Swiss People and affairs??? Seems common

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It is a fairly well know phenomenon around Geneva that there are several hotels that offer special daytime rates.

For OP, yes, compared to north america, things are much more fluid here. Whether you are looking or not, more than likely there is someone looking at you. With time, you will find the subtle and not so subtle ways to deal with it.

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[QUOTE=runningdeer;1525067] what would the "subtle" ways be? thanks for sharing

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If someone in my very Catholic but no longer God-fearing town has an affair, the whole town knows. It makes you think twice about going "fremd".

Of course, one could argue the point if sex is needed to have an affair but that's another kettle of fish.

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[QUOTE=venice;1525069] start with avoidance

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When I told a friend back home what went on in our small swiss village, she said it was better than any soap opera she ever saw on tv.

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One of my friends is a kid from such a marraige...(one cheating for ages eventually destroying her parents marraige)... she seems pretty bitter about it.

As a married dood I can completely understand the temptation , just not the apathy towards others who may get hurt (badly).

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ménage à trois is a French term.

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I like your sense of humour!

In my book it's okay to say you're married - even if not - when attempting to put someone off, irrespective of whatever their marital status is!

On a more serious note, I can't and have never seen the point of affairs. Sooner or later someone is bound to get hurt, sometimes irretrievably so...

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danger and difficulty increase the libido. And we know that married/engaged women have a different.. skin..

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Which reminds me of a joke somebody wrote here some time ago, where he found the Swiss didn't have any humor, because they didn't laugh:

Husband to wife: "I would love to hear you making noises when having sex."

Wife: "But you told me not to call you in the office..."

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.....which reminds me of the chap who came back from his vacation. Asked how it was he said he would have enjoyed more sex, but having the wife around all day was a major deterrent......

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Why should it be? After all does this translate to "safer to have an affair with" compared to desperate singles.

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maybe, but when you hit on a woman and she says,'i'm married'. it's usually not a precursor to 'let's have a safe affair' but most often means, i'm taken and not by you.

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In the swiss german part it is called a "Seitensprüng", literally "a jump to the side."

In my view, trivialising what I think are often highly dishonest and damaging actions by the person prepared to make this dainty little jump.

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Sure, but that's not what happened here - the guy hit on a woman although he knew she was married... not after she told him in the face "I'm MARRIED". That obviously means "thanks but no thanks"...

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I don't know about affairs.

But I do know there's a number of Swingers Clubs around Zurich where you can do what you like, as a single or as a couple - try googling for Caesar Dübendorf or Flip Volketswil ( NSFW ). For middle-aged couples, there's plenty of opportunity for discrete fun shared together. Some of you on this forum might be shocked, but a lot of older women like to have younger lovers for example...

After 11 years here, I believe that "behind the blinds that close every night at 2200hrs exactly" , the Swiss are extremely active sexually...

At least a friend told me so

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The "large" amount of foreigners coming to Switzerland has aided a lot to that so I hear

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Definitely the best lunchtime read yet!!

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I totally confirm that

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you mean they come here to breed?