SherriA
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ORIGINAL: DaddyAngel Hmmm, isn't lifestyler what swingers call themselves? I've never heard anyone in the kinky community refer to themselves as a lifestyler. Veteran yes, seasoned player, yes,even kinkster, RL player, and BDSM-er, but I've never once, in all my 20 years in this community, anywhere in this country, heard a member of the kink community refer to themselves as a lifestyler. Something new every day... It's actually pretty common, and has been for several yearsthat I'm aware of. I'm probably dating myself (ghads I'm getting OLD), but I remember when anyone making claims to the "lifestyle" almost certainly had no clue, so I have a gut reaction to the term. I always tell people that I have a LIFE not a lifestyle, and that I'm more than a collection of kinks. However, the terms lifestyle and lifestyler in reference to wiitwd certainly aren't uncommon, at least not in the circles I've encountered across 2 countries. People these days generally use it to mean 24/7 or non-pro as opposed to casual/play relationships or professional sessions. Terminology seems to morph. Top and bottom used to be umbrella terms; now they're used almost exclusively to refer to sadists and masochists. Player used to mean someone who actually DID wiitwd as opposed to talkign about it; now it's seen as a derogatory descriptor. SM used to be the default; in recent years d/s terminology seems to have taken over, even when it's not particularly applicable. I can't keep up with all the changes! And yes, swingers use the same term. Confusing, hm?
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