Swinging by any other name

We were talking with our friends at Swingfest just a couple of days ago and the perception of swinging came up. How so many companies deny us listings or services just because we are swingers. Yet they service all sorts of Adult oriented businesses.
It still amazes me to be denied a service from a company on the basis of our content. This one company called us obscene and stated that they do not work with businesses that deal with our subject matter. Yet several of their clients sell adult videos which showcase all sorts of XXX stuff. So I questioned them on their decision they responded with “we do not service dating sites that promote the meeting for sex”. What a joke… Do they think people join these sites to find someone to play cards with? Let’s be real here lust and desire come first love is what follows. I am not trying to get on a soap box and preach the benefits of swinging.
We could call it Friends with benefits or no strings attached meetings and probably have them lining up to provide their services. Swinging by any other name is still the Swinglifestyle, wife swapping or whatever you want to call it. Sure it isn’t for everyone but the couples we know in the lifestyle will all say it has brought them closer together. They don’t cheat on each other on the contrary the level of communication is deeper; the level of intimacy is deeper. But none of that really matters, it’s the word swinger that gets them. Who know what mental image they get a roman orgy, a hippie love fest or some other misconception that blocks them. Just call it something other than it is… It reminds me of something George Carlin said about the softening of words to be political correct, “back in WWII they called it Shell Shock, now it is post traumatic stress syndrome”. More words to say the same thing…
To be honest just trying to write about this bothers me. I would much rather share our experiences in the lifestyle than try to figure out or complain about those who don’t even what to take the time to understand. We aren’t ones to force our beliefs or actions on another, nor try to justify them. If you want to know about the lifestyle we will tell you.