QUOTES 12/5/2017

“I’m tired and sad when I read so many ‘reluctant spouse’ e-mails and stories.  I understand quite well someone’s reluctance to dive right in with an eager spouse, but that should lessen fairly quickly.  To me, it’s a matter of trust.  Do you trust your spouse, or what?  After all, they’re not trying to drag you kicking and screaming down Main Street, but wanting you to join them at some nudist/naturist venue.  Why not give it a try?  Yes . . . everyone has his/her level of comfort with social nudity.  Let that spouse know your concerns, but, please, trust that person you married a little.” – Tom Pine, Newdsletter, vol. 17, #5, May 2016.

“The Brighton 2015 Naked Bike Ride Part 1” (Video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZPx3bXpsQI

Best Nude Beaches in the Caribbean – “While all beaches in St. Barts allow topless sunbathing, Grand Saline, named for the nearby salt pond, is the only one that allows full nudity.  To get there, it's an easy 10-minute walk over a rocky path and a small hill from the parking lot to the bay.  Depending on the wind, the water can be rough, but on a nice day, it's perfect for swimming around.” - http://www.experiencify.com/adventure/nude-adventures/caribbean-nude-beaches/

“Nudist and I vote.” - http://bareplatypus.blogspot.com/2015/06/nudist-slogans-we-have-seen-and-heard.html?spref=tw

“The ‘AH HA’ moment for me was not that naturism caught on in Europe simply because Europeans are more open minded and free-spirited, but in nearly every case, the right to get naked followed some initiative of commercial development.  ‘Turn these marsh wetlands into a place to get naked, and people will come by the thousands!’  Simple supply and demand.  And sure enough, we are seeing similar trends today, even in the US, with offerings like the The Big Nude Boat and some of the Florida resorts that have simply abandoned the guise of what so many of us hold dear as holistic naturism to cater to those with more hedonistic tendencies.  The assumption is that if we let people believe that sex might be related to nudity, that the public at large will completely flip out.  But . . .the only people who are not connecting those dots, at least in the US of A, are the naked people.  By and large, the average guy on the street has already made up his mind.  Am I condoning places that advertise themselves as naturist/nudist destinations only as a guise for the crazy sex dens everyone is leering and jeering about?  ABSOLUTELY NOT!  Am I shunning my commitment to holistic, non-sexual naturism as a truly meaningful way to enjoy life?  Again, I say no.  But as a fellow blogger put it so succinctly . . . we are doing a disservice to our own credibility if we refuse to view nude recreation through the eyes of the public at large.” - https://meanderingnaturist.wordpress.com/2015/08/23/actually-things-are-getting-better-for-naked-people/?utm_content=buffer000c8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer