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1950's
1950's D/s
2 Weeks to Better Submissive Positions
2012
24/7
24/7 D/s
30 days of journal prompts
30 days of submission
31 Days of Submissive Journaling
31 Days to Better Domestic Service
50 shades impact
50 Shades of Grey
abbreviations
ABDL
abuse
abuse awareness
abuse prevention
abuse recovery
abusive childhood
abusive dominants
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acceptance
acceptance and shame
accepting apologies
accepting authority
accepting change
accepting compliments
accepting help
accessibility in kink
accountability
achievement
acronyms
active dominance
active listening
active participation
active submission
acts of service
adaptability
adapted positions
adapting to change
adapting to disability
adaption
addiction recovery
adding a third
adjusting D/s
adjusting to lliving together
adjustment period
admitting mistakes
adrenaline
adult children of alcoholics
adult content policies
adult nursing relationship
advanced play skills
advent
adventurous sex
adversity
advice
affairs
affection in BDSM
affirmations
afraid of partner
After using your safeword
aftercare
aftercare kit
age and experience
age and maturity
age difference
age dynamics
age play
ageism in BDSM
ageplay
aging in the lifestyle
agoraphobia
altered positions
alternative lifestyles
alternative positions
alternative relationships
alternative style
anal play
anal play tips
anal pleasure
anal sex
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anal training
analogy
anger as a submissive
anger management
anger managment
animal role play
animalistic behavior
anniversary
anniversary celebration
anonymity
anonymous play
anticipatory service
anxiety
anxiety and jitters
apologizing
apologizing gracefully
apology etiquette
apology strategies
appreciation
approaching Dominants
apps
art of slavery
as seen on
asking for play
asking for what you need
ass play
assertive submissive
assertiveness
assumed knowledge
assumptions
atonement
attending a Dominant
attending play parties
attitude matters
attraction
authentic submission
authenticity
autonomy
avoid distraction
avoiding overwhelm
avoiding scams
awakening dominance
awareness
awareness of others
awkward questions from children
baby steps
backup plan
balance
balancing lifestyle and family
balancing vanilla and kink
balancing work and submission
ballgags
barrier methods
bathing rituals
bathing routine
bathroom cleaning
BDSM 101
BDSM activities
BDSM advice
BDSM aftercare
BDSM and D/s
BDSM and equality
BDSM and feminism
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beauty routine
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beginner
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best posts
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blood play
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body acceptance
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boot worship
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brain dumping
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busyness
butler's book
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Camaraderie in BDSM
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career fear
Caregiver dynamics
Caregiver/little dynamic
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CBT
celebrate differences
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Christianity
chronic illness
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cock and ball torture
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collars
comfort
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Consensual
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coping with absence
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coping with cheating
coping with death
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coping with failure
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coping with grief
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coping with mental illness
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corporal punishment
corporeal punishment
correcting behavior
costume play
couples therapy
couponing
courtesy
coverin bruises
covert D/s
cozi app
craving submission
CREATE model
creative DIY
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define love
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developing feelings
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devotion
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diary format
diary writing
diet
different sex drives
difficult conversations
digital management
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dining etiquette
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dirty names
dirty talk
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disability in BDSM
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discipline
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discover your nature
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face slapping
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faith journey
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favorite podcasts
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fear and submission
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feeding dominance
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female dominants
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fiction recommendations
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Fifty Shades impact
Fifty Shades of Gray discussion
final wishes
finances
financial control
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financial planning
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financial wellness
find a munch
finding a dominant
finding a lifetime partner
finding a mentor
finding a partner
finding balance
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finding happiness
finding happiness alone
finding home
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finding partners
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finding your tribe
finding your voice
fire play
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first date
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gor
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Hiding kink from children
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house party protocols
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illness
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Isolation Struggles
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How Do I Know What I Like? I’m Brand New

By Luna Carruthers / 4 minutes of reading

This entry is part 14 of 19 in the series New to BDSM? Start Here

Everyone started here at some point or another. You may even be at this point right now. Brand new to BDSM, D/s or both and not sure what you would like in a relationship, the bedroom, with kink…. anything. And then you meet people online or face to face that asks you right off the […]

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4 Things to Look for in a BDSM Mentor

By Luna Carruthers / 4 minutes of reading

There are mentors in every area of life and situation. In BDSM, newbies are sometimes recommended to pick up a mentor but are never given the tools to find a mentor that is right for them. I know that when I first started, there were good people to be around and not-so-great people that left

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