Is it weird/wrong for a guy to wear very short shorts?

[Anonymous]

At first I used to wear long, baggy shorts, below the knee...

But one time I saw a guy wearing shorts that went like a good 5 inches above his knees, and got even shorter when sitting. And he looked SO good. I admired his confidence. And he was really nice too, so I became his friend, and wanted to be just like him, heh.

At first, I began with knee-length shorts... then I upgraded to 1 inch above the knee... then 2 inches above the knee... then 3 inches above the knee... and so on and so forth.

Till finally, I ended up wearing mid-thigh, slightly shorter than mid-thigh, 3-5 inch inseam shorts, lol. Like these examples.

Short shorts, I know, lol.

VERY short. But I love them!

I feel a lot more confident, comfortable, hot, sexy, and most importantly, FREEEEEEEEEEEE...

But I still get weird looks and disapproving glances from time to time, lol.

But I am a femboy, with nice shaved legs, painted nails, and no facial hair. So it kind of fits in, I'd say.

Yes, it's weird/wrong.

No, it's not weird/wrong.

[Citizenkirk]

The only time I felt uncomfortable with short shorts was at a track @ field event, where sitting with my girlfriend's family after the two mile run, catching my breath the best I could in the humidity of late spring, resulted in my girlfriend's younger cousin wrapping her fingers around my exposed testicles. Her mom laughing, my girlfriend yelling, my boys sought the open air three inches below too cool themselves, without briefs too stop them from literally "hanging out."

[nolabels]

I've worn shorts of that length my entire life. I don't call them "very short". They're just shorts to me.
I can't stand wearing longer shorts. Occasionally, I'll try on longer shorts, but they feel terrible to me.
I've never received disapproving looks that I know of, but since I don't feel insecure wearing them, I'm not paying attention to other people's reactions to my attire.
I mind my own business, and expect the same of others.

[Estelaa]

It is definitely not wrong, you are free to wear whatever you like.

But is it weird? I would think it a bit weird for a straight guy, but thats not my place, so I wouldn't say anything or think you a bad person lol

[Asker]

Thank you for your honesty, lol.

Just curious though, how short do you think it's normal for a straight man to go? Like 2 inches above the knee?

[Estelaa]

Yeah, I would say so.
But look, not to get more complicated than this question asks, but
If thats your style, you feel nice and comfortable wearing shorts short, do it.
The only thing is that you will have to put up with a few looks here and there.

[Asker]

Yup. Basically, you do you. Just be prepared for reactions, both positive and negative.

[Estelaa]

Precisely. We will never get full approval, so why bother?
I get why you ask, I do care if Im getting weird looks, but if you like short shorts so much, do it.

[Asker]

I mean you basically hit the nail on the head. I do care to an extent about getting weird looks, but over time I just learned to give less of a shit about what others think. Life is pretty short, so worrying too much about what others think is never good.

"Be yourself" should be taken with caution, but it's pretty good advice.

If "being yourself" includes hurting other people, or invading personal space it's bad, but...

In the case of something as harmless/silly as short shorts, it really doesn't matter. So just be yourself.

Heck, even women wearing short shorts used to be odd back in like the 50's or so. Women used to not even be able to show their knees or ankles at one point.

[KhmerFighter]

I don't think those shorts are that short compared to what some girls wear. I mean some girls wear shorts that are much much shorter than those shorts and even shorter than upper thigh shorts.

[updog45]

Short shorts for men have become pretty mainstream now. I wear them a lot

[DreamCatchcer]

No one wants to see a guy in booty shorts

[Asker]

I mean, they don't show my butt.

[oncpl]

I myself prefer to wear short shorts.