AWESOME, this is great stuff. OK (taking notes here) 1. Trusted Friend, which by the way guys, includes husbands. To be a good husband, you need to be a trusted friend. 2. Clothing optional, let her take her time, let it be at her pace, let her make the choices and be patient. (I know guys, enthusiasm gets the better of us.) 3. Give up on the current cliches, maybe we need to throw out "Nudist" and "Naturist" for something else, like "natural sunbathing", or something that reaches women and young people together.....Ideas???? This is good stuff. I think we made some breakthroughs, anyone else want to add their two cents???? Thank you very much Lauri and Mary, you just enlightened a group of men, which is no small task! thanks Jerry
Jerry did a great job of summing up what Lauri and Mary put so eloquently. I have to second them on everything they said.
Jen
Thanks Jen,
Ok, so I got the "cool-aid", and I'm drinking it, but I don't know how to pass it to the younger folks. It's like, after 30 people begin to be more relaxed and are more open to ideas like nudism and naturism.
Of course I am not suggesting that we do not focus on the over 30, as I still don't see anyone younger than me at 43 around here, but, I was hoping that if you could get them say at 22, then they might make converts and by the time they hit the 30's there would be say an avalanch.
just thoughts.... Thanks to everyone that posted on here, I just went back and re-read them all, a lot of good ideas. I hope we can apply these and create a success in acquiring new people to the nudist and naturist communities.
Thanks
Jerry
There are few things here, one is that some girls are born into nudism, the other thing is that their other half or parents take them to try it once, and once you try nudism, you feel how good and how pleasant it is to be nude, so you stick to it. Last but not least, is the health benefits, there is a lot to gain from sunning out the pubic area and allow air to flow freely down there.
It seems to me that there's some pretty good insight on nakedtraci's profile.
Also note that there are MANY under 30 women with "curious" in their chosen nic.
Unfortunately, where gentel acceptance is required, we also find leering pervs. These create an impression that's going to be difficult to overcome no matter what. One bad apple DOES spoil the whole bunch.
I've flat out asked a few younger women what got them into this, and in almost every case it was one of two things.
Either a significant other took them skinny dipping privately, or they were born into it. Their parents were their influence.
Hi!
My experience is that girls are in general more open to social nudity than guys when it really comes to getting nude spontaneusly. On the other hand, they do have a lot more reservations towards planned social nudity due to self-acceptance issues and dislike of of undesired attention. That's pretty much the reason why there are more men starting out on their own and women in larger part have "someone" to introduce them. Another reason is, simple beach/tanning nudity aside, women are less prone to organised social activities and thus less inclined without male company/encouragement to go to any environment like nude resort, nude get-together etc for the simple reasons that their natural threshold for participating in organised activities happens to be higher than on most males.
Unarguably some women are also partly motivated for nudity - at least occasional nudity or at the starting phase - by latent or open exhibitionism and seek of acceptance through nudity. These usually either find they do not get from nudie environment what they want, or understand and learn to appreciate other advantages of social nudity and thus continue.
On the other hand, many women are also not inclined to continue their nude social existance should they first time or during their initial "getting used to" phase have any unpleasant encounters. That could be anything really, as tolerance for harassment is much less when feeling more vulnerable and till one is comfy with being nude in company of others, it also unavoidably means feeling more vulnerable and taken even relatively innocent forms of attention easily as sort of harassment.
TravelNudie
In my 40's, slightly overweight, married 12 years, 6 kids. Use to go nude in Italy in my 20's due to the heat, but then came the kids and nudism was no more, never even thought about it again. Now in just looking at my life I must say while not boring it's not exciting either. Like many women in my situation life is just predictable. I started doing the housework nude and while weird and mirrors were not my friend, I found it made it much more pleasant. It expanded from there and I would tell any woman who's life is just at that point, when your day is yours, take a showerdon't get dress and go about your normal day at home you would be amazed at what it can do for you and where it just might take you. Give it some time try it for a week or so you will be pleasantly surprised. I'm a minority being a female nudist who got hubby into it, but will never go back the benefits both as an individual and as a couple have been tremendous, not a single negative.
Assuming we are talking about nudism ( naturism ) as opposed to ( exhibitionist ) nudity, and this site does have both, and probably always willhave,particularly among some guys, then Iagree many of the same motivations about just soo enjoying the freedom and lifestyle it brings, and sharing that sense of freedom with others of similar mind. I think once many experience naturism once at say a foreign beach then they realise how good it is. Much more relevant ( and a totally different subject which I would guess has been discussed here elsewhere in different ways ) is what stops more girls being nude ? And much of that is unfortunately due to various attitudes and behavior exhibited by some of the males of our species. Anyway, continue on the chosen subject, whatever its motivation I woudn't want to digress. PS : I was kind of born into it ( naturist parents ) so can't really give a personal answer other than I feel lucky and have always been motivated to stay a naturist.
I don't feel that the question of what stops girls from being nude is a different subject, what keeps some from trying being nude is the same as what often gets them to stop. Too many men treat women as just a sex object and when women are nude they take it as an indication that the women are ready for sex from anyone. I have seen ladies leave ths site because of the harrassment. Many of the offenders were flagged and banned for their actions, but the true nudists need to continue to be vigalant and support the ladies here.
I read TCotta's comments about this and want to speak based on my wife's experiences. She would disagree about the nudity requirement. My wife is MUCH LESS COMFORTABLE when nuditiy isn't required of everyone. She feels naked in an environment where others aren't and feels much more watched. Males with clothes on make it particularly uncomfortable for her. So for her, clothing optional is an iffy experience because it implies that some are nude and others aren't and may be there to just watch. So while some women may be more comfortable when it is clothing optoinal, my wife finds that she feels leered at in those situationa dna much more free and comfortable if everyone has to have their clothes off.
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