Articles exploring intimacy, sensuality, attraction, boundaries, and relationship connection within ethical, non-sexual social naturism. Focused on couples, emotional honesty, and respectful context.
Now We’re Asking Ourselves If We Actually Believe It. This is Part 2 of a three part series. If you missed Part 1, start here. It sets up everything that follows. Part 3 lands in a few days. As we noted in Part 1, when we use the word “sex” in this series we mean…
Why treating them as different volumes of the same thing gets everyone in trouble This is Part 1 of a three part series about nudity and sex. Part 2 will be published in a few days. If you find yourself wanting to argue with us before you get there, good. That’s exactly what Part 2…
A personal look at naturism, pornography, and the limits of our own story There’s a conversation the naturist community doesn’t love having. It sits at the uncomfortable intersection of the two things we work hardest to keep separate: nudity and sex. But we’ve learned that avoiding uncomfortable conversations is usually how they find you anyway,…
Sexual self-presentation and naturist advocacy cannot share the same space People sometimes assume that because we’re naturists and we’re open about our bodies, our relationship, and our intimacy… that we must also be open to sharing images of our sex life. We’re not… at least not visually. And it has nothing to do with shame,…
If skin isn’t flipping the “horny switch” anymore, don’t panic… the sparks come from something much better. This article is a follow-up to our earlier piece, “Naturism, Sex, and All the Messy Bits”. That post stirred a lot of conversation across our website, Substack, and social media. One reader reminded us: “You nailed the part…
We’ve written plenty about intimacy, vulnerability, acceptance, and all the other soft-focus, candlelit sides of naturism. Lovely stuff, sure. Blah blah blah! But let’s be honest… it starts to sound like we’re running a Hallmark channel with fewer clothes. So let’s change gears. Let’s talk about naturism and sex. Yes, the thing most naturists are…
Naturism and intimacy intersect, but not always in the ways people assume. But what does intimacy mean? “Intimacy is a sense of closeness and connection that transcends physical contact and may bring emotional, mental, and spiritual understanding to any relationship. Intimacy isn’t only the glue that keeps you connected to others, but the atmosphere of closeness…
The concept of a “Sexual Nudity vs Naturism (Nudism)” is because they are inherently at odds with the established definitions and principles of nudism, which emphasize non-sexual nudity as a core tenet. But hey, we get it… social media loves to confuse things. If we had a dollar for every OnlyFans model claiming to be…
This is the final in our five-part series on Couples in Naturism. This is probably the most controversial topic that seems to come up often and needs to be discussed. This is about personal intimacy and keeping it fresh in a naturist relationship and in naturist spaces. The views here are how we live our…