[edmustang]

I remember a couple the ex- and I knew many years ago, when we were first married...a Navy bud of mine and his wife. They were a very friendly and open couple, and we enjoyed their company a lot.

After awhile they got very frank and open about their past (individual and combined) sexual exploits (for lack of a better word). It wasn't so much their seeming promiscuity, but the fact that they could talk about it with each other and not be bothered in the least. Back then the ex- and I were a bit sexually conservative. We didn't know what swingers were. When they noticed our discomfort they backed off and stopped the stories.

Looking back on it now...those two were totally swingers! And I'm sure they were sizing us up for new play partners. The ex- and I probably would not have gone for it, but we wouldn't have held it against them either. Nothing would have changed.

We were deployed to different boats (submarines) which were on different schedules, so we eventually just lost contact.

And now, years later, I'm left wondering "what if....?"