I told him I wanted more romance

I am a polyamorous person myself, so I can't really say being swingers is a wicked thing. But I am struggling to see how he might have thought that was a solution to the problem of you feeling that you need more romance. Swinging might add more kink, but I think the way it's usually done doesn't really build deeper and more emotional bonds. And I'm assuming those deeper bonds are what you mean by romance. He either confuses kink with romance or he's been thinking about this for a while and was looking for an excuse to suggest it as the answer to something.

He’s going one way, you are going the opposite. To me, he sounds like the wrong person for you. Don’t go where you are not comfortable.

You’re not naive, and there is a BIG difference. You don’t sound like you’re on the same page. Bringing other partners into the mix seems the farthest thing from "romance" to me, but then I prefer monogamy myself.

No, you aren't naïve, you are right.

But sex is so pervasive that some forget love, or chase only arousal and orgasm.

Maybe that's the insidious damage of porn: leeching out love...

Love and romance mean different things to different people. Sometimes you have to spell it out for others.

I'm not a believer in exclusive relationships but if I want romance that ain't it. Jeez. 🙄

Nothing wrong with wanting more romance. And you are not naive.

Nope, you are just with a wrong man

You're not naive, you're very correct

Sounds like he doesn't know the meaning of love.

Definitely wrong guy

Sounds like something that would depend on the individual

Love is personal with a partner. Swinging is just sex and getting off

Doesn't sound very romantic to me.

Definitely a difference.. But neither does that mean they're incompatible either

romance and sex are different.....