While the idea of living a swinging lifestyle seems exotic, exciting and amazing in many people’s imagination, the lifestyle is certainly not for everyone. Swinging is popular with many married and unmarried couples who desire to add more fun and excitement to their relationship and sex life. To be successful and enjoyable for all participants, there needs to be complete agreement, commitment, and acceptance on the part of both partners before jumping into the swinging life.
If you and your partner are considering adopting the swinger lifestyle, there are many positives to be experienced and negatives to consider. The following are some of the more important and significant pros and cons of leading a swinger lifestyle. Discuss these thoroughly with each other as well as any other aspects of swinging that comes up.
Swinger Lifestyle Pros
- Swinging brings new excitement and enjoyment to your sex life. It allows people to explore their fantasies and be a part of their partner’s fantasies, including the desire to experiment and try new things.
- With today’s technology, it has become even easier to meet compatible couples who share the same interests, desires and activities. There are several excellent apps and websites dedicated to connecting swinging couples together.
- Swinging can transform a routine marriage and boring sex life into something special. They say the variety of the spice of life!
- The lifestyle empowers couples to express their sexual desires and preferences openly and honestly, building a deeper and stronger relationship.
- It allows for the exploration of desires and fantasies with a variety of partners and in new situations.
- If pursued with love, honesty and openness, swinging can enhance your marriage and make it stronger by improving communication and deepening the sharing and understanding of each other.
Swinger Lifestyle Cons
- Be aware of any jealousy from your partner as a result of swinging. Make sure to address this and accept the fact that your partner will be experiencing pleasure with someone else. If this is not handled upfront and maturely, growing jealousy can lead to serious issues in the relationship.
- Be prepared for negative reactions and backlash as friends and family learn about your swinging encounters. Not everyone is accepting of this lifestyle and many are quick to share their negative or derogatory opinions. One strategy is to keep your swinging lifestyle a secret, another is to share it only with people you completely trust.
- Swinging is not a means to solve marital problems. In fact, if problems exist in your relationship, swinging may make existing problems significantly worse and probably create new problems.
- Over time, you and your partner’s opinion and desires for swinging will change. Sometimes partners begin to disagree. This can create problems in the relationship if not dealt with quickly.
- Leading a swinging lifestyle takes commitment and a significant investment in time.
Leading a swinging lifestyle can be extremely exciting, sexually fulfilling and rewarding for many people. The lifestyle is not limited to married couples only. Any couple who is interested can pursue the lifestyle, seeking out compatible couples with the same desires and interests. When both people are committed to the swinging lifestyle and each other, the enjoyment and pleasure they experience can be amazing.
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