What are the risks in Swinging?
Swinging per se is not dangerous, rather
a fulfilling and enjoyable lifestyle, but as with almost everything we do in life,
there are risks in being a swinger. Just as with our
other activities, we can lessen the risks by taking a
few simple steps.
What if my partner runs off with someone else?
Swinging will not increase the chances
of your partner leaving you, in fact by being open and
honest with each other about your sexual needs and
fantasies, and working your partner to explore all your
fantasies, you will decrease the chances of them looking
for sexual releases elsewhere.
Sex is not usually the major driving
factor in relationship breakdown. It is more often a
failure to communicate.
What if I catch a STD?
Research carried out by doctors in the
USA have found that despite a majority of swingers not
using a condom, STDīs (Sexually transmitted diseases)
have a lower incidence in the swinging community than in
the general population.
Again it comes down to being honest. If
a swinger contracts a STD they will almost always know
who they played with to contract it, and who they have
played with since. If a person outside the scene catches
an infection it is usually as the result of a one night
stand with someone picked up when drunk in a bar or
club.
Swingers will also alert the people they
have played with so that they can all get treated, the
casual pick up is often someone who cannot be contacted,
and will go on to spread their infection on their next
one night stand.
No one is going to stop you using a
condom. If a person refuses to use one, just say NO.
What if the person I meet is dangerous?
The speed with which people are now able
to make contact with, and arrange to meet is increasing
the chances of being attacked by violent partners.
Reduce the risk of anything happening to
you by following a few simple steps.
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Never meet a new contact at your
home, their home or a hotel room. Meet in a bar, or
a swingers club, where you can chat and get to know
each other. If you then have doubts you can walk
away in safety.
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Always insist on talking to the
person on a telephone, so that you can make a note
of it. If a person is not willing to give a number,
they are almost certainly not a genuine swinger.
They will probably be someone cheating on their
spouse. If they are lying to a spouse, they are
almost certainly lying to you as well.
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Leave a sealed letter with a friend
or at home with all the details of who you are
meeting, where you are meeting, and the telephone
number, chat ID and email address of the person you
are going to meet. Then should something happen they
will be able to start looking for you.
What if I fall in love with a swinger?
If the person is a single, and so are
you; and if the feelings are reciprocated then
congratulations.
If the person is married, don't tell
them you love them, as you are likely to find yourself
short of a lover. married swingers are not there to
satisfy the needs of singles, they are playing with you
to satisfy the fantasies that they and their spouse want
to explore.
Remember that love and sex are not
linked. The claim that one leads to the other, or that
you can only have great sex if you love someone is a
falsehood. Many relationships survive with only love,
where for one reason or another sex is not an option.
Just as many longstanding relationships are purely
sexual, and are as fulfilling as one based on love. |