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"VH1 just released the extended trailer (it&amp;amp;#8217;s very NSFW!) for its new reality show Dating Naked. The show premieres this Thursday July 17 at 9 P.M./8 P.M. CT and it looks just about as weird as you&amp;amp;#8217;d expect. It&amp;amp;#8217;s packed with jokes like &amp;amp;#8220;I didn&amp;amp;#8217;t even have to buy you a drink yet,&amp;amp;#8221; (GET IT?!) and the contestants&amp;amp;#8217; requisite declarations about their newfound emotional freedom. Oh, and lots of blurred-out crotches. In each episode, a man and woman each go on three dates&amp;amp;mdash;completely naked. At the end of the episode, they both decide who they want to continue seeing. While it makes for hilarious (and definitely cringe-worthy) reality TV, we have to wonder what dating naked would be like in real life. Here, a few pros and cons that we imagine would come as part of the package. Pro: You get to see what you&amp;amp;#8217;d be working with I&amp;amp;#8217;m not advocating being a size queen, but it would be nice to get a preview of the goods before you get your heart invested, right? Now, as for careening down Slip &amp;amp;#8216;N Slides in the nude, we&amp;#x27;re not as sold on that. Con: Witnessing stark-naked antics One gentleman in the commercial was doing snow angels on the grass in broad daylight. Even with the blurred effect, I am scarred. I wish I could un-see that. Pro: It&amp;amp;#8217;s a confidence-booster I&amp;amp;#8217;m usually skeptical of reality-TV daters&amp;amp;#8217; claims that whatever they&amp;amp;#8217;re doing is emotionally liberating, but I can sort of see it in this case. There&amp;amp;#8217;s no hiding behind Spanx or depending on the magic of push-up bras: What he sees is what he gets. So when he&amp;amp;#8217;s into you without all the extras, that&amp;amp;#8217;s even more validating. Con: Dismissing guys prematurely It would be easy to overlook a guy who could actually be a great match for you because he doesn&amp;amp;#8217;t get you going physically. I&amp;amp;#8217;m a firm believer in &amp;amp;#8220;the spark,&amp;amp;#8221; but I also think some of the hottest attraction can grow over time. Most of your brain space would be occupied by mentally repeating &amp;amp;#8220;don&amp;amp;#8217;t look down!&amp;amp;#8221; and reminding yourself to maintain perfect posture instead of getting to know one another. Pro: Hey, at least he&amp;amp;#8217;s open minded! Any guy who would strip down on a date is probably something of a free spirit. If that&amp;amp;#8217;s what you&amp;amp;#8217;re into, dating naked would be a sure sign that this dude is anything but conventional. Con: Doing active dates without any protection The trailer showed the daters doing some very physically involved activities, and I was wincing in sympathy pain at each one. Horseback riding? Ziplining? Throwing sand at each other on the beach?! Unless you guys are Barbie and Ken, you&amp;amp;#8217;re going to end up with very irritated privates. Are you going to tune in to Dating Naked? What do you think the pros and cons would be of baring it all on a date? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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