"Our little boy's all grows up cause you grows up and you grows up and you grows up." It looks like old Vince Vaughn is channeling his alter ego Double Down (from Swingers, der) and getting all grows up. In addition to being engaged to Kyla Weber (a Canadian realtor, we're obligated to mention her nationality and occupation), Double V is talking about kids. The 39-year old actor told People, "It's the first time that I really want to have kids." Read: Vince Vaughn Appears To Be Engaged

Rumor has it that since the actor … Read More

When we initially read the news that Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn were re-teaming, we were amped. It's like it was 1996 and things were much easier because we just wanted to have a few laugh, sucked down a couple brews, and try to make Wayne Gretzski's head bleed. Swingers was pretty sweet. Then we remember their last 2 team ups; Made (underrated… still not good) and The Break-Up (everyone phoned that 1 in except the guy that played Madden with Vince Vaughn). And we've decided to hold back on our enthusiasm and are thinking of going with guarded … Read More

Massive swinger party hits Miami. And? According to the Detroit Free Press SwingFest has kicked off in Hollywood, Florida (a town just north of North Miami Beach). The shindig takes place at the Westin Diplomat Resort and the only rules are there are no rules. Fine, the only rules are to keep covered up at the pool area and the hotel staff is off limits; have at it, sinners. We can imagine that there are some other rules, such as don't commit any crimes or get anyone pregnant. We would recommend having a safe word for … Read More

I kissed a girl and I liked it. So go the lyrics of Katy Perry's top-of-the-charts song playing endlessly on the radio. Apparently, she's not the only one. Some married women like it, too—a lot. It's what piqued their interest in "the lifestyle" and locked them in for life.

Part one of my swingers article, "The Surburban Swingers Club," took you behind the scenes of a DC-area swingers club. But the same next questions seemed to evolve for everyone: How in the world do married women get here? You might imagine it's men who are begging their wives to swing, … Read More

Tristan Taormino has a cool column in this week's Village Voice about open relationships on TV. She discusses three shows that depict non-monogamous marriages, E!'s The Girls Next Door, HBO's Big Love and CBS's Swingtown and wonders what would happen if the star of ABC's The Bachelorette were polyamorous.

Taormino's assessments of Hugh Hefner's relationships with his three wives ("it's more a commercial for the Playboy brand than a show about alternative relationships") and Big Love's polygamous coupling ("the interactions here are often complex and … Read More

We do not know why we're so obsessed with the trials and tribulations of the Cherry Pit but we are. Duncanville, a Dallas suburb, has about the best little swingers club in Texas. And the squares (as well as the fuzz) are not happy about it.

The long line of static betwixt the Cherry Pit and the municipality has been largely cat-and-mouse games between 2 equally determined opponents since November '07. The city decided that parking was a problem for neighbors, so they banned the sex club. There was hemming and hawing over what the definition of a … Read More

The 1970s are over, but some things seem to be making a comeback: lava lamps, wallpaper, Donna Summer's concert tour and ... swingers. The fascination with "the lifestyle" (as swingers fondly call it) is seeping into suburban, upper-middle class social scenes. Over drinks and dessert, discussions once focused on home renovations and restaurant openings are giving way to talk about wife-swapping and tales of key parties down the block.

Last month, I attended an end-of-the-elementary-school-year family barbecue in my woodsy suburban neighborhood outside of Washington, D.C. Sitting with four other couples as the kids played Wii downstairs, the parents' conversations … Read More

The TV addict that I am, I usually slip into a mild depression after sweeps. What will I do with my evening hours? Summer and mid-season replacements almost always pale in comparison to the real-deal shows, but there's one exception: Swingtown. Attempting to recreate the 1970s summer-of-love vibe, they've come pretty close. The 8mm video style camera work and wardrobes give it a grainy, authentic feel, as actress Lana Parilla can attest. You almost (almost) forget you're watching CBS.

Caveat: Some of the orgy scenes were overdone as regular cable can't really get down and dirty, and they overcompensated … Read More

Tristan Taormino's experience watching more than 400 couples get cozy during her career a sex columnist and lecturer led her to question: how do those in non-monogamous relationships actually do it?

All possible incarnations of open marriage, polyamory and swinging are explored in Taormino's well-researched book, Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Opening Relationships, Cleis Press, which includes historical background, practical advice and real-life testimonials from those living non-monogamously.

Opening Up stresses the importance of self-awareness, communication, honesty, trust and boundaries in open relationships advice that applies to any relationship, really, be it … Read More