converting a friend

[tanning]

A couple I hang out with that I knew in college...we graduated 3 yrs ago so we are in our mid-late 20's now having gotten into nudism since college. We all lived together in college and saw each other naked then and it became no big deal. In the last year we have been spending as much time together naked..watching movies, tanning in the summer, hot tubbing....so on....we recently I asked my friends girlfriend if she had a friend for me, which she does now the tricky part trying to introduce her to the nudist lifestyle...we are not sure how to approach her or introduce or what? any ideas would be helpful.

Tanning

[tanning]

A couple I hang out with that I knew in college...we graduated 3 yrs ago so we are in our mid-late 20's now having gotten into nudism since college. We all lived together in college and saw each other naked then and it became no big deal. In the last year we have been spending as much time together naked..watching movies, tanning in the summer, hot tubbing....so on....we recently I asked my friends girlfriend if she had a friend for me, which she does now the tricky part trying to introduce her to the nudist lifestyle...we are not sure how to approach her or introduce or what? any ideas would be helpful.

Tanning

[P]

That is a good question. How do we go about introducing new people to the nudist liefstyle? I am fairly new to be naked around the house and I would like to hang out with friends this way too. Unfortunately, I seem to be the only person comfortable in my naked body. Any suggestions?

[DoctorSurferDude]

You can't hide that for long at all. Go on a date....if it goes well, ask her out again. (if it doesn't go well, then it won't matter) By 2nd or 3rd date, whenver it feels comfortable, ask her what she thinks about nudism. She will give you an answer....if it is negative, you have a choice. If it is positive, then you have your answer and you should tell her about your friends.

[tinner666]

Just say that you sit around the house nude and like going to nude beaches, or whereever. Leave a copy of Travel Naturally or the AANR Bulletin on the coffee table.
It's not nearly the same as saying you like torturing people in your 'off time'.

[garbo]

This is a touchy subject and should be handled delicately. Assuming that nudism is important to you, asking in a non-threatening way what she thinks of nudism is is probably the best way to address the subject. This will give her a clear understanding of "your" priority as well. Many people have specific ideas as to whether they are or are not open to nudism and you will know soon enough whether the two of you are on the same page.

[Agde]

Tanning << Don't worry about it too much. One idea -- next time you guys feel like hot tubbing, invite her, mention that you guys usually hottub au natural, ask if she minds and let her know that she can wear whatever she wants -- whatever's comfortable, no pressure! Same thing applies to the beach or wherever. When I was in college and just after, our friendship group was mixed and at the beach or hiking, for instance, some stripped, some partially and some not. The key thing was just keeping things completely relaxed and normal [ie. non-sexual) and a matter of personal choice. If you guys are comfortable and don't make a big deal of it, she will sense it right away, relax and probably enjoy trying it out. Eventually nobody in our group bothered to pack a swimsuit for the beach or dress up if somebody happened to drop by the house. Nobody was "converted", it was just normal.

[garbo]

quote:

Originally posted by Agde:
Eventually nobody in our group bothered to pack a swimsuit for the beach or dress up if somebody happened to drop by the house. Nobody was "converted", it was just normal.

How cool is that. Maybe we should all move to France!

[Agde]

garbo << We always welcome more naturist immigrants in France! But my little anecdote was actually from when I was living in northern California!

[stomper69]

I agree with the Dr..But,go on a double date with your college freinds and at some point bring up plans of going to a resort or hot tubbing later that night.By her reaction you'll know if she's O.K. with it.If not,then at least now she knows her freind and two others are nudists and everyone can continue on.

[stomper69]

Also,like Agde mentioned,it's not about conversion,but acceptance.She might not be comfortable nude but alright being around nude people.