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Flirting and kissing others: a beginner's guide
Enjoying attention from someone else, together. It’s a small step that tells you a lot about how jealousy shows up for each of you.
In the quiz
- Flirting with someone else in front of your partner
- Kissing someone else in front of your partner
How to start
- Flirt with a bartender while your partner watches.
- Talk about how it felt on the way home.
- Kissing someone else is a bigger step. Set it up together.
How to keep it safe
- Jealousy is normal. Talk about it instead of hiding it.
- Agree exactly where the line is before you go out.
What you need
- Nothing needed.
Ideas to try
- A night out pretending to be strangers who flirt with others.
- A kiss at a lifestyle club.
Is your partner into it too?
Take the quiz on your own phones. You'll only see flirting and kissing others in your results if you both said some kind of yes.
Sources
- Haupert et al. (2017). Prevalence of experiences with consensual nonmonogamous relationships. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy.
- Kimberly & Hans (2017). From fantasy to reality: A grounded theory of experiences in the swinging lifestyle. Archives of Sexual Behavior.
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- Sharing online
Sharing photos or video with strangers, anonymous or not. It’s the far end of the photo ladder, and the hardest to take back.
- The risk of getting caught
Sex where you might get caught. The risk is the thrill, and it’s one of the most common fantasies around.
- Being seen and shown off
Being looked at: a revealing outfit, curtains open, or an audience at a party where everyone has agreed to watch.
- Lifestyle clubs
Lifestyle and swingers clubs are social spaces with rules. Many couples go just to look around and never play.
Educational, not medical or legal advice. Updated 2026-11-09.