Open House - The Great Sex Experiment

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Anyone else watching? As always my jaw is on the floor. The first couple - he is a prolific cheat, she is ten years younger and seems quite upset by the previous infidelity yet here they are…at a glorified orgy. Why?!

This programme was filmed almost a year ago though. It’s disappointing to see that Tanith stayed with Mark and continued this lifestyle - she looked genuinely upset and uncomfortable - I agree that she can do much better than her boyfriend who clearly isn’t very nice. Did he really think she’d be happy for him to straight away go and have sex with 6 women at once??

Olivia and Gage aren’t fussy, no. I’ve seen them talking about the lifestyle and it sounds yucky tbh. Apparently, some people who turn up to swinging parties get so anxious about it that they get bouts of diarrhoea - this is information that they volunteered on one of their podcasts IIRC.

OK fine I accept that perhaps this particular couple had no previous experience of swinging/open relationships. But they are still in the minority if you look at the previous series. I still honestly think we don't need to worry too much about signs of co-ersion or any of the participant's mental health here! Think any reluctance, upset or humiliation was very quickly (suspiciously quickly?) resolved. I mean I think they only get two days in the house? And the first night they are separated and he is off shagging loads of sex workers? Clearly if we believe she was genuinely upset it didn't put her off for too long as she is fully embracing the lifestyle now, looking at their joint insta page she seems very happy to let random men borrow her vagina on a regular basis.

That is really sad Tanith deserves so much better than him If i was her mum id be going tonto

Jesus Christ. I suppose they thought that was hilarious. They are beyond gross. And they are presumably getting rich promoting and trying to normalize this skanky lifestyle.

Look I know I sound judgy but I truthfully think each to their own, as long as no-one is getting co-erced or hurt by participation in the programme or in the "lifestyle". Just don't tell those of us that think it is grim and nasty that you are better or superior in some way just because we prefer to just fuck our partners without an audience of wanking dead-eyed pricks.

Mark gave me the ick. The way he didn’t skip a beat to get 6 women in his bed as soon as Tan was out of sight, plus the way he was literally pounding them, jackhammer style. A true Romeo. 🙄

I think what Tan agreed to isn’t unheard of in that lifestyle—the man cheats, then the woman reluctantly agrees to join the lifestyle as a consequence. If he’s a serial cheater, at least I can “consent” to it by opening up our relationship. But it was clear that she was NOT okay with it. She needs to dump the waste of space.

Did anyone notice that Connor was now a Resident? I recognised him from before—his partner was a blonde who had the look of Jordan in her heyday, and commented about how gorgeous one of the male residents was—Connor was very insecure about it all. And now he’s part of the show on the other side!!!

Even though I can see from the promotional material that I'd have a ruddy good time

I really hope she ends up meeting someone else and they end up falling for each other.

She's pregnant. It's on their Instagram. I wonder how that will work, her sat at home with the baby while he is out hammering into anything available. Now he's got her controlled and tied to a baby he can do what he likes.

I hope she gets herself a hot Fwb and he has to stay at home and change shitty nappies

Amazing how Onlyfans money can change you

oh shit FFS

I went don’t the Instagram rabbit hole earlier! All very crass and sleazy!

They all seem to have a lots of sharing experience!
Not timid little vanilla beans, sitting at home sipping tea the programme makes them out to be 😜

Astounded that they are engaged and on a parenthood journey! Maybe the long haired creep thinks that’s a good adult content angle!

Did anyone else notice that when Vanessa Feltz split up with her long term boyfriend, he was in the newspapers with his new girlfriend…..it was Precious! So I’m guessing he was having an absolute ball as a single man if he happened to meet Precious. I don’t think it lasted though.

I was surprised to hear that Tanith is pregnant. Surely if you are ‘sharing the love’ around then you’d be using protection?? I thought he was a right sleaze. All those girls fawning over him… no thanks!

I was surprised to hear that Tanith is pregnant. Surely if you are ‘sharing the love’ around then you’d be using protection??

You'd want to use barrier contraception, which means you might not use anything with your primary partner. Pregnancy probably isn't the main risk when you have multiple partners, though IME, men are much more willing to wear condoms when you're swinging than if you meet them on a 1:1 date, and they're much more likely to have had a recent STI test. Despite dating men around my own age, i.e. we are the ones who went through puberty at the time of the AIDS epidemic, most men rarely mention contraception or STI tests at all, and will only wear a condom reluctantly.

I would assume C4 insists on everyone involved having recent (negative) tests, and they probably have all sorts of disclaimers about STIs, as not all are tested for in a standard group of tests.

I agree they act arrogant about it, yeah. And they have two youngish children - surely they could become aware of what they do because of the Swing Hub app? I think that they are doing it partly for the money - aren’t they millionaires now? Olivia posts on here, I think promoting her instagram account (vista wife).

I saw that! Was Precious in the background shots anywhere this season?

Another thing that struck me about this episode was how bloody awkward everyone was. Tanith at the party, totally uncomfortable and not wanting to engage with anyone. Mark sat round the fire having literally no chat with those women, clearly believing his sex appeal is enough to get by on because his personality certainly isn’t. The scouse bloke and the two girls in the hot tub, totally miserable and boring.

The only one who looked like they were having a fun time was the bi sexual woman and the two lesbians but even she started off very awkwardly at the party.

If they all went in there bubbly and excited it would make for better viewing. I found it cringeworthy to watch and not just for the sex parts!

Of course they are doing it for the money, like any business owners they want to grow their business and drive traffic to their app. As I've said before most of the participants in this show are promoting their sex work and Channel4 seems to be allowing it. Also the more screen time for them the better, hence throwing themselves at long- haired creep.

I don't care enough to worry about their children, that's their issue if they cause them emotional damage. I also don't worry about the participants being riddled with STIs since their collaborations with other sex workers will require testing.The open house is probably a safer way of trying this out compared to a less stringent sex club or private sex party. Although it's simple really. the more partners you have, the more risks you have, whether swinging or monogamous online dating. (Also there are exposure risks via oral or anal sex without barrier protection. )

What I do worry about though is as this lifestyle becomes more normalised and easier to access, vulnerable women in particular are open to more abuse from partners who can bully them into this. Am sure Olivia etc won't come across (lol) couples like this as they are no doubt able to pick and choose when not on television anyway, and can afford to attend the best clubs or parties.

I just fear for younger women who already have to put up with choking, spitting, slapping, expectations of anal (more damaging to women) etc, all as a result of increased porn use by men. So they have to act like pornstars in the bedroom at home and now thanks to this, also fuck other randoms at the service station Travelodge or their partner will accuse them of being boring and vanilla. That is the emotional damage I worry about.

Yes. It just ups the ante for Gen Z.

I do wonder how they feel watching it back. I remember last series there was a woman who wanted to experience a spit roast. Gage happily obliged. Then the next couple ended up in a foursome with Gage and Olivia. I wonder if that woman was a bit embarrassed that she had slept with someone who was doing that the night before! Or don’t they care at that point??

I doubt they care, One would be foolish not to presume that he had been having sex with someone else an hour ago.

Aren’t all of those women bi? I think they all have male partners.

There's a politesse here.

It's always the bloke shagging multiple women and the female half with a bit of "bi" or rather than the female copping off with multiple men. Or him.

Yes, I very much agree. I have also been on the receiving end of partners who think they can force me into this lifestyle or they'll ‘leave’. I always say ‘good luck trying this on your own as a single man - you simply won’t generally be allowed in’.

There is this entitled attitude ‘I don’t want a vanilla sex life’ as if they can order such a thing like it’s a menu.

I think the only women who tend to enjoy this scene are bi.