{"id":15759,"date":"2025-12-02T05:58:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T05:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanillaswingers.com\/?p=15759"},"modified":"2025-12-12T22:09:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T22:09:50","slug":"why-so-many-young-couples-are-exploring-enm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanillaswingers.com\/why-so-many-young-couples-are-exploring-enm\/","title":{"rendered":"Why So Many Young Couples Are Exploring ENM"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15759\" class=\"elementor elementor-15759\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f188d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8f188d8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb027e9 bg-border e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb027e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e50d29f main-head e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e50d29f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4edbeba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4edbeba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 23-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why So Many Young Couples Are Exploring ENM<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a436bcb main-head e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a436bcb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8102b5f elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8102b5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New Swinger Podcast | <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/ep-73-3fun-vs-feeld-modern-dating-dumpster-fire\/id1734698162?i=1000733066913\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Apple<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/2ulHFA0KM6k2Ph4fqgdxEm?si=d69a1aa9d4864093\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Spotify<\/a><\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce2b002 spotifyplayer elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ce2b002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/2ulHFA0KM6k2Ph4fqgdxEm?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e65d9ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e65d9ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 23-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"960\" data-end=\"1127\">Ever feel like <em data-start=\"492\" data-end=\"502\">everyone<\/em> under 40 is suddenly non-monogamous? You&#8217;re not wrong. Here\u2019s why young couples are saying \u201cnah\u201d to monogamy, and \u201chell yes\u201d to ethical exploration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb8885b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb8885b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By: <u>Kat Swings<\/u><\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6a3eef highlight-text e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6a3eef\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d2076c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d2076c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"1129\">Monogamy used to be the default. Now? It feels more like an optional setting. If you\u2019ve opened a dating app, listened to a podcast, or been to a brunch lately, you\u2019ve probably noticed it &#8211; more and more couples in their 20s and 30s are exploring ethical non-monogamy (ENM). And it\u2019s not just a trend; it\u2019s a shift. From soft swap swingers to polycules to \u201clet\u2019s see what happens in Mexico,\u201d young people are reimagining relationships in real time.<\/p><p data-start=\"1463\" data-end=\"1740\"><span style=\"color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">Don\u2019t forget to check out more newbie swinger advice in our\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><span style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanillaswingers.com\/\">Vanilla Swingers podcast<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000; letter-spacing: 0px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b19b4eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b19b4eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 23-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"823\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanillaswingers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/enm-throuple-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-16030\" alt=\"enm rainbow throuple\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanillaswingers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/enm-throuple-1.png 823w, https:\/\/www.vanillaswingers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/enm-throuple-1-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vanillaswingers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/enm-throuple-1-768x558.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c92c4cd highlight-text e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c92c4cd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54f740d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54f740d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\ud83c\udfa7 Raised on Tumblr Speak<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c30a28b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c30a28b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1445\" data-end=\"1646\">Millennials and Gen Z were raised on therapy speak, Tumblr, and TikTok &#8211; words like compersion, poly, NRE, boundaries, and sexual fluidity aren\u2019t foreign concepts. They\u2019ve been exposed to a broader emotional vocabulary, and that means they\u2019re more equipped to explore non-monogamy <em data-start=\"1678\" data-end=\"1694\">intentionally,<\/em> not accidentally.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1e80c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1e80c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\ud83d\udc70\ud83c\udffb Watching Monogamy Fail in Real Time<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0ec822 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0ec822\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2314\" data-end=\"2519\">Half of their parents got divorced. The rest stayed together\u2026 questionably. The \u201chappily ever after\u201d sold by rom-coms isn\u2019t matching what they see in real life, so they\u2019re rewriting the script. Not to destroy love, but to protect it from stagnation, resentment, and lies of omission.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-243cd17 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-mobile-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"243cd17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vanillaswingers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/css\/custom-widget-icon-box.min.css?ver=1766267327\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanillaswingers.com\/naughty-nawlins-review-2025-we-came-we-saw-we-came-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-comment-dots\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 32C114.6 32 0 125.1 0 240c0 49.6 21.4 95 57 130.7C44.5 421.1 2.7 466 2.2 466.5c-2.2 2.3-2.8 5.7-1.5 8.7S4.8 480 8 480c66.3 0 116-31.8 140.6-51.4 32.7 12.3 69 19.4 107.4 19.4 141.4 0 256-93.1 256-208S397.4 32 256 32zM128 272c-17.7 0-32-14.3-32-32s14.3-32 32-32 32 14.3 32 32-14.3 32-32 32zm128 0c-17.7 0-32-14.3-32-32s14.3-32 32-32 32 14.3 32 32-14.3 32-32 32zm128 0c-17.7 0-32-14.3-32-32s14.3-32 32-32 32 14.3 32 32-14.3 32-32 32z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanillaswingers.com\/naughty-nawlins-review-2025-we-came-we-saw-we-came-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPSST! Don't Miss!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNaughty N'awlins - We Came, We Saw, We Came Again\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-415fd3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"415fd3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\ud83d\udc94 ENM Is More Honest Than Cheating<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-493520b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"493520b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2341\" data-end=\"2806\">People may still want variety, even when they\u2019re in love. Younger couples are saying, <em data-start=\"2211\" data-end=\"2256\">\u201cWhy cheat when we can just talk about it?\u201d<\/em> They\u2019re choosing communication over betrayal, and ENM offers a framework for exploring outside desire without destroying trust.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-705a167 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"705a167\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\ud83c\udfcc\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f Swinging & Group Play Are More Accessible<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c478fa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c478fa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Apps like Feeld and 3Fun, Reddit threads, podcasts, hotel takeovers &#8211; you don\u2019t have to know \u201ca guy who knows a guy\u201d anymore. The lifestyle is no longer a hidden subculture &#8211; it\u2019s on your phone. Young couples are curious, and the barrier to entry has never been lower.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71a4449 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71a4449\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\ud83c\udf08 Identity Exploration Is Normalized<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-217b36f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"217b36f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Queer, bi, pan, heteroflexible &#8211; it\u2019s not just alphabet soup anymore. Younger people are exploring attraction as a spectrum, and ENM gives them a way to do that inside existing relationships. You don\u2019t have to leave your partner to see what else turns you on &#8211; you just need communication.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa1fb13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aa1fb13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1362\" height=\"810\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vanillaswingers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ethical-non-monogamy.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14391 lazyload\" alt=\"ethical non monogamy\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanillaswingers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ethical-non-monogamy.png 1362w, https:\/\/www.vanillaswingers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ethical-non-monogamy-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vanillaswingers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ethical-non-monogamy-1024x609.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vanillaswingers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ethical-non-monogamy-768x457.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1362px) 100vw, 1362px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1362px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1362\/810;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e4882 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66e4882\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\ud83d\udcb0 ENM Helps When Life Gets Expensive<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745bd5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"745bd5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"344\">Rent is expensive. Childcare? LOL. Younger couples are often more interdependent &#8211; and that means resentment builds fast when needs aren\u2019t met. ENM can offer emotional and sexual support outside the primary relationship without needing to blow it all up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9662060 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9662060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\ud83d\udcf2 Influenced by Actual Influencers<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb4b24e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb4b24e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"4773\" data-end=\"4844\">From lifestyle creators on TikTok and sex-positive podcast hosts to young couples on Reddit, younger people are seeing ENM done out loud, online, and in real time. The shame is fading. And curiosity? 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For some, that looks like a swinger club. For others, it\u2019s a throuple, a unicorn, a fluid friend-with-benefits, or just a sexy story they tell in bed later.<\/p><p data-start=\"4256\" data-end=\"4378\">Monogamy still works, for some. But for many younger couples, ENM feels like freedom with a safeword. And that? Is hot.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c98ff0 highlight-text e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c98ff0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7539feb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7539feb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 23-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3b6ccc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3b6ccc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Find all of this and more on this episode of our top-rated <strong>swingers podcast<\/strong> for new couples to the lifestyle, the Vanilla Swingers podcast!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb8a5ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb8a5ca\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b59a73f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b59a73f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/ep-73-3fun-vs-feeld-modern-dating-dumpster-fire\/id1734698162?i=1000733066913\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"249\" height=\"60\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vanillaswingers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Untitled-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5921 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 249px; 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Dirty vanillas seem vanilla on the outside but add a little spice behind the scenes. They keep a mostly traditional relationship but dabble in kink, threesomes, or open-minded fun \u2013 lifestyle-adjacent with a naughty streak.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dafc0bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dafc0bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d0d873 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d0d873\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"flex: 0 1 auto; order: 0; align-self: auto; flex-flow: row; place-content: normal; align-items: normal; gap: normal; --swiper-theme-color: #000; --swiper-navigation-size: 44px; --swiper-pagination-bullet-size: 6px; --swiper-pagination-bullet-horizontal-gap: 6px; --widgets-spacing: 20px 20px; line-height: 32px; max-width: 100%;\" data-id=\"a1f0051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div style=\"transition: background 0.3s, border 0.3s, border-radius 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s, transform 0.4s; height: 97px; margin: 0px;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Poppins, sans-serif;\"><b>\u25c0\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanillaswingers.com\/where-young-swingers-actually-meet-best-apps-events-clubs\/\">Previous Blog\u00a0<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanillaswingers.com\/blog\">Next Blog <\/a>\u25b6\ufe0f<\/b><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ab450 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"44ab450\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why So Many Young Couples Are Exploring ENM New Swinger Podcast | Apple | Spotify Ever feel like everyone under 40 is suddenly non-monogamous? 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