It's the greatest feeling sleeping naked. The thing I like best about nude sleep is when my partner and I hug skin on skin, it offers a closeness that clothed hugs just cant.
My wife and I slept naked every night for 6 years until she got pregnant. Since she was wearing pads and her boobs needed support it was necessary. Now that our son is 8 weeks old and formula fed there's no need to wear clothes anymore but she has gotten used to it. I tried to accept it but terribly miss her sleeping naked for many reasons that I'm not sure I can put into words. Number one like most men I'm particularly visually stimulated and love seeing her body. It's powerful and wonderful and I can't keep my eyes off her when she lies on top of the bed or gets up for any reason. Even just the knowledge that she's naked even when she's asleep under the duvet and I'm not seeing or touching her. It just makes me happy to know the love of my life is lying naked next to me completely vulnerable and since being naked is probably not her preference she's doing it for me which is a wonderful thought. Then of course there's touch. We cuddle every night and I feel a huge difference between her wearing underwear and naked. Nothing beats feeling parts of her body that underwear would cover pressed up against my also naked body. When she lies on her back I love to put my hand on her lower abdomen. Not sure what else to call that area but I'm talking about the space between her belly button and vagina. I prefer her having a full bush which she does for me and having my hand on that area sometimes half on her pubes half not or sometimes entirely on her pubes is one of my favourite things in the whole world. I think it's something to do with the vulnerability of it and how she's sharing her body with me. It's a sexual connection and even though in underwear I could still touch her sexually on her thighs and other intimate places it can't compare. I love when she's lying on her side having my hand on her hip where her underwear would be. It's just not the same when she was wearing underwear or having to have my hand slightly higher or lower to feel her skin instead of her underwear. So there's my attempt to explain what I love about it. All that to say last night after we made love she slept without pants and then in the morning after we fed the baby she lost the bra too and got back in bed completely naked and we went back to sleep in each other's arms it was magic. I hope and pray nudity is again our normal and will continue all our lives.
That's a nice mix of sex and romance, NakedInfluence. It reminds me a lot of the way my wife and I feel, though we're older, and I'm happy to say we definitely agree that sleeping naked is what partners ought to do! We also like a full bush of pubic hair--we can't understand how anyone thinks shaved could be better. I'd suggest sharing what you wrote with your wife, but she might not appreciate that word "vulnerable". I think that's a feeling that makes a lot of women uneasy about nudity, and men would do better to emphasize all-over closeness, and avoid the idea that there's anything that clothes might be some kind of protection against. You wrote a really good line (never mind if it's totally grammatical): "got back in bed completely naked and we went back to sleep in each other's arms it was magic". Love, comfort, sex. All better without clothes on.
I told my wife last night how much I miss her sleeping naked. I was so nervous she'd say no that I practiced what I wanted to say. When the time came I forgot the many convincing arguments I had prepared and just said I miss it because it's my second favourite way to feel connected to her. She stopped me and said although she isn't entirely happy with her body she promised she would sleep naked again she just needs some time. I'm so happy I'm smiling just thinking about it.
We did the first week we were married, but we realized we couldn't sleep, knowing the person we craved to have sex with was lying naked next to us. So we had to resort to wearing something to bed, otherwise we got no sleep.
Unfortunately, we had to get up early and go to work. We still had sex every night, but at a reasonable hour.
I agree. It's natural and healthy. You'll never regret doing it when the urge strikes. Of course we also need our good sleep to be healthy and happy so there's an optimization process to consider. And it can be disruptive to wake up in the middle of it and be horny as hell. A good release sets up a sweet falling asleep in each other's arms (I couldn't count the multitude of times I've fallen asleep still inserted) and then in the morning it's a really fresh way to wake up and start the day out right with a good strong release. Clothes are an impediment to a good sleep and to access your bed partner. For me it's a requirement, not a request.
The right reply might have been that there's no reason for her to be unhappy with her body--you are TOTALLY happy with it!
Yeah it's pretty rare that a woman would actually be happy with her body. I think the best we can hope for is a low enough state of neuroticism that she is willing to accept what is reality. And that usually needs regular reinforcement lest the idle mind fall into the state of doubt and the imagination take over and replace reality. A lot to ask of oneself, but to realize that at any given moment "it is what it is" without becoming emotional while striving to effect any self-recognized need for improvement in a steadfast controlled manner. That's body positivity -- accepting the reality of oneself while making a concerted effort to be healthy and happy. And as with so many aspects of life, perfection is the enemy of good enough.