I have always, always kept my wallet in the front, right hand pocket of my pants (I am male). It seems to me to be simply the most logical place: it is typically the biggest pocket, allowing the wallet to slide down a bit more, leaving less chance that it will be pick-pocketed. When you're in a crowded room or a dangerous place where you think you might be robbed, all you have to do is casually stick your hand in your pocket and hold on to your wallet, and you know it won't be stolen. When you sit down you don't have to sit on your wallet.

Yet my dad and brothers insist that the back pocket is the proper place to put your wallet -- they have no reason but tradition, but the drawbacks seem obvious. It's uncomfortable to have to sit on your wallet. If you want to make sure your wallet is safe, you can't walk down the street with your hand casually on your butt. It's typically a smaller pocket, making the wallet stick out more, leaving it prey to thieves (or to falling out). Still, my dad and brothers insist that only women put their wallets in their front pockets.

So what's the proper place? Any benefit to the back pocket that I'm missing?