Diaries...

[LFM2]

Do you keep a diary of your swinging life?

Do you blog it anywhere online? On a myspace page?

Do you keep it private of just wonderful memories?

I was browsing somewhere and was interested how many people keep diaries of their swinging sexcapades. I was really curious how many of you guys do.

We don't. It's not because we're afraid someone would find it, but just too time consuming probably. We don't even keep notes of people whom we've met and thought we'd really like to know better or those whom we wouldn't want to know at all. I guess we keep a mental list.

[SW_PA_Couple]

Started to jot down our memoirs. We never had a concern that someone would find it. It simply became boring after a while. So the answer is, no, we don't.

~Michael

[JustAskJulie]

I post some of our experiences in my blog here.... the really good and the really bad.... or whatever happens that makes me feel like writing something down.

[Greg & Sheryl]

The last two years of our swinging lives are pretty well-documented in our blog, which is public. Our primary blog is now on Blogger, but we can also be found on LiveJournal. In fact, it was a fellow member of the Swingers Board who turned us on to LJ in 2003 and got us blogging in the first place.

[ViSexual]

I wanted to keep the memories, even though I don't think I could ever forget, and be able to share them too.

But, I wanted to be annonymous to anyone other than those I wanted to share with.

I found this site;

The Online Diary - Join today, it's free!

You can even make your diary private to only you if you like.

[TravlParty]

The only thing we do is keep a spreadsheet of screen names and real first names (to help us remember). We add contact numbers and a little bit of information about them, especially notes about a great time we had.

We've thought about a blog, but were a bit nervous about doing that. Maybe someone we were with would see it and be offended.

[screaminggood]

Just memories and only talked about when we're alone.

[fun4Ds]

I keep a personal work related journal/diary. Hand written, from 1990-2000. Thats when I got a separate work computer. That journal runs current. That's really personal/ business/life related, so I never mix business with pleasure.(hence separate computers, separate diary). That business/life Journal, does have personal notes about certain people, places or an event for the day. I started this in 1990 from a respected gentlemen who at that time, was 91 years old. We raised (30) Sorrel Belgian Draft horses crossed with a Sorrel mammoth Jack-ass, to get what is known as a Draft Mules..(Animal husbandry) I digress, but thats how it got started for me personally. I asked him how he remembered so much stuff about his life. (he had many stories and recollections) He showed me from going back many years and just touching base with a few thoughts for the day, one could actually recall (the day) It actually works And just for the record, he told me, "Never write the self incriminating stuff"... Its accountable in a court of law

"Just keep that shit under yer hat". Thats what he said Smart man.

I have had a look at Live Journal and visit occasionally but I can't seem to keep up, let alone get one going. I started my own blog here. But, most of that personal conversation, gets talked about over breakfast with Mrs.fun.

I do enjoy reading the blogs here. But even so, I get behind and post later or at least feel what I read is from a friend. Its nice to feel like someone can share their personal thoughts.... with me. Thats how I see it...it's personal/private.

As far as our swinging journal. Mrs.fun I have a little (big) BLACK BOOK. We, or I should say, SHE. Keeps a record (hand written) of screen names matched with a little notes about who we meet. Screen names with First Names only. No addresses. But, we like to get a feel for someones first names. Last names are really not important to us when swinging. I can't think we have ever asked anyone. It does happen in time, but we don't feel the need to keep those names/numbers/addresses, associated in the black book. When we do become close enough to have a last names or numbers. We keep that in our regular address book with no reference.(we know who they are) Plus, we have the swinger hotline with first names and phone numbers stored in that phone. There again, those numbers are logged in the book in case the phone dies.... Along with a few cd's of all the folks who have shared pictures via yahoo. Hey, we like to review a few naked pics. Along with porno.

Without sounding freaky, our adult children know there are certain personal things, in our safe at home. Those things would, upon our death, be viewed and burned. They have no interest in knowing anything more about our swinging, other than, that we do. They cringe at the thought of our sex lives. Its an adult(living will) agreement we have.

[willyoats]

We never kept a diary, per se, but I know at least two of my swing partners who do.

Our first experience was with the owners of a swing club in Florida. Sometime after we made love, she told me that she was keeping a diary of experiences with her lovers in hopes of someday writing a book about swinging. I was entry (approximately) number 300 for that year. This was mid-summer, mind you, so she was a pretty active swinger! We met again about 5 years later at a swing convention. She didn't recognize or remember me at all. No surprise there, but I wonder if I am still in her diary.

Today is the 10th anniversary of the first time my favorite swing partner and I made love under the full moon in Mexico. Last night she wrote that her little book has an entry saying "Made love to (willyoats) on 11/18/98." I knew all along that she saves every love letter I write, but I didn't know that she also kept a diary.

I never had a diary, but for many years I did note, on a well hidden piece of paper, the names of all of the women I have been with and the number of encounters with each. I don't need to make notes for what each session was like because I have quite vivid memories of almost all of them going back around 20 years. The memories of the really good times are like they happened yesterday, as are the memories of the few that were true disasters. The ones in the middle are still with me to a greater or lesser degree.

There are times that I wish I had kept a diary so that I could compare my impressions as recorded then with what I think I recall now. Just for fun. But, that kind of reality check might ruin some of the fantasy that I now enjoy in "the camera of my mind" (as my above-mentioned favorite swinger calls memories). In truth, I am glad I don't have any hard copy because I'll bet that my memories are better than reality, and I like it that way.

[LFM2]

Originally Posted by ViSexual

I wanted to keep the memories, even though I don't think I could ever forget, and be able to share them too.

But, I wanted to be annonymous to anyone other than those I wanted to share with.

I found this site;

The Online Diary - Join today, it's free!

You can even make your diary private to only you if you like.

Thanks for the link to that site. It would be wonderful to those who would like to keep a diary, private or otherwise!

[LFM2]

Originally Posted by Greg & Sheryl

The last two years of our swinging lives are pretty well-documented in our blog, which is public. Our primary blog is now on Blogger, but we can also be found on LiveJournal. In fact, it was a fellow member of the Swingers Board who turned us on to LJ in 2003 and got us blogging in the first place.

Greg and Sheryl, I did peruse your one on Blogger. Very nicely done!! The other one on LJ seems harder to follow, but both are nice. Thanks for sharing those!

[LFM2]

Originally Posted by screaminggood

Just memories and only talked about when we're alone.

This is pretty much Dave and I. Great (and not so great) memories where we either or

[SW_PA_Couple]

Originally Posted by SW_PA_Couple

Started to jot down our memoirs. We never had a concern that someone would find it. It simply became boring after a while. So the answer is, no, we don't.

I will re-state this. Our swing experience, would anyone have the time and inclination to document it, would most assuredly not be boring. What I meant to say is that we lost interest in writing the story.

Per the several suggestions made here, I am, in effect, documenting at least part of our story by posting messages at this bulletin board. A startling realization as I seem to have posted about 616 thus far.

~Michael

[starryeyes]

A combination of diaries would make for several seasons of "Swingtown"!!!! Let's get writing!!!