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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by thepoweroftouch[/i] [br]Hello, folks. I'm scheduled for my first ever appointment with a massage therapist. I'm a bit nervous. They said that there will be some paperwork and a brief interview before the massage. I asked what I could do to prepare for the session, or what I should bring. They said that I don't have to do anything before the massage. I asked about clothing and whether they'll provide the massage attire. They said that they ask the clients to undress to whatever level they're comfortable with. Here are some concerns I have: 1. I don't feel comfortable showing my underwear to somebody else, even if it's underwear and even if the massage therapist has seen lots of underwear. I was thinking of wearing a Speedo swim suit, but I would need to go buy one and I wouldn't know whether wearing a swimsuit during a massage session would seem unusual or weird. I don't want my clothing to get in the way of the massage. If they'll be massaging the gluteal muscles (buttocks), how can they do so if someone has a panty/bikini/brief on? Even if I wear a swimsuit or underwear, I don't want the therapist to be able to touch or see the shape of my parts. You may say that a massage therapist is used to the job and wouldn't care about the private parts' shape. But it's a concern that I have. It's something that I would like to keep private. I was thinking of putting a sports protective cup into my brief/swimsuit.... the plastic thing that athletes used to keep them from pain. Is there some product that I can buy/use that is made for this purpose? If not, what suggestions do you have? I don't know about other males, but I prefer to keep my nipples private, too. Without going into too much autobiographical detail, my nipples are other body parts that I would like to keep covered/draped. But doesn't a therapist treat a man's chest differently from a woman's chest? Doesn't a therapist uncover and touch a man's chest (including nipples)? I wonder what the response (in action and in thoughts) of my therapist would be if I said I would like my nipples covered. I'm concerned about my body hair, too. I wonder whether it would be better to remove body hair before the massage. There are 2 reasons why I'm concerned about body hair: 1. Isn't it more effective/therapeutic to massage a hairless body? I'm guessing that it's easier to "knead" the body without the hair getting in the way. 2. My second concern with body hair is that I feel self-conscious with it. I don't feel too self-conscious about body hair when I'm not receiving a massage. But when the massage therapist is looking at and touching my body, then I become really self-conscious about my body hair. Friends, I welcome your thoughts and responses. [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature.