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This may sound like an extremely silly question, but despite having grown up in Orlando (Florida, USA) where it's hot as fuck, I grew up in an extremely conservative family, who believed showing skin was disrespecting oneself. We weren't Muslim or anything, but we just always wore long sleeves and long pants, nothing relatively low-cut... basically, all we showed was our face and hands.

My parents still follow these customs, my older sister doesn't, my younger brother doesn't, and I still personally do. I just always thought longer clothes looked more sophisticated and professional.

So I don't know how it feels to wear shorts. And I never gave it much thought, till I met my girlfriend, who wears in every season except winter, since Orlando is hot as fuck.

I look at her, and compare her style to myself. Her legs are completely bare, except for the upper thighs, where her tiny shorts start (no butt cheek, but a lot of leg), while my legs are completely covered.

Sometimes she asks me to feel her legs after having had shaved, and they are so soft and smooth... how can such delicate legs be almost constantly exposed?

She also one day asked me how I can live in Orlando and never wear shorts, and I just explained I came from a conservative family, and she said, "Ah, that's understandable, sweetie. But it's never too late to change, tehe. Plus, in this type of weather, with the exception of winter, shorts are a million times more comfortable than long pants."

Is my girlfriend right? Are shorts really that comfortable? I imagine it must be pretty weird to wander into public with bare knees and thighs... especially on public seats... and what if two people's legs touch when they're wearing shorts and sitting close together...

But I also never tried it wearing shorts, so... I'm here asking for your opinion.