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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
"It's unfortunate that couples who want to swing separately open themselves to a severe imbalance which is inherent in the scene i.e the incredible ease by which the female can get meets compared to the near impossibility of the male to get meets.
In my opinion you will need to think out of the box if this imbalance in your swinging relationship (30 fucks to you vs 0 fucks for him) is likely to be a big deal for you both and upset your relationship's equilibrium. You may find a good tactic to be for the female to contact the other woman, either via the couples account or her own account, and explain that she is asking on behalf of her partner.
If the asymmetry creates real tensions between you he could see escorts to try and even the deal a bit more. Alternatively, it's not ethical, but he could "cheat" via a site for such things if that helps create a better dynamic for your relationship.
Unfortunately the problem here is irresolvable. It comes down to a widespread unwillingness among single women to meet married men *with or without their partner's consent*. This is fair enough and it's unlikely to change any time soon. Single guys don't have the same issue. Hence the massive imbalance swinging separately can bring with it. Good luck "
I'm sorry Soulful but that's complete baloney coming from someone not in that situation, and therefore not best placed to comment, not to mention showing a huge amount of naivety.
As someone in *exactly* the same set up as the OP, and from having been in a similar mindset to you when first embarking on the separate profiles route myself, I feel a little more qualified to comment.
To take each of your points in turn:
Yes, there is a "severe imbalance" in pure physical terms of numbers of men to women on the site BUT if you remove the single guys with the wrong attitude, expectations and approach to the site from that equation, then things are a lot more balanced (and that applies equally to single guys and attached with permission guys too).
With the right attitude, approach and expectations it's still not easy to get meets, but it's also not impossible either.
Suggesting that it's any kind of a competition where both partners have to have an equal number of meets, or that there's any kind of scorecard, is wide of the mark too - it's not about that at all, but about having agreed boundaries which may include frequency of meets, and a whole lot of other stuff besides - yes if one partner has a lot more meets than the other it could lead to resentment, but there's no reason for that imbalance to be the case with the right approach and if the couple are able to communicate clearly (which is the biggest key to this set up above anything else).
As for the suggestion that the female half contact any prospective meets on their other half's behalf, that's unlikely to work, most women would immediately have their guard up if contacted by another woman on behalf of their partner, and what would that say about the guy concerned anyway? That he was incapable of communicating for himself for starters!!
Trying escorts to "even the deal" - really?! Again totally wide of the mark when it comes to this kind of relationship and how it works, it's not about a quick fuck, or keeping score at all, far from it. It's about mutually agreeable arrangements, being able to communicate clearly and set and respect boundaries, whilst maintaining a loving relationship to underpin it.
Far from being "irresolvable" as you suggest, with the right attitude, approach and expectations, it's entirely possible for both halves of a couple to meet separately and regularly - yes the male half throws himself into the pool of single male profiles, but with some of the suggestions made on this thread about cross-referencing profiles and being as transparent as possible, along with all the usual things about a decent profile and pictures, attitude and approach, and getting involved in the site in various ways etc etc ad nauseam, it's completely possible for the male half to get meets regularly.
How do I know all this? Because I am the male half of a couple and do get meets, and without blowing my own trumpet too much, could probably have more if I wanted - That's not me showing off, or pretending I'm anything special, or the exception to the rule, because I'm not, I'm just an average looking 53 year old who doesn't expect a thing, have taken time over my profile and pics, and put a level of effort in. |