My wife & I have done a bit of swinging in our earlier part of our marriage and when we were dating (been together 20 years now), and associated with other couples who have done the same. In our opinion, there are some basic understandings you should adhere to avoid marital issues:
- If you're doing this to help resolve marital issues that already exists, don't do it. If either partner has already cheated on the other, that's a good sign that this is not a good idea, as the "trust" issue & marriage integrity has already been breached.
- Avoiding romantic attachments & involvements is essential ... involving others in sex should be for sexual stimuli only. Emotional attachments only complicate relationship. Personally, we ruled out "dating" and "romantic get-aways" as those long periods of time alone with someone only encourage problems.
- Set rules & parameters to having sexual involvements ... (condoms, spouse involvement, & private meetings, etc).
- If you have children in the home, and you're inexperienced with alternative sexual relationships, its wise to keep in mind that your behavior & activities impact more than just you and your spouse.
- And of course you should have good communications with each other, as MisterPussy mentions. If you're afraid to discuss this kind of topic openly with your spouse, then that's a hint that the 2 of you possibly haven't established good communications yet.
- Keep in mind that rarely do outsiders give a rats ass about your marriage. Its outcome is ALL ON YOU.
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