I love talking to first time nudists.
And, I don't know if it's fate's way of reminding me that I needed to update my blog, or perhaps it's the season and the weather, or maybe some stars are aligning somewhere in the universe; but it seems to me that lately I've been meeting more and more first-timers.
For example, on three very recent, but separate occasions, I have met couples in the conversation pool literally moments after they first arrived here at Paradise Lakes. As the pool's name implies, it's fairly easy to strike up a conversation there. When I find out that people are there for the first time, I usually introduce myself and try to make them feel welcome.
I often use a standard line which many of my friends are probably sick of hearing, but it seems to work well for those who have just, for the first time, taken the plunge out of their clothes and into the water: "The second hardest thing you'll ever do as a nudist is take your clothes off in front of other people for the first time. The hardest thing you'll ever do, is put them back on. "
That plunge is something that all nudists have in common. I took mine 21 years ago this summer in those very same waters.
I find that absorbing the infectious enthusiasm of newbie nudists to be very refreshing and rejuvenating.
Those three couples are all very different people, but here is what they all have in common with many other nudists including myself.
It's a process really. It starts with a long time curiosity about what it must be like in a nudist resort. After perhaps years of saying "I could never do that," one day the person might just say "well maybe I could."
In the case of couples, one person has got to propose the idea to the other. In the case of these couples, it was the guy who made the suggestion. And in no case did he have to dodge a flying skillet.
The desire, the courage, the opportunity, the ability, and perhaps more of that star alignment stuff all came together to make it happen. And, boom, there they were -- in most cases naked -- in the conversation pool. I just happened to have the privilege of being there to share the moment with them.
In this extremely limited survey, which is destined to be published in UNSCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, two thirds of the folks said that they were fairly comfortable with almost from the beginning. One third said that it took a little longer.
Here's the good news. Within a very short time 100% of them said that they wereVERY COMFORTABLE!
Like so many of us who weren't sure exactly what we were looking for when we came to a nudist resort, we all somehow found it. So many have said the exact same thing in so many different ways. Basically, it boils down to things like relaxation and liberation in a fun community of mutual respect.
100% of the three couples said that they wondered why it took so long for them to get here, but that they would be back as soon as possible.
I've seen that same scenario play out time, and time again, and I never get tired of it.
If you have an interest and curiosity about nudism, but have never experienced it, maybe this blog post will serve as your "well maybe I could do that" moment. Who knows? Maybe I'll see you sometime in the Paradise Lakes conversation pool.
