Yes and no. During a business trip to L.A., a coworker and I decided to go to San Francisco for the weekend. To save money, we shared a room. I didn't mind being nude in front of him, as I had changed, showered, and swam nude with at least 100 other boys in school. But, as this was 1990, I was concerned about him seeing I had shaved genitals. Therefore, I made my nude time as short as possible.

Now, for the rest of the story. A few years later we somehow discovered we both enjoyed being nude. (It may have had to do with Haulover Beach, as we lived in South Florida.) He had a house with a private pool. He, his girlfriend, and I spent a lot of time nude around his pool and in his house.

• 8 years ago

Yes, all the time.

Everyone that knows us knows I am a lifelong nudist (raised nude). Never an issue. We know who is and who is not comfortable with that. Those who are not, I am forced to put on shorts or something. Those that are comfortable with it, I stay nude if it's warm. No issue.

• 8 years ago

I had a best friend who was totally cool with nudity. Though he usually didn't get naked, he was comfortable with me doing so. Sometimes he would join me, but not usually for very long. However, we sometimes slept naked together (it was by no means a sexual relationship we had).

• 8 years ago

My husband and I were hanging out with two good friends one time, a guy and a girl, and it somehow came up that we were nudists (but not them). They were both shockingly accepting and even said we could be nude around them if we want. I probably asked them both, "Are you sure...?" about three times each, but they really didn't mind. So, my hubby and I got naked. We ended up playing Xbox Kinect Sports nude in front of them even LOL! We all had lots of giggles at all our flopping around and such. They both weren't the slightest bit interested in getting nude themselves. Another time, just the guy friend was hanging out with us, and he once again didn't mind us being nude. I'm still kinda in shock about that especially since he's straight too. What would his friends think about him sitting on the couch watching shows next to two nekkid dudes, I had thought. He really didn't care though. Pretty cool of them both =]

• 5 years ago

I have several friends at the gym that I workout at. While in the locker room, I am nude until it is time for me to leave. I have never had a comment from any non-nudist guy's there.

• 5 years ago

Being a life long introvert, I do not have that many people that I would call friends and no, I have not been nude in front of them because all of them are uncomfortable seeing me nude.
There have been some non-nudist acquaintances that I have been with while I was nude.
The first time was by accident, the other times were with permission (sort of)
I have posted about these before but it has been a while so here goes again.

The first time happened when I was working after hours. As usual I was nude. Normally I make sure the doors are closed and locked however this day I neglected to close and lock the side door.
I had just put the money in the safe and was walking toward the front of the shop when all of a sudden in comes one of my regular customers. He had seen my car still in the lot and was hoping to get some items for a job he had in the morning.
I started to apologize and say he caught me changing but then decided to simply tell him I was a nudist and normally worked after hours nude but if he was bothered by my nudity I would put my shorts on.
To my pleasant surprise he said It was fine if I stayed nude. He was there for about 15 minutes as I pulled his order. As he was leaving I thanked him for is understanding and allowing me to stay nude.

After this incident I made it a point of telling my regular customers that I was a nudist and that if they came in after hours I would be nude.
I am glad to say all of them said that in the off chance they came in that it would not be a problem. It turned out that one of them also liked to be nude and had visited nudist resorts and beaches but said he could never be nude in a non-nudist setting. He did come into the shop a couple of times while I was nude but since he was also a nudist it does not meet the conditions of this thread.

A few months later, I was making a delivery to another customer after work.
I had a key to his shop and normally stayed nude when there.
This one time, he called me while I was on my way to make sure I was bringing out the order.
He said he would still be at the shop. I jokingly said does that mean I have to be dressed?
Again to my surprise this customer also said it is OK if I did not want to. I asked him again if he was sure and he said yes.
Naturally I showed up nude.
I think he was surprised that I actually did it but after the initial shock it was business as normal.

As I have said many times in many posts, most people do not have a problem with seeing someone nude simply going about their normal daily activities.
Also we need to let as many people as reasonably possible know that we are nudist.
You may be surprised at their response and may even find they like to be nude as well.

• 5 years ago

I have always informed all friends soon after becoming friends. I usually just say I just wanted to let you know I am a nudist so you are not surprised by me being naked if you come by. Never had anyone join in and only one offended ever after being told (think they thought i was kidding) so it has worked well for me. Rented 2 rooms in my house out for a while as well to non- nudist

Note: over the past few years i have visited the neighbors around me while dressed to get to know & make conversation. I usually give them about a month before i let them know i am a nudist. other than a few peeking over fences a few times when they see i am outside, none have ever complained.

I believe if one is to truly fee comfortable and free as a nudist, they should become unashamed of others knowing. The world can't be expected to become more accepting if they a unaware someone in their friend group is a nudist. You also can't scare away a true friend

• 5 years ago

Over the years I have travelled with non-nudist friends - both male and female - with whom I have never had intimate relationships. As we have been sharing rooms - and as sleeping naked is a non-negotiable feature of my persona - it has been unavoidable that I have exposed them to my naked body in its full glory. I have never sprung this as a surprise to anyone of them. All first-time travel companions have been duly informed in advance - and offered the option of separate rooms. Nobody has ever opted for the separate room. One of my travel companions became more regular than the others. While not converting to nudism - she became more and more comfortable with my nudity and as a result I spent more and more time naked in the room - even during daytime. She started displaying some nudity herself by not sneaking into the bathroom when changing clothes and by not closing the bathroom door when showering. She also started joining me to nude beaches whenever we encountered them during our travels. And when the beach was not crowded and we had our own corner - she skinny-dipped with me - but would not do it in front of strangers ...

• 5 years ago

I've been in this situation a few times. I traveled cross-country three times with a (female) friend, and there were two beds in the camper. I took one, and she took the other. There was no sexual involvement. She saw me naked every day when I went to bed or got up in the morning, and had no problem with that, although she chose to wear a nightgown. That might might have been because she was a breast cancer survivor, and might have felt self-conscious about the scars from that.

And I've been in situations in hot-tubbing where there was the occasional person who declined the opportunity to be nude. But we respected that.

I hope to be installing a small hot tub and will be inviting my friends over to share it. It will be understood that I'll be naked, but it's up to them to decide whether to be naked or not.

• 4 years ago