Things to remember NOTto do at a swingers' party!

Don't ever call the other Guests ‘Swingers’

You are going about it all wrong if you start using labels as soon as you arrive on the scene. Don’t assume that all swingers’ parties are like the scene from Kubrick’s “Eyes Wide Shut”, with artfully arranged men and women in masks and little else, getting busy on the chaise lounges and piano lid. These are real people of all shapes, colors, sizes, and styles and all of them are individuals.

The initiated rarely refer to themselves, or the group events, as an orgy or a swinging party - they much prefer to refer to these gatherings as intimate adult events. And as such they don’t refer to each other as ‘swingers’, but simply as fellow human beings. Be respectful, and treat people as they treat you.

Never assume Consent, or that they are ALL Horndogs

Everyone you meet in the community is going to be a down-to-earth person, who is invariably already married, works in a corporate 9-5 job, and has children. They just happen to be a lot more interesting than the usual drinks partners.

Even if someone is prone, naked, and clearly in the mood, never assume that means they are ‘fair game’ for any type of approach, especially a physical one. Consent, like trust, is earned and not freely given. Always ask for permission to join them, be polite, don’t be crass or crude, and show due care and attention to their wishes and needs.

Just remember that being a good guest, and earning a respectable reputation, is going to net you more friends and future partners and get you invited to a lot more parties. You may even become a VIP.

Don’t ask for ‘real names’, or go online and Doxx your Fellow Guests

Do you think you don’t know any swingers? Wrong. Once you get into the scene, you will quickly find out you are far from the only ones in your city, your neighborhood, or even your street. Anyone you meet could be living “The Lifestyle”. The self-assured IT manager at your company, the hair stylist at the Salon, the Eastern European lady who sells door-to-door beauty products. The chances are you already know at least one couple who enjoys swinging; you just don’t know it -yet. That’s because these people are ordinary everyday people, just like you, only living double lives for the sake of privacy. They don’t have bumper stickers advertising their sexual preferences, or wear t-shirts declaring their sex lives.

Likewise, they aren’t all older married couples with kids and picket fences, who shop non-exclusively at IKEA on the weekends. Swinging is a choice for young 20-somethings, LGBTQ+ couples, and those you’d assume are “vanilla” (conventional, monogamous). There really isn’t a stereotype as to who is part of the scene, or not.

Therefore, it goes with the territory to respect the privacy of the people you meet, and who you have sex with in the scene. Nothing about them can be easily assumed, least of all that they would allow you to know their real name, where they live, their job, or their family. More than likely they want their sexual preferences to remain within the walls of the party, and to protect their identity. So it is best not to ask, but wait until you are trusted enough to be told - and if that never happens, just let it be. Don’t hound them for information, stalk them on social media, or try and doxx them. Mysteries can be sexy too.

Swingers aren’t Sex Robots. They are still Romantic Humans and do experience Jealousy

Finally, you need to remember that people, even people looking for no-strings sex, are still human and have sensitivities. They aren’t programmed only for sex, detached from all emotion and purged of feelings. So tread carefully, respect their personal feelings, and don’t question their commitment to their lives back in the real world, outside of the party.

The question most often asked in the community is: “How can you do it and not get jealous when your partner is making out with another person?”

The answer you’d most likely hear is: “I do get jealous. I’m only human! I just recognize that it’s only a feeling, like getting mad, and I choose not to act on it, or let it get the better of me in the moment.”

People in “The Lifestyle” invariably do feel attraction, romance, jealousy, and hurt, but accept it and choose not to act on these feelings in a long-term negative or toxic way. They’ve already set their expectations in advance, established the red flags, and agreed to safe words together before anything has started, and at the end of the day, it’s just fun sex. They are psychologically, and emotionally ready for the challenge of opening themselves up to others, and expect the same adult maturity in others.

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Good luck loves and lovers. Remember to keep it consensual, have everyone’s safety in mind, and always be a responsible adult. Now go grab some partners and enjoy yourselves!

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