I love these boardshorts. I bought them to wear over my bathing suit on a cruise we are going on. I don''t like walking around in just a bathing suit. I have muscular thighs, but a small waist and always have a hard time finding board shorts or any kind of short for that matter that are big enough to fit my thighs AND my waist. These are perfect. They are a tiny bit big in the waist....not bad at all and are actually very roomy in the thighs. I''m not too sure about the inner lining. I might cut it out since I am wearing them with a bathing suit. I can see, though, where the lining would be good if you were wearing them alone with maybe a separate bathing suit top. I really like these shorts.