Entertainment media is slowly catching up. Podcasts like We Gotta Thing and The Priory Society treat lifestyle swapping with the same earnest enthusiasm as a travel blog or a wine review. They discuss "jealousy management" and "reclaiming sex" with the same vocabulary as a yoga instructor discussing breathwork.
For many couples, the decision to explore a swap is not a cry for help but a form of advanced relationship maintenance. A 2022 study in the Journal of Sex Research found that couples in consensually non-monogamous relationships often report higher levels of trust and lower levels of jealousy than their monogamous counterparts—provided the boundaries are clear. girlfriend swap and fuck