How do your feelings on personal nudity fit with how you were raised?

I saw an article recently on this topic and it asked for opinions. That was a quite different group, so I am curious how GaG members would answer. The article divided the families into naked and not naked, but included so many things into the mix that it confused that distinction. Like do you leave the bathroom door open while using the toilet? That means something, but could be totally different from the naked thoughts. So, are you comfortable with being nude in front of others. Your family? Your SO? Your kids? Your friends? And how were things when you were growing up? Was your family casual about their bodies? Could you enter the bathroom while they were showering? Did members of the family travel between shower and bedroom naked? Or if nakedness was taboo, was toplessness or underwear okay? Did your upbringing cause you to be the same? The opposite? It didn't matter? If you answer anonymously, please tell what country/culture you come from. That makes a difference.
I was raised where nudity or partial nudity was okay and I still live that way.
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Raised with nudity okay, but now I am the opposite.
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Nudity was taboo, but now I am comfortable with it.
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Nudity was taboo and I still wear several layers of clothing before others can see me.
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I find the number of responses to be funny. The original article came from a web series on apartment living and decorating, so it was completely out of where one might expect it, yet it got pages of responses from people of all walks of life.
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Yet in this forum under the topic of Sexual Behavior it is getting so few responses.
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  • I really don't know haha but I'll try to answer as best I can. I remember I used to take baths with my mom until I was about eight. As soon as my body started to change it was a different story but me and my mom were always extremely close. We shared a bed from the time I was out of a crib until I was ten and got my own room. My brother walks around in a shirt and underwear sometimes but thats usually only if he's just getting out of bed to use the washroom. My mom is always fully clothed now. My other brother will always wear clothes unless he's in the washroom, even sleeps in jeans if he didn't bring sweats home with him from work. I'm generally clothed. I sleep in my underwear and whatever shirt I wore that day but if I have to get out of bed I put on PJ pants. I'm more open around my friends I think but that might just have something to do with being a girl and constantly changing when I'm with them. I do love my body, don't get me wrong, but privacy has always been big in my mind. When I was younger and not so comfortable with my body I would go into the other room to change at sleepovers or find something to block with haha. I even wore shorts over my swim suit for a long time, then I started to realize I was actually a lot more attractive than quite a few people and lost the shorts haha. Moral of the story: at one point in my life I was fine with nudity around grown women, then I was slightly more insecure, and now it just depends on what social situation I'm in. Also, I'm Canadian and underage so clothing optional places are just a strict no, mostly because they don't exist up here I'm pretty sure and wearing very little clothing (ie. short shorts or crop tops) is very limited to 2 months of the year. I would go back and reorganize my thoughts for you so it makes more sense but frankly I'm just too lazy and I'd rather write this sentence.

    • You say you are underage but your profile is 18 to 24. So how old are you. And am I correct that you are still living with your mother and siblings? It sounds like your father has not been in the household pretty much all your life. I understand that where you are it is a bit cold to enjoy nude beaches. So tell me, if you were to go on vacation with a girl that was a good friend of yours to a country where nudity in the household was common, and she was staying with family that was often nude or partially nude in the house, would you be comfortable with that. That would tell how comfortable you are with nudity now.

    • I'm 14 but when I joined I didn't know there was an under 18 option and I have enough xp that making a whole new account just makes no sense. I still live with my mom and one of my brothers. Another brother is home for 4 days at a time every 10 days. And my other four siblings weren't included in anything related to this. I only met my father once and that was this summer for about an hour. One of my friends will just walk around in her underwear. I'm fine with it honestly but I wouldn't join in unless I felt obligated to.

  • My folks are kind of old hippies so when we were kids we were naked all the time, we lived in the middle of nowhere so there was no issue about offending people with our little bums. My mom would get changed in front of us and sunbathe topless, that wasn't a bug issue. I've changed my top in front of my brothers and dad and there was never any embarrassment. I wouldn't walk around topless in front of them or take my panties off or anything. Toilet is private, and shower is private with my family but with my SO it doesn't matter. He sees me completely naked every day and I see him, we take showers together and use the toilet (for a wee) if he's in the bath/shower. We'll laze about the house with very little on too if the weather is hot.

    • Assuming you have kids one day, how do you think you will raise them? Pretty much as it went in your parent's family? And how are your feelings concerning non-family - like using a hot tub naked or going to a nude beach?

    • I wouldn't be that comfortable with full nudity but around friends I'd go topless if it didn't make other people uncomfortable. I doubt I would in front of male friends, but female friends yeah, sure. With regards to kids I think they should feel comfortable with the human body and with their own in particular. That doesn't mean exposing them unnecessarily but it would be sad if a child was shocked to see his mom's breasts by accident.

  • Nudity was always okay in my family. I remember taking showers, with my parents until a was about 6, (I still sometimes take showers with my mom of we are in a rush for things) and I've changed in front of my dad/ been in the bathroom while he's been showering (and vise versa). And it has never Bern an issue. I walk around the house naked (or partially naked) and sleep in the nude most of the time. I will continue to do so, as long as my soson doesn't have a problem. If he ever seems concerned with my nudity, I'll change behavior, but for now. Its okay.

    • Sounds like a healthy upbringing. And how your son develops on this will be pretty much how you act about it and how openly you explain anything he needs to learn, especially the answers to his questions. Just be sure he learns that not all people feel the same way and to use discretion. You will possibly face other questions/problems when you find someone to share your life with, but even if the couples have different views, they usually can find happy middle ground.

    • Well I'm in a relationship with the father of my son, and although he usually wears clothes, he has no problem with me not doing so. I would like to ensure that it never become a a huge deal when my son is older, but only he will know how comfortable he is with the naked body.

    • That ties in with what I was asking - how ones upbringing affects their life later as far as nudity and body acceptance.

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  • Not really a fan of wearing shirts , but where I am , shirts aren't really optional.
    Kinda hope it were tho.

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  • I was in a spa in Zurich the other day.. and in the area where the hot tubs and ice baths were everybody was totally nude! In Europe they don't play! :D

    • How did you feel you fit in? And are you comfortable nude around others that you trust?

    • To be honest I love spa days! And i have no problem being nude at spas or beaches when I travel overseas so I def fit in. I love my body so I have no problem embracing it! :D The perks about being a tourist is no one knows you so you feel better about being nude. Its so relaxing to be nude especially during body treatments. Now back home when I go to spas i would wear a bikini in hot tubs etc, because not in all cultures nudity is allowed which sucks!!! :(

    • Agree with your last line. There are clothing optional beaches in the states. Have you tried those? (A little late in the year to start.) Airplane travel and hotels are expensive ways to get to enjoy taking off your clothes. But if you can afford it and are travleing anyway, it makes sense to travel to places where you can feel free.

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  • Nudity's a taboo here. Kinda like a bad or a dirty thing to do, or something that you're supposed to be ashamed of.

    Now I am always in the nude everytime I go to sleep, or sometimes when inside my (locked) room. I don't really bother about wearing extra clothing while I am with my significant other. But if my family knew anything about this, they'd find it hazardous. lol.

    When I go home, I always wear thick layers of clothes 24x7 (including while going to sleep) even during summer.

    • And where is "here" for you (your privacy settings hide your country)?

    • I am from India.

    • So I usually am in the nude when I am 100% sure that nobody can see me, room's locked, etc. At home, I don't have my own room, and people can always see me. When I went travelling, at hotels, I'd just go from my bathroom to my (single) bedroom in the nude, because there's no one to see.

  • I was raised in a family where total and partial nudity is allowed, being only females in the family we have no problem, we are often naked, except when an acquaintance is visiting. The only male that has ever seen us naked is my ex, who is also the only make we have seen naked.

    • Since you are in a family that is all female, how did they come to accept him seeing them naked? Just curious.

    • They liked him, and also trusted him, he is a good friend.

    • With all of you liking him and trusting him, it seems that it is too bad that he is an ex. Sounds like a good one got away.

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