That is very good advice Marc and certainly part of Get Real https://www.anaturistworld.com/article/46456/get-real is about being real - owning naturism and not being afraid to talk about it. 

It may seem like such a tough thing to do, but the innocence and natural or should I say Real behaviour of children is a great example of how this works. In Spain our boys used to just suggest the idea to their friends and they always followed suit, naturism is instinctively part of us and children get it. 

Leaving your computer on while using ANW is another way of getting your naturism into the conversation. 

It is much easier in a sunny climate - it was so much easier to introduce naturism to visitors in Spain that in the UK, after all we had a pool, land, privacy and lots of sun. But it can still happen in the UK, you just have to grab the moments when you can. How about inviting a friend to a favourite naturist beach or a swimming meet up at a local pool? 

I  sent a friend request on Facebook to a friend of our Niece as we have got to know her quite well, not really thinking about the information I have on my profile, which you can clearly tell I and Janet are naturist. A few days later we were over my Sister's and our Niece had got a massage from her friend asking why she never new about this and became very interested. Some weeks later we were at my sister's again and she was there and asked Janet and I many questions about it. We are hoping that in the near future she may take the plunge. I just wish I was braver when I was younger and may have helped helped a lot of people rather than being afraid of peoples reaction as since I Steven have been open about it the reaction has been mostly positive.

So true Steven. Anna and I are planning a Get Real article about sharing naturism on the internet and with others. We feel more naturists could mention being naturists on their Facebook profiles for example as a part of who they are and the hobbies they have or the holidays they take. There is an idea that all naturists who promote naturism on social media need to plaster loads of nude images of themselves and push the boundaries of acceptable images on some of these sites. But in reality this can often be seen by non-naturists as exhibitionist. It is great that some people do this, and some people do it very well, but some don't and for many it crosses a comfort zone. However, mentioning things in a low key, matter of fashion as you may mention liking Clint Eastwood films, owning a dog or going to the theatre gets naturism talked about and helps to bring to light the number of people enjoying naturism and that it is not something that people need to hide and/or make a big deal about. 

Simple statements like "next week I am going to so-and-so naturist club with the family, I hope the weather is great" or "I had a lovely day at so-and-so naturist beach other the weekend and met up with some old friends" can really not offend or shock anyone but get people thinking and maybe talking. They say a picture is worth a thousand words but it can be hard sometimes to know what words it creates in the viewers mind, and clear and matter of fact statements can be much harder to misinterpret.          

We were recently asked by one of my cousins if it was fine for her and her daughter to stay with us for a week during the summer so they could visit the local tourist sites. We agreed to let them stay. But during our conversation we told my cousin we are a naturist family and that they may observe nudity. The worst we got was a couple smiley face emojis and “sounds good.”

Open and honest communication is definitely a positive way to represent naturism and make others feel comfortable. Hiding it seems to make people more skeptical about your intentions. 

I like the idea that Marc posted about leaving the magazines out or offering to swim naked if they were invited over for reasons other than swimming. 

Steve ANW said:

So true Steven. Anna and I are planning a Get Real article about sharing naturism on the internet and with others. We feel more naturists could mention being naturists on their Facebook profiles for example as a part of who they are and the hobbies they have or the holidays they take. 

 

I now have a lot of naturist friend on Facebook but very few have profiles to show they are naturist, which I think is sad.