Sex is on everyone's mind at swinging convention (Reuters)

Sex is on everyone's mind at swinging convention

Sat Jul 22, 2006 12:28pm ET

By Adam Tanner

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Vera Rhodes has come a long way from her conservative upbringing in Pennsylvania's Amish community.

There she was a virgin until she married at age 30. Now, she is an enthusiastic 54-year-old member of the millions-strong "swinging" community who speaks openly of her encounters with multiple sexual partners.

"Last night it was really special," said Rhodes, who is divorced and makes a living giving massages in the Midwestern state of Iowa. "There was a couple from Mexico, a couple from Virginia and a couple from Ireland, from Australia."

"I like to participate in life as much as possible," she said with a broad smile.

Rhodes was among some 3,000 people gathered on Saturday at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas for the annual Lifestyles conference, a five-day, $700-per-couple event that offers a mix of seminars, socializing and sex.


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she didn't take money for sex.
And what she does doesn't need your approval.
Now, go wash your mouth out with soap, and think of what makes you judge her so harshly.

thank you to stay out of my opinion management! :evilgrin:

....a bunch of swingers at a convention aren't in that category.

to someone else, but to each their own. Still whores to me.

I'm just making sure I am fully informed as to your opinion.

You don't discriminate.

and I'm saying you got issues that you seem to ignore...

Why call a complete stranger a name?

I stand by my remarks.

n/t

Sid

:evilgrin:

Republicans from the suburbs. He taught human sexuality and worked as a marriage and family therapist so I guess he would know. I would be curious if any one could validate or debunk that observation.

Where does one draw the line between morality and immorality? To most individuals, this would be considered outside of the norm - immoral behavior. To most of the world it would also be considered immoral.

Is this immoral, and if not, why not?

Just because it's outside the norm doesn't make it immoral. It's not immoral to me because she's not harming anyone, including herself (I'm assuming all the adults involved are consenting adults).

If you don't want to participate, then don't.

If someone does want to participate, fine.

Its consensual.

I'm too busy trying to run my own life, than to go around telling other people what to do with theirs.

"The only obscene thing you can do with the human body is kill it." — Lenny Bruce