Nostalgia
Guys learn very quickly that getting an erection can be highly enjoyable, if, on occasion embarrassing, but that the really big payoff is a full-blown ejaculations which send the male body into ecstasy. Though the initial learning experience may come in the form of nocturnal emissions or wet dreams when the guy is either asleep or only awake in the final moments, a guy quickly learns that “helping things along a bit” while awake can be quite interesting and enjoyable. Who is to know if the ejaculation in bed occurred as a result of an “involuntary “wet dream” or perhaps had a bit of “assistance”?
Thankfully, most parents now realize that having ejaculations is a normal part of growing up for guys, and guys quickly learn some “rules” with regard to what needs to be kept private in this respect. Ejaculating or even getting a firm erection, in the presence of a male peer is out, obviously, but so is engaging in such activity in the presence of a female. Guys normally opt for things they can do in private either at night or during the day when they are certain no one will be around to result in a potentially embarrassing interruption. What is so much fun for now at least must be kept secret.
Still, practically every guy has, on occasion “voided semen” in times and places and on garments that he would just as soon not be a matter of others knowing…the others include not only others his age but also family members as well. It goes without saying that whatever a guy wears to bed will soon end up as stained but also things like bed sheets. Parents doing the laundry take this all in stride. That is what washing machines are for.
But some clothing items seem to lend themselves better to “semen voiding” as an activity than others—items such as swim briefs and athletic supporters. Lacking one or both of those, guys who grew up when I did made good use of their white cotton briefs for this purpose as well---readily available and no excuses needed to be made for the purchase of something that was not required for a non-athlete. And at laundry time most parents are not going to do a scientific study of what caused the stains on a pair of cotton briefs, so ejaculating in them was a real option.
I got to thinking about the new Bike Athletic site selling old school #10 jock straps for $25 and got to wondering who their target customer might be. When a guy ejaculates in a time or place that is unexpected, say in a locker room while getting into his first strap, this leaves an indelible imprint on his brain that lasts a lifetime. Even more so if this happened when others, say male peers happened to be present and noticed what was happening. Every guy gas his own “library” of events like this that he occasionally comes back to. A particular event might be embarrassing but also fascinating fun in a crazy sort of way.
So, who in the world might be willing to pay Bike $25 for an old fashioned #10 strap? Some guy who wore one of these in high school and wants to somehow “relive” the experience as an adult of any age, an adult whose early remembrance of being in a strap led to an unexpected voiding of semen? This is an interesting question. Is the market for old school straps really playing on a guy’s innermost life experiences, as in the time when I was embarrassed because what happened to me was,…well, you know.
Being in a strap for the first time might be way up there for the memories of a lot of guys…these Bike straps were “mean” to guys in all sorts of interesting and confounding ways, ways that looking back were actually great fun and perhaps not something to be embarrassed about. Part of this is a form of nostalgia for a simpler time when life was not as complicated as it is now…where guys could just kick back and enjoy themselves in a very special way without having to deal with a relationship. Will a brand new #10 accomplish that? That is an empirical test!
https://www.bikeathletic.com/collect...l-10-jockstrap
Then there are the Duke straps—the brand that was so readily available at Walmart for so many years. The Dukes are not nearly as big as the Bikes, but they follow the same general design with the wide elastic wasteband and rubbery rough-textured pouch. They are an excellent choice for the more casual wearer who sees them as a modestly-priced aid for semen voiding. They were cheap enough so that a guy could keep several on hand and if one was stained one could simply pull out another one. And some nice near old school cups are available as well. For a guy whose underwear wardrobe was mainly white cotton briefs, these provide a very different fit and feel. I am glad that these are still being made and are available even if Walmart is not stocking them anymore.
The little Duke strap has been my go-to strap for decades. I have found that the Youth Large size fits my 30-inch waist well. I really like the snug fit and like to wear one over a pair of tighty whiteys. I have enjoyed these straps for many years and they launder well though I usually air dry them instead of exposing them to the heat of the clothes dryer. Every guy needs several of these to be able to wear for sheer enjoyment. Exactly what happens is in your hands, so to speak.
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