[shymxcpl]

This weekend I decided to see what MOST people see as Swinger and Open Marriage. I think a good way to find what the majority of people think is Wikipedia (I'm not saying that their definition is right, I'm just saying it's what is most widely accepted)

I always thought that Swingers were a subset of Open Marriages, but according to the good people who write the wikiarticles around the world, it's the opposite that is true. Open Marriage is, according to general belief, one of the many ways you can swing. Others include Dogging, Hotwifing, Threesomes, Group Sex, cuckolding etc.

I think what wasted2008 described actually fits into the wiki-category of hotwife (depending on the vicarious pleasure felt by the non participating partner), again, not that I agree, it's just how they describe it.

I guess one could argue that Open Marriage could be when the other person doesn't feel outright pleasure from his or her partner getting a little on the side and swinging is when he/she does... Maybe??

My conclusion is that most of the time people argue is because some people want to call it one thing and the other person understands this as another thing. Just sticking to an established nomenclature would solve many misunderstandings. So lookup swinging and open marriage in wikipedia and see if you agree.

can you place links here? I wont just in case