I am a nudist. Having been to several nudist resorts, Ive experienced a lot. Nudistists ALWAYS say that the lifestyle isnt about sex. I disagree. While being naked isnt necessarily sexy, I find that being naked around others is inherently about sex. Your thoughts?
I've heard nudists say that but I've also wondered how you can be naked around other nudists and sex isn't an option... unless nudists are in denial of the potential for sex. I'm no nudist but I don't have much in the way of modesty and walking around my home wearing my birthday suit is no big deal for me and sometimes I'll do it just to push my old lady's buttons just to watch her lose her shit - and sex may or may not be on my mind in those no-clothes moments. I suppose that I can get my head around nudism as a lifestyle type of thing because it's like any other lifestyle type of thing: It's either your thing or it ain't. Put me in a room with naked people and I know my mind is going to go straight into the gutter even though I am aware that nudists think it's rude to look at their nakedness as an invitation for sex...
I have spent a fair amount of time at nude beaches, hot springs and the like. In a very, very short time the lack of clothing becomes 2nd nature and not associated with sexual behavior. In all the years at locations where people were publicly nude, only once did I experience a mental arousal with a woman. It was disconcerting, didn’t include any physical arousal, and rapidly passed. Nudity is not about sex or a passport to inappropriate behavior in the vast majority of people.
Naturalist usually are nudist purist. They seek to be one with nature and they own skin. Conversely, nudist are also open to sexual adventure. My wife and I are both. We have lived in a rainforest and were nude most of the time. We also love to be nude with others and sexual connection do happen. It’s human natural to connect.
Really? Sexuality doesnt even occur in these situations? Ummm..BS. When I see a cock or a pussy, I think of what might happen.
I'm a naturist. I love being outside in the elements while nude. There's no better feeling, besides orgasm, than sitting nude on a rock in a stream with the sun shinning down on you. It's a rather erotic and sexual feeling. I'm a nudist. I hate wearing clothes and avoid them most of the time. I do so around the house, the beach, and at resorts. Don't care if I'm seen as sex object or not. Like I do when observing a clothed woman I will look over a nude woman and wonder what sex would be like with her. Make a proposition and I will be more than happy to enjoy sex with her. Those who enjoy naturism and or nudism fend off the association of sex in order to justify their lifestyle with textile lovers. If you disconnect sex with nudity it seems that it becomes easier to be accepted by people who just don't understand. Trouble is this disconnect only makes the naturism/nudism community feel good about themselves and doesn't make one bit of difference with the general public.
I've (53M) been to Haulover a few times. I like to tell myself that I go so that I can be free. I enjoy being nude. But, I cannot lie. Seeing women and other men nude does stir up sexual urges. The experience gives me great material for my masturbation time.
In my experience, guys are much more likely to engage in sex at nudist venues than women. Usually we find a secluded spot and go for it. Very thrilling, especially outdoors.
When people ask me, I always say nudism is not more or less about sex than anything else. Let's not pretend we're not having sexual feelings, but I think on a clothed beach and in bars there's more teasing and sex appealing behavior than on a nude beach.
I’m a nudist, and despite what some say about it not equating to sex, I really enjoy a sexually-charged atmosphere in a clothes-free setting. Even though you really never see anything happening in the open, it wouldn’t bother me at all if it did. When everyone is naked together like that, your mind will naturally start to go in that direction.
Several years ago, a friend and I decided to spend some time visiting a number of nudist/clothing optional resorts. The clothing optional places always seemed to have an underlying sexual vibe to them. And people tended to be a bit more open. At the nudist places on the other hand, she and I couldn't help but notice that in the morning near gathering places like a club house or pool. People would be on their soapboxes going on about how nudism and sex had no connection. Funny how in the evening those same men and women after having had a drink or two would be the first ones to be sexually forward towards other members (seems like there should be a joke in there somewhere lol). The hypocrisy was not lost on us.
That exactly what we found as well. One resort was so strict… you couldn’t show affection to your wife or have jewelry on your genitalia. They had there policy police stationed around and ready to report you. But as you said, they would drop hints later in the day. We never went back. We are lifestyle nudist and love it.
Interesting that they'd get to preaching that sex and nudity had no connection when, obviously, it's a lie and not even a clever one. Can you be naked with someone - or a bunch of someones - and sex isn't on the table? Yes. Are we pre-programmed to become aroused around naked people? Uh-huh. What, during the day, nudism can't be sexual but at night? That's somehow different? And I'm not talking or asking about sex in public or some wild and crazy orgy... but I wouldn't doubt that these things could happen. If you want to run around nude but think that someone seeing you isn't going to have sexual interest in you, something's wrong with the way you're thinking and just because you think the two things aren't connected doesn't mean that they really are disconnected.
Humans are an animal species. How many other animal species are obsessed with covering up their bodies, even at times when there is no environmental reason for doing so? Once a person fully experiences the freedom of not being controlled by societal body shaming, non-monogamous sexual activity also becomes far less taboo.
I agree. That last paragraph speaks volumes. We truly enjoy being naked around our likeminded friends and if sex happens it’s viewed with compersion. No judgement… No jealousy.
Life is about sex, everything comes down to sex. Nothing wrong with that some people want to overthink life and that’s fine.
It's not only body shaming but slut shaming as well; if you loving having sex, well, you're a slut or a dog and it's fucked up that you can't commit to just having sex with one person and all that silly-assed nonsense that our morality maintains is the right way for everyone to be.
Fortunately, my lovers have been willing to ignore the monogamy rules and keep our encounters private. One of those lovers explicitly told me that the best way to pursue free love is to stay safe and never "kiss and tell".
I think I agree with you. I love being nude with people and it's primarily about the freedom and body positivity. I'll do it with anyone of any gender and body type. But it is silly to deny that our brains are going to have some sexually based reaction to being nude with someone else (even just a teeny tiny bit.) The two habitually nude-friendly female friendships I've had were never about an attraction or wanting to take it to a sexual place. They were about comfort but also the silly fun of it. But you know what Freud would say about why innocent silly intergender fun is fun... It's bodily exploration and that don't come from a very conscious or controllable place in our brains.
