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John read the ad over and over trying to figure out what it meant. "A Couple Dating Service?" He said it out loud seeing if it made more sense. Did it mean they would match two people to make a couple or did it mean a couple dated another couple? He put down the local weekly newspaper and forgot about it until the next day.
"Read this and let me know what you think it is," John said handing the newspaper to his wife Ann. "Read the part I circled."
Ann picked up the paper and read the ad. She made a face and read it again. "I'm not sure. It must mean they match up two people. How can a couple date another couple?"
"Maybe it's kind of like swinging but it involves a longer lead-in to determine if you are all compatible?" John said.
"That wouldn't be as bad as just meeting a couple for the first time and jumping into bed." She said. John had been putting pressure on her to try some soft swinging with other couples to spice up their sex lives. He had suggested only foreplay and not intercourse.
"So, you wouldn't mind dating another couple?" John asked excited his wife would even consider such a thing.
"Maybe, it all depends on what the rules are. You are the only person I have ever dated so maybe dating someone else would be fun. As long as we can stop whenever we want."
"I'll call and find out if it's OK with you," he said.
"Let me think about it and I'll let you know tonight," Ann said feeling kind of flushed.
John went to work and tried to concentrate on his job but the couple dating thing keep coming into his mind. He wasn't sure if he could watch another man touch and kiss his wife of 20 years. But, maybe going slow wouldn't be as bad?
Finally at noon John couldn't wait any longer so he called the Couple Dating Service phone number.
"Hello," a soft-spoken woman said on the other end of the line.
"Hi. I was looking for some information about your service," John said nervously.
"Well, we are kind of unique. We provide a dating service for Couples."
"You mean couples dating other couples?" John asked.
"Yes. My husband and I moved into the city over two years ago and wanted to meet other couples and had a rough time. We put an ad in the newspaper and found out a lot of couples wanted the same thing," she replied.
"Were they looking just for friendship or something more?" John asked.
"Both. Some wanted to only make new friends and others wanted to go further. It's really up to the couples and the answers they give us when they complete their profile."
"So if we join we only go as far as we want?"
"Yes. That is the number one rule. You are not pressured to do anything you don't feel comfortable doing."
"How many couples do you have in your system?" John asked.
"We are up over 200 couples at the moment," She answered.
"How can I get more information?" He asked.
"You can stop by my business and I'll give you a booklet if you want," she replied.
"Sure." John answered as he took a pen to write down her address. The woman and her husband owned a Real Estate Company and were only five minutes from John's office so he jumped in his car and was standing in front of a cute woman's desk within 10 minutes from when he hung up the phone.
"John?" She asked with a big smile.
"Yes." He tried not to stare down at her plentiful breasts.
"I'm Carole. I didn't expect you so fast."
"I work close by," he panted out of breath.
"Come in the back with me and I'll show you our system," she said. John watched as her nice round ass got up off the chair and led the way to the back office. She closed the door behind them and moved over to an empty table in the center of the room.
"We only charge a small fee because we want to help people like you find friends. Here are the rules and this is the contract you must sign." She said as she sat in the chair next to him.
John read the rules:
1.If anyone decides to call off the date they may do so at anytime by saying the phrase "It's time to call it a night (or day)." At that point everyone must stop what they are doing and exchange polite goodbyes. 2.Names and addresses of the members are not made available by the dating service. If the couples want to change names and other personal information it is up to them. Each couple will be assigned a number. 3.Couples may choose three couples per month on their wish list. When a couple is selected they will be notified and provided the profile information of the couple choosing them. The selected couple will decide it they want to make a first date with the couple that chose them. The Dating Service will make all arrangements for the date. 4.Couples may only meet on dates as couples. 5.All names and personal information must be kept highly confidential. 6.Failure to follow these rules may result in expulsion from the dating service.
"These seem fair," John said smiling. He noticed her skirt had ridden higher on her tan thighs since they had sat down at the table.
"Of course both you and your wife must sign the contract." Carole said seeing him anxious to join.
"Of course," John agreed as he stood and she shook his hand. He wondered just how far Carole and her husband went on these dates.
"So are you and you husband still on the available list?" He asked as he watched her reach up to put the booklet back on the shelf.
"Yes. We have made a lot of new friends. We do different things with different friends. Some we play tennis with. Some we go to the theater with. Some we even go to Church with." She smiled knowing what he was looking for.
"No one romantic with?" He asked.
"That's personal," she said hitting him gently on his arm.
"Sorry," he quickly replied.
"That's OK. Let's just say we have not met a couple yet we both have liked enough to go in that direction. But, you never know it may happen some day," she said as she grabbed his arm and led him back to the front office. His elbow pushed into her soft mound.
"I'll let you know tomorrow," he said. The phone rang as he walked out the front door.
John hurried back to his office and closed the door. This seemed too good to be true. He grinned thinking he finally might get his conservative wife to mess around with another couple. How far she would go he didn't know.
Ann's mind was also on the ad. She tried to finish a term paper she needed for a class she was taking at the local university but her mind kept drifting back to the dating service. She was excited thinking about dating and being with another man. She wasn't planning on having intercourse but she had never even French-kissed another man before. Her desire for sex with John had dwindled to a point where she could only get excited if she imagined another man between her legs while they were doing it. She walked to her full-length mirror in the bedroom and stripped off her pajamas she was still wearing. At forty years old her 36b breasts were still full with little sag. She had been doing Pilate which had flattened her abs considerably and her thighs were still nice and muscular. She turned and checked out her buttocks. They could use some downsizing but she still had the nice round curves. She laughed. Why was she looking at her naked body? She didn't plan on her date to see her like this.
She realized it was almost 1:00PM and hurried to take a shower. She quickly dried her hair and picked up the phone. She dialed the phone number for THE COUPLE DATING SERVICE.
The door had closed behind John when Carole picked up the phone.
"Hello," Carole answered not sure if it was for the Real Estate Office or the Dating Service.
"Er....Hello." Ann said meekly.
"Can I help you?" Carole asked realizing the person was nervous on the other end.
"I was wondering about...." Ann hesitated
"About the Dating Service?" Carole finished her sentence. She had received other calls that the person was nervous to ask questions.
"Yes. Is it for singles or for couples?"
"It's for couples," Carole said before she quickly moved forward to describe the rules as she had done for John.
"So, if my husband and I go out with another couple I can call it off at anytime?"
"Yes. If things are not going the way you want it to you can stop the date."
"I'm only doing this because my husband wants me to," Ann lied. She didn't want this woman to think that she was looking for sex with another man. "You should only do it if you want to," Carole answered. She had heard that line before. Sometimes it was true and other times it wasn't.
Ann felt better after she hung up the phone. Now, if John asked her to join she would already know the truth. Not that he would lie to get her to swing with another couple. She grinned as she made John's favorite cake.