[Chris&Amelia]

Back in a prior life, I was a "Single Male" in the swinging world. But I found it quite my accident. More accurately, it found me.

I was straight outta' Basic Training and at a new posting. I was also lonely, horny, and pretty naive. But, first and foremost, I was (and still am) a computer nerd, so I do what any computer nerd does... hooks up his computer and starts to look for porn. This was before the Internet really took off, so the usually repositories of porn were BBS (Bulletin Board Systems) that you had to dial up into with a modem. I start looking around and find an "Adult-themed" BBS named Pacific Velvet. I create an account and start chatting with the folks there. I had no idea that it was a swinger's BBS. I didn't even know what swinging was.

Still clueless to the ultimate nature of the sight, I continued to chat... and slowly made friends. I was a little surprised at how almost everybody was part of a couple ("and on a porn BBS too!"), and at first nobody would talk to me. But I was lonely, and I enjoyed the companionship, even it was virtual. Eventually I was accepted. And I still had no idea what I was getting into.

Remember how I said I was a little naive? Change that to "very naive."

One of my chat friends admitted that he was also in the Army and actually worked at the same place I did! We arranged to have lunch one day and hit it off pretty well. Eventually he (Let's call them Mr. and Mrs. R) introduced me to his wife, who I was instantly attracted to. I thought she was pretty flirty... but I didn't take no action (he was my friend after all). And yet I still had no idea what I was getting into.

One day, I'm invited over to their place (which I've already been to several times to hang out and play video games) for a Saturday night party. I'm told that it's a "Pacific Velvet-only" party. I'm pretty hyped, as I had met some other people from the board (and yet I still had no idea...) but this would be the first PV gathering that I had attended.

So I park my car, ring the doorbell, and he answers the door. "Chris! You made it! Come in!" So I come in and I'm immediately handed a drink. I notice several people that I've already met... and they were making out... and not with the people that I knew were their spouses. I was a little confused. When Mrs. R came over, said hi, and immediately gave me a deep long kiss... well, I was VERY confused at that point. I finally break free to ask "Uh, what's going on? And why is your wife kissing me like that?" He replies "Well, she always thought you were cute, and what do you expect to happen at a swinger's party?" I'm silent for a couple of seconds just to reply "A what now?"

They were shocked... they really thought I knew. So they take me to their room to give me a (verbal...) primer into the Lifestyle. After they're done, they leave me alone to make my decision, while being assured that if I chose not to participate, nobody would think any less of me.

As you can see.... I chose..... wisely.