NSFW- (maybe) Who is really comfortable being nude?

I don’t understand how some people can be comfortable like that. I can only be comfortable in the nude if I know the person well and have established that type of relationship with them. I don’t have a hideous body, but I would rather not put it all out there.

I had a roommate like that. He’d be naked around his girlfriend and would walk to the bathroom without putting on a towel or anything; one time I came up him studying in his room naked, with the lights dimmed. It was…interesting… ;) And I don’t think most people would be comfortable; he’s the only person I’ve ever known who was like that.

When I was younger and thinner I was definitely fine being half naked. I am not a fan of total nudity except at home.

@JLeslie What made it fine for you? Were you just comfortable with the way you looked and kinda pleased that people would be into you half naked, or did you just gloss over the things you are weird-ed out by now?

What do you mean by half naked? I don’t want to be totally naked around anyone but my boyfriend really. Half naked is okay though. I am totally fine not wearing a shirt (assuming I have a bra or something on the top) and being around people, but I’d prefer to not not be wearing pants. I have always been a little self conscious of my ass even though everyone else has always seemed to love it. Just one of those things society and magazines reamed into my brain when I was 13 that I could never get over. So thats about it.

I’m perfectly happy to strip down for my doctor. Sadly, she hasn’t shown the least interest in the show outside evaluating my current medical condition. I’d be horrified to find myself naked in some inappropriate place, like on the T or walking down Washington Ave. in Boston. One of my worst nightmares was being in the middle of a football field with nothing but a half a loincloth on. In other words, it was a waist strap with one cloth flap hanging down. I could cover my pubic area, and the crowd behind me would roar in laughter at seeing my naked ass. I would swivel the panel around back, and the crowd in front of me would roar over seeing my cock.

I’d feel just as exposed posing for pictures I knew would be posted on the Internets. My Lord, even George W. Bush might find those. Of course if I had the body of a young porn star and decided to make my living using it in porn, I’d just say, “What the hell. Let em look. I’ll cry all the way to the bank.”

Alot of beach goers are comfy. Confident people who know what they got. Usually if you can appreciate it on someone else, then you can appreciate it on yourself, and know what you have.

I had a killer body back in the day, and was more than happy to parade around in a very tiny bikini. I think it has to do with self-confidence, which, at least in this context, comes from being comfortable with your body.

Maybe people who see nothing wrong with being naked. If you think about it, we all came into the world naked. It is our culture that shames many of us into not wanting to be seen naked. Perhaps the people you are referring to managed to escape feeling that shame. Or once felt it, but decided to take an “I’m not letting you control me anymore, naked shaming culture!” attitude towards it…

I am not very comfortable being nude. The only person who sees me, in all my glory, is my partner.

I’ve always been this way, since childhood. I’ve gained some weight in the last 10 years (from being sick) but I know that’s not the reason. Before then, I was tiny and had a nice toned body (mainly from dancing, swimming and cycling). Even then, I was not comfortable wearing a one piece swim suit…let alone a bikini! I’ve never been comfortable in anything less than shorts and a t-shirt. I’m quite positive it comes from a long history of sexual abuse.
As I’m finally losing the weight now, I know I won’t be sporting a bikini…like, ever. That being said, I have nothing against those who do. It’s just not my thing.

My partner… she’s even more uncomfortable with showing skin (she’s fine in front of me though). The woman does not even own a pair of shorts. She would never go swimming unless she could wear a shirt and track pants (those noisy nylon-like pants). She doesn’t even like wearing sandals. She is very tiny and thin-boned but has a pudgy belly. I think her discomfort with nudity also stems from being sexually abused throughout her childhood.

I’ve got a close friend who walks around her house nude all the time – though not in front of company. She prefers nudity. She’s quite overweight and fine with her body.

I’m not comfortable with my own body fully clothed. However, if I looked like this, I’d go grocery shopping naked if they let me.

I have no problem with it, but being photographed might be going too far. You never know where the photos will turn up.

@Imadethisupwithnoforethought I had a good body was probably part of it. At home my mom, sister and I, and for that matter also with my girlfriends, we would easily change clothes in front if each other. On Miami Beach (South Beach) I used to go topless. As a young adult I lived in FL where people are barely covered all the time.

But, even as a little girl I was never very modest. We wore bikinis when I was a young child. Although, usually I wore a one piece because I swam and dove, it was a prectical thing. Even my grandparents never made a thing about “covering up.” or dressing mdestly, but they would not have been ok with dressing in an unbecoming or sleezy way. On my mom’s side they are artists, and have the appreciation for the human form, which I have a feeling had some influence, and they spent time abroad, and were liberal generally, so there was never a negative message about our bodies; our bodies were beautiful.

I’m fine with total nudity, and fine when dressed in a becoming manner. I am terribly uncomfortable in clothing that shows my body’s flaws.

At least when I’m completely nude, the package tells a story. I plainly have the body of a woman who has borne and nourished children. And I’m fine with that. Muffin tops and quad-boob, not so much.

I’ve always been acutely aware that my body is wrong – as in the wrong gender, but so long as the people I am with are aware that I’m transsexual, and provided it’s warm enough, I’m comfortable with being naked. In fact I attend a monthly local swim for transsexuals that is top-optional, I frequently don’t bother with a top and I swim in just mens trunks.

I’m more than happy to be naked, save for one thing…whenever I dispense with clothing my penis thinks it’s sexy-time & readies itself for action, whether it’s forthcoming or not.
This rampant erection would leave me embarrassed & make it hard to feel at ease.

I’m fine with it, too. I am not self-conscious much at all, even surprised my doctor by telling him he could come in, while I was pulling my blouse down, I embarassed the poor guy but I didn’t think a thing about it.

Unlike @ucme I just love being nude, nothing sexual about it to me.

Not my fault dick has a mind of his own.

As a child I never wanted to be clothed. I sleep nekkid and am fine parading around my house naked. I am comfortable being naked with partners and would consider it odd not to be. Unless there was some costumeness involved.

But I never even owned shorts until last year. Purtanical upbringing and all.

I had a boyfriend who wanted to post pictures on a site, wasn’t even option. Now my body isn’t as hot as my teen years but I still love the freedom and feel. In my own comfort zones anyway.

Adapting. Might as well.

I am happy to get changed in front of people and shower in front of people. I don’t try and hide my body in changing rooms for example. I would say I am fairly comfortable being nude although I am sure there are some situations when I wouldn’t be.

I’m fine with being naked, but not in public, not that the occasion has ever come up. I’m more comfortable now than I was in my youth. I was more self conscious then about a lot of things than I am now.

I actually feel very comfortable with being nude. When I’m by myself I tend to take off most of my clothes. When changing in the locker room, I don’t ever hide myself. My body is far from perfect but I don’t care enough to try to cover up.

I’m a very shy and private person so I don’t even feel comfortable being half naked around people although I have no problem with my body. I’m perfectly fine being naked around my pets at home though, I used to be shy around them for some reason but not anymore.

@Argonon Rodney Dangerfield had a joke about his pets. He was making love to his wife and he noticed the dog watching. The dog yawned. Rodney said “I’m sorry I’m boring you.” His wife said “It’s okay, I’m used to it”.

My dog sees me naked all the time. She just glances at me and moves on.

^ @chyna we all know you are hot. No need to brag about even other species checking you out.

@chyna She just doesn’t swing that way.

I don’t do naked well myself in public, but each year we go to a large hippie festival camp out where clothing is optional. My first time I was a bit unsure of what to do when confronted by a good looking man at the entry gate who had a hat on, just a hat, he was sun smart, very important in Australia!
Nowadays I meet up with people in the camp kitchen getting morning coffee chatting away, some clothed others not, it becomes a non issue very quickly, but I keep my gear on! There is absolutely nothing sexual about these events just freedom of expression in a safe environment. And my what a great education for the children in finding out the wide variety that constitutes Normal!