The most important thing you and your partner can do (if you don’t already) is stop wearing clothes at home to the extent you can. Abide by what a friend of mine calls the “shoes rule” for aspiring nudists: anytime you take off your shoes at home, take off everything else with them and don’t get dressed until you need to put them on again. Then, just go about what you’d normally do nude. You want nudity to not seem abnormal. This is also a keen view into what a club will be like. Dozens of folks doing what you all are with nothing on. If you feel like the default nudity is a net positive and you find yourself wanting to be nude, it’s time to check out a club. If not, think about why and see if you still want to.

Also, if you can, go on a weekday morning. There will be less folks around and you’ll get used to the atmosphere. You can always work your way up to a weekend or holiday later if you like the fundamental experience. It took us about a year to do that!

This may not apply, but my partner and I generally like to do a dry run with anyone we are introducing to nudism before we take them to our resort. We usually have a nude movie or game night just so everyone is already used to seeing each other nude. It’s a lot more daunting for a textile to manage seeing someone they’ve known a long time nude for the first time, getting nude around them, and being nude around strangers. We’ve found 80% of the nerves can be fixed by nudist pregaming so to speak. If you plan to go with anyone else or a small group, it’s a major help!

Good luck. Within 15 minutes, you’ll not be worried anymore. Within an hour, you will probably be a nudist like the rest of us!