My partner wants us to go to a nude beach. I've noticed he's getting more and more comfortable walking around the house in little (or no) clothing. It's not that he's embracing a nudist lifestyle I think he just enjoys the freedom of not wearing clothes. It's one thing to do it in the privacy of our own home but to do it in public is new. It's only him who's walking around the house undressed, I'm not participating. I have no issue with him doing it in the house. He's wanting to take it to the next level now and show off in public. I'm certain I wouldn't strip down on a beach no matter how much "everyone is doing it" pressure might be put on me. I'm just not sure about other people seeing my partner naked. You don't know who has a camera out there and will be capturing shots and whatever they might be doing with them. What should I do?
Oh boy. Well, is this the right time to use that line, "his body, his choice" or not?
I think in this situation you can certainly express your feelings about him baring all with fellow nudies but at the end of the day, if he wants to do it, he will.
But, as you say, it's not as if he's embracing this "lifestyle" so it might just be that he wants to check out the beach to satisfy his own curiosity. If that's the case, again, it's up to him.
If you make it clear that you'd rather not have strangers seeing him stripped down and he still chooses to do it, that might give you some pause to reflect on what your feelings mean in the relationship as a whole.
There are ways to compromise though.
There's no rule that says you must be nude on a nude beach. (At least not that I'm aware of, anyway.) What's the harm in going with him but staying dressed? And if you do go, go somewhere further down the beach on your own, a fair distance from where the "action" is. This would limit the chances of getting caught on camera. You could do a quick walk by the rest of the beach goers to check out the scene and then head back to where you're setup for the day.
I guess my other question is why he wants to go. Is it to see other naked bodies? Is it to make friends? Is it a sexual thing?
There are several questions for you to answer but my suggestion would be go with him, stay clothed if you want and support his interest as long as he recognizes your discomfort in the situation. Maybe you'll both find out it's not what you thought it was or maybe you'll be pleasantly surprised it is what you thought and it's not that bad after all.
Either way, send nudes. Kidding! (Maybe.)