I can't answer the poly questions, but one thing we enjoy about our swing friends is that we can pretty much talk about anything. Sure vanilla friends, especially women, may get to the dirty details when it's one on one, but i mean talking as couple to couple. It creates a different sort of bond than you might have with vanilla friends. And there are sex-party friends where that's all we share in a relationship..the sex..and there are sex party friends where we have interation beyond the sex on a social level.

~Smile~ my husband jumped on this. I knew he would. Your question, there, at the end: Is this the beginning of understanding the poly world? We both looked at each other and said, "Maybe."

Friendship is formed in shared experiences. Swinging, therefore, presents an opportunity for an exciting friendship. "The key is," hubby pointed out, "A) Repeatability, B) Repeatability, C) Repeatability, D) Repeatability, E) Repeatability, F) Is it still repeatable for ALL parties involved? Then 'maybe.' Expand the relationship beyond the sexual realm. Repeat steps A through F."