First Time


The purpose of this short essay is to describe my feelings about naturism after
going to a "clothing-optional" beach for the first time today. Before I do that
however, a little about myself and why I decided to go.

I am a 27 year old male, straight (as an arrow) with very limited sexual
experience (not by choice, but that's how things have been). Physically, I am
good looking but far from someone you would see in a commercial. In
short, I am probably like a lot of people "lurking" in this forum.

I went to the beach out of curiosity. The main impetus was reading about naturism
here on CI$. I also felt that it would bean excellent way of ridding myself of a
slightly self-conscious attitude about my body. So on this perfect day (80
degrees, low humidity) I got in the car and went.

When I got to the beach I was surprised, although I expected it to see such wide
diversity of people on the beach. The majority, not by much, were male. I
surprised at the large number of senior citizens. Another falsehood out the
window.

After about 45 minutes I took my shorts and underwear off and put on a pair of
sweat shorts. These came off when I went into the water. That was it. The big
moment. Standing in the Atlantic Ocean, nude for all the world to see. And guess
what? The world didn't care!

Now I do not mean in a sarcastic sense. My message is that no one laughed, no one
pointed, no one stared or made me feel self-conscious. The general ignorance is
acceptance.

A fear of many men is concerned with penis size. I was too. Despite being
straight, I did look at the other men. You not only see body of all shapes,
colors, and sizes, but you see penises of all sizes. I am not ashamed to say that
when flaccid, my penis is only about two inches long and many of the men had
larger penises. Sitting on the beach, my conclusion was quickly, "so what!?" I
know that my penis works, that is increases to about six inches when erect. That
is all that is necessary. What you will find on the beach, is that everyone feels
the same way. Nowhere will you find a place where the general appearance of your
body and its features means less.

Finally, the most mentioned fear- erection. In three hours I came close to having
an erection. Which surprised me. I sure that I was going to be hard from the
moment I got on the beach--clothed or not. Of the dozens of other men on the
beach, I saw only one with an erection. He ignored it and walked around with it.
(To be honest, he had a lot to be proud of.) So is naturism all its cracked up to
be?

I don't know yet. It was nice to sit around nude and not be self-conscious about
it. I will probably go again. Why not? I do urge all those thinking about to try
it. Chances are, by thinking about it, you're building up to what might be a
disappointment. A nude beach is just like any other beach, except here, a lot
(not all) of the people have no bathing suit on.

So go. Hit the beach, or wherever else nudism is accepted,and take off your
clothes. You probably will come away with a totally different attitude about
yourself and your body.