Two things non-nudists don't understand about the lifestyle are:

1. How can we not be aroused by seeing other people, including even family, nude all the time?
2. How is cuddling and hugging appropriate when members of the family are naked?

Simple answers to these from my experience is that

1. People basically don't get aroused by their family members because of acclimatisation to being around them - and being around them naked. I would only get turned on if something particularly arousing happened, e.g if I overheard intercourse (it can happen, lol).

That being said, a bit after I hit puberty i would get erections from seeing my mother or sister at home. But it's well documented that even in clothed homes people can base some of their sexual attraction on the people closest to them - you get over it quickly.

1. Now revisiting the title of the post: there is a distinct difference between a romantic/sexual embrace and a familial or friendly one. A romantic hug seeks to press closer to the other person at the chest, and/or at the hips. Hands linger more, caressing occurs and certain areas like the lower back or hips might be touched.

When embracing my own family, they would point out what is a polite limit of closeness, and they would basically remind me of it every time we hugged, until I just knew it from practice. The main thing to keep in mind is don't be squashing into the other person's breasts (if it can be helped), and don't press penis against penis.

I wonder if anyone else had this? Don't feel pressured to share, because i know it's hard to talk about 😄.

I think the other thing worth mentioning though is that my family wasn't nude 100% of the time at home, anyway, so don't picture it as a permanent nudist bootcamp.

I have a feeling that meeting other nudists in their element, and later seeing how they dress in public, gives me unique insight into why they like dressing that way. Some people like to make their clothing as light as possible - thinner shirts, wearing shorts - yearning for when they can be naked again, whereas others almost compensate for the time spent nude by dressing elaborately in clothed society.

In contrast to clothed society, the sexiest thing someone can wear is their underwear + a t-shirt. I really like the way that the diagonal lines of briefs can highlight the shapes of someone's body, and create a boundary between the legs and torso, exentuating both in equal measure. Also, it just looks comfy.

Because my family was way more relaxed with clothing, it took me a while to realise that stuff like going commando can be frowned upon, or that tank tops were supposed to be 'sexy.'

To be honest, my family and friends have always said I'm quite into fashion. I had a elective class on it in 8th grade and I was the only boy in the class 🫣.

::: spoiler I think what I want this post to highlight is that nudists (partial or total) don't necessarily hate clothes. Rather, we have a relationship with them which is more akin to ancient peoples. This is a tangent, but did you know...

• Human civilisation frequently had people strolling around naked until, I think, medieval times? In Rome and fertile crescent civilisations, slaves might not get to own their own clothes, and it was warm enough for them to go bare. If you picture the clothing of ancient Greece and Rome, you'll realise that they were essentially partially nude the whole time - the male toga had a gap through which it showed a lot of their torso.
• 1st + 2nd world societies as recent as 1930, like Russia and japan and Britain, had regions where women would bare their breasts freely when engaging in manual labour together (think food or firewood gathering) I find this quite fascinating but it only hits you if recounted in full context, and I'm just simplifying it off the top of my head.
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7/17-7/20 at Penn Sylvan (PSHS) in Mohnton PA, about an hour-hour and a half outside of Philly

No lineup announced yet that I could find.

Haven't attended myself yet, but I saw some people post about it last year and it sounded like a fun time. Seems like a smaller festival that doesn't really get any big names.

Also of note-

It's their 80 year anniversary

They've chosen not to raise their rates this year

Rates are 50% off during their "shoulder seasons" in May and September

Still kind of dipping my toes into social nudity, but I made my way there twice last year and had a great time and look forward to going back. Last year I camped out for their beer fest and came up for the day one other weekend.

For those who have strong opinions one way or the other, they do have a pretty active community of swingers, I was asked a few times if I was in "the lifestyle," but it never felt pushy and never made anything weird, and everything out in the open stayed pretty much PG except for the fact that everyone was naked.

I've heard that some of the regulars can get kind of cliquey that wasn't my experience, but I haven't been there enough to really comment on that.

Hopefully I'll see some of you around this year.

These are real thoughts and situations I faced before concluding I'm a nudist.

• When the weather is comfortable, you'd rather be nude outside than clothed
• You have a dislike for winter because it's too cold to be nude
• You get a new roommate or join a dorm, and your first thought is "Darn, guess I can't be nude anymore"
• When the weather is comfortable, you usually only get clothed to be in public
• You ask a friend if they would be nude all day if they lived alone. You find out they wouldn't. You answered the opposite.
• You forget if you're even wearing clothes, until you feel a breeze, or grab your waist
• You dream about being nude in public, but instead of being scared or anxious, you're indifferent or proud or happy
• You dream you are slowly losing clothing, and while you're focused on finding them, you give up and just accept that you're nude, or just don't care
• You are curious about (or even interested participating in) communal nudity

(I first posted on Reddit)

I have some questions I haven't seen answered elsewhere. I'm asking in sincere curiosity, and to shed light on ambiguity.

1. Is casually fondling genitals normal in nudist places, or is there implied rules that you just don't touch your genitals?

I think theres a difference in masturbating vs. Holding or fondling for comfort.

1. If nudity was the default, how would Public places change, if at all?

2. If nudity was the default, should people be raised with clothing being optional/determined by weather/work/necessity?

Children in non nude families will be bullied to wear clothes, first by parents, then by society. Children in nude families can be bullied for the opposite reason, so they feel obligated to not wear clothes in order to fit in and not be harassed.

In a normal world, I think clothes would just be optional: you can go out nude, or fully clothed, and nobody would care. It would be a non issue.

UPDATE: Ownership will be transferred to @paul and the instance will remain active, announcement post

Ninja, the owner of the instance, is retiring from naturist advocacy for personal reasons, and is therefore closing the instance. He mentions he's open to transferring admin to somebody else as long as his data privacy concerns about the transfer are addressed, otherwise the instance closes in July.

pl.nudie.social is only one of two Mastodon instances oriented towards the naturist community, the other being body.social, which is notorious for not requiring Content Warnings for nudity, which naturally puts it at odds with other Fediverse instances.

Hi everyone!

I've been living in Georgia (Sakartvelo) country for last 1.5 years. And it seems like there are no any nudist/naturist places or activities here.

So, I would like to ask the community: do you know any naturist, nudist or clothing optional campings, beaches, hotels or guesthouses here in Georgia country?

I went recently to naturist beach in the Orient Bay in Saint Martin and I highly recommend it!

Hey, I'm planning to go to Tenerife to some nudist beach next weekend. Any recommendations? I like small hidden places, ideally with some facilities, where it's safe and easy going atmosphere. Ideally places where locals and regulars would hang out. Not sexual, where people of all ages and shapes hang out, both young and old, couples and singles, enjoying nature in peace. Any hints?

1. If you had the opportunity to appear naked in a netflix show talking about nudism, would you do it? and why?

2. What are some thoughts that you would like to make the world aware about nudism?

I and my girlfriend went to Portugal this week and spent some time on one of their nude beaches. Not many people, and it was nice to get into the ocean. How was your weekend?

We had our annual skinnydip record attempt on saturday, with a total of 367 people in the pool at the same time. This did not break our record of last year, which was our all time high of 371.