They do not go to the end – but they certainly do not stay in their path either.
Enter the world of “gentle exchange”, the relational tendency to raise eyebrows that turns the head on Tiktok and presents itself on the Torride series of Hulu “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives”.
In the center of the sensual storm is Taylor Frankie Paul – once the “Momtok” influencer’s crew of partitions – who overthrew the script in 2022 when she revealed that her clique of UTAH was engaged in “Soft Swinging”, alias Soft Swapping.
It is at this point that couples put themselves in sexual activities with others – such as climbing them, trial and eating oral action – but trace the line with full -fledged sex.
“I feel free, to be honest,” said Paul during a Livestream Tiktok. “All my dirty secrets came out and I have nothing more to hide. We celebrated, we were intimate with other people. ”
It seems spicy – but it was not exactly a recipe for eternal happiness.
According to Paul, the lack of clear rules has led to a free relationship, which led to his divorce from the marise of the Tate Paul era and the benefits with some of his Mormon Besties colleagues.
“It was a secret that we were kept from family and other friends,” she added-including her parents.
So what East Sweet swinging, really? The expert in relation Nicole Moore has broken down it, saying to Popsugar: “Sweet swing often involves kisses, touches and other forms of intimacy, and it is a means for couples to explore their borders and their interests in non-monogamy without going to the end ”.
Consider it as Swing-Lite-enough to push the limits, but not quite break them.
However, as viewers of “secret lives” – and distribution members – have noted, things can become trouble.
“I love how much it’s like” ok, we can do everything except sex, so it’s okay “, but it’s like no, you suck up the D – k of someone”, the co -star Jessi Ngatikaura is famous in the first season.
Sweet exchange can be new for Hulu, but it’s an old news for Gen Z.
A survey in 2023 Ashley Madison revealed that 59% of Gen Zers want an open or polyamorous relationship, and 65% think that these configurations lead to a more complete romantic life – while almost half say that a single partner simply does not cut it in bed.
“In the past, people could not wrap their heads around Polyamory not being linked to infidelity,” said Francesca Maxime, a social worker based in New York, Francesca Maxime.
“Social media really standardize the type of relationship you find satisfactory, but it is built.”
The philosophy always online of generation Z and endless access to new people (and porn) helped them to embrace non -monogamy – or at least speak of it openly.
“There is certainly a new perspective in the way we examine relationships and what it means to be committed,” said Dr. Michele Leno.
“Open relationships are not new, although our desire to speak openly about them is a fairly recent trend.”
However, these arrangements of everything can mask deeper emotional difficulties.
“I think that the two extremes have the same underlying concern and that it is a fear of vulnerability,” revealed sociologist Jenn Gunsaullus.
