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'''Swinging''', sometimes called '''wife-swapping''', '''husband-swapping''', or '''partner-swapping''', is a [[Human sexual activity|sexual activity]] in which both singles and partners in a [[committed relationship]] sexually engage with others for [[casual sex|recreational]] purposes.<ref name="case_for_swingers">{{cite journal |journal=[[Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality]] |last=Bergstrand |first=Curtis |author2=Blevins Williams, Jennifer |date=October 10, 2000 |title=Today's Alternative Marriage Styles: The Case of Swingers |volume=3 |access-date=December 24, 2020 |url=http://www.ejhs.org/volume3/swing/body.htm}}</ref> Swinging is a form of [[non-monogamy]] and is an [[open relationship]]. People may choose a swinging lifestyle for a variety of reasons. Practitioners cite an increased quality and quantity of sex. Some people may engage in swinging to add variety into their otherwise conventional sex
The phenomenon of swinging, or its wider discussion and practice, is regarded by some as arising from the freer attitudes to sexual activity after the [[sexual revolution]] of the 1960s, the invention and availability of the [[contraceptive pill]], and the emergence of treatments for many of the [[sexually transmitted infection]]s that were known at that time. The adoption of [[safe sex]] practices became more common in the late 1980s. It is also a recurring theme in [[pornography]].
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