Ask John & Jackie: How to be Safe Being an Open Lifestyle Newbie

My wife and I are very new to LS. Last week we had our first group play date. Unfortunately, a few days later, my wife’s vajayjay was not not her usual fresh self. She was...

Open Lifestyle Boundaries: Walking Through Your Fears

Walking THROUGH my fears? What do you mean? Can we just walk around them or under them or over them?! Sometimes walking into the (perceived) danger of our fears isn’t the most exciting thing to...

Our Open Lifestyle and Passion For Traveling

Traveling and the lifestyle are two of our favorite topics and we talk about both of them and how they intertwine with each other. Join the Openlove101 online club and get exclusive content, private Q&As, giveaways,...

What Keeps Us From Trying Swinging Lifestyle

As much as swinging sounds amazing and fun, what are some of the emotional things that are holding us back from swinging? What’s preventing us from taking that step forward?! Here are the two books...

From Anger to Fear to Gratitude

My vanilla friend (non-swinger) Jan (not her real name) called me not too long ago. She was upset about an incident that happened the previous evening. She and her spouse were attending a get together...

Rules & Boundaries in Swinger Relationships – Part 4

This is the continuation on our series for rules and boundaries in swinger relationships. If you missed the first videos, here are the links to Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. In today’s Part 4, we’re...

Overcoming Fear in Open Relationships

“YOU’RE CANCELLING AGAIN ON OUR THREESOME DATE?!” John tells the story about how Jackie wanted to have a threesome with another man and the fears that came out of that desire.Join the Openlove101 online club...

Emotional Attachment in the Swingers’ Lifestyle

When you think of romantic attachments, what comes to mind? For most of us, it is that special connection we have with our partner; that indescribable something that differentiates our relationship with our significant other...

Open Relationships and the Loss of Freedom

DailyMail And Openlove101: Negative Views About Swinging

One of the comments from the Daily Mail viral article about our swinging lives: “Sorry but I feel if you want to go sleep around with other people, then you should not get married or...