I used to always wear boarding shorts and swim trunks and I wanted to take a step outside my comfort zone and tried these for my first non-trunks swimwear. I was definitely shy to wear these in public at first so I went to the beach and stay away from everywhere. They're very comfortable and you can adjust the width around the waist by the drawstring. The skulls at the end of the string can be a bit of a pain, but you can tuck them in the pouch if needed. It's hard to find a place that can accept guys wearing thong swimwear but if I have the chance to wear it, I will definitely pick this over swim trunks.