The question to me is why are you dressed?
I sleep naked so I start my day my best way. Then i must dress to be socially appeasing. Or to keep warm.
Other than warth. Why do you really need to be dressed? To work in an environment that can be dangerous? Clothed people also put on protective coverings in those environments. A "normal" person would cover to stay safe, nude or not.
My comfort is better without clothes to enjoy life, nature and its joys.
Is it really "normal" to be dressed?
All good answers here and I can relate to almost all of them. This is a good question and one that I htink reveals het place of nudists in society. For me, it is _not_ about exhibitionism and sex. Like many who responded, I fall into the category of "more comfortable and relaxed that way". I have had this nudism-and-sex conversation with many textiles and I always point out that textiles sometimes have sex and nudists sometimes abstain; it is not about sex but is about freedom and the sensation one gets. Being sexual - we all are made that way - is not dependent on whether we wear clothes.
Your question is one Ive asked myself many times. Based on my experience of being naked so much of the time, my first reason is comfort. I live alone, so there is no particular reason to dress after waking or when working from home or doing dailies. I prefer not wearing anything when its not necessary. But I am perfectly comfortable dressed in the situations that require it (work, volunteering, shopping, socializing with non-nudistswhich in my case is almost everyone). I seek out places to be naked, alone or with others, especially on travels .I have only a small network of nudist friends, and our interactions are not sexual or titillating. Occasionally I find myself naked in places that do have a more sexually charged atmosphere on my travels. I can maintain a nudists perspective regardless. I appreciated the above comment that one might find somebody attractive naked or clothed. It doesnt change one from being a nudist to a voyeur or exhibitionist.
Im more comfortable naked. As some others have said its just part of who I am. From a very young age I can remember being naked often and my mom would try to keep me clothed . Summer trip to the beach id lose my suit, home alone id strip off. Teen years bought on the sexuality angle but as Ive aged that has subsided, and im just comfortable being naked whenever or wherever I can. Hiking biking, resorts vacations and sleep naked . Stay naked at home except when the kids are around. My wife encourages me in my nudity. I am very fortunate.
Im more comfortable naked. As some others have said its just part of who I am. From a very young age I can remember being naked often and my mom would try to keep me clothed . Summer trip to the beach id lose my suit, home alone id strip off. Teen years bought on the sexuality angle but as Ive aged that has subsided, and im just comfortable being naked whenever or wherever I can. Hiking biking, resorts vacations and sleep naked . Stay naked at home except when the kids are around. My wife encourages me in my nudity. I am very fortunate.
Im more comfortable naked. As some others have said its just part of who I am. From a very young age I can remember being naked often and my mom would try to keep me clothed . Summer trip to the beach id lose my suit, home alone id strip off. Teen years bought on the sexuality angle but as Ive aged that has subsided, and im just comfortable being naked whenever or wherever I can. Hiking biking, resorts vacations and sleep naked . Stay naked at home except when the kids are around. My wife encourages me in my nudity. I am very fortunate.
How old are your kids?
Do any of them live with you?
Im more comfortable naked. As some others have said its just part of who I am. From a very young age I can remember being naked often and my mom would try to keep me clothed . Summer trip to the beach id lose my suit, home alone id strip off. Teen years bought on the sexuality angle but as Ive aged that has subsided, and im just comfortable being naked whenever or wherever I can. Hiking biking, resorts vacations and sleep naked . Stay naked at home except when the kids are around. My wife encourages me in my nudity. I am very fortunate.
How old are your kids?
Do any of them live with you?
Reading thro many topics on here, and also from the odd venture into the chat rooms, and conversations on other naturist sites, I feel it worth asking the question as to what people's (particularly men's) motivation is for developing a nude lifestyle, especially when it comes to social nudity. Is it just an everyday part of life, or is it something that holds a certain thrill for you that goes beyond just simple enjoyment?Be honest.How many guys are naturists simply because they are more comfortable and relaxed that way, and are happy to socialise with other nude folk purely and simply on that basis?Or how many of you actually like to be naked with other people so you can show off your body and get a good look at other people's?Even more telling, how many of you are secretly (or not so secretly) hoping for some kind of sexual encounter as a result of being naked around other nudists? Do you relish getting an erection and showing it off to others? Are you always hoping the other men in the shower/on the beach/ in the sauna will also be sporting stiffies - or that someone (be that male or female) will initiate some form of sexual activity?And where (if anywhere) do you feel the line should be drawn between what is classed as 'simple social naturism' and 'exhibitionism' or 'cruising'?
For me, I have to say it's two-fold.
First, it's the comfort. Clothes at like tools, I use them when they're necessary or practical and remove them when not.
At home, 50 degrees, it's jeans and a shirt. As it warms up, the layers come off. If none are needed none are worn. If I'm in possible view of neighbors, it's tan thru shorts.
But there is the positive energy I feel when I'm naked and free in the elements. It's a type of universal and spiritual connection with nature that I just don't feel with clothes. A oneness with nature as my body is able to function as it was designed. After all we were designed to live in our skin, not clothes, so perspiration, evaporation and sun exposure all help the body function as intended. Just like the rest of the mammals.
Yes, sometimes that energy can have a stimulating effect. Just like God intended. Its all healthy and good for our well being. Living as designed.
It's not about being seen, It's about freedom of societal perversion of the nude human form.
I'm enjoying all your replies - pretty much all of which chime with my own feelings about naturism. I have long felt more comfortable and relaxed without clothes, and these days only tend to put them on when society or the weather dictates. I particularly enjoy the sense of 'connection' when walking naked in the woods and hills - and also find a level of connection with other nudists which I don't often find with textile friends, partly because I feel more confident in myself in that setting and, for some reason, better able to be open and honest about who I am, what I think etc.
I am intrigued that no one so far has admitted to finding social nudity a sexual turn on - I know there are guys on the side who do, and for whom that side of things seems to be a major motivation. Only yesterday I had a message from someone wanting to arrange to meet up, who quickly went on to 'You won't mind if I get an erection will you? How about w@nking? Would you s*ck my c*ck?'. To me that is not what naturism/nudism is about - it's about sex and whether or not one is wearing clothes is largely irrelevant.
Comfort 1 . I tend to be hot blooded and in temps most people are comfy i am too warm. shedding clothes helps
Comfort 2. Restrictive clothes chafe . tight clothes around any part of my body annoy me. Turtle necks, snug fitting anything , even pocket watches are uncomfortable. If clothed things are loose fitting. and always freeballing
Non-comformist. Always been a bit of one. Food taste, music, whatever. that easily spills over into clothing or lack there of.
Exhibitionist. I won't deny that i enjoy being noticed. When I do wear clothes i tend to wear lots of colors and not muted ones. My line
is " I try to be the brightest person in the room and I will let you define bright" Being the only one nude is certainly noticeable.
Lack of tan lines. always a bonus
Vulnerability. I have a hot tub and the number of nude soaks with the chats that come along with them have opened conversations about life
for both of us have been very rewarding.
Those are my rambling thoughts.
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