A Swingers App Taking Non-Monogamy Online

The Short Version: GroupFun does just what its name promises: it’s an app that brings together people who want meaningful, sexy fun with one another. Thanks to a smart algorithm and innovative features, GroupFun gives the non-monogamy world a long-overdue tech upgrade. Whether you’re a swinger, have a poly relationship, or belong to a throuple, GroupFun offers a community that will welcome you.

Swingers are sex addicts. Swingers want casual sex with anybody and everybody. Non-monogamy is just a dressed-up word for cheating on your partner.

Believe any of that, and the app GroupFun is about to give you a rude awakening.

“There are all different types of people in this community, and I think the ‘regular’ people come in contact with (the other) people in this community and realize (they’re) just like them,” GroupFun CEO Fabio Swing-Marcos told us. “They’re living really happy, healthy, loving lifestyles.”

Anyone living a poly or non-monogamous lifestyle can find a home on GroupFun, a sex-positive app for swingers.

Rather than learning about the community and how it operates, people have decided to cast stones. “The pushback to accept (non-monogamy) comes from fear,” Fabio said.

Because GroupFun is committed to open-mindedness, it isn’t just for swingers or just for throuples. Nearly everyone is welcome, as long as they follow the poly/non-monogamous lifestyle.

Fundamentally, GroupFun is both an educational resource and a swinging and polyamory dating site where like-minded people can meet and make their fantasies real.

Today’s Swinger

Most people thinking about swinging begin with a particular (and usually mistaken) picture of how swingers look and act. That’s part of the reason Fabio launched the non-monogamous dating app to begin with.

“(The swinger community) seemed like a shunned aspect, or niche in the dating community,” Fabio told us. “There was nothing out there that really catered to this community.” 

On GroupFun, couples can be open with each other about their non-monogamous leanings.

Fabio saw that an intuitive, tech-forward interface built for today’s swingers could fill that gap. “With our technical knowledge and our past experience, we figured this would be a really great fit,” he said.

Curious couples no longer have to type “swingers near me” into a search bar only to land on outdated sites that haven’t been updated in decades.

Fabio didn’t just want to build a current website for today’s non-monogamous community; he wanted it to become a leader in the industry along the way. “We provide a really useful tool, and that’s how we’re trying to differentiate ourselves from anyone else,” he told us.

Welcoming many different identities keeps GroupFun looking toward the future.

Fabio stressed that GroupFun’s inclusiveness is a big part of what makes it special and forward-thinking. “We’re an inclusive community,” he said. “We’re one of the few sites that’s trans welcoming.”

GroupFun’s distinctive algorithm makes it simple to find other swingers.

“We figured we could give the community better tools and a better user interface,” Fabio continued. That, he said, should create a “better overall experience that will gain the market share that we want to get in order for this to be sustainable.”

Fabio’s aim is for GroupFun to be among the top destinations for swingers in the dating world. It gets there through an easy-to-use interface and through its commitment to non-monogamous couples.

Because it focuses only on couples in the non-monogamous world, GroupFun helps curious couples meet other couples who share their outlook, rather than singles.

The GroupFun algorithm is tuned specifically to the lifestyle, filtering out singles so genuine swinger couples rise to the top. “People can fine-tune their preferences, and then it’s our goal to connect like-minded people,” Fabio said. “We’ve slowed down the algorithm.” That lets users choose some people and pass on others, which keeps like-minded couples in touch.

GroupFun’s Demographics Are More Diverse Than Ever

For swingers, community means everything, so GroupFun pays close attention to demographics. If a single identity, such as cis men, floods the app, it waters down the diversity that makes the app stand out. Single cis men are still welcome; other identities simply deserve to be represented too.

Above all, keep in mind that swingers are couples who pair up with other couples, not with singles (usually, anyway). Wanting to be a third is completely fine, since the GroupFun community welcomes throuples. Still, it’s always best to join as a committed participant rather than someone swinging by (pun not intended) for a quickie (unless your partners have given you the green light).

GroupFun builds a diverse, inclusive community of like-minded couples rather than singles.

Fabio says that when GroupFun has too many singles, the poly atmosphere gets harder to create, and couples may even struggle more to find other couples. “We’re working really hard to make an inclusive community for people who don’t want (a dating site) that has a lot of dudes and gets bombarded,” he told us.

Some women get into swinging or non-monogamy to explore their sexuality, to feel empowered, or even to take control in the bedroom. That’s tougher when single cis men are swarming the app.

Of course, not every cis man trawls GroupFun looking for hookups; it’s simply a pattern Fabio has noticed over the past few years.

“There are a lot of cis males who join these types of sites, and we don’t want it to become an outsized disproportion,” Fabio summed up. “It’s a balancing act.” 

As more couples embrace non-monogamy, GroupFun grows right alongside them.

Put another way, whether you’re a single man, a single woman, or somewhere in the middle, you can join GroupFun, provided you respect the lifestyle.

Around the globe, people are looking for discreet ways to fly their non-monogamous flags. Fabio spotted a gap in non-monogamous dating, especially in the UK, and knew GroupFun could fill it. The aim is to modernize the swinging scene across the UK.

“There’s a massive (swingers) community in the UK and they don’t have a great solution right now,” he explained. “There are sites out there, but they’re really dated. We’re hoping (GroupFun) gives people an option to have a much better user experience.”

Community Spirit Makes GroupFun a Place for Everyone

Whether you call yourself a swinger, belong to a throuple, or are in any other kind of poly relationship, you’ve probably faced your fair share of mockery from people with narrow minds. So sites like GroupFun need to keep the atmosphere relaxed and welcoming.

Fabio knows that his site might be someone’s very first look at the swinger lifestyle.

“There are a lot of couples out there who are curious about the lifestyle,” Fabio said. His top tip for first-time users? Just be respectful.

If you have an open mind and want to try swinging, polyamory, or other kinds of non-monogamy, you’ll find a home on GroupFun. There’s no judgment here.

Swingers rely on one another to keep their community healthy and thriving, so respect is essential. “People on the site want to help the community as a whole,” Fabio noted.

For anyone with questions about non-monogamy, GroupFun offers a safe space free of judgment. It matters just as much to longtime community members who are glad to pass on what they’ve learned.

“You see a lot of interactions with people who are new to it and they’re learning about it. And then we have users who have been using the product for a while and they are ambassadors to the lifestyle,” Fabio explained. “(They) guide newbies without pressuring them.” 

Some swingers love shedding their inhibitions and embracing non-monogamy (quite literally). Others would rather take things slowly and steadily so that everyone involved gets heard. That unhurried approach is what builds community, and ethical non-monogamy rests on it.

By promoting ethical non-monogamy, GroupFun helps everyone swing comfortably and easily.

Practicing ethical non-monogamy means being open, outspoken, and clear with your partner or partners about consent whenever non-monogamy is involved. Fabio takes special pride in how the GroupFun community upholds it.

“There was nobody mandating (ethical non-monogamy), (so) it’s really helpful for the community to have those types of conversations up-front.” Better to learn your boundaries at the outset than to discover them mid-encounter.

What Fabio tells curious couples is likely much the same as what he’d tell anyone who isn’t part of GroupFun: “Don’t judge a book by its cover.”

If the mainstream would hear out the stories of people beyond it, such as swingers and those in poly relationships, the stigma would shrink considerably. “The more interactions the ‘regular’ dating community has with (the non-monogamous) community, the better,” Fabio said.

Why resent anyone for finding the happiness they deserve? “This lifestyle makes the people who are participating in it happy,” Fabio said.