I'm glad I'm at a point in my life where I'm comfortable being naked on
the internet. TrueNudists has a lot to offer people who aren't at that
point, too - I don't criticize them and am personally glad the site
does not require nude pictures. But I'm really glad for the Real
Naked group - we have something important in common: we've all built lives that allow us to this open with
our bodies. How have you done it? Tell your stories.

For me: I'm self-employed now. I could have been an "out" nudist when I was a software designer, but NOT when I was a high school teacher! (I was once reported to the principal for being seen barefoot in town; standards are just different for teachers.) I met my partner at a nude beach, so he's OK with it. I've always been a little wild-looking, so even people who have never seen me naked know that I'm not a conventional type. And lots of people have seen me naked - I was once greeted in church by a woman to whom the minister had just introduced me, with a nice loud "I didn't recognize you with your clothes on!" (She only knew me as an artists' model.)

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