In 2022, Mormon mom influencer Taylor Frankie Paul made headlines after revealing that she and her ex-husband had been intimate with members of their close friend group. The messy fallout of Paul’s confession had the internet in a vice grip, spawning the hit Hulu series, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.

Now, her casting as the next Bachelorette has put her history of “soft swinging” back into the spotlight, raising questions about how society views non-monogamy, the stigma surrounding it, and whether her casting could spark broader conversations about modern relationship norms. Starting with, what exactly is soft swinging?

Essentially, soft swinging is when couples engage in sexual or erotic play with others, but stop short of agreed-upon boundaries. “For many, that means flirting

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