[Jawbone54]

I've tried it several times. I just can't. I'm too scared things might get injured somehow.

[SpaceMonkey]

Stop sleeping next to so many sharp objects.

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by tonton 

Seriously. If you've never slept in the nude, you really don't realize the "igloo effect" that occurs under the covers. Sleeping in the nude is MUCH warmer than sleeping with pajamas on because your body heat gets trapped under the covers, giving your entire body, even extremities, a much warmer experience.

As has already been pointed out, that’s sheer, utter nonsense. It takes a bit longer to warm the entire ‘igloo’ if you’re wearing pyjamas, since the heat has to penetrate more layers; but once it does (and it’s a difference of perhaps two minutes), there’s really no difference.

Besides, there are other options than pyjamas and complete nakedness. A pair of boxers don’t keep in much heat, but they do prevent things from flopping about annoyingly.

The first time I slept in the nude it felt a little funny. But seriously... it's more comfortable

Not for everyone. I personally find it very uncomfortable. If ever I do manage to fall asleep in the nude, I usually wake up within a few hours from awkwardness of some kind (or pain).

warmer

No.

and if your bed sheets are clean, what the hell is the point in not being nude? Are you that ashamed of yourself?

Who said anything about being ashamed? This is about comfort, not whether you’re ashamed of yourself.

Honestly, I expect most of those answering "no" in this poll are single and under 25.

From my very quick survey of the votes, I’d have to say you expect wrong. Most of the names I recognised well enough to put personalities (or even images) to on the ‘No’ list are over 25.

[sek929]

Sometimes I sleep without skin.

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by sek929 

Sometimes I sleep without skin.

Sounds hot (using tonton’s logic). Double entendre ka-ching!

[Jawbone54]

Originally Posted by sek929 

Sometimes I sleep without skin.

[Shaddim]

Yes. This house is clothing optional.

[ghporter]

Originally Posted by ghporter 

I've done without PJs for a very long time.

Originally Posted by The Final Dakar 

No PJs ≠ nude

Good point. I do without any clothing when I sleep, and have done so "for a very long time."

[tonton]

I don't get the "flopping" thing. What on earth are you doing while you sleep? The mambo?

I turn over a few times as everyone does, and sure, my equipment moves. But you're making it sound as though you're playing tennis.

[Macfreak7]

Originally Posted by tonton 

Seriously. If you've never slept in the nude, you really don't realize the "igloo effect" that occurs under the covers. Sleeping in the nude is MUCH warmer than sleeping with pajamas on because your body heat gets trapped under the covers, giving your entire body, even extremities, a much warmer experience.

*snip*

I can vouch for this to be true from experiences with the ex back in the day. However, I think it's only true for some people. Cause I could generate the same effect when sleeping to a point where we'd have to take the sheets off (despite it being in the 30s/40s outside) but my gf apparently couldn't when she tried it alone, she HAD TO bundle up to keep warm.

[Apples-inc]

IN Canada it really cold too buddy

[Jawbone54]

Originally Posted by Apples-inc 

IN Canada it really cold too buddy

I'm not your buddy, pal!
I'm not your pal, friend!
I'm not your friend, buddy!

[sek929]

He's not your pal, guy!

[::maroma::]

He's not your guy, friend!

[Oisín]

He’s not your friend, mom!

[DrTacoMD]

I don't like things flapping around down there -- it's a bit uncomfortable. So boxers it is.

(I toss and turn a lot when I'm sleeping.)

[subego]

NM.

No, really. Never mind.

[macaddict0001]

Originally Posted by DrTacoMD 

I don't like things flapping around down there -- it's a bit uncomfortable. So boxers it is.

(I toss and turn a lot when I'm sleeping.)

Have you tried a rubber band?

[tonton]

Originally Posted by Macfreak7 

I can vouch for this to be true from experiences with the ex back in the day. However, I think it's only true for some people. Cause I could generate the same effect when sleeping to a point where we'd have to take the sheets off (despite it being in the 30s/40s outside) but my gf apparently couldn't when she tried it alone, she HAD TO bundle up to keep warm.

Farting helps. Haha just kidding.

[Spheric Harlot]

I sleep in t-shirt/underwear.

Less just feels weird when your three-year-old comes marching into the bedroom in the middle of the night and crawls under your covers.

[tonton]

Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot 

I sleep in t-shirt/underwear.

Less just feels weird when your three-year-old comes marching into the bedroom in the middle of the night and crawls under your covers.

True. Kids is another issue.

[Railroader]

Used to go fully nude. Now, as SH mentioned, with a couple kids who climb into bed each morning it feels nauseatingly weird. So I wear a t-shirt and loose flannel boxers.

[Jawbone54]

It varies from night to night. Sometimes it's boxers-only, sometimes boxers and t-shirt, sometimes no shirt with pajama bottoms...

But never nude.

[Laminar]

Originally Posted by Jawbone54 

But never nude.

[SpaceMonkey]

"Do these effectively hide my thunder?"

[Jawbone54]

Originally Posted by Laminar 

Thank you for that.

[Andy8]

Nude.

Just swap the duvet thickness to suit the season.

[Oneota]

Originally Posted by Railroader 

Used to go fully nude. Now, as SH mentioned, with a couple kids who climb into bed each morning it feels nauseatingly weird. So I wear a t-shirt and loose flannel boxers.

While I don't have any kids personally, when I do I hope to raise them to be comfortable with the human body - both their own and others'. Instilling a sense of separation between nudity and sexuality would seem to be healthy to me.

But again, this is coming from someone who doesn't have kids (yet).

[Spheric Harlot]

Originally Posted by Oneota 

While I don't have any kids personally, when I do I hope to raise them to be comfortable with the human body - both their own and others'. Instilling a sense of separation between nudity and sexuality would seem to be healthy to me.

Oh, absolutely.

My daughter knows what all the parts are, and who has what. We have absolutely no problem with nudity in front of her, nor with cuddling, or taking a bath together, or her discovering her body.

Cuddling up in bed together nude, however, is…different.

At least for us.

Maybe we do have a hang-up there; I don't know.

[Phileas]

Cuddling up naked is something we most often do with our sexual partners, it's an act that tends to lead to sex, or at least acts of a sexual nature. As a result the act itself becomes sexualized.

I don't think I could ever feel comfortable sharing a bed with a child whilst being naked, nor would I wish to be. I'd rather take the risk of having hangups.

[ghporter]

It would appear that lots of posters in this thread still have some problem disconnecting "undressed" and "sex."

[Railroader]

Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot 

Oh, absolutely.

My daughter knows what all the parts are, and who has what. We have absolutely no problem with nudity in front of her, nor with cuddling, or taking a bath together, or her discovering her body.

Cuddling up in bed together nude, however, is…different.

At least for us.

Maybe we do have a hang-up there; I don't know.

Same here. We only have one bathroom for my wife and my two youngest kids and I don't think I have ever taken a shower without the kids coming in while I was drying off.

Though my daughter (6 year old) used to just run in and use the toilet without a second thought, lately she has developed a sense of privacy and will not use it with a boy in the room. I have no problems with this.

Originally Posted by Phileas 

I don't think I could ever feel comfortable sharing a bed with a child whilst being naked, nor would I wish to be. I'd rather take the risk of having hangups.

Same here. We change in the same room, I help her with her bath, but cuddling in a bed naked with a child will ALWAYS be wrong to me.

[Oneota]

Originally Posted by Railroader 

Same here. We only have one bathroom for my wife and my two youngest kids and I don't think I have ever taken a shower without the kids coming in while I was drying off.

Though my daughter (6 year old) used to just run in and use the toilet without a second thought, lately she has developed a sense of privacy and will not use it with a boy in the room. I have no problems with this.


Same here. We change in the same room, I help her with her bath, but cuddling in a bed naked with a child will ALWAYS be wrong to me.

Cuddling? Yeah, there's a line there that I think might be crossed by that (depending on the specific situation, naturally). But just sleeping nude and having the kids run in in the morning? I'd see nothing wrong with that, per se.

[Railroader]

Originally Posted by ghporter 

It would appear that lots of posters in this thread still have some problem disconnecting "undressed" and "sex."

No problems. I see my wife undressed, I want to have sex. That's how we work. It's cool.

[Spheric Harlot]

Originally Posted by Oneota 

Cuddling? Yeah, there's a line there that I think might be crossed by that (depending on the specific situation, naturally). But just sleeping nude and having the kids run in in the morning? I'd see nothing wrong with that, per se.

I'd have absolutely no problem with that.

However, when the kid comes in in the morning, you generally notice because she's crawled under your sheets with two dolls and a Teddy bear.