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Originally Posted by DEI37
I'm not sure I would call swinging and open relationships all that different. As swingers, yes, we don't want relationships beyond friendships with other couples, but OUR relationship is open, and in my thinking, that is where the term open relationships comes from. In that regards, they are similiar, with swinging being an extension of an open relationship.
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From my understanding an open relationship would be where you are able to form sexual partnerships with other men/women, without the consent or presence your partner. So while calling a swinging relationship 'open' would be good description, I wouldn't compare it to a classic 'open relationship' which is something totally different. Undoubtedly there are people in this kind of open relationship who are swingers, but most swingers would not be 'open' to such an arrangement.