Here Is The Scientific Reason Men Stick Their Hands Down Their Pants
It’s not the most appetising habit - but a lot of men DO stick their hands down their pants to ‘adjust’ themselves.
The reasons are quite complex - and a lot of them are primal, coming from mankind’s earliest history.
Whether or not this constitutes an excuse to rummage around in one’s underpants is up to you.
Firstly, men are probably doing it as a subconscious protection against attack, according to one psychologist.
It’s a habit we probably developed back when human life was more violent - but have retained into the modern age.
Vanessa Van Edwards, author of Human Lie Detection and Body Language 101: Your Guide to Reading People’s Nonverbal Behavior, says, ‘You could think of the hand there like insurance against a friend who might give them a nut jab or a kid who accidentally hits a ball at them.’
Researchers also believe that we might do it to keep ourselves warm - which can keep testicles at the right temperature to keep sperm swimming well.
The last reason (and it’s one that women probably suspect) is that it’s calming.
The scientific journal Frontiers in Psychology suggests that touching oneself (in a non-sexual way) can release oxytocin - the ‘cuddle hormone’ also released when we hug someone or have sex.
