A very interesting topic. And one I'm quite familiar with. I guess I started my interest in hose some 40 years ago. It was too difficult to buy garters and nylons, but when the pantyhose fashion hit, .... I was ready. And have done so ever since (of course there were times I got away from it, and then went back to them). And today, I enjoy wearing a good fitting pair of pantyhose anytime I get the chance. I don't go out in public with shorts on, but do wear them to work under my "uniform of the day" at least 3 or 4 times a week. And I like wearing them to bed too. I used to get leg cramps at night, and since I'm regularly wearing my Leggs Active Supports to bed, that problem has ceased. I guess I could get buy with wearing them with shorts, but I'm not interested in shaving legs at this time (not much there to begin with). But the hair I do have is pretty light colored, and found that using a couple of blonde hair coloring treatments before heading out to a halloween party or other costume event, the hair coloring did just fine for me. It is too bad that there are so many (men & women alike) that in "today's world", don't accept men wearing pantyhose. I do enjoy wearing some nylon/spandex panties too (Fruit of the Looms cotton briefs don't work well under pantyhose). I think in the beginning, it was a fetish issue (created excitement), but today the fetish is secondary. The real plus is more comfortable legs, warmer in cooler weather, and I do enjoy the feel of slacks/jeans "gliding" over the nylon/spandex clad legs. There's my brief dialogue on the subject. Thanks for listening (reading).