We’ve started playing this game with another couple we used to hang out with a while back. They were the first out of town couple we met and even though trips out of town weren’t as often as we’d like, we took turns and came up with this basic set of overnight etiquette rules:

-The host pays for the babysitter and pizza if plans include going out for the night.

-Kids must follow the rules where they are at to avoid parental issues. For example, at our house all the kids stay at the dinner table until every kid is done eating…when your kids visit, we expect them to follow this rule as well.

-Now that you are in the lifestyle, you should always have a small over-night bag in your car just in case (a) you’ve had too much to drink and you should sleep it off before driving or (b) you’ve too much fun and you should lay down in my bed for a while before leaving…lol!

-Overnight bag content suggestions: condoms, lube, contact solution, medication (aspirin, viagra, allergy and such…), candy/mints/gum and a power bar for those long nights. Don’t forget your ‘adult toys’ and the kids blankie!!!

-If the kids are playing video games, then everyone must play (multi-player games only) or taking turns otherwise nobody plays any games.

-Pets are family members too so make sure to discuss with the host if they have a pet in case there are allergies in your family. Also, if you wish to bring your pet, make arrangements first.

-Hosts, be sure to have a variety of toiletries available to your guest. Make handy a bundle of towels enough for each person. Supply robes (if possible) if you are having a hot tub party.

Now that you know how to play the game…do you have more rules to add to the list?

We have been in the lifestyle for several years now and this article would have been a great read when we first started out. Written from the perspective of a Slave, it still very much applies to regular lifestyle swingers. The sub/dom is not our scene but there are so many different fetishes out there that it’s nice to know that at least some BSDM groups are very similar in thinking than a regular couple swapping swinging couple.

As history has proven over and over again, the stereotype of swingers having sex everywhere all the time isn’t going away anytime soon. A great example of this appeared online recently as a comment in passing where swingers are mentioned. The Editor-in-chief for the University of the pacific student newspaper mentions swingers in her article about STD’s. It proves yet again that even young people, who are supposed to be educated, but lack any understanding of “the lifestyle” that they also will continue propagating the stereotypes about swinging and swingers in general. Here is the quote where swingers are mentioned: “Unless you are at a swinger’s party, the subject (STD’s) probably shouldn’t come up within five minutes of exchanging names.” read the rest of the story here: The Pacifican.

This is the first post for the new site Maple Swingers. I have several dozen topics to upload to the site once I get the configuration, layouts and colours all pretty and everything. What you will find here in future is anything related to the swinging lifestyle such as: news, articles, reviews, comments, pictures, videos, toys, shopping, classifieds, websites and all things related to the lifestyle in general.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me about your lifestyle related content and I will do my best to post about it here.