Interestingly, the most common question I have received is from men, asking me, "I would love to watch my wife with someone else. How do I mention it?"
Chances are, your wife has already thought of it time to time. For us, it was the natural result of swing experiences. We were monogamous for sooooo long, we joked about swinging. I was extremely reluctant—it was the last thing on my mind—but my husband insisted. We ended up at a club in NY called Le Trapeze, which is a swing club, but has a standing rule—no means no. We went and had drinks and had a standing agreement to not participate no matter what. Over several years, we became avid swingers, but one thing always invariably happens: Men lose interest and the wives can't get enough. Women just suddenly feel so freaking free; it's like a finally found celebration of freedom. We can suddenly do what we want, with whom ever we want, and it's not only accepted, but encouraged. While we did do other couples, we just mutually decided it was fun to watch me.
There are rules: No kissing, for example. Swingers have other rules, some strange, but mouth kissing is usually not allowed. If one wife is on the pill and the other is fertile, both men wear condoms. It's not an AIDS thing, it's an "all things being equal" thing. If both wives are on the pill, the condoms come off after mutual agreement. No sex with unmarried couples; they don't have the same to lose.
Everything must be discussed in advance and agreed upon. Sometimes in graphic detail. Am I allowed to go down on another guy? Could he come in my mouth? Odd talking about, but there are rules, and if everyone follows them, no one gets hurt. That's what swinging is all about. No one gets hurt. It's not about humiliation. It's about sexual fulfillment and enjoyment, and this can manifest itself in many, many ways.
For many couples, oral sex is a no-no because it's so much more intimate than intercourse. For us, it's allowed. Does that mean I go around giving blow jobs to complete strangers? No. It does mean that I will meet some men in our travels and I will want to give them the ultimate present, of letting them come in my mouth. Women just meet men they want to taste sometimes, and nothing is going to change that.
I teach college at a four year university in New York, and am a very happy mother of two older boys. Does this mean my sexual appetite is dead?
For me, it's just thrilling to find a new partner, and to enjoy two men at once—the kissing, the hugging, the tenderness, and the extra set of lips. But it's a turn on for my husband, too, otherwise we wouldn't be doing it. He loves to see me caressing an erection that belongs to someone else, to watch another man get aroused by me. That puts me in control, and he fully enjoys knowing I excite other males.
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Another wonderful comment from a couple: "We love mmf threesomes more than anything, but choose bi-males because there's less risk of freaking out with male-to-male contact".
This is a great point, and it touches on several different issues: Are bi men better to experiment with, and is a mmf threesome an inherently bi form of sexual activity? To both, I have to say "no".
First, as a woman, I want to spend my time in bed with someone 100% man. It greatly disturbs me looking at a penis, stroking it, or suckling it, thinking it has been up another man's behind. It just completely grosses me out. No, I am not saying I think gays are bad, blah-blah-blah. I am saying I don't want a penis in me that has been in another man's ass. Sorry, it's just my personal taste, pun intended. I think most women agree with me on this. We're not into seeing two guys get it on, in the same way, shape and form men like to see two women get it on. Similarly, I can't stand piercings and tattoos and shaved crotches. I want to see a nice hard erection and I nice hairy set of balls hanging underneath. I don't like the clean look. It looks boyish, seems like a gay thing, whatever. Not for me.
The larger issue perhaps is this: Is a mmf threesome largely a bi form of sexual activity? No, not with two straight men. Does a man have to be gay to become sexually aroused in front of another man? No. Men are trained, early on, to not get erections in front of other men, even when it happens by pure circumstance. Men can't really control the erections they get. They can only control their orgasm to a smaller extent. Both are trigger responses. When the man is pumping in and out, the trigger is going to release and there's nothing he, or me, can do about it. You can be aroused by the way another man looks, his erection, the curve of his penis—it doesn't mean you want to have sex with him, kiss him, get married and adopt kids.
It takes a certain kind of open-minded male to get an erection in front of my husband, and to release himself in me while my husband is perched on the bed behind us watching the fellow stroke into me. This is where maturity sets in, and where a more experienced and confident man comes in.