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Sunbathing topless in your garden… would you?

92 replies

Gwdihooooo · 28/05/2023 19:12

Just wondering really?… Not in a pervy way!

We live in a detached bungalow, so although we have immediate neighbours, they don’t overlook us as the fence is too high. Unless one side stood on their top step and I was at the other end of the garden… Then they might see me! But I’m actually not bothered if they do. It’s my garden.

OP posts:
rockpoolingtogether · 28/05/2023 19:52

Jeez no! My neighbours are about 30 years older than me and very friendly but I don't need to give them a laugh

coxesorangepippin · 28/05/2023 19:52

No way

We live in Canada

openstop · 28/05/2023 19:54

No.

AuntieStella · 28/05/2023 19:57

Not where I live now.

But a previous place that was definitely not overlooked, yes and I did.

Not much - tan is mild damage after all, and I find it a bit boring. But every now and again I really enjoyed lying round and soaking it up.

unicorncrumble · 28/05/2023 20:01

Suncream those nips and go for it

IanFromAccounting · 28/05/2023 20:04

My husband absolutely loves tan lines (and I have a dreadful fear of burnt nipples!) so no.
But I quite happily change out of a bikini top on a beach and would go into our (easily overlooked) garden in my pants if I need to grab something off the washing line, so in principal I’m not bothered by it.

TeenLifeMum · 28/05/2023 20:06

No because I once burned my nipples and it was so painful!

Gwdihooooo · 28/05/2023 20:09

AuntieStella · 28/05/2023 19:57

Not where I live now.

But a previous place that was definitely not overlooked, yes and I did.

Not much - tan is mild damage after all, and I find it a bit boring. But every now and again I really enjoyed lying round and soaking it up.

This is me too. I’m pretty active generally, plus I work full time. I’ve got this week off so I’m taking it easy this weekend in prep for a full on week of camping and hill walking 😀

OP posts:
Gwdihooooo · 28/05/2023 20:10

I haven’t burnt my nips! 🤣

I might ask my dh if he likes tan lines!

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Theimpossiblegirl · 28/05/2023 20:21

I do.
Similar garden to yours.
I have my bikini top handy and something to throw on in case the door goes. Don't want to scare the delivery drivers.

2bazookas · 28/05/2023 20:23

I sunbathed stark naked in an invisible corner of our remote rural garden... which was a surprise to a neighbour who came to borrow the chainsaw.

Several decades before that I'd had an infected and hard to heal breast wound requiring daily dressings by the district nurse. She told me "Pah, antibiotics are useless. What you need, girl, is to soak it every day in a bowl of warm salt water, pat it dry then let the sun shine on it. Nothing like salt and sun for healing." We lived in Glasgow, overlooked by elderly neighbours. I warned Mrs Neighbour I was going to be sunning a naked breast in the back garden and she replied dourly "Sit with your back to our house; I'll make sure Himself doesn't go upstairs".

Salt bath and sunshine did the trick.

Forshameandyegads · 28/05/2023 20:29

I don't sunbathe, but I'm very liberal with regard to nudity. I've hung washing out topless for instance.

HeddaGarbled · 28/05/2023 20:33

As an older woman currently having skin cancer treated, I urge you to stop sunbathing, topless or not, suncream or not.

hauit · 28/05/2023 20:43

We're in a terraced house with our garden overlooked by at least 4 houses, so I wouldn't here. I'm not interested in sunbathing at all anyway. The nudity is not an issue - I miss the freedom of being nude in my own home when we lived in a flat that wasn't overlooked, and pre-dc.

Ambi · 28/05/2023 20:45

I'm not overlooked so could if I so wished. I love to sit in the sun for short period but not at all bothered about having tanned tits so it would be unlikely.

Babdoc · 28/05/2023 20:46

In my youth everyone sunbathed topless on Mediterranean beaches, OP. I live in Scotland, and on the rare occasions when it’s warm enough, I have sunbathed topless in my garden - we need all the vitamin D we can get up here, it’s a long dark winter!

ohfook · 28/05/2023 20:47

My garden is majorly overlooked so I definitely wouldn't. But in your case I might.

Missingmyusername · 28/05/2023 20:47

Yes- used to, often. Sunburned nipple turned me off! 😂Factor 50spf and go for it!

SpringNotSprung · 28/05/2023 20:47

The joys of a large and not overlooked garden Wink.

Arewehumanorarewecupboards · 28/05/2023 20:48

BCBird · 28/05/2023 19:32

Yes to suncream. I worked with simeone who burnt her boobs on holiday. Said it was agony

I’ve done this. It was a whole different level of pain!

@Gwdihooooo I do.

Royalbloo · 28/05/2023 20:50

Yes!

Emmamoo89 · 28/05/2023 20:51

Yep 😊

Rainbowshit · 28/05/2023 20:54

Yes, I used to frequently before we had to cut back a tree that made the garden very private.

Nimbus9000 · 28/05/2023 21:05

No what if the google maps plane is flying over your house, then your tits would be immortalised on satellite view 😳

TrifleForBreakfast · 28/05/2023 21:19

Micro-lights, not Niro lights. Bloody autocorrect, surely micro is a more common word than Niro!