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[–] TeaHands 197 points 1 year ago (45 children)

Came into this thread wondering "who the hell wears belts?". Then saw everyone in here was taking belt wearage as a given. Then looked over at my husband and saw he's wearing a belt.

TIL, all men apparently wear belts and I just never noticed before.

[–] [email protected] 79 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Men's pants can be a lot more loose around the waist and we typically have no butt to hold things up.

[–] Gorbachof 47 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's to leave space for full pockets

[–] theoldgreymare 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You know, in my jealousy about the capacious pockets in men's pants, I never thought about how they must weigh the pants down when they're full of keys and wallet and phone and tampons and condoms and stuff. No wonder y'all need belts!

[–] Taliesin 7 points 1 year ago

Yarp. I have a pair of shorts I wear around the house, no belt no problem. The moment I put anything in a pocket, though? They'll be 'round my knees if I don't watch out!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Before I transitioned I used to wear cargo pants. (When presenting male, I didn't give a fuck what I looked like lol). I put so much stuff in those pockets, including a charger for my laptop. My pants were so heavy I had to wear suspenders to hold them up - a belt wouldn't cut it.

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