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Originally Posted by Bama0468  Swinging- Both partners know that the other is doing it and when
Open Marriage - one of the partners does not know the other is doing but they have permission to do whom ever they please, when ever they please AND they may or may not tell the partner when they have done some thing.
Personaly on our end its a matter of safety, I want to know where and who and have met them, same for me in the reverse, that way if anything ( godforbid) bad happened I/we have a starting point |
I don't know that that is the best description. Most of the people I know personally who consider themselves in an "open marriage" know what each of them are doing and with whom. Like you said, it's a safety issue, and for a lot of them, individual 'approval' has to be had before you can go off and play.
I really don't know there is technically a difference between an open marriage and swinging. I'd say it is that each of the spouse play seperately, but I've seen people talking about swinging solo as well as with their spouse, so I'm not sure.