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What did swingers do before the internet ?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Hey you sexy lot !

Are we not in the luckiest age of technology with a few taps on my phone screen I can literally meet sexy people in the same hour !

But I can’t help wonder what happend before the internet age? Was it all adds in the paper or secrets meets ?

My add

Horny guy seeks others

For after hours fun

All welcome.

Reply with your thoughts and what would your add say ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pampus grass.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Contact magazines

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What did they do?

Get more done at work I imagine.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"What did they do?

Get more done at work I imagine. "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It was a lot more underground, and In a lot of cases organised house parties and invite only

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By *teveanddebsCouple
over a year ago

Norwich

Met people

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Played 'kiss, fuck, avoid' by carrier pigeon mail.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

'parties' you know the ones with keys in the bowl

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"'parties' you know the ones with keys in the bowl "

Disguised as Tupperware parties

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By *oodnitegirlWoman
over a year ago

Yorkshire

Sent pics of the mrs into razzle

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

Contact magazines, we still have a couple in the loft I think.

There were also carefully worded ads in personal columns of mainstream publications. I used to work for a publication that had a small section at the back for various "alternative" purposes. It was very popular.

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By *imbo59seMan
over a year ago

North Norfolk area

Contact magazines, LOOT newspaper, Polaroid cameras

I remember it well.

Hard work, but if you made contact in those days, at least you knew they were genuine.... too many keyboard fantasists these days

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By *imbo59seMan
over a year ago

North Norfolk area


"Contact magazines, we still have a couple in the loft I think.

There were also carefully worded ads in personal columns of mainstream publications. I used to work for a publication that had a small section at the back for various "alternative" purposes. It was very popular."

Still have my Polaroid camera somewhere.....God knows how much films for it would cost now, or even if still available

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

No ceefax pages ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Surely it was just neighbours wasnt it? Glass bowls and stuff?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"No ceefax pages ? "

Ceefux and Teletits

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By *ELLONS AND CREAMWoman
over a year ago

stourbridge area

Exchange and mart still have a private adds section .... some strange ones at that .

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By *imbo59seMan
over a year ago

North Norfolk area


"Surely it was just neighbours wasnt it? Glass bowls and stuff? "

God no, there was a whole raft of contact magazines, Forum used to have a small contact section as well.

Had my first s3um through a contact mag

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Surely it was just neighbours wasnt it? Glass bowls and stuff?

God no, there was a whole raft of contact magazines, Forum used to have a small contact section as well.

Had my first s3um through a contact mag"

A contact mag? Sounds like a great idea if it worked out for you. Someone should make a website to work similar to those magazines.

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By *imbo59seMan
over a year ago

North Norfolk area


"Surely it was just neighbours wasnt it? Glass bowls and stuff?

God no, there was a whole raft of contact magazines, Forum used to have a small contact section as well.

Had my first s3um through a contact mag

A contact mag? Sounds like a great idea if it worked out for you. Someone should make a website to work similar to those magazines. "

May struggle to find a programmer capable of devising filters to out the fantasists, time wasters etc etc

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By *unky monkeyMan
over a year ago

in the night garden

It was done with an elaborate system involving garden Gnomes and Pampas grass.

Pampass grass = We are swingers

Pampass grass and garden gnome pointing to street = We are swingers come and get a fuck

Pampass grass and garden gnome pointing to house = We are swingers but the wife is on the rags.

Pampass grass and brown garden gnome = We are swingers and prefer anal

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By *ondescriptcoupleCouple
over a year ago

Nottingham


"May struggle to find a programmer capable of devising filters to out the fantasists, time wasters etc etc

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I used to know a chap who ran a few various contact magazines, sad day when he had to shut up shop.

They had a perfect way to filter fantasists & time wasters, it was called "having to pay money to advertise"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Contact mags, I remember finding one as a kid so it obviously runs in the family

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By *imbo59seMan
over a year ago

North Norfolk area


"May struggle to find a programmer capable of devising filters to out the fantasists, time wasters etc etc

I used to know a chap who ran a few various contact magazines, sad day when he had to shut up shop.

They had a perfect way to filter fantasists & time wasters, it was called "having to pay money to advertise" "

Exactly that, plus everything by "snail mail"

Patience was the only required virtue

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex


"May struggle to find a programmer capable of devising filters to out the fantasists, time wasters etc etc

I used to know a chap who ran a few various contact magazines, sad day when he had to shut up shop.

They had a perfect way to filter fantasists & time wasters, it was called "having to pay money to advertise" "

You still got fantasists and time wasters. Most if not all operated via p.o. boxes so the advertiser remained anonymous. Quite a few men had collections of Polaroid pictures of people that they had no intention of meeting. Fantasists and time wasters aren't an internet phenomenon, their task has just been made easier

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"May struggle to find a programmer capable of devising filters to out the fantasists, time wasters etc etc

I used to know a chap who ran a few various contact magazines, sad day when he had to shut up shop.

They had a perfect way to filter fantasists & time wasters, it was called "having to pay money to advertise" "

There’s something in that.

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By *laytimenowMan
over a year ago

Essex

How many people saw some of the adverts in contact mags by Rose & Fred West ?

I never met them, ( thank god ) but there must be some who did .

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"How many people saw some of the adverts in contact mags by Rose & Fred West ?

I never met them, ( thank god ) but there must be some who did ."

Holy fuck

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By *ebjonnsonMan
over a year ago

Maldon


"How many people saw some of the adverts in contact mags by Rose & Fred West ?

I never met them, ( thank god ) but there must be some who did ."

Now that is a scary thought.

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By *ondescriptcoupleCouple
over a year ago

Nottingham


"Fantasists and time wasters aren't an internet phenomenon, their task has just been made easier"

Oh I agree, but it sure made it more of an effort, with the internet any weirdo can make a profile, and we did

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By *ifty grades of shadyCouple
over a year ago

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight

used to love looking the personal ads in the local newspapers and you could spot those that weren't "looking for love" but something else.

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By *ondescriptcoupleCouple
over a year ago

Nottingham


"How many people saw some of the adverts in contact mags by Rose & Fred West ?

I never met them, ( thank god ) but there must be some who did ."

Well this thread took a dark turn

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When I first was introduced to the scene by an ex, it was near the death of the contact mag, and the advent of specific forums / chat rooms. Aaaaahhhh Memories.....

Though saying that, when I lived in Cardiff, and used to visit the "adult shop" the chap behind the counter used to print off his own sort of regulars only contact mag. From memory, you had to rent a pigeon hole off him for a few quid a week, and he acted as the postie for making sure messages got passed on to the regular advertising. Never did it, but it was quite enterprising lol

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By *arnsley guy100Man
over a year ago

Sheffield


"How many people saw some of the adverts in contact mags by Rose & Fred West ?

I never met them, ( thank god ) but there must be some who did .

Holy fuck "

How diffrent is the Internet???

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"How many people saw some of the adverts in contact mags by Rose & Fred West ?

I never met them, ( thank god ) but there must be some who did .

Holy fuck

How diffrent is the Internet???"

Well I’m hoping my next sexual encounters isn’t with a nutter but I guess you never know x

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By *arnsley guy100Man
over a year ago

Sheffield


"How many people saw some of the adverts in contact mags by Rose & Fred West ?

I never met them, ( thank god ) but there must be some who did .

Holy fuck

How diffrent is the Internet???

Well I’m hoping my next sexual encounters isn’t with a nutter but I guess you never know x "

Encounters arnt the problem.. It's girlfriends who tend to be nutters

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Hey you sexy lot !

Are we not in the luckiest age of technology with a few taps on my phone screen I can literally meet sexy people in the same hour !

But I can’t help wonder what happend before the internet age? Was it all adds in the paper or secrets meets ?

My add

Horny guy seeks others

For after hours fun

All welcome.

Reply with your thoughts and what would your add say ? "

They actually went out and spoke to each other in real life, face to face. Radical or what!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Hey you sexy lot !

Are we not in the luckiest age of technology with a few taps on my phone screen I can literally meet sexy people in the same hour !

But I can’t help wonder what happend before the internet age? Was it all adds in the paper or secrets meets ?

My add

Horny guy seeks others

For after hours fun

All welcome.

Reply with your thoughts and what would your add say ?

They actually went out and spoke to each other in real life, face to face. Radical or what! "

What is this face to face interaction you speak of?

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By *bsinthe_boyMan
over a year ago

Luton

Contact magazines, usually bought in adult shops. Personal ads in Publications such as Loot requesting "physical times" or "casual relationship".

Swingers clubs existed but were more difficult to find.

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By *tonMessCouple
over a year ago

Slough Windsor ish

Them was the days

Contact magazines, Forum magazine and I joined a Swingers group called The Honeycombe Club... For £80 a year you a got quarterly listings of all members ads, a private mailbox and invites to monthly 'sexy socials' at a little out of the way pub near junction 17 of the M4 where you got to meet and socialise with other members and arrange future meets with them.

A polariod camera was essential and everyone looked like their pics! There was no messing around or timewasting. It was all good clean honest fun.

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By *ablo minibar123Woman
over a year ago

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"Played 'kiss, fuck, avoid' by carrier pigeon mail. "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Hey you sexy lot !

Are we not in the luckiest age of technology with a few taps on my phone screen I can literally meet sexy people in the same hour !

But I can’t help wonder what happend before the internet age? Was it all adds in the paper or secrets meets ?

My add

Horny guy seeks others

For after hours fun

All welcome.

Reply with your thoughts and what would your add say ?

They actually went out and spoke to each other in real life, face to face. Radical or what!

What is this face to face interaction you speak of?"

I hear it was what they did in the olden days.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Do those telephone chat lines still exist?

The ones where the intros rotate on a carousel and you leave little voice notes?

Years ago there was one called Houseparty that had a freephone number (hence cheap calls) and it was heaving!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Contact magazines, LOOT newspaper, Polaroid cameras

I remember it well.

Hard work, but if you made contact in those days, at least you knew they were genuine.... too many keyboard fantasists these days"

I agree, I've had more meets from contact mags than from internet sites!

Those were the days!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Contact magazines, LOOT newspaper, Polaroid cameras

I remember it well.

Hard work, but if you made contact in those days, at least you knew they were genuine.... too many keyboard fantasists these days

I agree, I've had more meets from contact mags than from internet sites!

Those were the days!"

Stooooooop your killing me

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