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Brief History of Sex Swings

Sex Swings (also knows as love swings, slings and hammocks) have been in used for several thousand years. Although no proof has been found of their existence in ancient Europe, numerous wall painting from South America show the use of vines and other plant life as sex swings. The first documented case of sex swings being used in the Western world came when a modified hammock was used in a “blue movie” in the 1920s. They didn’t become more widely used until the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s. However, during this period, there was no manufacturers. All sex swings were home made, often using mass produced hammocks. In the 1980s the first sex swings went in to manufacture and became popular with swingers and are to this day a common piece at swingers’ clubs and parties.

The Use of Sex Swings

The ancient use of sex swings in South America may have been due to the fact that it was the comfiest way for them to have sex as at the time of the wall paintings, humans were living in primitive conditions. However, little is know of their actual use. During the 60s and 70s, sex swings were just treated as an interesting new way to have sex. Sex toy manufacturers got hold of this craze and marketed it as such, but also emphasised the fact that sex swings can make it easier to perform flexible sex positions and that they allowed for better penetration of obese women.