| After 25 years of marriage many things
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| | every week in college,” Mary
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| change, things that let you know
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| | explained. “In fact we were
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| you’re getting older. They’re
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| | considered the best, but we haven’t
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| especially aging when they catch you by
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| | been for years.”
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| surprise. Most shocking is when a word or
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| | “Well, maybe you’ll learn
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| symbol you’ve used all your life
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| | something new tonight,” Troy said
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| suddenly means something else. Swinging
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| | with an unexplainably revolting tone.
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| couples is a good example of this.
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| | Just then, a young woman with long dark
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| Swinging couples used mean a lively night
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| | hair called for our attention.
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| out dancing. My wife and I were one of
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| | “Hello, everyone, my name is
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| the best swinging couples around. Now
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| | Kaily,” She announced.
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| swinging couples can mean something
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| | “Welcome to our swinging couples
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| dangerously different. When you’re
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| | retreat.”
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| planning your 25th anniversary, ask one
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| | Many of the guests cheered
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| of your kids to look over your shoulder
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| | enthusiastically.
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| to make sure you’re not making a
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| | “Now that you’ve all had a
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| huge mistake.
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| | chance to mingle with all the other
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| It was a month until our 25th wedding
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| | guests,” she continued,
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| anniversary. I was trying to find
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| | “let’s begin the key party.
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| something that would make the occasion
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| | Gentlemen, please bring up your room
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| memorable. Then I found an advertisement
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| | keys.”
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| for a swinging couples retreat. My wife,
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| | “What is a key party?” Mary
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| Mary, and I loved to swing dance when we
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| | whispered to me. But I didn’t know.
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| first got married, but we hadn’t
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| | “Excuse me.” I said,
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| been dancing for quite a few years now.
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| | addressing the couple we had been talking
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| Still, I imagined it would willingly come
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| | with. “What is a key party and what
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| back to us when we got out on the floor.
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| | do they want with my room key?”
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| And the ad said new swinging couples were
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| | “You’ve never been to a key
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| welcome. If needed, we could take a
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| | party before?” Dianne asked,
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| lesson or two to remind us. I thought a
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| | surprised. “Well the first time is
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| swinging couples retreat would make a
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| | always the most exciting. A key party is
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| perfect way to commemorate our 25 years
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| | where swinging couples split up and the
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| together.
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| | woman picks a random room key. Then she
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| After an elegant dinner, Mary and I drove
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| | spends the night with the man who left
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| to the hotel where the swinging couples
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| | that key.”
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| retreat was being held. All Mary knew
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| | Mary gasped loud enough that every
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| before we arrived was that we needed to
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| | swinging couple in our corner of the room
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| be well dressed.
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| | turned and looked.
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| She responded as I had hoped she would
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| | “Thank you,” I said as I
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| when we arrived at the hotel and I
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| | gripped my wife’s hand.
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| revealed the surprise.
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| | “Mary, let’s go.”
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| “Swing dancing! What a romantic
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| | I didn’t look to see the reaction
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| idea, Leonard,” she beamed.
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| | of the other guests.
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| “But what if we can’t
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| | We drove for the next hour trying to wrap
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| remember the steps?”
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| | our minds around what had just happened.
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| I assured her we would remember. We
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| | Eventually, our disgust turned to humor
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| checked in at the front desk and she took
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| | and relief that we were far away from our
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| my arm as we walked to the ballroom.
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| | swinging couples retreat. Still, I
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| I was surprised to see how young many of
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| | couldn’t let our 25 th anniversary
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| the swinging couples were. I hadn’t
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| | end like that.
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| realized swing dancing had become some
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| | I pulled over at a small beach where we
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| popular with younger crowds.
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| | could be alone. I helped Mary out of the
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| We took some hor d’oerves and
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| | car and we began to swing dance in the
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| mingled as we waited for the dancing to
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| | sand. We danced until the sun went down.
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| begin.
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| | In 25 years the world has changed around
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| Many of the other swinging couples were
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| | Mary and me. We are part of another time
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| very friendly. There must be an open bar,
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| | and we are old. But since our swinging
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| I remember thinking, because some were
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| | couples experience, we don’t feel a
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| quite friendly.
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| | need to fight that anymore. We’re
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| We began a conversation with another
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| | happy with the world we fell in love in
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| couple nearby. Troy and Dianne were their
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| | and happy to part with the one that has
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| names.
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| | tried to redefine our language of love.
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| “So how long have you been
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| | We are still a swinging couple. In fact,
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| swinging?” Troy asked.
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| | we swing every week now and we are more
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| “We used to go swinging almost
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| | in love than ever.
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