Why do some/so many women feel uncomfortable with other naked women?

[Habbibu]

Bit of a spin-off from the blowdrying thread, which was funny, so I didn't want to drag it down with this. However, many of the posts were a bit dispiriting - lots of discomfort in the presence of naked women, lots of disparaging comments about other women's bodies and grooming.

I'm hardly a parading naturist, but I'm happy enough being naked and around naked women - not v. interested in beaking about, tbh, but happy to chat while drying off (with a towel...), and I really don't get why women are so squeamish about this. And in an age where so many women are said to have poor self-image about their bodies, do we really help each other with this attitude? Where does it come from? Why such nerviness about what's essentially just skin, and nothing particularly exciting?

I don't mind naked people in the gym changing rooms. I get naked myself. The other thread wasn't about doing that IMO, that is normal. It was about drying your pubes - in public - with a hairdryer. Different? I think so.

I'm too embarrassed to go naked in a female changing room now I'm 40+ although wouldn't have minded when I was younger... sometimes other women are NOT kind ....

Not uncomfortable about seeing other women naked, but have noticed that the women who are happiest for other women to see them naked tend to be toned, tanned, pert and waxed to an inch of their lives.

I for one prefer not to be exposed to that reminder of my own inadequacies

Not me, paulo, believe me. As I said earlier, I'm a red spotted dalmatian, but it just doesn't occur to me that anyone else would be interested enough to make any more effort than the briefest glance at me. Much as I'm not interested in other women's bodies.

My body is not magazine perfect by a Very long way. But I like it. It's me, it does a good job by me, my wrinkly stomach is a reminder of my gorgeous dd, and my dh thinks I'm a fox. What's not to love?

I always used to be horribly nervous and insecure about being naked around other women, basically I totally avoided it.

Anyway at about 3 months postpartum my BF dragged me (kicking, screaming and leaking milk) to ladies day at a massive sauna / spa complex. That woman is a saint. I was terrified but it was literally life changing! I have never seen so many naked women and it was so liberating. The variety of shapes, sizes, ages (and missing and added bits) made me feel normal for the first time in my life.

Her mum has been taking her since she was in her teens and it makes me sad that it's not a part of our culture in the UK to be naked together as women.

Changing rooms and curtains are there for a reason, imho!

Why, though, charlie? What's the problem with skin?

Why, though, charlie? What's the problem with skin?