Okay, my hubby and I recently became interested in swinging so we are newbies/virgins/whatever, but we are very concerned about STD's. I would imagine that most married couples are "clean" and have a very low risk for contracting STD's among other married couples, but what about the singles? I am sure singles involved in the Lifestyle have sex outside that environment with vanilla people as well, so it could take just one bad apple to spoil the whole bunch. Not to mention that apparently lots of younger people are joining the swinging world. It seems like the risk of getting an STD for an 18 to 25 year old today is much higher than it was back when I was that age. (I'm 35)
What's that saying? ... When you sleep with a person it's like sleeping with every person they have slept with and all the people those people have slept with .... You can liken it to that Kevin Bacon game, "You are 7 degrees from an STD." Or if anyone here watches the Showtime series The L-Word, Alice's infamous "chart" really puts it into perspective.
I know you can get tested for STD's to prove that you are "clean", but aren't there some things out there that take years to show up? (HIV) This is such a downer topic, but something that should never be overlooked. I am sure many have uttered the classic, "It will never happen to me," but by saying that Murphy's Law dictates that their chances of "it" happening increase by 99.9%.
Just my 2 cents for what it's worth.