"Sounding out" new acquaintances

[First_Disciple]

My roommate and I are both nude frequently, but we also have guests over all the time. If its someone who hasnt been over before, its kind of awkward to broach the subject and find out if casual nudity would bother them. So we hit upon an idea to encourage them to bring up the subject themselves. Theres a hot springs resort near here that everyone knows is clothing optional, so we took one of their business cards and stuck it on the kitchen wall. Now when people walk into the apt they see it on the wall and ask about it, even if they dont know that Orvis is nude friendly. It works pretty well.

Does anyone else have\"strategies\" for letting others in on your preferences?

[avion321]

No but that is deffinatly very creative and other ideas like that would be awsome.  Very nice.

[Aymz]

no real strategy here.  with some people, where i\'ve wanted to make them explicitly aware of it (for example, my flatmate), i\'ve been totally straight (\"i think there\'s something you should know, i\'m a practising naturist\" for example).  

with other people it\'s just been more casually dropped in to conversation (like, for example, on a hot day, saying \"oh, i can\'t wait to get home and out of my clothes\" or saying \"nothing wrong with walking round naked, i do it all the time at home\").  

then there\'s those who have found something out indirectly and ask me \"is it true you\'re a nudist\" or \"so do you really walk round naked at home then?\" and obviously they get an appropriate answer.

[reddragon]

No, been trying to figure out how to broach the subject with friends and family, and a clothing optional brochure just randomly left out would be a good way to \"accidently\" let everyone in on the freedom of naturism!   Thanks for the idea, and will try that soon!
Peace and love :y

[roversfan1]

My advice is to just drop it in the conversation when the opportunity arises and not make a big deal of it.

A workmate of mine recently asked what I was doing at the weekend and as it was I was going to a naturist swim so I told her I was meeting some mates and we were going to a pool and then to the pub. When she mentioned she didnt think pools were open late I explained it was a naturist swim and the place was hired. She was a bit surprised but accepted it and then the conversation moved on.

Obviously you will know the people better than we do but my advice is to be up front and open. Explain that you are both sometimes nude around the house and that you dress for people coming over. Their reaction to this will probably tell you whether to take the conversation further or not.

Hope this helps.

Ben

[reddragon]

Does help, but already know most of my friends think down on nudist, we have had some people free themselves from their clothing at our drum circles and usually get told very quickly to dress.....then I hear comments like they wouldn\'t mind but there are children around.   Have to speak my mind next time, kids usually prefer to be nude and don\'t notice anything out of ordinary until taught to do so.
     To be raised as a naturist would make things simpler.....that\'s the plan when we have a child.....I was that way as a child until taught otherwise!   Hope to make some naturist friends to be able to socialize with, without having to travel to south florida.

[jessie4289]

I don\'t know, I generally don\'t bring it up. Only my close friends and family know, and of course, other naturists. I just don\'t want it to come off as a sexual thing. Its not like I\'m trying to hide it or anything; I don\'t really care if people know, but I just don\'t bring it up usually.

Its going to be different for me next year when I go to college, because I\'ll probably end up in a dorm. I am so used to being able to be nude at home, so its going to be a little strange.

But I agree with Amy, its more of on a \"need to know\" basis. I certainly wouldn\'t want my entire school knowing, because I don\'t think most people would understand it or be mature about it, especially the boys.

Jessie

[NYGradGuy]

Theres a hot springs resort near here that everyone knows is clothing optional, so we took one of their business cards and stuck it on the kitchen wall. Now when people walk into the apt they see it on the wall and ask about it, even if they dont know that Orvis is nude friendly. It works pretty well.

WOW FirstDisciple that is an awesome strategy... I used to post little signs on the front of my room door that said stuff like \"Beyond this Point Clothing Optional, etc...\" But that didn\'t go over too well.

 I eventually just got to the point where I didn\'t care and would just tell people. And fortunately, my two best friends joined me at the beach. After that I don\'t really even mention it unless it happens to come up. Plus I have my own room now, so it\'s all good, ya know...