What I have learned.
I found out last night that I am not a swinger, but I love the act of swinging.
I was at an event last night that was classy, sophisticated and culturally diverse. I saw people from different social, economic and ethnic persuasions, that made me feel there was hope in our city.
Although I felt a little out of place, it was only due to the fact that I was by myself and didn't know how to interact in such a setting.
This is how I have learned that BDSM is a totally different dynamic than the lifestyle of swinging, which the mainstream population confuses both Lifestyles as one and the same. Even within the lifestyle there are people that do not understand the many different dynamics that we all share and can sometimes confuse the two.
I have learned that in BDSM, sex is not the priority. To keep it simple, in BDSM, there are are variety of relationships that deal with impact play, sensation play, humiliation play Fire play, etc., etc., that do not require sexual intercourse.
In the BDSM community, most relationships on one. They are very exclusive and very deep in establishing a bond that two or more people experiencing together, develop either in a dominant-submissive or power sharing role, i.e., M/s or D/s.
What I am learning about the BDSM community is that the relationship between those involved are a more exclusive power sharing structure where the boundaries are set and everything revolves around CONSENT.
In fact, CONSENT between the two or more partners is the core factor in ensuring that the relationship can evolve and grow into what those Kinksters desire it to be. With so many people entering the fetish lifestyle, the possibilities seems limitless.
In BDSM you can customize a relationship without any sexual interaction, for example only pain, be it psychological as a humiliation play, physical as in impact play, or the fetish itself in BDSM could be just no contact at all.
What I am learning about the swingers lifestyle, is that it's completely opposite.
Couples and singles alike, are open to sharing themselves as long as, like BDSM, there is CONSENT. I learned about soft swap for example, where a couple will be approached by another couple or single person and as long as there is CONSENT between the parties involved, they can swap each other's partners and just explore each other without any sexual intercourse.
There is more openness to swinging, and I would assume that you would have to have a very strong foundation with your significant other to be able to share each other with other people.
Unlike polyamory, which is structured to intend to be mid to long term relationships with rules that all parties involved abide by, in swinging there's a laissez-faire attitude and all parties involved tend to keep it short and sweet, but may in the end may evolve into polyamorous relationships if the chemistry is right. Again, that's another conversation all in itself.
I want everyone to understand that I am still learning, growing and evolving in the fetish lifestyle.
I learned that I am not a swinger, but enjoy the act of swinging. I love to watch people fucking, being in intimate positions totally uninhibited in the environment around them. I love to see strangers being completely themselves, like an open nerve in a sandstorm.
I have no problem with swinging whatsoever and those who enjoy and live the lifestyle have my utmost respect and love because they are doing what makes them feel happy as do those who participate in BDSM, frankly, I respect and love anyone who lives their passion doing anything.
As you all know I love Humanity. It's important to realize that we all have crazy fetishes that we've yet to identify and understand. I am learning to open up my third eye and see me for who I am, a very complicated, down to earth, good man with a bright future ahead of me.
A huge shout out to Devon and Lola Bastinado for hosting such a great event last night.
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