A couple in Des Moines fitted out their personal home with bondage equipment, elaborate fetish scenes, and even set up a website to promote the swinging activities held at their urban home.

I've always thought it takes a special breed to make a swingers life style work. A lot of couples seem to want to try a threesome or hooking up with another couple, but most of the time it turns out badly. Here is an extreme case of what can go wrong and it isn't surprising that alcohol was involved.

This columnist points out that while many men fantasize about having a sexual tryst involving their wives and another woman, the reality is that these situations are far more emotionally complex in reality than in fantasy.

Nina Hartley has been in porn since the 1970s, and has done just about everything there is to do in the adult industry. As a respected veteran of adult films, Hartley has subsequently acheived success as a registered nurse and a licensed practicing healthcare professional, and gives lectures around the country on sex, porn, and the role of adult business in culture and politics.

Couple’s entering the swingers scene should recognize that in your profile, the most important focal point for attracting like minded couples is not your description, but your picture. Having an old or grainy photo can severely limit the number of responses you get to your ads. Here are some tips to make sure your swinger’s profile stands out from the crowd.

While liquor laws, fire codes, and zoning ordinances are designed to ensure our personal safety and maintain an orderly society, in many cases brought against adult businesses and even swingers clubs, these seemingly protective laws have been twisted and used against the right to freedom of sexual expression.

Western Union has pulled the plug on offering its online payment processing services to two gay 'hook-up' sites in an effort to distance itself from casual sex businesses. The move reflects a general policy by Western Union to stop providing services to adult businesses in general and is not seen as a slight against the homosexual nature of these specific sites.

Christie Brinkley, who set the standard for international supermodels in the 1980s and ‘90s, is now entering into her fourth divorce: from a man who allegedly cheated on her with a teenager and spent over $1000 a month on internet porn sites. He also participated in a number of online swinging communities, and presumably cheated on her regularly through these connections.

There’s plenty of question when it comes to the legality of swinger parties and prostitution. In this advice column, lawyer, Lawrence G. Walters gives advice on what to do and how to prevent getting sent to jail.

For this family, the man has generously allowed his wife to bring in another lover to keep her satisfied. The spare lover lives in the guesthouse, and is actually a woman who happens to be very much a part of the family.