Do you strip off in front of your man?

Comments from insensitive partners and pressure from media images of perfection can make women, who are already conscious of their changing bodies, uncomfortable with nudity and their exuality, says Áilín Quinlan.

SEVERAL years ago I spent an enjoyable evening in a fabulous water-therapy complex in Holland. Its facilities included hydrotherapy pools, an aromatherapy pool, and a genuine Scandinavian-style sauna complete with red-hot coals and lots of naked people.

Men and women sitting together starkers?