Swinging, sometimes referred to as the swinging lifestyle, is a
non-monogamous subculture, treated much like any other social
activity, that can be experienced as a couple.[1] The phenomenon of
swinging (or at least its wider discussion and practice) may be
seen as part of the sexual revolution of recent decades, which
occurred after the upsurge in sexual activity made possible by the
prevalence of safer sex practices during the same period. Swinging
was once called wife swapping in the past, but this term has been
criticized as androcentric and inaccurately describing the full
range of sexual activities in which swingers currently may take
part in today’s society. It reflects the origins of swinging of
actually swapping wives.