Quote Originally Posted by lhayes View Post
I don't post here much, but have been reading for years--feel like I know some of you!

At any rate, I grew up swimming and playing sports (am 51 now) and never thought anything of walking around a locker room full of naked girls. High school, Y league, age group league, and then college. My non athlete roommate came into the locker room after a college meet once and was astounded that we were all naked--and she was a nursing student!

Started back swimming in my late 30s and was astounded at the women who brought young boys into the locker room at the Y. One lady took a picture of her son in the locker room, and I am certain I am in the background in some state of undress! I got more modest at that point! Now in the very nice gym that I frequent, I see most women trying very hard not to be seen in anything but a fully clothed state. I go with that just to be polite, but it strikes me as funny.

While visiting a friend in LA (I am in NY) we went to a Korean spa where all the women are naked in hot pools, saunas and such, and then were massaged and 'scrubbed' in a communal room with others. It was interesting, and not the least bit uncomfortable for me. When in Rome....
Laura H.
Very similar to my experience (I'm 51 too).

I've never liked wearing clothes, as a child I took them off all the time to run around nekkid, as a teenager/young adult I wore as little as the law allowed, now as an older adult I still don't like wearing clothing but make allowances for other people. The gym remodeled a few years ago and went from shower trees to separate stalls, since the new norm at the gym seems to be to cover up, I wear a towel in the locker room now.