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I believe on some level that I have always been something of a nudist. Most of my adult life I have slept in the nude and often spent time in the privacy of my home nude. I have been skinny dipping a few times in mixed company and have a few times enjoyed being nude outdoors in remote backcountry locations. I have never had the desire to display my nudity in front of strangers either in person or in photographs, so I never thought of myself as an exhibitionist. But perhaps at times in the past I have wondered if it was odd to like being naked so much.
Learning about nudism and learning that so many other people from different walks of life enjoy spending time nude as much as I do was something of a relief. Noneof us like to feel odd about ourselves and so it is quite natural that we are overjoyed to find a group who shares something we are passionate about. That is the way I feel about this community since joining this site. Im learning a lot about the practice of social nudity and learning that there are some very nice folks from all over who enjoy it too.
Perhaps because my new discoveries are making me feel so much more comfortable about enjoying being nude, since become an active member here I find myself spending much more time nude at home. Yesterday I was off work and it was rainy and cold and I had no place special to go, so I actually spent the entire day nude. When I awakened yesterday morning after sleeping nude as is my habit, I never bothered to put on clothes all day long. How relaxing and enjoyable the day was.
I also find myself increasingly craving the opportunity to spend time outdoors nude. It doesnt even matter much to me if there are other nudists about, I will be overjoyed just to interact with nature clothes free. So even though the weather isnt perfect, it has finally stopped raining and warmed up just a bit so I decided to speed up my introduction to social nudity by visiting a nudist resort located about 90 minutes from home. Just now Im waiting on a load of towels to dry and then will be on my way. I will be spending the afternoon and tent camping overnight, then enjoying a few more hours tomorrow before heading home. Yes, I admit I am a little nervous but Im going to do this because I need to feel for myself what this experience holds. Given the weather, I dont expect there to be a large crowd and perhaps that is good and I can get comfortable with social nudity a bit faster and easier without too many people being around this first time.
Yes, it seems joining here has served to heighten my attraction for living clothes free and I actually just cant seem to get enough of it right now. Does being a member of this community or perhaps a club or resort in your own area have that effect on you?
My first time as a nudist was about 14 years ago when I went to a nudist campground because I wanted to go skinny-dipping. I used to swim nude at the YMCA but when they became co-ed the rules were changed and suits were required.
It was there that I learned how comfortable it was to feel the warm air and sunshine all over my body and there was nothing wrong with being nude. Since then I have joined a lot of nudist groups, gone to a number of nudist festivals/gatherings, and even been on nude cruises. I recently moved into a clothing optional community where I can now be nude almost all the time
Nuderunr - My experiences with nudism have been very similar to yours. Always felt comfortable and preferred being nude in my own home. To be clothed or not (in the privacy of my home)...was a non-issue. Never really gave it much thought. It was just a matter of what made me most comfortable. I put clothes on when I felt like it or had to because I was going out or someone was coming over. Went skinny dipping a few times. But I never thought of myself as a "nudist". LOL, I didn't understand or realize what a "nudist" was and accepted the "social" taboos and misconceptions as fact.
Then I met a wonderful man - who had been a nudist for over 20 years. He was also a professional photographer who specialized in fine art and nudes. I worked for him as a studio manager and photography assistant. The first nude portait session I worked on was initially a little intimidating to me. His subjects were not professional "models", they were every day people. And the matter-of-fact way in which he and they treated the portrait session, alleviated any discomfort I secretly felt. When he asked if I would be willing to model for a project he was working on, I was surprised with what little hesitation I had to agreeing to do it. My hesitation had very little to do with being nude, and was based more on "body issues". I was glad that I did it because being able to see myself through his "eyes" made me realize that any issues I had with bodily "flaws" - real or perceived - were ridiculous. That every "body" is a beautiful work of art and that that beauty comes in all different shape and sizes and is nothing to be "ashamed" of.
Several years later, he took me to a "clothing optional" camp in upstate New York (Steph's Pond) that he had frequented when he lived in the area many years earlier. I felt relief that it was "clothing optional" asI really didn't think I'd be comfortable being "socially" nude. I'm not sure which of us was more surprised when after being there only five or tenminutes, I had removed all my clothing. I will never forget that initial experience of feeling the warm sun and gentle breeze all over me. Of not having to deal with the constraints and bondage of clothing. Of meetingpeople and not having preconcieved notions of who they were and what they were about based on the clothing they wore. Nudity - what a great equalizer! I felt more alive thanI had in a long time. And when it was time to don clothes and leave, I did so mentally kicking and screaming!
But I still didn't consider myself a "nudist". In fact I felt resentment at "the label". Mainly because I just hate being labeled (clothed/not clothed what's the big deal?) but also because of the social stigma surrounding the term.I married the photographer, by the way. Over the last year or so he joined a fewnudist sites, but left them quickly as it turned out they were not really about nudism or had deteriorated into sex/swapper sites. And then last September he discovered"Truenudists" and met a few really nice people who were here BECAUSE they were "True" nudists!When he posted a "nude snow angel challenge" in December and everyone - participants and nonparticipants alike - had so much fun with it, I really started to pay attention to the site. And read the forums. And whatI read here and the people I met here finallycaused me to "embrace" nudism and accept that, label or not, I AM a nudist! Welcome to the site!
Jen
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