Anne Truong MDMen's Sexual Health Doctor

TO SWING OR NOT TO SWING : HOW TO KNOW WHAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU

27 Sept 2022 · 0 min

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Short panel-style discussion (transcript excerpt) addressing whether couples with marital difficulties should consider swinging. Speakers emphasize that swinging generally requires an already-strong marriage, that it is dangerous to use swinging to repair a weak relationship, that it might briefly 'spice things up' but is not a fix, and that couples seeking non-monogamy to strengthen a relationship should seek a marriage counselor experienced and open to non-monogamy.

So when a couple has difficulty in their marriage, should they look at swinging or not really, because, you know, you gotta have a tight relationship first before you start swinging. What are your thoughts?
I think that as a general rule, yeah, you need to have a very strong marriage. Now, that doesn't mean that people who maybe are having a little bit of difficulty and they just want to spice things up and then they might be able to experience all the things that we're talking about, but that's dangerous. And certainly if you have a weak marriage, absolutely not. This isn' not going to repair your marriage.
And I think if it can help. But if you're looking to add non monogamy to help strengthen your marriage, then you need professional help to help you help it. So find a marriage counselor that is very open to non monogamy.