When I first started meeting with wives back in 2013 the Interracial Lifestyle was all about Black Men meeting with sexy WOMEN.
It's interesting to me that this has been your experience. Our profile on Kasidie (the most popular lifestyle site where we live) is 12 years old. We were on a handful of sites even earlier than that. We've been ethically non-monogamous, with varying levels of involvement in "the lifestyle" for over two decades. In our experience, there is more and more tolerance for single men. You'll still see couples-only events, or functions that are free for single ladies, couples pay a reasonable cover, and single males have to pay through the nose to get in, but there are fewer and fewer couples covering their profiles with things like, "sorry single guys, the bad behavior of a few of you has ruined it for all of you. Don't contact us, we'll let you know if we're interested." BUT... couples profiles are still by far the most prevalent, and the number of them who say they are looking for "couples and single women" still dwarfs the number that include single men in what they're looking for.
From our viewpoint, the scene has ALWAYS been mostly a couples game, and is only recently becoming more open to the idea that many couples get a lot of enjoyment out of bringing a single male into the equation.
Now lately it's become this weird "package deal" for chicks trying to ADD their nasty ass, punk-ass cuckold husband talking about '
let him suck you off' or some bullshit
After so many years in the lifestyle, we have met SOOOOOO many couples who play together or not at all. Package deal, as you call it. Some are soft swap, some are full swap, some only want threesomes or group play, etc. But it's not new or "weird."
Over the years, I can't tell you the number of times I've seen things get awkward because some woman's husband was super insecure, or unattractive, or much older than the rest of the group, or really nerdy, etc., and somebody's wife starts feeling pressure to "take one for the team." I've also seen a ton of ladies in the lifestyle who aren't actually bi, but felt there was an unspoken expectation that they'd be ok with bi play, so they put it on their profiles because "it drives my man crazy to see me kissing another woman." Always about making sure insecure husbands still felt like they were in control. I feel like with the recent popularity of the hotwife, stag & vixen thing, cuckolding, etc., some of that bullshit is starting to shift. More women are saying straight up they want high quality men and don't care about couples play, and more couples are bringing single men into the bedroom.
There are pros and cons to the way things are changing, and the points expressed in this thread are valid, but I think more than ever, a lot of people are more focused on what WOMEN in the lifestyle want. My wife is free to play alone if she wants to, and since we're parents, sometimes solo play is the only way to make things happen. Even though that's been our situation for a long time, it took until about 3 years ago to meet ANY other couples who were healthy and secure, where the woman went out to play without her hubby. So it's fascinating to me that you're finding it harder to find quality, rather than having your pick.
All that said, this has ALWAYS been a journey we've taken together. So even though it's not a requirement that I am present, dudes do have to understand that my wife and I have a great sex life. They're there because we BOTH want them to be. I get enjoyment out of seeing my wife pleasured. So if I'm not there, it's good to have banter with the guy she's with, get stories, pictures, or videos of the action, and we make sure people know upfront that we prefer to both be present, whenever we can make that happen. Again, I don't think any of that's a recent change, or some kind of new concept in the lifestyle. It's the way we've always known it to be.
But a lot of thirsty SIMP Kneegrows so desperate for pussy they go along with the bullshit
Believe it or not, we meet a lot of guys who PREFER to interact with couples. They could be on Bumble or Tinder looking for loose, single women, but instead they're on swingers sites, looking for couples. They may be 100% straight, but enjoy having a friendly relationship with the guy whose wife they're banging. They want women with a little more sexual experience, who know what they're looking for, and who are in stable relationships and aren't going to come with a bunch of strings attached or emotional baggage. They like the mental component that comes with showing off in front of a husband or a group. And as I said before, they're SO MUCH MORE PREVALENT now that single men are more welcomed in the lifestyle. Far more men hit us up than our busy schedules will allow us to entertain. So I'll admit, there's probably more competition for single men than the used to be. They're not
usually going to get a good reaction from a dick pic and a single line message like, "your bitch is fine, I wanna pound that phat ass with this bbc." There's still plenty of morons to weed out, but the ones we actually wind up talking to are far from "thirsty simps." Generally speaking, they're better educated, better communicators, in better shape, and they increasingly seem to understand that if they don't show up when that say they will, their reputation is on the line. The men doing it right are getting PLENTY of action, and they don't seem to be complaining.