How we put this together
Everything said about SwingLifestyle here comes from the SwingLifestyle homepage at swinglifestyle.com, which we read on 4 November 2026. We have not used third-party reviews or forum gossip, and we do not repeat SwingLifestyle's audience claims as facts. Sites update often, so please check SwingLifestyle's own pages before you decide.
Please do not confuse SwingLifestyle with swinging-lifestyle.com, which is a sister site of ours. This page is about the American community at swinglifestyle.com.
SwingLifestyle in its own words
The homepage describes Swinglifestyle.com as the world's largest swinger community, and elsewhere on the same page calls SLS.com the largest swingers website and Swinglifestyle.com the most trusted. Those are its own descriptions, not figures we can check. The page says that for nearly 25 years SLS.com and Swinglifestyle.com have been places for the lifestyle community to connect, plan events and share experiences, and that the platform is now moving to a single new name, Swing.com.
The footer names DashBoardHosting, LLC, with a copyright running from 2001 to 2026. It links to a blog, forums, groups, club listings, swingers by state, stories, articles and parties, and also to an affiliate programme. The homepage shows buttons for apps on the Apple App Store and Google Play.
What Swingers Dates offers
Swingers Dates is built for one purpose: helping couples and singles who share an outlook find each other and arrange a swinger date. You create a couple or single profile, describe what you are looking for, search your area and talk in private messages. When everyone feels ready, you meet in a public place for a drink first, with no expectation that anything follows.
VIP membership unlocks unlimited messages, fuller search filters, members' chat rooms and private group chats. VIP Plus adds extra visibility, with priority for your messages and likes. Current prices in pounds and dollars are on the membership costs page.
Community portal or dating site
SwingLifestyle reads like a lifestyle portal. Its homepage mixes member introductions with event promotions, a radio player, links to forums and groups, and a section about the move to Swing.com. If you enjoy reading, posting and planning trips with a large community, that breadth is appealing.
Swingers Dates is deliberately simpler. There is no forum or event calendar to scroll through; the site is organised around profiles, search and conversation. Couples who want to spend their time talking to potential matches rather than browsing promotions often find that easier.
Profiles and verification
SwingLifestyle's homepage shows example member introductions written by couples, and invites visitors to sign up and log in. The homepage we read did not describe a verification process, so we have not described one here. If verification matters to you, look for it on SwingLifestyle's own help pages.
On Swingers Dates, ID verification is optional and open to every member. You can verify to build trust and ask a match to do the same before you meet. Staff moderate content and review every report, and our guide to spotting fake couple profiles explains what to watch for anywhere.
Travel and events
This is where SwingLifestyle stands out. When we read the homepage, it listed lifestyle cruises, resort takeovers in the Caribbean and Mexico, hotel takeovers in New Orleans, a New Year's Eve ball, a group tour abroad and local meet-and-greets at clubs in Florida and elsewhere. These listings come from event organisers and clubs promoting through the site. For a couple whose idea of the lifestyle is a holiday or a big party, that calendar is a major draw.
Swingers Dates does not list events or sell trips. Our US overview and city guides for places like Miami and Las Vegas describe how clubs, takeovers and private meets fit together, and our article on swinger clubs and online dating weighs the two approaches. The site itself is for arranging smaller, one-to-one dates, which many couples prefer before they try anything larger.
Planning a first date
Whichever site you use, a first meeting goes better when expectations are clear. Agree beforehand that the first date is just a drink, decide as a couple what you are and are not comfortable with, and agree a signal for leaving early. Our first-time etiquette guide walks through how a first swinger date usually unfolds, from the first message to the drive home.
Privacy
SwingLifestyle's homepage notes that all members are over 18 and that visitors must be over 18, or 21 where the law requires. The homepage did not set out privacy controls in detail.
On Swingers Dates you appear under a username, and other members see only a general area, never an exact address. Private photos stay private until you choose to share them, and explicit pictures are blurred until a viewer opts in. If someone pushes to move the conversation to another app too soon, a prompt reminds you to take care. Block and report are on every profile and conversation, and our safety guide covers meeting in person.
Cost
SwingLifestyle's homepage invites you to create an account at no charge but does not list membership prices, so we do not quote any. Check its own signup pages for current terms.
On Swingers Dates, one month of VIP costs £29.96 or $42.81 and one month of VIP Plus costs £34.24 or $51.39. Plans run from one week to twelve months, and twelve-month plans are a single payment that does not renew. Billing appears under a discreet description.
Which suits you
SwingLifestyle may suit you if you want a long-running American community with forums, groups, club listings, apps and a busy travel and events calendar.
Swingers Dates may suit you better if you want a focused dating site for arranging swinger dates, with optional ID verification, private group chat, blurred explicit photos and published prices. Members must be 18 or over, or 21 where local law requires it.
Many couples use more than one site. If you do, keep a different username and photos on each so your profiles cannot be linked.
Frequently asked questions
Is Swingers Dates an SLS alternative?
Yes, for couples and singles who mainly want to arrange swinger dates. SwingLifestyle combines personals with forums, groups and a large travel and events calendar, while Swingers Dates concentrates on profiles, local search and private conversation.
Is SwingLifestyle changing its name?
Its homepage, read on 4 November 2026, says SLS.com and Swinglifestyle.com are moving to a unified platform under the name Swing.com.
Does SwingLifestyle have an app?
Its homepage shows buttons for apps on the Apple App Store and Google Play. Swingers Dates does not have an app-store app, but its mobile site can be saved to your home screen.
Does Swingers Dates organise cruises or takeovers?
No. Swingers Dates is a dating site and does not sell trips or list events. It is designed for arranging smaller, one-to-one swinger dates.
Is swinging-lifestyle.com the same as SwingLifestyle?
No. swinging-lifestyle.com is a separate site and one of our sister sites. SwingLifestyle, covered on this page, is the American community at swinglifestyle.com.