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The Fuse · 01-17-2006, 07:20 PM

Hello All,
Let's say it together....Hooray for the Internet. I love the Internet for so many reasons, and the Swingers Board is the latest. Applause to Julie and her helpers for bringing us this community. Thank you.

A little about my husband and me: We're both engineers, very down-to-earth, both have postgraduate degrees from respected schools, blah blah blah, open-minded but conservative in our own lifestyle, yadda yadda. I could hardly believe my ears when E told me that he would be interested in exploring the lifestyle. I did what a lot of people probably do to broach the subject: I made an offhand reference or a joke, essentially sending up a trial balloon (is this true?). Discussions have progressed. Now we are talking about which club to visit, setting rules, and absorbing the wonderful advice we see on this board.

As the post title indicates, I have a wee problem with body image. I am 5'6" and weigh a little over 160 pounds. I will turn 40 this year, so am not a youngster either. At a size 14, I am afraid that I will not be attractive to the male or female halves of couples that we'd want to be with. (My husband has a good physique.) We don't aspire to the model-gorgeous playmates, but I'm afraid I'll be relegated to the "uglies only" corner, and feeling repulsive like I did in junior high school. Does anyone have experiences to relate that would help me know what to expect?

01-17-2006, 07:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
The Fuse Way too opinionated Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,826 Location: Southeastern Virginia Status: Single Female Swing Lifestyle Name:The_Fuse	Mild Body Image Issues Hello All, Let's say it together....Hooray for the Internet. I love the Internet for so many reasons, and the Swingers Board is the latest. Applause to Julie and her helpers for bringing us this community. Thank you. A little about my husband and me: We're both engineers, very down-to-earth, both have postgraduate degrees from respected schools, blah blah blah, open-minded but conservative in our own lifestyle, yadda yadda. I could hardly believe my ears when E told me that he would be interested in exploring the lifestyle. I did what a lot of people probably do to broach the subject: I made an offhand reference or a joke, essentially sending up a trial balloon (is this true?). Discussions have progressed. Now we are talking about which club to visit, setting rules, and absorbing the wonderful advice we see on this board. As the post title indicates, I have a wee problem with body image. I am 5'6" and weigh a little over 160 pounds. I will turn 40 this year, so am not a youngster either. At a size 14, I am afraid that I will not be attractive to the male or female halves of couples that we'd want to be with. (My husband has a good physique.) We don't aspire to the model-gorgeous playmates, but I'm afraid I'll be relegated to the "uglies only" corner, and feeling repulsive like I did in junior high school. Does anyone have experiences to relate that would help me know what to expect?