One that went well, with genders reversed.
One time when I was at Gunnison, I came back from a walk and saw that a 30 something couple had set up near me. She was nude and he was wearing board shorts. They were having trouble blowing up a flotation device so I offered to help. While I was helping they revealed that she had asked him if he wanted to go to the beach and he said yes, but she had not told him it was a clothing optional beach. They were not married or living together but were vague as to whether they were steady couple or just friends. Before long, he dropped the shorts and seemed to have a good time, but for some reason he pulled the shorts back on and took them off again later.
At least you know you're not alone or have the only nudist wife that does things that have you scratching your head over and over again! ;DDD
I will say I will have to live with my ever thinning hair. Andy odd thing is she loses one hair two more grows back and she sheds like my dog. Some things just don't compute with me. Foot long blond hair in the bed every morning I'm debating to keep a shop Vac bedside now.
My late wife loved that I was comfortable to go nude at the beach and encouraged it. She briefly tried for herself but it wasnt for her.
Later gf also loved I went nude and nervously tried and loved it! We are still friends and still go to a nude beach together.
Nudonny's story brought to mind the first time my girlfriend, now wife, went to Elysium with me. We each went to the gender specific changing rooms after she had been assured nudity was her option.
I got to the pool first and wondered what would happen. She came out carrying her towel and jumped into the pool near me. After some splashing and giggling, she explained that the best way to not attract little attention was to be part of the crowd. She seemed comfortable and we enjoyed what we came to call ]The Sunset Cruise." We watched the sun go down from the jacuzzi. She was and avid nudist for over 30 years. Age and illness dampened her enthusiasm. I don't care that she doesn't look 34 any more. I still react and remember 34, regardless of what my eyes see. That day was nearly 3 decades ago.
I could go on and on what makes me think what the heck ? We just went through this when she hosted a home get together a week ago when friends came in and suddenly she puts clothes to greet them only to take them off shortly after. They have only seen her naked 1000 times already? Things need to make sense to me and sometimes I can not stop asking myself ehhh?
What I've found to often be true is that for women who were raised in a conservative/traditional manner: ingrained/learned modesty or decorum values will sometimes "kick in", even involuntarily or unconsciously. No matter how experienced they are in social nudism.
As often discussed, you see it most frequently with "posture etiquette." Which stems from the idea that a "proper lady should not sit in a revealing way." That is traditionally learned in childhood due to the wearing of skirts; and some women "default" to this even in a nudist setting where it is actually quite impractical - or even antithetic to the idea of body-acceptance.
With Luann, and I'm totally guessing here, it might be that she was always taught to be "properly attired" when greeting guests. Notwithstanding the fact that she will eventually be nude around them anyway.
When traditional upbringing meets nudism, that can lead to some head scratching moments, as some of these values are irrelevant to social nudism. My wife, for example, was always taught to be "properly attired for meals." So the first time we had a nude meal at a nudist venue, she totally clamed up , crossed her legs and her arms to eat; even though she had just been naked all day around all the other guests. Her upbringing had "kicked in." She still has "issues" eating nude to this day. Go figure...
Nudony you are spot on. Luann was raised by very conservative parents and to this day it's ingrained to an exstint down to the way she sits or bends over. I've said it many times if there is ever a such thing as a shy nudist it's my Luann. I am blessed that she is a nudist make no mistake. She rocks even when wearing clothes and on a daily when she comes in from the office I always think wow!
Our first time started off slowly.
It was not long after we arrived in Australia as migrants that we visited the Gold Coast and went to Surfers Paradise beach.
The were a number of females topless so I encouraged my wife to take her top off.
She was reluctant at first but I managed to talk her into it, she decided she liked the warm sea breeze on her bare skin and told me she wondered what it would be like naked.
As it was illegal in those days to be nude on any Queensland beach a friend of ours told us about a beach that was frequented by nudists, we went with him one day midweek and found a nice sheltered spot in the sandhills of Southport spit.
Our friend and myself stripped off but my wife was reluctant at first then saw a couple of women walking into the sea naked and decided she just had to try that.
Since then we have enjoyed nudism both here in Australia and abroad wherever we find a clothes optional beach.
We'd skinny dipped in high school and later would get naked on a secluded beach, but she didn't go for social nudism. She said she didn't want to talk to people when she was naked, but would lay in the sun, nude, all day on a crowded beach. She likes our pool nude, but only with us. She won't go to any of the nude venues here in AZ, but is ok with any nude resort/beach in the Caribbean or Mexico. Go figure, I just don't get it. I'm with you guys, sometimes you just go with the flow. After a most 50 yrs of marriage, you'd a thunk I'd have her figured out. Ain't a gonna happen.
I lost my page this might be a repost. But anyway my ex and I both discussed this topic briefly three maybe four times or less. I was always hoping that it would go beyond the discussion phase and that we would both grab a hold of the idea and run with it. Not just because I was tired of doing laundry, laughing out loud but, I feel his husband and wife at that time we both could have jumped on board with this or 1,000% it never happened. To this day I still don't understand why. Because I like my profile states we came into the world naked or leave the world naked, what's there to hide?. Is it because bodies are no longer perfect Hollywood bodies, or ... Now, I am all about no clothes / no laundry / save the water.
My wife has been on a long journey with nudism and despite the photos on our profile, still doesnt fully embrace it.
Our first time was when I planned to go to a nudist beach i knew in Tenerife, I informed her on the way hoping shed be cool with it. Bad move... She arrived and while I stripped off she found herself frozen and despite giving it a go while her underwear dried from a trip to the sea, she clearly wasnt somebody who would take instantly to stripping off.
Since that initial day, Ive become more open about nudism and what it means to me and shes more and more accepting of that. Weve been on holidays to Costa Natura, Valalta, Vritomartis and many nude beaches in between. Holidays now are split, one week clothed, the other not. The way she puts it is that she likes her fashion too much to give it up. Id also say that it doesnt help that the nudist hotels and resorts are often older crowds and we like to have a drink and a late night.
Fast forward to today, shes said, if you want to meet nudist friends, go ahead and do it, Ill be happy to join you. Hence why weve set up this profile. Weve also found the odd occasion where weve had friends over, weve ended up stripping off and in the tub, but on returning to the house, the clothes go back on while I sometimes judge the mood and spend the rest of the evening naked (if the guests clearly dont mind).
What Id love is that she takes that carefree holiday naked attitude, the one where shell wander about naked all day, and just embraces it. Id love to get her to join me more frequently in the house or with friends, make it seem normal as a thing we do rather than I do, and hopefully get our friends to give it a go.
Anybody else had this journey?