I'll just lay it down, I'm not a nudist, but I do have a general acceptace of the body, and I think it's beautiful all natural and everything. Simply put, I see nothing wrong with being naked, and don't understand why other people, mainly girls think it's so gross and try to cover their eyes and all that. But if I'm dating someone, does it make sense to just ask the girl in clear terms, "Are you offended by nudity?" I don't want to seem like some guy who's only dating for sex. But I know some will take it that way. It's in this forum because I want the opinions of those who live the style, and most likely know a decent anwser.
Sometimes I just get naked and don't give a fuck. I don't do this on babylonian streets, though. Cops like to take naked people and put them in hand cuffs . . weird.
Greetings, While saying you're not a nudist you do nevertheless share a large part of the nudist mindset in saying that nudity is natural, beautiful and that there is nothing wrong about it. My thumbs up to you for that. The reaction "It's wrong to be nude" and averting their eyes has different roots. One of them is a "morality" induced by the original sin myth of Christian religion, which sets nudity in the setting of the banishment from paradise. Another root especially of the "it's gross!" reaction comes from fashion and mainstream beauty ideals, which tend to differ over time, but still exclude or even discriminate people not fitting into them. As a BBM (big-bellied male ) I certainly do not fit into the predominant Western beauty ideal... and I couldn't care less, really. Perhaps not as the first question. Even though you say, you're not a nudist, you might start along the lines of "I like to skinny-dip, as that's the best way to swim, really. What do you think about it?" - Of course not among the first questions to ask during the date. Not only, but... huh? - All kidding aside, I don't think, that stating a personal preference which is by itself a non-sexual thing could turn you into some slobbering, sex-hungry monster. If the girl you're dating reacts that way, then she might be not the kind of person you'd wish to spend a lot of your free time with. Well, here you have mine. I hope it helps a little. Oh, and to get the POV of someone younger, there is a little list of arguments comprised by a young member of the Federation of Canadian Naturists, which was used with their permission on the naturistplace.com web site: 15 Top Reasons to Be Naked! Yours, happily nekkid, ~*Ganesha*~
