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SarahB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-07-08 09:45 PM
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One in four Italian couples indulge in wife swapping
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/2503371/One-in-four-Italian-couples-indulge-in-wife-swapping.html

According to yesterday's front page of La Stampa, an article entitled "The Lunch Time Swingers" suggests an estimated 500,000 Italian couples are swapping partners at private sex clubs.

Thousands more are taking part in the activity in a more informal fashion, doing it in car parks, specially designated beaches, and even cemeteries.

The article said wife swapping had increased everywhere "at a rate that makes you dizzy", primarily thanks to the internet.

The one-in-four figure comes from their source, a Rome-based body called The International Federation for the Protection of Rights and Freedom, or Federsex, for short.

While 500,000 members meet in 200 private clubs across the country to swap, they believe that figure is only the start, and the real figure is closer to two million, a quarter of Italy's eight million sexually active citizens.

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I've married twice- both Irish, but interesting. :shrug:
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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-07-08 09:50 PM
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1. Italians: Living proof that you can still have fun after marriage. NT
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sasquatch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-07-08 09:55 PM
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2. Reminds me of an old joke I heard once
Two guys are on a golf course waiting for these two women to hurry up and take their swings so they could play through. One guy says to his friend, "I'm going to run up to them and ask if it is ok for us to play though." He gets half way there and sprints back all red faced saying, "Hey you gotta do it instead, that's my wife and my mistress playing together." His buddy runs halfway up there and sprints back only after getting halfway there and says "You know what, it's a small world."
:D
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-07-08 09:56 PM
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3. That's only slightly less offensive than wife juggling.
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SarahB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-07-08 09:57 PM
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6. Stupid term for sure.
Ideally people have both communication and mutual consent.
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Blue_Tires Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-07-08 09:56 PM
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4. wow....
i wonder how accurate that number is
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LostInAnomie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-07-08 09:57 PM
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5. Mama Mia!!
Where's the swingers club!?

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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-07-08 10:13 PM
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7. I wouldn't want to swap, but sampling the buffet sounds nice.
What?
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-07-08 10:15 PM
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8. Sounds like the 'dogging' thing in England
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Pale Blue Dot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 11:33 PM
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9. Sound like Italians like
Yippie dogs....

:evilgrin:
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SarahB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-09-08 06:29 AM
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17. Damn your love for small dogs!
Will I ever be enough for you!? :cry:
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PaddyBlueEyes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-09-08 12:01 AM
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10. I gotta go to Italia!!!
Hot dayum.
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-09-08 12:33 AM
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11. Consenting adults yadda yadda yadda
An it harm none, do what ye will.

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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-09-08 12:52 AM
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12. I'm never having sex again. (nt)
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PaddyBlueEyes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-09-08 01:01 AM
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13. y not?
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Ellen Forradalom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-09-08 01:13 AM
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14. Where's the husband swapping club?
I got a few spares to give away.
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PaddyBlueEyes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-09-08 01:18 AM
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15. ROFLMAO
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Ellen Forradalom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-09-08 01:26 AM
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16. Only drove him on Sundays
High mileage, needs some body work but runs real good
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KG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-09-08 12:28 PM
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18. kewl!
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