'Bigs' or 'smalls'?

Well, speaking as someone who once (admittedly quite some years ago) managed to put a thong on sideways..................

And then had another thong related incident on a train..........

But I have posted about both events before.

Gabrielle, I can't unsee that now! . On the other hand, I am 64 and have been wearing "big comfy knickers" for about 4 years now. I like my entire arse encased in fabric! Sooooo comfy. Nothing worse than your bum trying to eat your knickers a eh?

Sloggis for me - full brief in white natural and black. So comfy. I never liked small uncomfy pants. Although I did wear when I was very young....
I like them to come to my waist. I have some full M&S lacy silky briefs which I wear now and again with briefs that match, but really why?

A train related thong incident?? Sounds intriguing...care to elaborate?!

Well, it was on the train from Exeter St Davids to Paddington, I was a business development manager for a mystery shopping company, and was due to attend a meeting with the client to review the data from their most recent results.

Wearing a new suit, jacket a bit shorter than usual, so wore a thong to avoid vpl.

Travelling first class, complimentary coffee, water etc. Went to the loo, trousers down, had a pee, then realised that although the trousers were round my ankles, the underwear was still in situ.

So, as I didn't feel I could perform the necessary contortions to place the (albeit miniscule) gusset under the hand drier, decided the only option was to bin the underwear and go commando!

phoenix I never realised you were in the forces. ?. It could only happen to you ?

Phoenix

There were some knickers a few years ago that M&S did that seemed to roll down as I walked. I asked on Facebook about this and a friend on there said it was so bad with some she was wearing that she had to go into a corner of the nearest Nationwide and do an emergency step-out. I am still waiting to use this scene in a book.

Paperbackwriter I do hope that your friend was wearing a skirt and no tights at the time, otherwise she would have had to do a pretty serious amount of disrobing!

(Its pretty easy to remove a bra without removing your t shirt/blouse/jumper/sweatshirt etc, but knickers, if wearing tights or trousers....................)

I like my big bloomers

Full briefs, M&S or Sainsbury's. They stay up and don't roll down over my tummy! Have done the years of skimpy lacy 'panties', and have called time.

The only really comfortable to wear are men's boxer shorts and if they made them without buttons that would be so much the better. Women's briefs are really designed for women menstruating to accommodate sanitary products. They cut into my groin and as I had my insides removed when I was 35 I had no need of them. For awhile, the wide lace around the legs were OK but I only discovered just how comfortable men's boxers were when 15 years into my second marriage when I bought boxers too small for my husband and wore them myself. I have not found anything more comfortable.

Oh no big pants for me! M and S do lovely midi ones - all silky with a bit of lace. Yes they do roll down under my tummy sometimes (just checked and in the right place at the moment!) but I just could not wear big pants

Dare I admit Hubby said yesterday. I really think you need some new pants.

Now not sure what to buy but may try sloggi !

Sis says u must always wear matching bra. What do people think ?

I asked DH, who says he isn't bothered about the undies; in his view it's what's underneath that counts! (I'm paraphrasing here - in an attempt to be decorous!)

Hi SisterAct although I've said above that I like pretty, midi pants I am not bothered about matching underwear

Like 'MiniMoon' I wear the shorts type knicker very comfy and no vpl, have to buy online from M & S as they don't do them instore but you normally get them on the 3 for 2.

SisterAct, I've rarely had matching 'sets' of underwear but my pants and bra/vest top/camisole or whatever are always the same colour, usually white or black. I couldn't bear the thought of odd colours top and bottom!

Scribbles Im the same as you , don’t need to be matching sets but must be same colour ?

If I'm wearing light summer trousers I wear natural/nude pants. If my top is dark I wear a bra that matches that. Wearing matching underwear doesn't always work.

Bigs for me! Smalls feel as if they're constantly slipping off.... For years I wore Sloggis then a couple of years ago I discovered these in Target Australia. Wouldn't wear anything else now. They're stretchy so fit round all the bendy bits very neatly, wash well and dry quickly and come in a variety of coloured pairs. I came home last time with 8 packs www.target.com.au/p/2-pack-matte-shine-full-briefs/62030168

Commando?
Breeze; Er! No thanks! Due to my sheltered upbringing I'd no idea what you meant until I asked at our Over 80s comp. club this morning and boy (!); did they laugh! Reminiscent of our "thong" confusion of not long ago!
As you may recall, OZ is in the Southern Hemi. and about to go into Winter, whereas you are looking forward to another blazing summer. Consequently there is a high chance that "Commando" could induce shrinkage problems (re; Seinfeld's George's problem), so I'll stick with my big tartan boxer shorts and woolly Snuggles, leaving the sporran till later as back-up! Thanks for the thought!
OoRoo

Big "apple-catcher" pants for me. If they don't cover up to my belly button I'm not happy!

It came out on GMB the other week that Richard Madely has gone commando for years - I do wonder about his suit cleaning bills

Following on from Phoenix's thong incident I had one of my own some years ago on a WI bus trip. Stopping at the services the thong I was wearing snapped when I went to the loo. Frantically searched for a safety pin but couldn't find anything so had to just hope for the best under my trousers. We'd gone to visit a nunnery but on the way up the street I spied a market stall selling underwear and found a replacement thong with a lovely diamonte butterfly on it which saved the day and was the most comfortable one I'd ever had. I still have it but it but sadly it no longer fits

I never got the whole commando thing either - to me it just means chafing and a lot of washing