They had a loving marriage and their sex life was great. Here's why they started swinging.

  Always Too Busy to Talk The best strategy for a liar to avoid getting caught is to not talk in the first place. If your partner never has time for serious conversations, watch out – they may be intentionally avoiding conversation as they don't want to be caught with a lie they know they can't get away with. Unnecessarily Repeating Statements Liars create an illusion of truth by repeating it multiple times, and the BBC reported on a study at Vanderbilt University showing that this is a very effective strategy. If you find yourself being bombarded with an unbelievable "truth" over and over again by your partner, this is a serious red flag. READ MORE

  We can all benefit from building stronger relationships. After all, your ability to form these connections can be the difference between success and failure, as these spontaneous bonds help open up more opportunities later down the road. But reaching that level of comfort isn’t always easy. Luckily, there are certain phrases you can use to form deep, lasting connections with everyone you meet. If you want to form an instant bond with someone, you need to master the art of being relatable. We are drawn to familiar people, with one study finding that people prefer familiar faces over unfamiliar ones. And really, it has a lot to do with comfortability. Meeting a stranger is already uncomfortable, but when we have a sense of familiarity, it can make forming a bond a whole lot easier. Now, that doesn't mean we should go out and change our faces, but by saying, "I can totally relate," you're establishing a commonality with the other person, making it a lot easier to form...

It took us a long time' The Hoppers eventually figured out what works for them after starting to look for others to sleep with. A date with a woman here, swinging clubs and parties there. "It took us a long time to find people that we liked," Simon explains. They even started hosting their own events. There's no naughtiness. It's all, what we'd say, 'above board,' Simon adds. "If you're new, you can come along and find out about the lifestyle. Or you can come along and find people to hook up with at a later date or later that night when our event has ended." But these relationships don't always have to lead to sex. "Because you're all in the same environment, you're all talking about sex, you're all open about it. So actually, the conversations with people that you meet through this approach become much more interesting or have the possibility to be more interesting than your normal friends." READ MORE