Episode #15: Try not to panic

Apr,13 2026

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Hi Bob,

Take a deep breath, and don't panic. Samantha is here. She has been here for a little while. We ate supper with her, and yes, both Essie and I were nude. For the whole time.

Now is when you need to not panic... Samantha was in Bible-thumping mode.

Well, here is the funny thing.

And I know you will not find it funny, but still. It is a little funny.

Samantha kept citing Bible verses, which Essie corrected for her on the stop.

When Samantha argued back, Essie went to pick up two of her bibles so that they could both check. She said there was no need to argue; the Bible would reveal the truth.

Well, Essie was usually right, and weirdly, she led Samantha to open up!

This was after supper, and the two began exchanging about favorite verses. I think that Samantha was trying to see how much Essie knew the Bible (a lot, by the way), and somehow it worked.

We went onto our porch to enjoy the weather.

A few neighbors passed and saluted Essie, who never failed to make full presentations. Like this is an attorney, this is a judge, or this is a nurse.

She really humanized every person Samantha saw.

When the sun began to lower, Essie asked if it was okay for her to do her evening yoga to salute the sun.

Well, Samantha does yoga too! And Pilates, which Essie also does.

But see, Samantha proposed to do yoga with Essie, but you know the drill... Visitors can be dressed in our house and on our porch, but not in on the grass.

I think Samantha debated it for several minutes, but soon enough, she joined Essie on the grass, completely nude.

To be fair, Essie had been working on Samantha for about two hours, and you know how she is.

I'll be honest, it's much easier for men in general to become naturists due to many factors.

One of them is social programming on women,.

Well, it appears that Essie has cracked that code. It worked with your wife, and it worked with Samantha.

Now, I don't understand it fully, but I am a man. Essie has this theory I'm not even sure I fully understand it, that men tend to approach things more directly, while women sometimes look at the whole relationship.

This means, according to her, that men are more likely to negotiate things. To discuss directly whatever problem is facing them.

That's good because it means that to get us to do something, one only needs to convince us that it's a good thing.

We both agree that abusive people can take advantage of that kind of emotional investment, so she says that can sometimes make it harder for some women to leave bad situations... though honestly, I think that's way more complicated than that. When things turn abusive, it's not on the woman. There are bigger factors at play than just how someone approaches relationships

Still, that's tragic, but it also means that a woman with a good husband with some failings will give him a chance. Or, in this case, a lonely woman looking for friends who share her devotion might make efforts to get closer to a new friend.

I don't have those answers. Essie explained it, and I still don't get it.

I think it's because Essie says that this might be based on emotional intelligence. Women understand this better than we do, because while we learn to repress our emotions growing up, they learn to understand theirs.

In all cases, once the yoga was over, the two moved inside and did some Pilates, but once that was done, Samantha got dressed but still hung with us for about 30 minutes before leaving.

We do not think she will become a naturist, but she seems like she wants to build a friendship with Essie, and so, we think that she has climbed down from her high horse.

That's good news for Linda, no? And it's good news for Essie. She could use a new friend

Let's hope,

As always, your friend.

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