"Sure, some people might believe they are offended by nude bathers,
but, if you never encounter anything that offends you in your
community, you are not living in a free society."
- Corky Stanton
Step 1: Start at Home
Sounds simple, but if you aren't
comfortable being nude around the house, you probably won't be
comfortable being nude around others. No big deal. Just try not to be
so compulsive about getting dressed when you don't need to be. If you
aren't going anywhere, stay nude after bathing. If you aren't already
doing it, start sleeping in the nude. Remove your clothes as casually
as you remove your shoes. Being nude is the ultimate in casual dress,
indulge yourself.
Gradually "let down your guard"
around your spouse and kids, and let them feel at ease about doing
likewise. If you have a private enough back yard or pool, try
skinny-dipping or sunning at off times until you feel comfortable
doing it on a regular basis. Don't worry about the neighbors. If they
invade your privacy, make nothing of it. If it seems normal to you,
they will accept it as part of the package and will more likely
question their own problem with it, rather than make a big deal of it.
Why not just stop there? For many,
that's as far as they go. In a way, their walls and fences become
their more comfortable, roomier clothes. Families members have fewer
barriers between them, and home becomes a place where one's appearance
is unconditionally accepted. Everyone can just be themselves.
But many of us feel constrained being
"closet nudists". Like everyone else, we want who we are, what we look
like, and what we do, to be accepted by others. In return, we don't
mind extending the same courtesy.
The (not so)
Big Step With Nudism
You have two main choices for your
first experience. Visit a public nude beach, or a private park/resort.
Both have advantages and disadvantages. An accepted nude beach usually
is usually secluded, offers anonymity, and requires no commitment.
Beachgoers usually stay to themselves, which can be either an
advantage or disadvantage. The downside is there aren't many worry
free, legal, nude beaches in the US and many other parts of the world.
Private parks have the advantage of being protected environments where
being nude within the park is unquestionably legal and safe. Since
these establishments are privately owned, management has full
authority to refuse to admit, or to ask anyone to leave, as they see
fit. This gives people a powerful incentive to behave properly, lest
that visit be their last. You might initially feel like feel like a
stranger amongst friends, but the barriers to getting to know people
there are much lower than you'd expect. You'll soon feel more at home
than you would in a similar "textile" (clothed) situation.
Short Reading About Nude Culture
Although I have been sleeping nude since my early teens, my first experience with social nudity just took place in August 1998. I had been reading about nudism on the Internet and grew curious how being a nudist might actually feel. I was going to San Francisco on business and did a search for Bay Area nude beaches. Having a free day in the Bay Area, I chose to try Baker Beach, just South of the Golden Gate Bridge.
I parked in the crowded lot adjacent to the textile part of the beach. Then, wearing a t shirt and trunks, I walked onto the beach till I reached wet sand. I hiked North along the water’s edge toward the Golden Gate, still not sure where the nude portion of the beach would start. The view along Baker Beach is truly spectacular! I began to see some naked buns up ahead on the wide, sandy beach. Then, there I was among a whole bunch of nude sunbathers! There were also some fully clothed people on that section of beach, walking dogs, just enjoying the ocean, or gawking at the nudists. Also, there were several groups of Asian surf fishermen. They had their lines out in the surf, the poles held upright by metal supports driven into the sand. The fishermen seemed content to fish and talk among themselves, ignoring the walkers and the nudists altogether.
I made my way to a large outcropping of rocks that sort of mark the end of Baker Beach. There, I was faced with where to go and what to do next. Still in a t shirt and trunks, I walked up into the soft sand and began to look for an inconspicuous spot to sit and map out my plan of action, or inaction. There were people in groups of 2, 4, or more along the bank at the back edge of the sand. I picked a vacant area along the bank where there were both men and women. There were two couples a short distance from me, nearer the water. One couple was nude, the other man was nude and his companion was topless. Another group of obvious veteran nudists were setting up a volleyball net in front of the couples.
I removed my shirt and sat down on the towel, trying to gather up my courage. There were so many butterflies in my stomach, my scalp tingled and my throat went totally dry. Some other people, I noticed, also had on trunks so nobody seemed to notice my plight. I did not want to be branded a gawker, so I decided to count to three, then take off my trunks. 1,2,3, Nothing! I was frozen in place. 1,2,3, still frozen! I must have counted to 90 by threes. That ploy, obviously, was not going to work. I then decided that whoever said the first time is easier for men than women had grossly overgeneralized!
After sitting on my towel like a stone statue for about 20 minutes, I finally got up the courage to carefully ease my trunks off without getting up. Nobody cheered, nobody giggled, nobody cared! I was now sitting completely naked among a hundred or more other people. The sky did not fall! My first reaction was one of relief. My second reaction was, Hmmm, this does feel pretty good. Third reaction, I think I might like this. Fourth reaction after another 30 minutes, Wow, I know I like this!
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