There are three reasons why guys go shirtless at home:
- It feels more natural for them.
- It feels much cooler.
- They want to show off their body.
If you’ve never tried going shirtless at home, then seeing someone do this might come off as weird to you. However, you must understand that there are a plethora of reasons why men would want to do this. Some of which, I have already outlined above.
I’ve personally tried going shirtless at home before. It’s not that bad, but I don’t like doing it as I feel like it exposes my beer belly too much (LOL). At the end of the day, it’s all a matter of personal preference.
Although, going shirtless at home is actually something that’s quite common in tropical countries like the Philippines where the climate is much warmer compared to the US.
Anyway, going back to the three reasons I mentioned above, let’s discuss each of them in more detail below.
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It feels more natural for them
The first reason why guys go shirtless at home is that it simply feels more natural for them. It could be because of some early influence in their life that they have gotten used to being shirtless at home.
For example, their dads might have been fond of going shirtless or they might have seen someone on TV or social media doing the same. As we know, we as children tend to emulate things we are like or are interested in.
And then, there are some men who just feel more free and comfortable without any shirt on. There are some people who find clothes irritating to their skin so they want to wear less clothes as possible when they’re at home. This is totally reasonable and acceptable.
After all, don’t forget that our ancestors before didn’t have clothes back then so it shouldn’t be surprising that some men are more comfortable shirtless.
It feels much cooler
Another reason why a guy would go shirtless at home is that it feels much cooler. This is especially true if you live in an area with warmer climate.
This is why men who go shirtless at home are more common in tropical countries as I mentioned above. I’ve been to the Philippines myself, and let me tell you, it can get pretty hot and humid there.
On the other hand, if a place is very cold, of course you’re not gonna see a lot of men going shirtless especially in certain parts of the US where this is the case.
One of the major reasons why clothes were invented in the first place was to protect ourselves from the cold. That’s why it only makes sense that there are men who would go shirtless at home because they feel cooler without them.
They want to show off their body
Guys who have worked out extensively and have developed a good aesthetic body, are proud and confident of what they achieved. Thus, it feels good for them to go around shirtless at home so they can more easily appreciate the fruits of their labor.
They’re not necessarily being arrogant. This is just a way for them to show how proud they are of what they’ve achieved, and they’re probably secretly hoping that someone around the house would notice too.
Now if they were going around shirtless in public, then that’s another story. Otherwise, they should be free to do so as it’s in the comfort of their own homes anyway.
Summary
Going back to the original question: why do guys go shirtless at home?
Well, I can name three reasons why men would do this:
- It feels natural for them.
- It feels much cooler.
- They want to show off their body.
I discussed each of these in more detail above, but the key takeaway here is that men have different reasons to do so and that it shouldn’t be considered weird if that’s what they’re comfortable doing.
After all, they can do whatever they like since it’s in the comfort of their own homes anyway. Unless, of course, their partner or house mates have a problem with this.
In that case, communication is the key. It might be an awkard topic to bring up, but if you’re truly not okay with it, then you have to have an conversation about it to see what can be done about it.