key party

Bowl of keys

A key party is a type of swinger gathering where couples swap sexual partners through a randomized selection ritual—typically men placing car keys in a bowl and women drawing them to determine pairings.

The format became associated with 1970s suburban America and appears frequently in popular culture as a symbol of that era's sexual experimentation: The neighbors invited us to a key party.

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social · random selection · celebration · swingers · sexual revolution · bowl · spin the bottle · suburban · trust-building · 1970s · polyamory · free love · counterculture · open relationships · no strings attached · hanky-pank · anonymity · house

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sexual exclusivity/relationship structure

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One partner at a time

fidelity · faithfulness · marital fidelity · commitment · traditional marriage

social gathering purpose

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Congregation's casual get-together

marriage retreat · anniversary dinner · family reunion · potluck dinner · PTA meeting

relationship commitment structure

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Firm pledge to act

marriage vows · pair bonding · wedding ceremony · anniversary celebration · couples retreat

Family

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