My wife and I pretty much grew up in a high control religious group and after over two decades of being married we decided to leave the group a couple of years ago. Losing a big part of what we thought we were was difficult and there was some questioning about us even being together. Was it just because of the cult? Anyways we thought long and hard about our relationship and what we wanted from it and because we never had the chance to experiment with sex, not even as teenagers, we decided that we would try out the lifestyle and do our experimentation together as a couple. Anyways, it’s quite a stretch to go from religious, strictly monogamous to this new step in our lives but just the open communication around it helps us a lot so far. We actually went to a meet & greet with maybe 7-8 couples and it was really fun. Everyone was so welcoming and respectful. We didn’t find what we’re looking for yet but it was a fun first experience just to get to know people in the community. We’ve also had our first 1-on-1 dinner date with a couple. Again, super nice and it was really freeing for us to be able to openly talk about sexuality (amongst other subjects) with someone else. We still haven’t found our first play date but hope to get there one day. We don’t want to rush anything but are definitely looking forward to exploring this lifestyle!