>> I think that is one reason why wife swapping happens. It may be a >> sort >> of unspoken agreement that the men will help each other out with >> the >> raising of the kids down the road. > Sounds closer to polyamory to me. Closer, maybe. But still a vast chasm and a pipe-dream away from reality. Hands up all those who believe that " ... a sort of unspoken agreement that the men will help each other " out with the raising of the kids down the road." is liable to be worth the paper it isn't written on in the large majority of cases in the real world? RM -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist