[quote author=Squiggles link=topic=24077.msg584782#msg584782 date=1212230369]
Swinging is wierd. I can appreciate people in open-relationships who want to experiment with multiple sexual partners, but it's wrong for people in a committed relationship to act on lust for another person. There will be many, of course, which will gladly state: "Oh, it's perfectly healthy and enhances both our sex-lives and our relationship", etc. However I don't agree. For me, swingers are people trying to quash the clear differences that exist between being single and being together, and so to enjoy the 'best of both worlds', but, in this 'perfect' situation, where all the lines are blured, there are clear consequences that are surely over-looked.
I, and I'm sure many of you too, couldn't bear the prospect of your partner sleeping with someone else. Whilst the term jealousy has often been used by bitchy, bitter woman in magazines, in a bid to crucify their ex-boyfriend, it's a natural emotion which stems from love, care, and devotion. All of which are traits which must be lacking within the swingers 'relationship', which, in turn, raises obvious questions, such as: if you're in a position where you're wanting to act on lust for someone other than your partner, should really be together? Probably not. Consentual cheating is still cheating, for even though you may have your partners blessing, the betrayel is not just against them, it's against every happy moment you once shared together; it's against those moments of pure ectasy that only your partner can make you feel; it's against the lost memories from a time you once shared when they couldn't even dream about wanting anybody else.
I'm not a fan at all.
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Good post mate.