"The Art of Open Sensuality"

A modern guide to careful
exploration of One's expanding
sexuality and sensuality

page #10 of 30

Written by: David & Tia
from October 2000 to February 2005

Warning!
[this web site contains sexual content)

 


Setting the Boundaries

Your level of sexual exploration is always very personal to each couple.  In any successful encounter the boundaries will need to be set at the level of the person with the most reservations, so that it is a pleasurable experience for all involved.  You will hopefully find people in the lifestyle who are receptive to your comfort levels and boundaries.  We even recommend that you perhaps not interact with couples who normally full swing as there seems to be a tendency toward pressure to pass your boundaries.  Not all are like that, but it is always better to play it safe than be sorry.  If you have become good friends and develop trust then that should not be an issue, but for encounters with people you know nothing or little about, safety first.  Some may be hoping to groom you for more later down the road, but again stay within your comfort zones.  When it gets down to it, many swingers we have talked with feel that if there is no hope of this leading to full sex before long, why bother?  This can be most frustrating.  Few people seem to have a good appreciation for sensual touching, without the need to work a person to climax? Remember people are more than genitals.

To try to find out if they are going to be respectful of your boundaries, it should be carefully communicated as to what your boundaries are well before you meet (if possible), let alone before the play starts.  By then, it is often too late.  The boundaries should be set each time you are intimate with a couple.  It is never to be assumed that anyone has permission to simply take up where you last left off.

Talking about boundaries openly with another couple before being intimate may not be easy, as it seems so premeditated and far from spontaneous and sensual.  Just remember those teenagers who don't want to take birth control because of what it implies, and end up pregnant.  The implication is there, by your meeting with a couple in 'the lifestyle' that there is a good likelihood of some serious action, thus the door to communication should be open and be a critical part of the relationship development, Push past you comfort levels and talk about it, so that fewer mistakes or regrets are made.

 


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Quick links to the different topics on this web page:

Our Mission Statement
Why Should We Consider Any of This?
Are You Ready for Any of This?
Monogamy As a Reality?
What is Soft-Swinging or Soft-Polyamory?
Ethics & Honesty
Working Out Your Issues
Communication, Communication, Communication
Your Boundaries and Comfort Levels
Setting the Boundaries
Emotions
Jealousy
Essential Criteria
What Are Some Advantages to This Lifestyle?

What Are Some Common Disadvantages?

What Preparation Are Needed
How to Meet People
Stamina
Bisexuality
The Fantasy of Finding that Single Bi-Female
What Kind of Couples are We Likely Encounter?
Frauds
Dealing with Full-Swingers
Behavior During an Interaction
Oral Sex
Tips for the Men  &  Tips for the Women
Having and Using Your Voice
What Brought Us to This Sort of Thinking?

Sexual Desire
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