When: 2nd Thursday each  month
Time: 6 PM - 10 PM. (Munch hosts arrive around 5:30 so come early if you want!) Discussion will start around 7:15PM.
Location: Provided to those who give a definite RSVP.
Confirmations: Will be sent out 2 - 3 days prior to the munch with location & directions.
Cost: Cost of your meal/drinks + be sure to tip your server!

Discussion Topic: (see below for information about our presenters and their topic).

"The Merger of Swinging and BDSM!"
Presenters: Ray (Baysson) & Angel (AngelatHisMercy).
When: Thursday, July 9, 2015.
Time: 6 PM - 10 PM (the munch hosts arrive around 5:30 PM, so come early if you'd like). The discussion will start around 7:30 PMish.
Location: Provided to those who give a definite RSVP. Everyone must be on the Attendee List to be admitted ~ see NOTE below.
Confirmations: To be sent out 2 - 3 days prior to the munch with location & directions.
Cost: Cost of your meal/drinks + be sure to tip your server!

About our Presenters ~

My name is Ray. I was introduced to the Swing Lifestyle while in My teens. I dabbled in it on and off until the late 90's when I became increasingly more involved and have been involved ever since. I met My current wife at a "Play Party'. Together We've been heavily active in the Seattle and surrounding areas community, club and private sector events. I have no formal 'training' or education on the subject, all My knowledge has been through real life experiences. Which have included many acts of debauchery and depravity and hedonism...or so the vanilla world and even the BDSM world would have them labeled.

My name is angel. I have been in this lifestyle for just at twenty years now. I identify as a happily married submissive/middle with a slave heart. As an educated woman, I believe in education and advocacy, especially in this lifestyle. I hold a BA, and MA, and soon, an MS. I am also a published author. This is my first year presenting at events and I am eternally grateful to my Community for allowing me to do so. My goal is to educate, illuminate, and entertain those who wish to learn about this lifestyle and offer my own interpretation on why we do What It Is That We Do.

Discussion Topic description:

~ In trying to describe the differences and similarities between a Swinger mindset and that of one with a more BDSM slant, I suppose one should understand what makes up the elements of each world. There are obvious cross overs and subtle ones. The most glaring is the intended 'End Game'. For Swingers, that is sex, plain and simple. The journey to that end is where the variety comes in, it can include, but is not exclusive of, swapping, threesomes, orgies, and kinkfests (which include many acts common to BDSM). The Swinger's mindset is all about going home having had sex with one or multiple partners not considered one's own. When you mention a gathering or party to a Swinger, they invariably think about match ups and potential hook ups for the purpose of sex. Obviously there are levels of intensity in those thought processes depending on the individual and or couple.

We also intend to offer some interesting mishaps that can happen when one party thinks along their own mindset while the other party thinks along theirs. As you all know, the BDSM mindset is much different than the Swinger mindset. The so called “End Game” in the BDSM Lifestyle is that of pleasure from pain more often than not. A good scene leaves both the Dom and the sub craving just a bit more, which we will happily return home for! We do not speak of sex for the sake of sex, but rather allude to it in the language of our lifestyle. Join us in the lab of our minds to see just how the merger between two very different worlds can lead to a whole new subculture.