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Does female nudity cause you to feel a little anxiety when watching w/ boyfriend?

I don’t understand why there is such a double standard
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I posted to this but it appears to have been taken down for some reason, but I'd still like to know more details about what you mean exactly.  You haven't elaborated on exactly what is bothering you and why you think it might be an anxiety problem.
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Also not sure about the double standard issue -- again, if you elaborate on this people can offer more help.  I tried to explain how this situation developed historically, but somebody at MedHelp must have objected to it.  One thing I do want to repeat is, in most cases where you see women wearing little clothing there's also a guy not wearing much and nobody comments on that, so this is in part a historical bias that is relatively new in the vast amount of time people have been on Earth that nudity would have even been noticed, at least in warm climates.  I thought this historical understanding might help the poster understand this subject a bit and with more understanding might decrease the anxiety part of it, which I still don't quite know if it is anxiety or some other concern.  
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The medias obsession with female nudity these days is honestly disturbing I could rant about it for so long but i wont . However, you should feel no need to be anxious over it, im sure your boyfriend has seen many female bodies naked, its normal and its okay. Hes with you for a reason. Yes it may be slightly uncomfortable, but keep an open mind, its natural, and theres nothing to be bothered about. If youre still concerned, you can talk to him about it.
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Well, not really anymore.  I wouldn't say I necessarily enjoy it and think it is so gratuitous in entertainment these days like cussing is as well.  When I was younger, before getting married and all that (been married a couple of decades now), I felt a bit insecure that my partner wouldn't want to stay with just me and that seeing nudity of other females would spur him to want something else.  I honestly did have 'those' moments.  But now it's like 'whatever'.  However, I have two teenage sons and I get really annoyed when something naked flashes on the screen when watching with them.  That makes me want to cringe for some reason.  
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