I once read in a Hustler  Magazine in the 80’s an Article headed “The History of Swinging” it started off by saying “Group sex is not a new thing it has been around for ever, and more people joined together in orgies under the name of religion than at any other time, thousands would be involved and the high priest who presided over these events was “John (my surname)” amazing, it was my name how Bizarre, maybe I’ve come back as myself.

In Sydney it all really started with the publication of a magazine (paper) called Searchlight, back in 1972 published by a man who called himself Mr D, people would place ads with photos, this was revolutionary for the time, to be able to see nude photos and ads of like minded people you could contact and play with, and so the swinging scene in Australia – Sydney began.

Swinging parties then started to  happen, in peoples houses at first, and then in hotel rooms, the guy who organised these parties, was an  attractive guy in his 20’s called Rodger, Rodger would place an ad in Searchlight, saying  swinging couples will be meeting at a bar, giving the place time and date, all welcome, wear something yellow to be identified, they ended up being called yellow tie nights.

People would arrive look around the bar, spot someone with a yellow piece of clothing, there would be 30 or 40 couples, all crowded in a bar that usually was empty, the staff were all wondering where did all these people come from, and what’s with the yellow, great fun, how else could couples meet, there was no internet.
I went to my 1st meeting at the Five Doors Bar on Cleveland St, it was a real eye opener, I was very young only just old enough to be in a bar, there were lots of people too many really, so Rodger grabbed me and my girl, and took us over and introduced us to some other really attractive couples, there were about 25 couples in this section, we were all talking getting to know each other, I noticed all the time Rodger was working the floor, taking the not so attractive couples over to the other side of the bar, and getting them talking, then after a while I heard him say to the other crowd, “who has a place we can go to and have a party”, a couple said ’‘we do”, Rodger took out a pen and wrote down the address and handed it out, saying after a while “lets go we will see you there, OK bye see you soon, bye, and eventually off they all went, then to my amazement he came back to our group, and announced, “well that got rid of the ugly ones now lets all go back to my place for a party!”

So off we all went to Rose Terrace a very small lane parrell with oxford street behind what is now Good Bar, the place was small, we all packed in, people got down to fun, girls were half naked, guys were half naked, and in no time a full blown orgy was under way, I just stood there jammed against the wall looking in amazement, Rodger was standing his arms around two very attractive naked girls, and under the cramped conditions he stepped back right into me, he turned around and said “sorry mate who are you again?”, then he asked, “isn’t that your sexy lady over there?” I said yes, he then asked “why are you over here”, I replied “I am just watching”.

That was a moment for me, one of those moments you have only once in a life time, I had a strange feeling when the orgy started, the feeling that I was back home at last, I did not know why, (it would be 10 years till I read the article in hustler), I felt connected, it was a deep a very deep sense of belonging, I did not want to join in, I just wanted to savour that moment, it lasted and is still with me to this day, for me it is never about getting my rocks off, it’s almost spiritual, tapping these primal desires and instincts, instincts a select few people still have and act on, despite societies conditioning.

Rodger ran parties for many many years, and we are still close friends, he was Sydney’s original King of Swing, The next was Mr D he started to organise parties, and eventually opened Sydney’s 1st Swingers Club, in Cooper St Surry Hills,very near where The Couples Club is today, called the Penthouse Club, it was at the top of a six story building, people had a great time, this Club lasted about 2 years, the next guy who started to run things was Denis, he ran parties at his apartment on New South Head Rd, over looking Rushcutters Bay Park, it was now the mid 80’s we were all having a wild time, we would be with a dozen or more girls in a night, they loved it, we loved it, it was pre AIDS every one had unprotected sex, it was the norm, we didn’t know it, but times were about to change.
Denis eventually moved to a home unit in Elizabeth Bay, in the same Street as Toff Monks were my brother lived, after several years Denis sold out to a guy from Melbourne called Sergio, Sergio became the next King, he moved things to a terrace in Broham St. Kings Cross, and ran great parties there for years, there was a spa and a bar it was busy and a good looking crowd, I still see Sergio he is a cool guy.

In 1990, I went to a new club that I had heard was opening in Moore Park on South Dowling Street, the door was opened by a tall handsome blonde guy named Peter, there were about seven other couples, almost every one was under thirty and very attractive, especially the girls, three of the couples were international travellers, the night went off, a great success, and that night The Couples Club was born, and as fate would have it I was there.

The Club moved form Moore Park, to it’s current building in 1994, I continued going along and Peter and I became close friends, I had an interesting call from him in 2002, in fact most of the calls from Peter were interesting, he is a real character, he trained at NIDA, and loves to entertain every one, but this call went like this “Mate a girl wants to buy the Club, and I think I am going to sell.” I replied “Mate you can’t do that”, His reply was “I don’t want to sell to her, I want you to take over the Club, you have been living this lifestyle longer than any one, you should take over” he went on “I want to go, I’ve been doing this for twelve years, I am not making money, and I am sick of getting my cock sucked” so we did a hand shake, and I took over. (Imagine a job interviewer asking, Peter why did you leave your last job? Answer: “I was sick of getting my cock sucked”) The Couples Club is the longest running Swingers Club in Australia, it has been operating for over 20 years, and attracts couples from all walks of life. I feel privileged to be running The Club, a special place where peoples sexual fantasies come true, a club like no other in this country, and few overseas.

A Big Thank You to Peter and to the tens of thousands of couples who have visited The Couples Club over the years for making it what it is.

I say “DON’T DREAM IT, BE IT” !

Best Wishes

John

We are about to be in an orgy with total strangers.

How did we end up here? How has this happened?

Rewind back 18 months. I was recently divorced. Luckily I met a fantastic, wonderful woman who was in the same situation as I. We hit it off, and fell in love. Our sex life was good, damn good actually. We kept on pushing boundaries, trying new things and talking about our desires. Melinda (named changed) told me she wanted to try another girl. I thought about this for a microsecond, cried tears of happiness & told her I would support her.

Melinda had been on a few disastrous dates and was rather frustrated that she had not found the right girl. One night I was chatting to a girl on ICQ and she casually suggested I try a certain little club in Sydney. Melinda and I looked at the website which was quite impressive, and we decided to give it a go. The club is the only one in town where single men and prostitutes were not allowed; you have to be part of a couple or a single girl to get in. We discussed ground rules in advance; Melinda was going to try her luck with girls. She was not ready to see me with another girl, as she was nervous enough about the life-changing experience she hoped would happen. If all went well we may change the rules for our next visit, if there was to be one. I would be lying if I said I was not a little disappointed with this, but I understood where Melinda was coming from and accepted it.

The drive into Sydney saw us say hardly a word. We were excited, nervous and very curious all at once.

Once inside we were met by an attractive lady in her early 30’s who took our $140 entry fee and explained the workings of the club. We went right to the bar and downed a few champagnes to calm our nerves, then looked around. We were in a large lounge bar room which looked very tasteful. It could have been anylounge bar, except for the 40 inch plasma TV on the wall that was showing hard core porn. We looked around and saw about 10 other well dressed couples, aged 20 to about 45. All were sitting alone and clearly nervous. It was like a high school dance, everyone too scared to make a move.

After a drink or 5 we started playing pool. A couple came up and we played a game of doubles. She was a very attractive brunette, he was about 40 and a bit fat. After small talk she asked Melinda what she wanted. Melinda told her she wanted to play with me and a girl, but not another man. Her man lost interest & took his girl away; if he could not get any luvvin’ he saw no need to talk to us.

Eventually we made our way downstairs to the 14 person spa. There were a few couples in there, all naked. We both said , “to hell with it” and stripped off. We jumped in & the water felt great. Melinda started talking to a girl called Mysti and her man. Within a few minutes the girls were kissing. Both seemed rather happy with it too! Mysti slowed it down as she could see Melinda was nervous. At this time I was sitting next to Melinda & felt her hand on my old fellah. The handjob felt fantastic, but under the bubbles I could not see a thing. Melinda looked at me strangely after a while and said “Babe, that’s not me doing that!” Mysti was a bit closer that I thought!!! I almost passed out with embarrassment, but we all had a great laugh & it broke the ice. Mysti and Melinda played some more, but as her man was not going to be included, they went off to a room.

We got out of the spa and went to the main orgy room. It was a room with nothing but 12 large mattresses on the floor, and containers for condoms and tissues. All the other couples were there. It was obvious there was multiple partner swapping going on. It seemed the order of the night was for partners to swap while the 2 women involved kissed while being shagged. Two women were having sex with 2 men at the same time. We laid down and started having sex. Mysti laid down next to us and started kissing and fondling Melinda while her man did her. Melinda loved it, and did not seem to mind too much when Melinda kissed me too.

The night continued on in that vein. Melinda did not get exactly what she wanted, but we both had an excellent night. We were making plans to return before we left.

One of the things that struck me about the club was apart from about 5 very stunning women, everyone there was just so normal. They could easily be your neighbour, librarian or your parents. There were no men with gold chains and fertility symbols on their chests, no skanky Jerry-Springer Ho’s. These are people with two things in common: very secure relationships and a love of sex. I would say about 95% of the women were bisexual. I did not see any men getting it on, which was a relief.

Clearly the club is not for everyone. I would not recommend going there if you are not comfortable with seeing your partner with another person/persons. Melinda does not want any other man than me, and (just about) all the men only have to be told once and back off, but she still gets a hand on the bum & breast now and then. I would not recommend going to the club if your relationship is not in a very healthy state. I can almost guarantee you that it will cause problems if you do. If you do want to go, talk to your partner openly and honestly, and make sure you establish rules.

Going to the club has been an amazing eye opening experience for us. We have met some really good people there from varied backgrounds and age. We now go every 5-6 weeks. Every time is different, which makes it more exciting. We have expanded our rules 1 step at a time and are both very happy with what happens there. I can honestly say it has brought a lot closer, as we can be open with our desires and share the experiences. I would not call us swingers as we do not do full swaps, but we have a fantastic time every time. Since then we have been to the club about 12 times. We now go with Melinda’s girlfriend and will continue to go whenever time and finances allow it.

Like I said, swinging is not for everyone, but if you and your partner are curious enough, why not give it a go?

It was 10pm on Friday night, but this was no ordinary Club: I was making my 1st visit to a Swingers Club in Commonwealth St Surry Hills in Sydney. I always wanted to expand my sexual horizons and I decided not to wait around till I had a boy friend who would come along with me. So I called The Couples Club to find out more.

"We'd love you to come", the manager John said "We only let couples in and we get a few single girls too".

If anyone approaches you and you don't want them to, just brush their hand away. We have strict rule of conduct".

On the big day, I couldn't concentrate at work. When I got home, I had a big Gin and Tonic, defuzzed every where and dressed in a short skirt, high heels and a new top, then called a cab, I figured I couldn't turn up to a sex club on the bus!

I paid the $40 to get in and went up to the night club level, on the top floor, wow it looked good, red mood lighting with mirror balls and red velvet lounges, the bar girl looked even better wearing a French Maids out fit, and what a great pair of legs, she asked me my locker number, wrote that on my bottle and poured me a glass of champagne.

Most people there were in their mid-thirties, attractive and, like me nervous.

They were easy to chat to, but I didn't let the conversation get too personal. I didn't find myself massively attracted to anyone, but no one turned me off, I was the only single person there but didn't feel embarrassed. In fact, I was keen to get down to business!!

At about 11pm we all moved downstairs to the Jacuzzi area; pretty soon we were all naked in the tub. There was lots of talking, but everyone seemed to be ignoring the private parts bobbing on the surface, so I desided to get the ball rolling. I turned towards the man on my left, took his penis in my hands, then started to go down on him. That was all it took! He started fondling the women on his left and it became a floating orgy. I felt someone massage my breasts from behind and lick my butt.. the anonymity was a huge turn-on.

We then headed over to the main sex room, on the way, we passed a performance area which had a sex sling and some light D & B equipment which looked very exciting. In the main room, people were getting into it in all combinations on a huge mattress, it was hard to work out who was doing who! I was very aroused and immediately got in on the action. At first I sucked off a guy, while his girlfriend went down on me. I reckon by the end of the evening I'd had "intimate encounters" with most of the people there, excluding an older couple! I surprised myself by not wanting full penetrative sex. I found every thing else enough of a turn on and didn't need to go any further.

The best part of the action for me was the girl on girl action. Even though I'M hetero, I'd always wanted to have sex with a woman and I wasn't disappointed-it was the perfect place to try this out. At the end of the night I was so proud of myself for living out my sexual fantasies.

I'm planning another trip to The Couples Club in a few months, and if I ever I get to that stage of a relationship with a man, I'll drag him along. I'd love to try out the sex sling and other equipment I saw. But I'm not comfortable doing that with a stranger.

When we first went, just making love surrounded by others put a spark in our already good sex life, there were fireworks!! Each time we went we got more adventurous exploring our boundaries together, playing with other couples, Jason loved seeing me be caressed and fondled by other women, and I have to say I enjoyed it a lot too!

So we heard about Couples Plus Sundays, and we asked John the manager at the club, he told us it was a night for couples and selected extra guys. I got very excited at this because although I had played with lots of girls at the club, because everyone is a couple I hadn't played with or had lots of guys play with me, my partner also liked the idea, eager to experience another fantasy together we decided to give it a go.

We arrive and drank a few glasses of bubbly, and chatted to one other couple and two single guys, both good looking guys and the girl from the couple was very pretty. Everyone is really friendly and I feel it is a very connected atmosphere, we all know why were here and to me thats very exciting, so I enjoy flirting with everyone. Another couple and three more guys come in and they all bring chairs over to the lounges we're sat on, everyone introduces themselves and we are all sat in a circle laughing and joking.

It gets to about 9pm and one of the girls says lets go downstairs and everyone gets up, girls first and we all get fresh drinks and head downstairs. At this point I start to get butterflies. We all get undressed and go to a big room with two king size mattresses, my boyfriend starts playing with me and one of the girls join him, eventually nearly all the group are touching stroking licking each other and a few of the guys are watching the show. I looked up and was surrounded by bodies I reached out and started playing with one of the guys then two of the guys, still kissing my boyfriend who was loving seeing me like a sex goddess!! All my senses heightened it was electric, to totally let myself go in a safe environment, my man was always looking after me, encouraging me to play or be played with, I loved all the hands on me all over me, I can't explain the ecstasy to be a woman desired and worshipped. One of the girls whispered to me "I think we must be the luckiest girls ever!" I had to agree.

It was my first experience with multiple guys and I loved it, my partner loves giving me pleasure and watching me with other men and women. It's always been a fantasy of mine to have lots of men but it seemed an impossible thing because we had tried to organize something similar through the internet but found it was a nightmare, at the club it was so easy we just had to turn up, the guys were great and being at the club I felt safe with them, and they were very respectful to all the girls, As we were leaving everyone was so happy with themselves, all in an aurora of fulfillment and post orgasmic bliss.

Sundays are now a regular event on our calendar.

John would you Please post this on the Story Board.

Cheers,

Naomi and Jason