 Re: Swinging Vs Open Marriage? or Are they the same thing?
I think both are in the same "family", definitely related, and definitely both "alternative".
Whether or not the have the same definition ends up a personal choice.
I view the term open marriage more as a catch-all for a non-monogamous marriage. Swinging and poly and fuck buddies or friends with benefits all tend to fall into this catch all for me.
I think open marriage is more descriptive of our relationship together. But we might swing or have friends with benefits, or the like, and those are more descriptive of the what we are doing with those other people. So, open marriage is what we are as a couple. But in relation to others, we may swing or have individual friends w/benefits, etc. Don't know if it makes much sense, but that's where my opinion lies.
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