Swinging couple explain why they'd never use 'weird' upside down pineapple symbol

A swinging couple have opened up about their lifestyle, its challenges, and even clarified some widely believed myths.

Candice and Eric Zink are a couple who have made a name for themselves on social media as a non-monogamous pair who share the most intimate details about their lives with thousands of followers.

Known online as 'The Impulsive Duo', they discuss aspects about their unorthodox lifestyle, their relationship, and sexual experiences.

Since getting together in 2021, the pair had considered swinging, and given that Candice was also attracted to women, they discussed exploring that side of things.

Eric was soon on board and after some research into non-monogamy and conversations about it, they were all in.

"We really took a lot of time to grow our relationship and take breaks," they said of transitioning into the lifestyle, in an interview with LADbible.

There were some challenges along the way, mostly around communication, but by 'making sure we were both on the same page', they manage to make it work.

The pair love the lifestyle and have no plans to stop being non-monogamous, championing the openness and safety that they feel in the community among other positives that they find.

They even spoke about the trend sweeping online platforms, soft-swapping, but chuckled: "Yeah, we didn't really soft swap. Looking back, I don't really regret not starting that way."

While acknowledging each person goes at their own pace, they said it's all down to each person's readiness and personality as there are 'such broad areas' in a soft-swap.

The pair even commented on the viral 'signs' that swingers claim to use on cruises to signal that they're essentially 'open to play' to others on board.

You may have heard of the infamous upside-down pineapples and black rings, but the couple aren't fans of the trend.

Candice, who founded Unicorn Landing, a swinger lifestyle app for women, explained: "I like a little more privacy, I don't really want to put anything on my door and attract strangers to my room,

"I always think that's a little weird."

While the thought of random people showing up to their room creeps Candice out, Eric had another valid point to make.

"It takes a lot of focus to try and look at everybody's hand to see where their ring is. You know what I mean? Like you literally have to be hunting for that," he pointed out.

The couple advised: "If you actually want to look for swingers, go to a swinger event, go to a club, go to a takeover, there's meet and greets."

They added that there's 'lots of different apps' and places such as 'parties, platforms, cruises, resorts' where swingers can meet one another.

"Go ahead and just look there instead of trying to because I see people wearing pineapple stuff all the time in public, but that just could mean they like Hawaiian shirts," Candice joked.

Maybe those 'signs' weren't all that they were cracked up to be?

The Impulsive Duo also took the time to debunk the belief that you're more likely to get STIs in the community, as Eric explained that most people 'carry their test results on their phones'.

They also took issue with the claim that wanting to swing means you're unhappy with your partner.

"The reality for me is that it couldn't be further from the truth. It brings most people closer together," Candice explained.

"If it's going to break your relationship up, you had issues to begin with, and it would have broken up for another reason."