In the 1970s, the “key party” became a popular phenomenon for swinging couples, where the attendees would pick keys out of a bowl or off of a table and go home with whoever’s keys they picked. They would socialize and drink, but at the end of the party, all the women would blindly select a set of keys to determine who she goes home with for the rest of the evening to have some naughty fun. The couples who are invited to these types of parties most likely know how they are going to end, and what upsets the rules of relationships for some might make it more exciting for others. This unpredictability does not seem fair to the women at all, as why should they be stuck with some loser. People don’t always fit together even when they go to the same parties and do the same things, but consenting adults should be able to choose who they want to sleep with. Humans need to belong, so it is completely normal wanting to be included in a group and some people will pretend that they are someone else just so they can fit in. This randomized sexual pairings supposedly was a big thing and on The Simpson’s Marge and Homer attended a function like this without knowing what it was. I think that couples that are involved in this lifestyle are clearly not happy and satisfied in their own relationship and they want to use others to spice up their own lives.
Written for Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Photo Challenge #448 hosted by weejars aka Sarah.