Editing Open relationship (section)

===Swinging===
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Swinging is a form of open relationship in which the partners in a [[committed relationship]] engage in [[Human sexual activity|sexual activities]] with others at the same time. Swingers may regard the practice as a [[recreational sex|recreational]] or social activity<ref name="case_for_swingers">{{Cite journal |last1=Bergstrand |first1=Curtis |last2=Blevins Williams, Jennifer |date=10 October 2000 |title=Today's Alternative Marriage Styles: The Case of Swingers |url=http://www.ejhs.org/volume3/swing/body.htm |journal=Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality |volume=3 |access-date=24 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Swing? |url=http://home.netcom.com/~jonnall/babylon/pattys.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104172156/http://home.netcom.com/~jonnall/babylon/pattys.htm |archive-date=4 November 2012 |access-date=4 October 2012}}</ref> that adds variety or excitement into their otherwise conventional sex lives or for curiosity. Swingers who engage in casual sex maintain that sex among swingers is often more frank and deliberative and therefore more honest than infidelity. Some couples see swinging as a healthy outlet and means to strengthen their relationship.