On the joy of being naked
Nudity is permitted beyond this point.

Is naturism a lifestyle?

P.Z. Walker P.Z. Walker

LIFESTYLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

LIFESTYLE definition: 1. someone's way of living; the things that a person or particular group of people usually do.

Lifestyle Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of LIFESTYLE is the typical way of life of an individual, group, or culture.
 
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Author in a German forest.
At various times I've seen naturism referred to as a 'lifestyle'. Some agree, some don't. So I decided to have a closer look at this concept.

Seeing the two definitions at the top, naturism can be a lifestyle. Both of them basically agree on that, be it not about naturism/nudism specifically, and  both definitions make it clear that this is the way someone usually/typically lives.

This means you'd have to go about your life as a naturist, and occasionally drop into the clothed world, because public nudity, your normal state of being, isn't accepted everywhere yet.

For me this means that naturism is not my lifestyle. I tend to be nude as often as I can. If it were my lifestyle, I'd try to be dressed as little as possible. And yes, I wish this would be my 24/7/365 lifestyle. Alas, it only is a few weeks each summer, and that doesn't count.

Looking at the above, there is a distinct difference between those two.

Which is yours?

Or do you disagree with both definitions, and do you call naturism your lifestyle because you want it to be? Or do you feel something else entirely?

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