Everyone knows that power currupts. LOL.
Pale is good. Don't tan. LOL.
Interesting thread.
I am a single bi fem so I think i'll put my 2p in here lol . I guess I am on the "edge" of the swinging scene in that although I enjoy group sex I do not really consider myself a swinger, rather a fetishist who likes more than one partner at once. It makes sense to me OK lol. I actually know very few "straight" swingers and the people I have "swung" with in the past have been BDSMers primarily, and most BDSMers dont swing, in the way that might be defined by a lot of you lol. There is a cross over of the two lifestyles, though not as much as you might think. Virtually none of my BDSM friends go to swing clubs for example -- most consider them too straight lol. I know what they mean! For example, swing clubs are traditionally for straight sex, plus some girl on girl. You rarely see a TV or a TS at a swing club and people with alternative genders or sexualities are not made welcome in many settings. I'm thinking here male on male bisexuality but also sub dom/me games at clubs. In the fetish and BDSM arena, even if there is less full on sex happening, the people who attend are much more accepting of alternative genders and sexualities. TVs are the staple diet of the fetish scene lol. Actually they are - so much so that regulars who get in free at a certain fetish event local to me are mainly TV/TG.
Anyway, my point with reference to this topic. I do tend to digress. As someone who is primarily a fetishist I am looking for a certain type of person/people to "swing" with. As someone on the "edge" (in more ways than one lol) I appreciate that most of the people who reply to me are not going to be exactly what I am looking for. I am prepared to compromise but not to the extent where I am going to engage in actibvities that are "not my thing". In my ad I state that I am looking for bi couples. You might think well why does the male half have to be bi if your a single fem? well, I am generalising madly here but in my experience straight males are much less likely to be open for exploration in the fetish scene than bi males. I feel more comfortable with bi males generally, they are more likely to be up for arse play like strap on domination or whipping than straight men --- actually I cant name one straight man in my life who would let himself be dominated in such a way lolol. Yet, even though I state I am looking for a bi couple every reply to my ad, except perhaps one, have been from couples where the male is straight! Most send just those "winks" and I can tell little about them --- there might be some straight male fetishists in the world lol, they are just being lazy and selling themselves short by "winking" at me lol.
Playwise, I am not opposed to straight sexual activities, but I want more than just straight sex. I only want to meet couples who share the same philosophy. A scene where I am with a couple that is just "traditional" swinging, something like, fem fem play while male watches followed by male joining in with both tbh bores me silly lol. Weeding out most of the people that reply to me after just one reply happens a lot, but thats OK, I can wait LOL.
Good thread and well said to the contributers