My wife and I were active in the swinging lifestyle in the 2000's. We stopped for a variety of reasons; chiefly savvy teenagers (we had 4 at the time), a company-related move, and ... too many people just wanting a notch on the bedpost. Seriously, many couldn't even complete a sentence. For these couples, "taking one for the team" was their mantra. We have recently re-entered the lifestyle again now that we are empty nesters. We are/were not looking for a polyamorous situation, but we wanted a level of trust before putting our faces between someone else's legs. To us, swinging is/was a way to meet people with similar views regarding sex. However, we also wanted to be able to be seen in public with these people. Couples who cannot carry on a conversation, do not care about their appearance - no so much weight as personal hygiene, clothing, etc., or have manners or etiquette are a huge turn-off. We do NOT jump into the sack with anyone on the first meet-up. We make/made that very clear in our bio on the various websites. In a Lifestyle club, we will flirt, converse, watch and be watched. In a "normal" situation or location, we treat any potential couple as the newly introduced people they are. 90% of the vanilla dates people go on, are because of a mutual interest - concert, comedy, kids, whatever. Meeting up with a lifestyle couple is exactly the same. Said another way, a mutual interest will get you a date, after that, YOU have to keep the interest going.