in situations like the present one. Try reading the OP again--this time more carefully. If that fails, well...there's not much hope for you, I'm afraid.

I would tell you to just "deal with it", but I don't care for that phrase.

Unfortunately, we all have to "just deal with" your posts, something that it seems clear many have found hard to do.:icon_smile_wink:

 

[zegnamtl]

A girdle....
I am not going there!!

 

[davidhm]

The use of the generic "one"

Oh for crying out loud, Cruiser. Here's the opening to the Wikipedia entry on the use of the "generic you":

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In English grammar, generic you or indefinite you is the use of the pronoun you to refer to an unspecified person. Generic one is the use of one in the same way.

In casual English, the second person pronoun you often takes on the additional role of a generic pronoun. The pronoun one can serve this function as well, but is rarely seen outside the most formal styles.

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Let me rephrase my comments in a more formal style, using the generic one in place of the generic you, so that they won't ruffle anyone's feathers:

If one carries a lot of junk, then one needs a purse, and one should reconcile oneself to that sad fact, rather than assuaging one's delicate sense of manhood by invent pharses like "day bag" or "messenger bag".

If one has, thru the ravages of time and over-indulgence let one's physique deteriorate, one may need a girdle.

I hope that makes you feel better. And I wish these forums had an ignore feature.

 

[davidhm]

Thanks Roger; thanks Dragon

Thanks to both of you, and even to the guys with the exercise tips.

 

[Cruiser]

Let me rephrase my comments in a more formal style, using the generic one in place of the generic you, so that they won't ruffle anyone's feathers:

If one carries a lot of junk, then one needs a purse, and one should reconcile oneself to that sad fact, rather than assuaging one's delicate sense of manhood by invent pharses like "day bag" or "messenger bag".

If one has, thru the ravages of time and over-indulgence let one's physique deteriorate, one may need a girdle.

I hope that makes you feel better. And I wish these forums had an ignore feature.

Exactly who is it that has his panties in a wad here? Not me.

Unlike several others I did not make fun of your original post. In fact, I didn't respond to it at all. I only posted after someone else commented about the absence of serious responses and my only motive then was to explain why I didn't respond. Nothing more. And even then I didn't deride or otherwise make fun of the subject of your post. I simply gave my reasons for staying silent.

Even now I have not questioned your reasons for asking about a male girdle, only your comment about one needing a purse and to "deal with it." Maybe you need a purse. I don't. I've carried a briefcase, I've carried a wallet, I've even carried a plastic grocery bag; but I've never found the need to own or carry (or wear) a purse despite the fact that I have carried a lot of stuff on occasion. There is nothing to deal with here.

Think about it. I'm the one who DIDN'T make fun of your post about a girdle, yet I'm the one to whom you direct a statement about a "delicate sense of manhood" and to whom you justify the appropriateness of a girdle. Go figure.

Cruiser

 

[Preu Pummel]

Exactly who is it that has his panties in a wad here?

Maybe his girdle is on too tight.

 

[&Son]

Who makes the best girdles?

I don't know, but I hope they no longer use whale bone.

Would you ever wear one?

No, I don't believe I would, but as the saying goes, Never say never.

For the bachelors, would you sneak away to the bath to remove the girdle at some point in a promising evening?

I would think one would have to but proper timing would be a must. I would imagine that removing such and item after a nice meal would make it doubly difficult to button one's pants (side tabs perhaps?). The trick might be removing it just before you may no longer be in need of said trousers.

Do people get different bespoke shirts depending on whether they plan to wear them with or without a girdle?

I would imagine many wearers of such a device do so to continue to fit into the bespoke they already own.

What's the proper colour for an evening wedding girdle?

I would imagine black, or perhaps midnight blue. Unless of course it might show through a shirt, and then white or a flesh tone.

PS - I find this post no more ridiculous than any of those about opera pumps and those strike me as far less practical. No offense meant to anyone who enjoys opera pumps, just not my thing.

 

[mrkleen]

2000 calories a day, few carbs, and no booze.

No pizza, no pasta and no booze. Sounds like a fun existence there.

 

[penguin vic]

No pizza, no pasta and no booze. Sounds like a fun existence there.

Hmm true ... if it's between those things and the girdle ... I vote the girdle :icon_smile_big:

 

[eagle2250]

No pizza, no pasta and no booze. Sounds like a fun existence there.

Hmm true ... if it's between those things and the girdle ... I vote the girdle :icon_smile_big:

...another option would be to eat the pizza and pasta, drink the beer and then go out and jog 38.2 miles to burn it off! That way, we can have it all. :idea:

 

[Relayer]

"Would you ever wear one?"

>I've always been slim, but no, I would not wear one if I was overweight. My hair is beginning to thin a bit, and I won't wear a toupe, either.


"For the bachelors, would you sneak away to the bath to remove the girdle at some point in a promising evening?"

>Wait til the lights are out and she's been plied with liquor. Or... just go ahead and let her see what she's getting into before the unwrapping starts. In other words, be yourself.

 

[dfloyd]

To get back to the original question....

I asked my girl friend about who makes the best girdle. She says that a company named Rago makes the best shapewear undergarments. They are made for woman, but can be worn by men. Rather than a girdle, she recommends the poster look into a waist cincher. They come in black or white with detachable garters (I assume the poster wouldn't need the garters). Without excersize or dieting, they can take two inches off your waist. they are available in the lingerie section of any department store or google Rago on the internet. I hope we can now put this thread to bed.

 

[customtailor]

you all would be surprised to see how many men wear compression shorts on a daily basis to look thinner. I have measured thousands of men over the past 25 plus years and we as a group are vainer than any group of women. I have had men come in for a second fitting on pants and surprisingly they are big on them . I ask them if they have lost weight and they then show me that they are wearing compression shorts. On the same note all those hotties that we ogle are in many cases not so hot....Spanks (the chic girdle if you will) are becoming the daily wear of many women .

 

[Bull]

for davidhm

There is a US company called "Undergear" that sells a variety of male shaping garments. I get their catalogues; I have not tried their "shaping" garments. Visit <www.undergear.com> and do a search.

 

[mrkleen]

...another option would be to eat the pizza and pasta, drink the beer and then go out and jog 38.2 miles to burn it off! That way, we can have it all. :idea:

Or you can eat what you want and spend the rest of your time developing a superior sense of humor and a myriad of amusing bar games and magic tricks...which works just as well, if not better than 6 pack abs.

 

[SkySov]

Is this what everyone is talking about? Looks like a good idea but I'd be skeptical because the model wearing the girdle doesn't look like he needs it. Kind of funny actually. I don't see them actually working as advertised. Kind of like all those weight loss gimmicks on television. Fat, desperate, people must be easy targets for marketers.

https://www.amazon.com/Underworks-B...-Buster-Medium/dp/B000PWWRC2/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=apparel&qid=1206062651&sr=1-7

 

[zegnamtl]

Is this what everyone is talking about?.......

No, actually it was more like this:

https://imageshack.us

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