Thrax
01-04-2006, 05:20 PM
Julie, moderators, and all you message posters,
I want to compliment the whole group on making this a great place to find out about and discuss all kinds of issues related to swinging, as well as other topics.
I signed up for the board in late November 2005. It was a mistake of timing on my part. I had two weeks to go on a monster project and here I found a great site full of thoughtful, informative, humorous swingers -- and potential swingers -- that was just another distraction keeping me from my work. So during that final fortnight, I used Swingersboard as my end-of-day reward. (Actually, if I had avoided the board initially, I might have shipped my project off on time. Luckily, no harm done.)
Anyway, the project, and the holiday frenzy, is over, so now I don't feel guilty about "wasting" my time here. In fact, I've become so interested in all the give-and-take here that I sometimes check the board before I check my email -- business, vanilla, OR swinger emails. Now THAT's impact.
I appreciate the variety of swinging and non-swinging topics addressed on the board. But what I appreciate most is the civility and the sense of humor I encounter here. I've participated in or just eye-balled a number of other boards (mostly sports and news) and I am dismayed at how quickly "discussions" degenerate into insult-fests. I know there are occasionally some hurtful remarks and a little bit of name-calling here, but to me it is remarkably rare.
Thanks to all who take the time to post thoughtful, interesting answers. We address some issues here -- issues that would make many in the vanilla world recoil in horror -- in usually very matter-of-fact, insightful ways. How often to you get fun, uninhibited discussions on sex toys, oral sex preferences, or choice of underwear in other arenas? Not to mention astute observations on more volatile subjects like emotional responses to extramarital sex, bisexuality, or maintaining primary relationships.
So, a big THANK YOU to all of you for providing great insights and entertainment. A pat on the back to all, and massages may be available for some... ;)
Sincerely, and I mean that,
Thrax
P.S. My only gripe: We have all these Canucks on the board and someone is arranging a meet-up in Tronna, but when will the Ohioans (Ohioids? Ohionistas?) that seem to be all over the place here arrange a meet-up? (Yeah, I know, you're all to busy swingin'.) :D
I want to compliment the whole group on making this a great place to find out about and discuss all kinds of issues related to swinging, as well as other topics.
I signed up for the board in late November 2005. It was a mistake of timing on my part. I had two weeks to go on a monster project and here I found a great site full of thoughtful, informative, humorous swingers -- and potential swingers -- that was just another distraction keeping me from my work. So during that final fortnight, I used Swingersboard as my end-of-day reward. (Actually, if I had avoided the board initially, I might have shipped my project off on time. Luckily, no harm done.)
Anyway, the project, and the holiday frenzy, is over, so now I don't feel guilty about "wasting" my time here. In fact, I've become so interested in all the give-and-take here that I sometimes check the board before I check my email -- business, vanilla, OR swinger emails. Now THAT's impact.
I appreciate the variety of swinging and non-swinging topics addressed on the board. But what I appreciate most is the civility and the sense of humor I encounter here. I've participated in or just eye-balled a number of other boards (mostly sports and news) and I am dismayed at how quickly "discussions" degenerate into insult-fests. I know there are occasionally some hurtful remarks and a little bit of name-calling here, but to me it is remarkably rare.
Thanks to all who take the time to post thoughtful, interesting answers. We address some issues here -- issues that would make many in the vanilla world recoil in horror -- in usually very matter-of-fact, insightful ways. How often to you get fun, uninhibited discussions on sex toys, oral sex preferences, or choice of underwear in other arenas? Not to mention astute observations on more volatile subjects like emotional responses to extramarital sex, bisexuality, or maintaining primary relationships.
So, a big THANK YOU to all of you for providing great insights and entertainment. A pat on the back to all, and massages may be available for some... ;)
Sincerely, and I mean that,
Thrax
P.S. My only gripe: We have all these Canucks on the board and someone is arranging a meet-up in Tronna, but when will the Ohioans (Ohioids? Ohionistas?) that seem to be all over the place here arrange a meet-up? (Yeah, I know, you're all to busy swingin'.) :D