In BDSM, a safe call is a backup plan to ensure your safety when you meet with a new partner. It's a simple way to check in with a contact person so that they know you're safe; alternatively, if you do not check in with your contact person, they can call the police for you.

Making sense of all the acronyms and code words in BDSM communities can be a very difficult thing.If a handsome man in black leather at a play party asks, "Would you like to do some blood sports with me, my dear?", what exactly did he ask?

Hot Wax Play in BDSM Scenes can be highly erotic and can be highly dangerous, as with any BDSM exploration, safety comes first - ALWAYS.

A short piece on adapting to our aging bodies while enjoying BDSM and ecstatic sex long into our golden years.

This article gives 4 ways that a submissive can keep herself safe in her BDSM relationship.

This Article is meant for purely educational purposes and does touch on some mature content. We are dealing with chemical castration in the BDSM / Fetish World of sissy training and domestic emasculation in extreme form.

When well-known popular artists start singing about it, then it must be fashionable. Here's my list of songs eluding to the BDSM lifestyle.

Gag safety is imperatively important. That cannot be stated more simply, or soon enough. While BDSM play is a normal and highly exciting erotic activity, safety, like with "normal" sex, is vital.

By definition, a limit is a point at which something terminates. In the BDSM lifestyle, limits are considered hard and soft limits.

For those who are new to the BDSM lifestyle, there are certain aspects of a scene that aren't fully understood until it is too late. One such aspect is subspace, also referred to as subdrop. Subspace is a metaphor for the state of mind for a submissive.

Once upon a time to wear a collar meant something very special to a submissive / slave. These Days collars are given easily, are taken even quicker and just another fashion statement. Real BDSM Lifestyler addresses the subject of Collars.

One of the biggest myths about BDSM is that Dominants are just abusers using the lifestyle to make excuses for their behavior. This isn't the case for the majority of people who enjoy the lifestyle, there are those who do hide behind kink to abuse their partners.

Have you ever been in the middle of some hot sex and all of the sudden it goes to far? You tell your partner to stop or say no and they listen (or should at least) and stop. BDSM scenes work much the same way, but in some cases no and stop don't truly mean no or stop.

When asked what BDSM is, the common answer is kinky, perverted sexual practices. Some believe that it's a form of abuse, others believe it's just perversion, but that couldn't be further from the truth.

For whatever reason you enjoy BDSM and whatever level of experience you have in it, you will find the following articles to be useful and interesting to read. So here are ten great Associated Content articles on BDSM.

This article discusses BDSM, what it is and involves.

It is much talked about, yet little understood. Erotic power exchange, better known as BDSM, is most of all known for the many misconceptions about it.

A starting point for anyone who is new to BDSM or for those who are curious but don't know where to find good, clear information.

Bondage can be one of the most delightful, sensual parts of BDSM, but it can also be one of the most dangerous forms, with improper preparation and technique. Bondage enthusiasts enjoy various types of bondage, often using simple household items.

Beginning Explorers in the BDSM World hear a lot of advice from more experienced �players'. Unfortunately, a lot of that advice is worth nothing more than it costs…NOTHING.

Imagine being in the depth of a terrific BDSM scene with your partner. Now, imagine the laundry bag full of clothespins. "What?" You say! A handful of colorful plastic or wooden clothespins...Now, let's talk about safety!

Spanking as erotic stimuli is a very popular piece of the whole BDSM or D/s (Domination and submission) culture. WHY?

People asked me to define my relationship with my husband and Master, after publishing another article, so I have, here. A glimpse into one definition of BDSM D/s relationships and what it is aall about.

A helpful guide to introducing BDSM Edgeplay into your relationship, and not causing mental or emotional hurt to your partner. Fireplay, Needleplay and other possibly frightening play can be introduced to make it enjoyable for all parties!

First, picture a couple walking into the room. Male /female. Both have very strong auras' around them, both walk with a straight gait and both obviously are extremely secure in who they are. She wears a beautiful handcrafted leather collar

Many people like to have sex. some people like vanilla sex and some people like chocolate sex.

Flogging and being flogged can be erotically stimulating. For the Top (Dominant partner), it can be about power, but it can also be about giving a sensually superior sensation to the bottom (submissive partner).

Zap! Zap! Buzzzzzzzz! Does even the idea of erotic electrical play send your heart into racing arrhythmia? It used to scare the hell out of me, too! This article may help you explore Violet Wands, TENS Units and Bug Zappers as erotic tools.

The journey of a female submissive, real life and forever. This personal story is a glimpse into the trials of making the most important decision of my life, and then living that life to the fullest potential.

This essay focuses on works written by Anne Rice through 1999. Her sexually-charged works on vampires and witches helped make Rice a literary celebrity in the contemporary American literature marketplace.