‘At 32, I Embrace Swinging with My Husband – A Journey Filled with Emotions’ - OK! Magazine

After meeting when they were in their teens, Gage and Olivia Masterson’s relationship has gone from strength to strength. Having been together for 15 years, the pair, from Lincoln, are just as in love as they were when they met.

But, their relationship is a little different to traditional monogamous relationship. Around seven years ago, the pair entered the swinging lifestyle and gave non-monogamy a go - and their relationship is better than ever.

“Non-monogamy for us is that we are emotionally monogamous,” Gage tells OK!. “We don’t want a boyfriend or girlfriend.”

While there may have previously been a stereotype that swingers are people of a certain age, Olivia and Gage, both 32, were in their mid-twenties when they began thinking about the lifestyle.

“We'd been together a long time to be fair. We were about 24/25 when we decided to start having that conversation, but it wasn't actually a conversation. It was just after we'd had sex and we were having some pillow talk, and he was like ‘would you ever get with a girl’ and I was like I have,” explains Olivia.

“When you open up that conversation you spark a different desire for that person. It makes you want to reconnect and explore more just together.”

Having spoken things through with one another, the pair eventually met up with another couple. Following six weeks of speaking to a couple, who were experienced in the lifestyle, Olivia and Gage arranged to meet up with them for drinks - though, naturally, one thing led to another.

“It was supposed to be just a drink. It just went really, really well,” Olivia laughs. “It was an emotional rollercoaster. You’re always wondering if someone else is ok and if they’re enjoying it. When we left we were on such a high that we couldn’t wait to get home to reconnect so we had to pull over the car.”

As Gage notes, while they both enjoy getting intimate with other couples, it’s what happens between them afterward that’s the best bit. “I’m always like ‘I love you even more’,” he says.

And when it comes to their lifestyle, the duo both stress that finding someone who they are both attracted to is crucial. As a result, they take their time when it comes to finding a potential couple to meet.

“We never rush into anything. We're always making sure that is right for both of us and if we're meeting someone together, we both have to be mutually attracted to them,” says Olivia.

“It’s tough finding someone we’re both attracted to. I can get a vibe from someone from a few messages, but Olivia needs to meet someone in person which can be tough when someone lives two hours away,” adds Gage.

Since embarking on the lifestyle seven years ago, Gage and Olivia have seen the community develop and change. Where once people may have assumed older people took part, the age demographic has become increasingly varied. The pair, who are the founders of SwingHub, and who have appeared on Open House, have seen everyone from people in the 20s to 80s on the app.

“From what's being shown on social media, and the help with Open House on mainstream TV, it's just completely changed people's minds about it, making it less taboo,” admits Olivia.

Meanwhile, Gage continues: “TV shows like Open House show that thousands of people are out there having this conversation.”

Moving forward, although sex may be a topic that many people would rather shy away from discussing, Gage and Olivia are keen to remove the stigma that surrounds their lifestyle - no matter what awkward moments that may lead to.

“We decided to start making social content three years ago and it just hit traction,” says Olivia. “Gage’s mum was even like ‘I’ve been watching your TikTok content for ages but I didn’t want to say anything!’”

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