Recreational Nudism

[gumpsmom]

A woman I have been friends with for about 21 years has recently told me that she and her husband started going to nude resorts last year.

She has explained to me that there isn't anything sexual about it; they just like being nude. For years I've had to call before I go to her house, because they both walk around nude. Unless I want an eyeful, I shouldn't just pop in.

I've always accepted that about them... a person should be able to do what they want to in their own house; but my question is, why go "public".

She has explained that it just feels "free" to be able to go camping and swimming in the buff. She explained about the friendships they have made, and the activities they are involved in while at these resorts... such as fund raisers for charity, car shows, seasonal parties, and even a wedding!

I really would like to have some input about what you all think, here. I can see her reasoning, to a point, but I just don't think it's "right". What do y'all think?

 

[Beanieboy]

A friend of mine is from Norway, and she was often asked if girls go topless at the beach. She said yes, and told about a time when her high school class went swimming in their underwear the last day of school.

When the US students were shocked, she said that there wasn't anything sexual about it. It was far more mature. In the US, by contrast, there is porn not just in the porn shop, but in the corner store, the supermarket, the gas station, etc.

It's equivalent to being an adult, going to a gym, showering, and having another adult saying, "I can see your butt!!"

I've been to nude beaches. After five minutes, you forget that you are naked. When you leave a few hours later, you can't understand why people are so upset by nudity.

For me, I don't know if I would do naked camping (feet, mosquitos), but there is something very freeing about it. You will also see that people at these nude areas have average bodies, so rather than being overly concerned about the extra 3 pounds you gained, there is more of a healthy attitude about just being what your body wants to be. It doesn't have to be perfect.

 

[Beanieboy]

That said, I go back and forth about the issue.

I was eating dinner with a couple, and the woman whips out her breast to feed the kid. I suppose the baby should get to eat as well, but you didn't know where to look.

I think the same would be true with a true nudist that wanted to constantly walk around the house naked with a "don't mind me" attitude.

 

[bunced]

As a slight aside, I know someone who used to feed her baby under a poncho. Just struck me as a good idea

 

[gumpsmom]

A friend of mine is from Norway, and she was often asked if girls go topless at the beach. She said yes, and told about a time when her high school class went swimming in their underwear the last day of school.

When the US students were shocked, she said that there wasn't anything sexual about it. It was far more mature. In the US, by contrast, there is porn not just in the porn shop, but in the corner store, the supermarket, the gas station, etc.

It's equivalent to being an adult, going to a gym, showering, and having another adult saying, "I can see your butt!!"

I've been to nude beaches. After five minutes, you forget that you are naked. When you leave a few hours later, you can't understand why people are so upset by nudity.

For me, I don't know if I would do naked camping (feet, mosquitos), but there is something very freeing about it. You will also see that people at these nude areas have average bodies, so rather than being overly concerned about the extra 3 pounds you gained, there is more of a healthy attitude about just being what your body wants to be. It doesn't have to be perfect.

She has said the same things... but as a child I was raised with the "Oh, you need to put clothes on!" and "Never let anyone, but mommy and daddy see your private parts." mentality. I know they were trying to protect me, and there is something to be said about modesty.

That said, I go back and forth about the issue.

I was eating dinner with a couple, and the woman whips out her breast to feed the kid. I suppose the baby should get to eat as well, but you didn't know where to look.

I think the same would be true with a true nudist that wanted to constantly walk around the house naked with a "don't mind me" attitude.

When I call to let them know I will be coming over, they always put clothes on. They would never intentionally make anyone uncomfortable with their "home nudity".

This hasn't changed our friendship... I guess I just want to know why they feel the way they do, compared with why I feel the way I do about it. I'm just looking for other points of view.
Thanks for your response.

 

[WatersMoon110]

Personally, it doesn't bother me if people enjoy being nude. I am not a nudist, because I wouldn't feel comfortable being naked in front of people other than my husband.

Though I don't care if women breastfeed in public, at all. Maybe being a woman helps me to care less if I accidentally see someone's breast while they are trying to quiet and feed a hungry baby. I would far rather someone breastfeed a baby than allow it to scream and cry!

 

[Beanieboy]

She has said the same things... but as a child I was raised with the "Oh, you need to put clothes on!" and "Never let anyone, but mommy and daddy see your private parts." mentality. I know they were trying to protect me, and there is something to be said about modesty.

When I call to let them know I will be coming over, they always put clothes on. They would never intentionally make anyone uncomfortable with their "home nudity".

This hasn't changed our friendship... I guess I just want to know why they feel the way they do, compared with why I feel the way I do about it. I'm just looking for other points of view.
Thanks for your response.

I think your response is natural. My parents used to teach me that the body was dirty, and I thought that it was literally dirty and unsanitary. Many people are taught to be shameful about their bodies, and then usually refer to the Adam story. When you look at some more "primitive" tribes, they barely wear clothes at all, so it isn't innate, it's learned.

There is a part of me that thinks, "Is this ok? Is this right?", but it is challenging what I was taught, which is pretty engrained.

Often, people that are taught that sex is bad, or immoral, will then carry that over into marriage, and feel guilt in having sex even when married.

When I go to Gay Pride, there are usually a small handful of people that are nudists, walking around. They aren't anything to look at, and it seems more surreal than anything else. You are torn between wanting to look, and social ettiquette as well.

There is something very strange about the need to cover, because it usually comes out in a different, more unhealthy way (porn, strip clubs, etc. )

I would encourage you to go to a nudist beach at least once, and you will know what I mean. The nude camping, kayacking, volleyball, etc., seems, um, like the difference between having a glass of whine and going to a kegger.

 

[Peach81]

Historically, the naked human body was not seen necessarily as sexual, but as beautiful and natural. Quite frankly, living in the United States and our society still being somewhat Puritanical, even I find it hard to view the nude form that way. However, I don't think public nudity is wrong. I think we are a country of people with severe body issues. The naked body scares us; maybe not so much when we see it on TV or on the movie screen, but if a man or a woman just decided to take a stroll outside in the buff, you'd probably be reviled. It's a shame that we think this way. If the nudists have overcome being ashamed of what nature has given them, then I say more power to them, and I sure hope that one day I can too.

 

[uberd00b]

There's nothing wrong with nudism. A naked body is just a naked body.

It's only those who obsess about sex that look at a naked body and immediately start thinking that it's wrong or "sinful". Our cultural norms in the UK are very anti-nudist, but that seems to me to be more because of our puerile obsession with sex than anything fundamental about it.

There's nothing like a cold wind about the tackle to wake you up. I guess we don't have the climate for it either.

 

[ArchaicTruth]

Well, I'll sure to go to a nude beach when I travel the world after high school

 

[Peach81]

Well, I'll sure to go to a nude beach when I travel the world after high school

There are some beaches in the U.S. that have topless or nude sections segregated from the rest of the beachgoers.

 

[meebs]

There's nothing wrong with nudism. A naked body is just a naked body.

It's only those who obsess about sex that look at a naked body and immediately start thinking that it's wrong or "sinful". Our cultural norms in the UK are very anti-nudist, but that seems to me to be more because of our puerile obsession with sex than anything fundamental about it.

There's nothing like a cold wind about the tackle to wake you up. I guess we don't have the climate for it either.

What if you are obsessed with sex and have no problem with the human body?

 

[Lynden1000]

A woman I have been friends with for about 21 years has recently told me that she and her husband started going to nude resorts last year.

She has explained to me that there isn't anything sexual about it; they just like being nude. For years I've had to call before I go to her house, because they both walk around nude. Unless I want an eyeful, I shouldn't just pop in.

I've always accepted that about them... a person should be able to do what they want to in their own house; but my question is, why go "public".

She has explained that it just feels "free" to be able to go camping and swimming in the buff. She explained about the friendships they have made, and the activities they are involved in while at these resorts... such as fund raisers for charity, car shows, seasonal parties, and even a wedding!

I really would like to have some input about what you all think, here. I can see her reasoning, to a point, but I just don't think it's "right". What do y'all think?

I can understand why you don't think you'd like it for yourself. I wouldn't enjoy being nude in public either. It's not my cup of tea and apparently it's not yours either.

But personal disinterest in it doesn't mean it is immoral. I guess I'm not sure on what grounds you think it is actually immoral.

 

[gumpsmom]

Genesis 2:25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

I can understand why you don't think you'd like it for yourself. I wouldn't enjoy being nude in public either. It's not my cup of tea and apparently it's not yours either.

But personal disinterest in it doesn't mean it is immoral. I guess I'm not sure on what grounds you think it is actually immoral.

I'm sorry if I gave the impression that I thought it was immoral. That was not my intent.

... but as a child I was raised with the "Oh, you need to put clothes on!" and "Never let anyone, but mommy and daddy see your private parts." mentality. I know they were trying to protect me, and there is something to be said about modesty.


... I guess I just want to know why they feel the way they do, compared with why I feel the way I do about it. I'm just looking for other points of view.
Thanks for your response.

I guess I'm just taking what is being said here, to try to help me work it out in my own mind, the different ways there are to see the same thing.
The way people are raised as children affect many things... racial differences, economic differences, religious differences, political differences. This is just one subject I've never thought about before, and I was interested in the opinion of others.

 

[Vene]

What if you are obsessed with sex and have no problem with the human body?

Then you just enjoy yourself.

A naked body is just a naked body. No big deal.

 

[Skaloop]

A woman I have been friends with for about 21 years has recently told me that she and her husband started going to nude resorts last year.

She has explained to me that there isn't anything sexual about it; they just like being nude. For years I've had to call before I go to her house, because they both walk around nude. Unless I want an eyeful, I shouldn't just pop in.

I've always accepted that about them... a person should be able to do what they want to in their own house; but my question is, why go "public".

She has explained that it just feels "free" to be able to go camping and swimming in the buff. She explained about the friendships they have made, and the activities they are involved in while at these resorts... such as fund raisers for charity, car shows, seasonal parties, and even a wedding!

I really would like to have some input about what you all think, here. I can see her reasoning, to a point, but I just don't think it's "right". What do y'all think?

I'm nude right now. I rarely wear clothes around the house; what's the point? Nobody sees me except my wife, my cats, and my fish. And they either like it (wife) or don't care one bit (pets).

 

[TimmyPage]

I'm nude right now. I rarely wear clothes around the house; what's the point? Nobody sees me except my wife, my cats, and my fish. And they either like it (wife) or don't care one bit (pets).

Darn, now every time I read your posts I'll hear a voice accompanied by the schlopping of your naked sweaty manflesh.

 

[Skaloop]

Darn, now every time I read your posts I'll hear a voice accompanied by the schlopping of your naked sweaty manflesh.

Nah, most of my posts are done during my breaks at work, and I wear clothes to work. Stupid dress code...

 

[ArchaicTruth]

Don't worry, I'll talk to your union. We'll have you nude 24/7 in no time.

 

[cakes&buttercream]

I don't think there is anything wrong with it. God brought us into the world nude, so hey...God's thinking is perfect isn't it!?