According to Terry Gould's The Lifestyle: A Look at the Erotic Rites
of Swingers (ISBN 1552094820), swinging began among U.S. Air Force
pilots and their wives during World War II.
Scientific research into swinging has been conducted in the USA
since the late 1960s. It has consistently found that swingers have
better pair-bonds than monogamous couples.
The most recent and most thorough study, based on an Internet
questionnaire addressed to visitors of lifestyle-related sites,
found swingers are happier in their relationships than the norm. 60%
of swingers said that swinging improved their relationship and only
1.7% said it made their relationship less happy.
Half of those who rated their relationship very happy before
becoming swingers maintained it had become even happier. 90% of
those with less happy relationships said swinging improved them.
Almost 70% of swingers claimed no problem with controlling jealousy,
around a quarter admitted "I have difficulty controlling jealousy
when swinging" to be somewhat true but only 6% said this was "Yes,
Very Much" true. Swingers rate themselves happier (59% against 32%
very happy) and their lives much more exciting (76% against 54%
exciting) than does the rest of the population, by surprisingly
large margins. There was no difference between the responses of men
and women, although more males (70%) than females completed the
survey. ((Bergstrand & Williams, Today's Alternative Marriage
Styles: The Case of Swingers, Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality,
Vol.3, 10 October 2000 [1]
(http://www.ejhs.org/volume3/swing/body.htm))
Due to the risks of jealousy, swingers most often prefer the
lifestyle be something to be used as an enhancement to an already-
stable relationship. In the words of one in the lifestyle "if the
marriage is in need of repair, I wouldn't suggest this is the time
to explore swinging".
Few public health concerns are associated with swingers. Condom use
between new partners is strictly enforced by swingers clubs.
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