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Originally Posted by jackk78
Most times, three things occur:
1. They're surprised to see a man wearing a skimpy swimsuit. They might make a comment, but I've never had anyone say anything negative.
2. It quickly becomes normal.
3. Men start to get curious about wearing one themselves. Women tend to wonder why more men aren't wearing them, often saying this aloud and suggesting their husbands/sons give it a try.
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I think that I have encountered all of those in my time.
1a) The only comment that I've gotten directly about my suit was about my square cut the first time I wore non-shorts around my mom, and the only comment was "You got a new suit?"
1b) Another time I got a comment from a friend a few months after I had gone swimming in my square cut with her a few times over the summer. She mentioned how she always thought that it was just the kind of suit that I always wore, so she didn't think anything of it, but admitted that she "warned" another mutual friend before we all went swimming together, just so that the second friend wouldn't get caught off guard by it. To me, that experience just solidified that idea that I should wear a speedo around people the first time I swim with them because then they think that's just what you always wear, and think it's less of a big deal.
2) Every single time I've gone swimming, the speedo might garner some looks and attention for the first 5 minutes, but it's back to normal after that because in the end, I don't think it's that big of a deal.
3) This I've encountered with my fiance. The first time we went swimming together, I wore my square cut and he was very excited and interested about it, admitting that he never knew anyone that wore such a suit. The second day I wore my speedo brief, and since he was so interested, asked me if he could wear my square cut, to which I agreed. When we got back, he even asked to try on my brief, and a few months later, actually bought one for himself. He has only worn it on a cruise last year, but it's a start.