We have had similar experiences at our local nudist ranch, and we love every minute of them. We are nudists/naturists at our core, but my wife definitely has an exhibitionist streak in her as well. She can be quite flirtatious with the “older” men around the pool and hot tub, and I always enjoy seeing the reactions that she can cause in them.
God bless your wife for sharing, caring, and expressing. Even in the Hip Forums threads there are people who poo-poo any mention of sexual expression at nudist clubs. The claim nudity purity (there's an oxymoron for you) and attention is not to be drawn to the genitalia by shaving, wearing of jewelry or behavior. I actually appreciate it when a nudie (including men) bends over to arrange a towel on the lounge chair or pick something up off the ground, and I see that they have thoughtfully spared me the burden of gazing at their wrinkled sphincter by placeing a jeweled or flowered bum plug in it. I don't think you can really separate the sexual stimulation from the nudity and for that reason I am not one to participate in "family nudist clubs" because of the presence of children. I do not want to suppress my involuntary "stand up and salute" response because of the kids. It is antithetical to the "freedom of expression" that we go there in the first place.
Dominic, thanks for replying. Unfortunately, there isn’t an adults only nudist club nearby (unless you want to go to a swingers club), so we spend a lot of our time in the warmer months at the family club. Fortunately, outside of a Saturday afternoon there aren’t many kids present. I wish that my wife could wear her princess plug there, but that would be a definite no……
I dunno, if the swinger's club has "social" areas around a pool separate from "intimate" areas, it might be good to check it out. I try to stay up on the selection of "devices" as they are improving all the time. So, what exactly is a "princess plug"? I have yet to see a plug that is "decorative" on the outside, and "vibratorily stimulative" on the inside! That would be seruptisiously functional in a nude gathering, as long as the vibration was kept on "low". What a wonderful way to generate pleasant vibes in a group without being obvious. Nudity with a special nuance, I guess.
We are always surprised at the amount of negativeness with some nudists. If a man and his wife go to nudist club so they can get off by showing one of them selves, or both of them selves off, so be it. Or if you’re a voyeur, and you like to go and watch, but you at least get naked as well and behave yourself so be it. Or if you’re the couple or family that like to go to a nudist club just to be in a shame free, accepting area without any hint of sexuality then, so be it. I think in the world today we need a lot more love, and a lot more acceptance. More public nudity would help in our opinion, but realistically, we know that it would only be more divisive.
Agree, we go to show our bodies to others and to see other naked bodies exhibitionists and voyeurs i guess we are
Yes, though there are those "intellectual" nudists that deny any sexual tingle from the breeze even, it is impossible to separate nudity from sexuality. Looking, and being looked at are part of social sharing. Accepting that motivates one to stay healthy, which aids the body in remaining attractive. Don't eat junk, and you won't look like junk, and others will look at you, and you will feel good and motivated not to eat junk! Besides, nude IS health. Many papers have been written on the benefits of direct sunlight on the genitals. And its not new. Wooden carvings from the Middle Ages depicte "ankle grabbing" sun poses! Those that decry the exhibitionism and voyeurism will have to take it up with God as to why he designed us to have "eyes and thighs"!!
We totally agree, nude is health. Feeling the sun on your entire body, including your genitals, can be a wonderful experience. Additionally, being naked in nature and allowing the sand, leaves, trees, water, caress every inch of your body can be a very arousing experience. And yes, it’s totally natural to enjoy the sight of other nude men and women, and we have raised our kids as such.
My wife and I are nudists. Regarding the original topic of discussion, I don’t take her to nudist venues for the purpose of showing her off to other people. Now I know that people are going to see her naked and some may really check her out, and I’m OK with that, given it’s a nudist setting. And I’m sure that it doesn’t bother her either. To me, I get more enjoyment out of showing off my own body and knowing that some women may be looking. For my wife, she’s obviously OK with that too. In summary we are fine with seeing and being seen. We don’t do anything with other people, we have a great time and always look forward to our next nudist outing.
A few weeks back my wife and I ended up sitting next to another couple whom we'd never met before. We started chatting and they soon implied that they were swingers. My wife and I implied that we were not. No problem; we continued socializing. They were nice and friendly; so there was no reason for us to ostracize them. As long as the behavior doesn't make anyone uncomfortable or breaks resort rules; I don't see why people with different "proclivities" can't still hang out together. One of our good friends at the resort is more "free" with her body than the average nudist woman (including my wife). Whether sitting or lounging and socializing, her legs are pretty much open most of the time. Whether this makes her feel "sexy" or is just her being completely comfortable in her nudity; it doesn't really matter. She's a great friend and my wife and I love hanging out with her and her husband. Most nudist women are not oblivious to the fact that they will likely be noticed. Some embrace it; others avoid/ignore it. But most - in my experience - just take a carefree approach to it. Especially when they've been nudists for a while and know that countless people have seen them naked. My resort is "nude-mandatory"; so it's obvious that everyone is going to see everyone else naked. My wife is usually not as "candid" as our friend; but she is shaven and knows that while paddle-boarding, climbing in and out of the pool or hot-tub, etc...people are going to get "eyefuls." She just sees it as a natural part of active nudism; and so do I. Heck; sometimes she even feels good about having an "uninhibited moment" where she interacted with someone in full naked close-up view, and displayed confidence with it. You can't really get the "full nudist" experience if you're constantly concerned about modesty and other people looking.
We've chatted with other couples at nudist resorts too - and they casually let us know they are swingers
I'm sitting here wondering about this thread, BTW I'm fairly new to this board. I love being nude, have to add I am an older guy. I've been to a few nude beaches, Haulover, and asked my wife to join me but she always declines. Now, at this point after ,multiple surgeries she is very self conscious, always declines. I never wanted her to join me out of desire to show her off. I'm not overly endowed by any means and am a bit self conscious but enjoy being on a nude beach so much that I go anyway. I went to a nudist resort one time, again, by myself and never witnessed anything suggesting swingers. I did talk to one couple close to my age about the affect of open heart surgery on libido, since I and her husband had the telltale scar down the middle of chest but it was not a suggestive type of conversation but I am somewhat obtuse sometimes!
As I was reading the OP's first post in this thread, I was thinking to myself that I started going myself because I enjoyed the freedom as well as others checking me out. When my wife started to join me, it was not for me to show her off, but for her to feel better about her own body and enjoy the freedom as well. She's progressed now to the point of being very open with nudity in front of others, once she saw and felt that she was beautiful (even with whatever flaw she thought she had) - it has been a very good boost for her self-esteem.