I can find only one explanation on the internet about this use of a pineapple, repeated word for word (cut and pasted) on many sites. Swingers, is this real? If so, I need to know how to place a pineapple, upside down, where it will be seen by the people with the right side up pineapple.

We've been in the lifestyle for 6yrs now and have never heard of the pineapple.

The actual pineapple on the front porch or mailbox is a meme...like the myth of having a large white landscaping rock out front of your house if you're open to swinging.

Rather, the upside down pineapple is a joke that some LS folks use for laughs. You can buy shirts, hats, beach towels, etc., with upside down pineapples and it's meant as a fun icebreaker. The first time we saw them was in Key West, many years ago; we've seen them here and there ever since. We've actually ordered a few tank tops in advance of our fall trip to Desire Pearl.

If you are so inclined to participate:

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=upside+do...s_ts-doa-p_1_6

To the subject of photography. In most cases it is outright forbidden. We have not been there for quite some time, not because of it. But there was, maybe still is a nude beach on one of the isalnds around Navarre, Florida. There are a lot of cameras on the gulf floor, so someone once told us. I don't know how they will handle cellphones, as they have cameras as well.

One more question!
 

Thanks for answering my original question everyone! I learned a lot.

Just one more question. Some of you spoke of the difference between nude spas v.s. nude resorts v.s. nude beaches.
Nude spas are mostly indoor facilities, is that right? Of the three, my guess is that nude spas would be the most difficult environment for men to hide cameras, and creep on women. Does that sound right? I'd guess that the easiest place to film naked women is on nude beaches, followed by nude resorts, followed by nude spas - which are probably the "safest" option, assuming your sexy wife doesn't want to end up on the internet naked.

TLDR; I want my beautiful wife to be nakey in front lots of people — but I don't want her to unwillingly end up on the internet forever. Is a spa the best bet?

Hi


Firstly, while all the info about different types of nudist places in the US in this thread is interesting, it might be not-so-relevant w.r.t. nudist places in Europe (and then there are of course a lof of differences within Europe).

Secondly, most (but not all) large nude spas in Germany and Holland have large outdoor areas for sunbathing and often quite a lot of pools as well. Look e.g. on the net for Vabali Spa in Berlin and Mediterana outside Köln (Cologne).


Best regards

/KG

I have friends that live there so I'll have to ask them.

Maybe by a very small percentage; but that shouldn't stop you from going to a resort. Most resorts are pretty hardcore in their policies about using phones; and it's usually explained on the resort website, or in person when you check in . Can someone sneak a pic? Perhaps. Can they get away with it? Very unlikely. Nudists tend to be observant; and the consequences of being caught are pretty drastic.

I'm sure spas can be fun; but they can't compare to the amenities the resorts have to offer. IMHO, it's just a lot more fun to walk around naked at the resort; outdoors, from the pool area to the hot-tub.

Why do women willingly go nude?
 

I have often been curious why my wife, who at times is quite conservative in her public dress when shopping and eating out, so willingly goes nude at nude resorts and nude beaches. I hesitated to ask her to go to nude resorts for years, and then she asked me if I wanted to go. Our first visit, she took to nudity like a fish out of water. We were scheduled to stay only 3 days and nights. The third day, she asked if we could stay the week. She prances around nude at the resorts as if she had all her clothes on. She dances at the clubs totally nude and shakes every bit of her body. She dances with other nude men when I am not readily available (buying drinks or going to the restroom, etc.). Once she only had on a see-thru belly dancing skirt and went up and tied it around the best woman dancer on the floor, and then they danced on the top of a table the entire song with my wife nude and the other woman wearing only my wife's belly dancing skirt.

My wife seems as much at ease talking to other nude men at the resorts as she does talking to clothed men in regular settings. She has gone out swimming with other nude guys and has swam while pulling them around like a lifeguard does when he is saving a drowning person. i.e. with their heads resting against her boobs as she swims backwards with them on their backs.

When I ask her how she feels so comfortable nude in front of other nude people, she says that there is something about nudity that drops all pretensions. She says that wearing a very brief bikini doesn't do the same thing. She also states that no one can hide anything when entirely naked, and that she has learned that there are few perfect bodies out there. She has come to terms that her body is not perfect, but neither are 99% of the other bodies out there.

I asked her if she enjoys looking at and even hugging other nude men. She says that she doesn't look that much and hugging them doesn't excite her anymore than if they were clothed. She says that she has decided that my dick looks as good as any out there. I then said, "You know I don't have the biggest dick out there." She agreed, but said that she looks at the whole package -- dick, balls, etc. She claims that is where I can compete. I don't know whether what she says is B.S. or true on all accounts above. I would like to hear what other women say about so readily going to nude beaches and nude resorts and their willingness to do so. Could this be some way that she is being a little promiscuous while it is generally acceptable in many circles? Just curious.

Some women really feel "freed" in a nudist setting: the "shackles are off" and they just cut loose and have fun. In many cases sex has nothing to do with it; it's just about being free with their bodies, which they don't often get to experience outside of that setting without being labeled a "thot" or harassed.

My wife is more reserved; but still has fun sunbathing, swimming naked. I think she's pretty representative of the "average nudist female." Her approach to social nudity is that if someone is openly naked in front of her - and being friendly - she's going to be ok with them seeing her completely naked too. It's more about mutual respect on being on the same "playing field."

When you take into account the many personality types (extravert, introvert, ambivert, etc...), women will respond differently to social nudity. Some enjoy being the center of attention, others not so much; and some are somewhere in between. Women with a high libido might get some "excitement" from social nudity; and there's nothing wrong with that as long as no one gets offended.

Location plays a part too. At the family-oriented, AANR-affiliated resort we frequent, my wife is more about "blending in." We also go to an couples/adult-only venue, where there are less rules; and she will be more care-free (to a point). I've talked about the "pool table situation" where she had so much fun - alcohol being a factor - that she got a little flirtatious while playing pool with another couple. She's also much less concerned about laying around legs open there. So depending on where they are, women might be more or less "comfortable" with social nudity as well.

So to answer your question: it really depends on the woman herself. They all get something a bit different from it.