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Our families don't approve of how we spend our weekends

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Question - (13 August 2023) 4 Answers - (Newest, 14 August 2023)
A male United States age 36-40, anonymous writes:

My female cousin, Brooke (37 years old), and I have always been close. I am a 38 years old male. She has always been best friends.

A few years ago, I was curious and joined a nudist park. I fell in love with it and spend as much time as possible there. My cousin, after hearing about it, wanted to try it out and came visited the nudist park with me. She loves it and became a member of the same nudist park that I belong to. It is the only nudist park in the state that we live in.

To us, there is nothing unnatural about seeing each other naked. There is also no sexual attraction between us two (she is a lesbian and I am asexual). We just enjoy the nudist lifestyle.

The thing is, is our family found out that we spend the weekends together at a nudist park. They made comments about how wrong it is for us to see each other naked since we are cousins.

Is there anything wrong with us spending time together at nudist parks? If not, how can we get our families to stop making stupid comments about it?

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A female reader, Honeypie United States +, writes (14 August 2023):

Honeypie agony auntSorry, this made me chuckle.

Do you, OP

If you and your cousin enjoy going to a nudist colony to relax and for fun, so what?

The only time I see this being an issue is if you both had spouses who weren't keen on this. But the rest of the family? Nah, they don't get a say.

If they bring it up tell them they are weird for sexualizing you two. Make them feel a bit uncomfortable about THEIR thoughts. It will shut them up, OR invite them!

Why they think it'sthier business when you both are GROM UPS I have no idea!

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (14 August 2023):

No.

The fact that they think there could be something wrong in you two spending time together in a nudist park says a lot about what kind of train of thought THEY have.

Do not defend and justify your actions. Do not feed their ideas.

Live your life and pay no attention to them.

The fact that you're asexula and she's a lesbian ha snothing to do with it. You have the righjt to live the way you want to live regardless of this "justification".

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A male reader, kenny United Kingdom +, writes (14 August 2023):

kenny agony auntAt the end of the day you are both 37 & 38 years old, grown adults and how you both wish to spend your spare time is your business.

The fact that she is lesbian should be enough for them to realise that there never will be any kind of sexual chemistry between the two of you.

So no,I don't think there is anything wrong with what you are doing. I guess you can't stop the silly comments, but I suppose over time they will get bored with it and stop commenting as much.

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (14 August 2023):

There is nothing wrong with what you both do - you are both adults & can make your own decisions. So carry on doing what makes you happy.

Unfortunately people will always have an opinion about this & there’s really not much you can do or say to make them stop.

Maybe try being firm with them & tell them you don’t appreciate their comments & that you no longer wish to hear their opinion.

In time however they will probably back off or find someone else yo firm an opinion on.

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