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What does Consent mean?

Reviewed August 20, 2026

In the Lifestyle, consent is the informed, enthusiastic, ongoing agreement of all parties to any activity — freely given, reversible at any time, specific to what was agreed, and never assumed from prior encounters.

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Consent is the foundational operating principle of ethical non-monogamy. The standard is not merely the absence of a 'no' — it is an informed, voluntary, specific agreement from everyone involved. Community shorthand is FRIES: Freely given, Reversible, Informed, Enthusiastic, and Specific.

Freely given means no coercion or impaired decision-making. Reversible means anyone can stop at any moment. Informed means no material misrepresentation. Specific means agreement to one thing is not agreement to another.

JoinTheSwing is designed to require identity review for member access and to make Messages request-based. Identity review checks identity evidence; it does not prove that a person consents to any interaction or will behave safely. Platform controls never replace direct, ongoing consent.

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