Any naturists out there or couples who go to nudist camps?

[Clockwork]

I've never done it. I'm not totally comfortable with it and I don't think my wife would do it even if we were in another country. But does anybody do it here? And what does it do to your relationship? Strengthen it? Hurt it? Make things more kinky?

[anne1707]

Would you be comfortable in other men being able to look at your wife's naked body? Based on this thread, I get the impression no so why would you be considering this?

 

http://www.loveshack.org/forums/romantic/dating/cheating-flirting-jealousy/361704-did-my-wife-know-she-being-leered

[Clockwork]

No, not considering it myself at all. Never said I was either. Was asking other couples if they experienced it at all and how it was.

[Clockwork]

I have never been to a nudist camp and like to know what goes on in there whether the stories are true and it is very much not a sexual atmosphere that one might think. If you can add something to it, go for it.

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[2sure]

If nudist camps and naturists have anything in common with nude only beaches....unless you have a real thing for body hair or people who really let it all hang out over 40...they will have no effect on a visiting couples sex life.

[amaysngrace]

When we were little my dad and uncle use to take all us kids past the nudist beach in the boat and pretended they got lost.

[CarrieT]

When I was married (25+ years ago), my husband and I used to hang out at Black's Beach in San Diego - which is a known nudie beach - as well as Harbin Hot Springs which is clothing optional. '

 

As indicated, it is not a very sexy atmosphere at all. It is very much about getting back and in tune with nature and the elements. It is very freeing.

 

The thing about Black's, however, is that there is an area where men go to trade favors. At one point, I fell asleep on the beach and my husband went off to - ahem - get his rocks off. I learned all this later... There were also a TON of "dirty old men" who were there just to ogle naked women. They were very, very creepy.

[Nyla]

It is legal for a woman to be topless where I live.

 

When the law was passed, several women in my city walked around with no bras or tops on.

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[TaraMaiden]

I used to be a member of a naturist club, with my ex-H.

 

Beauty pageant - it isn't.

 

You get people from all walks of life, shapes, sizes and ages.

 

But very, very few adolescents.

It's in the teen years that body image develops, so it's hardly surprising kids of this age steer clear of self-exposure.

You'll get young kids, up to the age of 6 - 10, max... then adults, probably well into their late 20's/thirties.

 

No single people.

Many clubs ban single men and women from joining, for obvious reasons.

 

In a way, it's extremely liberating. You could be talking to a high court judge, a traffic warden, trash collector or university lecturer.

You don't know, the 'barrier' which enables you to immediately evaluate another human being, is laid bare.

 

No clothes, means no first impressions - you all look the smae, there.

A human body with various bits that dangle.

Gravitry is kinder to some than others, but apart from that....

 

Forget 'sexual arousal' licentiousness or lewdness.

 

It doesn't happen, these people are family people, and there because they feel completely comfortable within themselves.

 

You're not going to find lechery or covert desire there.

[mitchell]

Many of those clubs here where I live in Florida.

 

TM is correct. They really aren't what you think. It's really couples and families of all ages who just prefer a clothing optional lifestyle. These are not orgy fests.

 

Most do not allow single men to join for this reason.

[JamesM]

About ten to twelve years ago, I took a tour of a nudist camp nearby. I drove around with an older naked guy in a golf cart. I had my clothes on. It was kind of awkward to say the least.

 

As was said, it was not sexy. There were some naked women, but most were not sexually a turn on. I suppose if I knew them, then I might think differently, but driving and walking around among a bunch of older guys who were naked was not liberating to me. I did not feel the urge to join them. Even as I looked at the few women (who were with their husbands), I felt no urge to grab anyone of them. They may have all felt free, but I did not feel that I wanted their freedom.

 

It would be one thing to go to a nude beach where people strip to get a sun tan and a brief thrill. It is entirely another thing to walk among a group of middle aged and older folks who have shed their clothing for a lifestyle.

 

Unless you like walking naked and doing activities in the nude, I don't think this is what you think it is. And can you handle other men staring at your wife...even if it is in your imagination and not in theirs?

[standtall]

well, IMHO there is bad naked, and good naked. Unfortunately the bad naked covers doing life's more mundane activities nude....good naked is very rare. From my one 2 hr stroll on Orient beach in St. Martin 17 yrs ago, I have come to the conclusion that beach naked is bad naked.

Edited January 3, 2013 by standtall

[xxoo]

Make things more kinky?

 

If you are looking for kinky, swingers' parties would be more appropriate than nudists camps.

 

From what I've heard, the same issue of middled-aged hairiness applies to swingers' parties.

 

Not my thang

[Sugarkane]

From what I've heard, why is it mostly old people there?

[CarrieT]

From what I've heard, why is it mostly old people there?

Because they (we) are far more comfortable in our skin and relationships than the young...

 

Young, single people are more mindset that being nude has to involve sexual activity. Once you've been around the block (several dozen times), one realizes that life is more than just sexual proclivity and a naked body can be more than just a sexual vehicle.

[TaraMaiden]

It's not mostly old, although it IS rare to find people below the age of around 30.

For precisely the reasons CarrieT cited.

 

There's an apt saying in french:

 

"Je me sens bien dans ma peau" - I feel comfortable in my skin.

 

Many younger people immediately associate nakedness with intimacy, exposure and sensuality.

 

Older people know that those qualities are transitory. Far better to just realise that under all those layers of fabric, we all have breasts, belly buttons, hair and reproductive organs.

 

Like a fellow Naturist said to me, when meeting me by chance on a crowded train - "Oh, yes! Hello! Sorry, didn't recognise you with your clothes on!"

 

We knew what we meant - but the suspicions and wild imagination of fellow passengers must have been running riot!

I just laughed....

[BetrayedH]

I once went to Hedonism II in Jamaica. It's a nice all-inclusive resort with a sexy theme, clothing optional hot-tubs, a topless beach, and nude beach, and so forth.

 

I never imagined I would see so many fat, old, ugly white people. And I saw more dicks in one day than will ever happen again in my lifetime. Certainly not what my fraternity bros and I had expected or hoped for when we bought our day pass.

 

I decided to enjoy the premium drinks and relegated myself to the topless beach.

[CarrieT]

Many younger people immediately associate nakedness with intimacy, exposure and sensuality.

 

Older people know that those qualities are transitory. Far better to just realise that under all those layers of fabric, we all have breasts, belly buttons, hair and reproductive organs.

 

I'm just reiterating this point because it is so beautifully stated...

[TaraMaiden]

I once went to Hedonism II in Jamaica. It's a nice all-inclusive resort with a sexy theme, clothing optional hot-tubs, a topless beach, and nude beach, and so forth.

 

I never imagined I would see so many fat, old, ugly white people. And I saw more dicks in one day than will ever happen again in my lifetime. Certainly not what my fraternity bros and I had expected or hoped for when we bought our day pass.

 

I decided to enjoy the premium drinks and relegated myself to the topless beach.

One person's 'sexy theme' is obviously not everyone else's....

 

Classic Naturism.

Fat old ugly white people.

 

I would hasten to say though, that such appraisals are only skin deep.....

 

Most naturists I have encountered (and make that 'quite a lot') are easy-going, friendly, relaxed, generous community-minded people who are fun to be with and strangely, un-opinionated....

 

If you can appear in front of complete strangers and not worry about those extra inches round the waist, or those boobs which are ever-increasingly succumbing to gravity, believe me, you're pretty relaxed about most things, and like the quiet life, not really giving too much of a damn about 'the small stuff'....

[BetheButterfly]

I've never done it. I'm not totally comfortable with it and I don't think my wife would do it even if we were in another country. But does anybody do it here? And what does it do to your relationship? Strengthen it? Hurt it? Make things more kinky?

 

I am not a public nudist, but when other people are not around, I have no problem being nude with my husband in the beautiful Great Outdoors!!!

 

Before getting married, one of my favorite things to do was to swim nude, but I made sure nobody was around first.

 

So, I guess you could say I'm a private nudist and am very picky who sees me nude.

[BetheButterfly]

It's not mostly old, although it IS rare to find people below the age of around 30.

For precisely the reasons CarrieT cited.

 

There's an apt saying in french:

 

"Je me sens bien dans ma peau" - I feel comfortable in my skin.

 

Many younger people immediately associate nakedness with intimacy, exposure and sensuality.

 

Older people know that those qualities are transitory. Far better to just realise that under all those layers of fabric, we all have breasts, belly buttons, hair and reproductive organs.

 

That's a good explanation. However, there are other reasons too.

 

The reasons I am so picky about who sees me nude is because of the following:

 

1. I hate it when men oogle me. It highly annoys me. The only exception is when my husband (or before I was married, when a man I liked) devours me with his eyes.

2. Due to my spiritual belief, modesty is important to me.

3. Due to my culture, wearing clothes is seen as normal and expected.

 

So, although I understand your reasoning and think it's true for others, 1-3 are more why I am uncomfortable with public nudity.

 

Personally, I would love it if all people were like Adam and Eve without clothes and if all species on earth just ate plants instead of each other.

 

Because of this, I guess I could say I'm a wanna be naturist.

[BetrayedH]

One person's 'sexy theme' is obviously not everyone else's....

 

Classic Naturism.

Fat old ugly white people.

 

I would hasten to say though, that such appraisals are only skin deep.....

 

Most naturists I have encountered (and make that 'quite a lot') are easy-going, friendly, relaxed, generous community-minded people who are fun to be with and strangely, un-opinionated....

 

If you can appear in front of complete strangers and not worry about those extra inches round the waist, or those boobs which are ever-increasingly succumbing to gravity, believe me, you're pretty relaxed about most things, and like the quiet life, not really giving too much of a damn about 'the small stuff'....

 

I agree with you wholeheartedly. I'm a different man than the 20-something that visited there years ago.