Could someone you know secretly be a swinger?
June 25, 2009 at 2:00 pm by Rebecca Ammon
How many swingers are there in the Tampa Bay area? Do you work, go to school, or work out at the gym with a swinger? Truth is, everyone probably does. I have encountered many people at swinger clubs that I have known from other parts of my life, my “vanilla” life. Sometimes these encounters are uncomfortable, but mostly the moment ends with a laugh and a smile.
Encounter #1
It’s Friday night and we are walking into a local swinger club. A line of people has formed to pay the cover charge. Each time the door opens everyone steals a glance at the next couple who walk in the door. We are up to pay and the door opens again. To our surprise, in walks Biff and Belinda. Both worked recently with Soccer Dad and upon recognition the two look like a pair of deer caught in the headlights. Moments later the two tear out the door with less than a hello. We are all here for the same reason – we saw you, you saw us, why run?
Encounter #2
We are with a group of people in a private room at a club. People are having sex on the beds, chairs and the floor. I look up and across the room (this room is not big) is Justin from my last ethics class in school. I slap him on the arm and say hey Justin! He looks back at me, a bit perplexed and embarrassed and utters, “Uhhh, hi.” Awkward? Maybe for him, but comical to me. We finish the evening and exchange niceties on the way out the door.
Encounter #3
We arrive at a local swingers club with another couple, Bill and Betty (they demand a whole post of their own). As we make our way to the bar, just past the dance floor, I see a guy on the dance floor that looks familiar. I watch him for awhile and realize I know him from the gym. It’s Kevin, I go to talk to him and his girlfriend for a bit before I return to my group. We move to the private area for some fun (Soccer Mom, Dad, Bill and Betty). We begin to play, but some issues with Bill leave me dissatisified (stay tuned for that chronicle). Long story short, I leave Bill and move on where I might find some action. I hear Kevin and his girl in another room and knock on the door. They invite me in to join the fun. No awkwardness here, just a good time!
Encounter #4
It’s Thursday evening and we are arriving in the parking lot of the elementary school for a choir concert. Many parents are getting out of their cars to go inside the auditorium. I see a couple parked a few rows over who look quite familiar, but I don’t know them from school. I remember seeing them at the local swingers clubs and on a swingers’ website. I look at them and they look at me with the same recognition and we both nod. Nothing further needs to be said.
Encounters such as these don’t occur that often. The secrecy of the lifestyle makes many feel uncomfortable when caught by people outside what was thought of as a private circle. Even though we all belong to this same secret club, some just don’t want to share with everyone.
(click button for feed)
(follow us on Facebook)
(follow us on Twitter)