I don't think you can make a clear cut distinction between any of the terms really. One man's (or woman's) swinging is another person's NSA.
However, the flip side of it is those people who class themselves as 'swingles', but as soon as they meet Mr/Miss Right they're off to be all vanilla. The swinging arena, albeit a place where many have met and formed long term relationships, is a dangerous place for people just looking to settle down into family life. But perhaps that's another discussion entirely? ;)
You're brave labelling people (singles) acting in the same way differently based on their gender.
In my mind it does not matter what gender someone is if they act a certain way you can create a label for that action. Whether that's "swingles" or "swinging singles" it does not matter.
It's the same kinda argument when we think of "sluts" and "studs" - and how our culture views them differently (which it should not?) lol . It should be the acts involved in how we see people, and not their gender?
........ But, maybe I am being to simplistic and missing the point? I suspect due to our culture, the experiences of single men and women and their tactics for connecting with like minded individuals are quite different when it comes to using this site, and other forums where they interact with swingers (or members of the opposite sex in general lol). So maybe it's not the act we are labelling here - that's just sex - but the social aspects surrounding it? - and it's here that I would have to agree that there is evidence of a gender distinction.
OP - you have made me think - Maybe you're not so brave after all, maybe more thought provoking? lol
I thought the modern day definition of swinging...was those that condone and participate in recreational sex. No that can be couples, singles...or any combination of those I would of thought !!!
I consider "swinging" to be recreational sex with a non regular partner, and between two, or more, people who (and this is important) have considered and are intent upon participating in same as a purely recreational pursuit.
So meeting someone in a bar then finding yourself in bed with them at the end of the night doesn't mean you were swinging. Might just mean you were easy :cool:.
Don't you mean sex without commitment? lol
I like this site (and other places like this) because it attracts like minded people.
I have had a few meets with single ladies through the site, some just that, meets, some leading to sex, very quickly in a couple of cases, our purpose was to do that. In as much as you can know by messages, photo exchanges and phone calls it was decided that we would play on first meet short of not 'feeling it' in person. Being one on one encounters you could say it was just straight sex but the way we got to that via the internet and a swinging site still felt connected to the idea of swinging, it's certainly the only way I've ended up nude on a bed or sofa with someone doing intimate things within minutes of first meeting them!
However it is still different to doing that with a couple in an MMF or any other variant to the one on one model. You see first hand what many do not ever see and you take part in things that make you part of something involving three or more people, an amazing exchange of pleasures, energies and sensations, when it works like that it is an extraordinary thing to be a part of!