Editing Swinging (sexual practice) (section)

== Swinger party/gathering ==
A swinger party or partner-swapping party is a gathering at which individuals or couples in a [[committed relationship]] can engage in [[Human sexual activity|sexual activities]] with others as a [[recreational sex|recreational]] or social activity.<ref name="case_for_swingers" />

Swinger parties may involve various group sex activities. Partners can engage in [[sexual intercourse|penetrative sex]], known as "full swap", or choose to "soft swap" in which they engage only in [[non-penetrative sex]]. New swinging couples often choose a soft swap before they are comfortable with a full swap, although many couples stay soft swap for personal reasons.<ref name="What Is a Swinger?">{{cite web |author=Wojick, Helen |date=Sep 2011 |title=What is a Swinger? |url=http://swingersocial.com/swinger-blog/?page_id=13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207203034/http://swingersocial.com/swinger-blog/?page_id=13 |archive-date=February 7, 2012 |access-date=April 15, 2012 |publisher=The Swinger Blog}}</ref>

=== Soft swinging ===
"Soft swinging" refers to couple engaging in sexual activities with only each other while other couples perform sex acts in the immediate vicinity.<ref>{{cite web |title=SWINGERS DEFINITIONS - Swinger words that begin with a S |url=http://www.swingersocial.com/lifestyle-sex-defintions/s |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121217062138/http://www.swingersocial.com/lifestyle-sex-defintions/s |archive-date=17 December 2012 |access-date=16 September 2016}}</ref> Technically this is a form of [[sexual exhibitionism]] rather than "group sex" per se.