“Tate has made out with several girls and other things, and I’ve made out with all of the husbands and vice versa.”

Probably my favourite use of “vice versa” ever. OK, so if that’s your vibe, then (soft) swing for the fences. What’s the issue?
The second part of Paul’s big reveal was that she and her husband, Tate, were getting divorced because she had stepped over the line with another woman’s husband.

She hard swung?
Exactly! During the TikTok live stream, Paul said, “We had an agreement, and I did step out of that agreement.” Which is the most Mormon way of saying I had sex with someone who isn’t my husband.

OK, I’m starting to get invested in this storyline now.
Yeah, you and everyone else. A subreddit dedicated to the “TaylorPaulDrama” has 17,000 active members, while Paul’s TikTok announcing her separation from Tate racked up more than 11 million views.

Why do you think people are interested?
Well, it’s the perfect storm of subcultures: Mormons, swingers, TikTokers. Smash them all together, and you send thousands of internet enthusiasts down a rabbit hole.

Have any of the other MomTokers spoken up?
Yes. Two other couples have come out to deny they were involved in any swinging, be it soft or hard. Miranda Hope McWhorter and her husband Chase took to TikTok to declare they were not swingers and are on good terms with Tate. Another couple, Camille and her husband Samuel, also claimed in a livestream that they were not involved. Both Camille and Miranda have since unfollowed Paul on social media.

Camille, Taylor and Miranda, I love these women, and I don’t even know who they are.
Therein lies the magic of Swinging Mormon Moms on TikTok.

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What happens next?
We really don’t know. Tate has wiped all evidence of his wife from his Instagram. But some social media users have speculated that the whole drama is being faked for publicity purposes.

I could definitely get around a reality TV show starring the Swinging Moms of TikTok. Without doubt. Smart money says Bravo commissions The Swinging HouseMorms of Salt Lake City by the end of the year.

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