Finding romance within naturism and finding your naturist partner.

As naturists we are very aware of the damage caused and wary of being connected with libertine, swinging, sexual sharing lifestyles, venues and attitudes. Many dating sites and social media sites linked to the words naturism and especially nudism also have a sexual slant to them. 

However, we do not all enter into naturism with partners and your ideal partner may be someone who enjoys naturism as much as you. 

Steve and I met at a campsite, we chatted and he gave me his telephone number. Would it have made any difference if it was a naturist campsite? 

We should certainly not pester or bother single people in naturist locations but we should be able to find a safe, sensible and appropriate way of connecting and possibly striking up relationships. 

If Steve had been in anyway creepy, made me feel uncomfortable, if I was not single and I had not found him attractive I would have politely turned him down or made my excuses. Is this not something that we can deal with in a naturist as well as a non-naturist setting? 

We may have to act a little more sensitively but isn't acting considerately the most appropriate course of action anyway? Isn't naturism just the same as other aspects of normal socialising but without clothes? 

What are your thoughts about finding romance within naturism?

I agree with you all. I believe that romantism is not different naked or clothed. You are just trying to build a human connection first, start a conversation, see if you share the same taste and interests, and it has nothing to do with nudity.
Nudity outside of the bedroom is not sexual for true naturists, so it should not impact romance and flirt.

I actually met my first girlfriend through naturism. Our families were friends, and I had known her since our childhood, spending naturist vacations together, and meeting each other at other occasions too. We really enjoyed spending time together and friendship turned into love naturally I think. 

I lived in Tahiti for 2 years, there they have a tradition to know if a woman (or a man) is single: they wear a tiare flower on their ear! If it's on the left ear she/he's married, if it's on the right ear she/he's single (and if it's one on each side, it means she/he's married but "open" to seduction).
What could make life easier for singles at first (among other things to avoid most refusals, because although always polite they always hurt) it would be to adopt a distinctive sign (known to all) in the same genre like a rubber bracelet for example!... For example, if a person wears a pink bracelet it is that he wishes to be approached by women, if the bracelet is blue it is that he wishes to be approached by men (and of course, if the person does not have a bracelet it would mean that he does not want to be approached).
Obviously for this system to work it would have to be known and accepted by all, if no one knows how it works, it is useless.

to Edward CharliontheBeach
the difference between naturism and the dressed world is that there are many more single men than single women in the naturist world, which complicates things a lot (women can feel "too much desired" and be unwell comfortable, and men feel uncomfortable being the second or third to try to seduce the same woman at the same time)!

It is an interesting thought about the bracelets. My main concern would be that it may stimulate the misuse of naturism, the misuse of the dunes and the further disintegration of any chance naturism has of being trusted by the masses. I could imagine a percentage of people using this form of "advertising" as a message to others of being open to sexual encounters, and then any chance of it being used for "real" connections is ruined. There are situations in the world where brief sexual encounters are wanted by both partners - but naturism is not such a situation, just as many other places aren't and/or shouldn't be. No one in naturism should be concerned that they cannot go to a beach or a club and be pestered, or encounter sexual sharing. Just as we shouldn't in an average beach, campsite, park and endless other locations. If a venue is open to sexual sharing then it should be clearly understood and promoted as such and not portray itself as naturist. Just as the average pub, social club, restaurant, cinema, sports centre...will not find such behaviour. Non-naturists need to understand that and naturists need to feel confident about that, which will see more non-naturists becoming naturists.     

Naturism is all about taking life as you normally would but sensibly and in the right circumstances without clothes. We should be able to get to know people as we would in dressed circumstances. Chat with people and make a connection. Either over a period of time - regular members of a club or beach user - or sometimes seizing a moment.

When I gave Anna my phone number it was because I knew if I didn't I would never see her again. We had chatted briefly, I knew I would regret it if I didn't reach out and so took a risk. I was very low key, very nervous and Anna was not placed in an uncomfortable situation. I was not pestering, could easily be turned away or she could take my number, say thanks and then put it in the bin. Would the situation have been any different if we had been naked. I like to think not. We had a friendly chat as strangers with something in common (for us it was being in a campsite - for others it may be being at a naturist beach). The average person is well aware if someone is comfortable with a conversation and if it is welcomed or not. If it isn't then back away - in a dressed or naked situation. If it is then at least the people feel at ease together. Asking someone if they want to meet again shouldn't be a problem - just as long as a simple yes, no or maybe is readily acceptable. By taking my number Anna left me with a Maybe. If I had continued to push the answer would have definitely been a No. These rules apply in any situation naked or not.