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Chemistry and Prince Charming

Chemistry and Prince Charming

By Guest Author on April 12, 2010

This is a guest post by kahluna. It’s funny to me to see people wanting a Dominant but then looking for “chemistry” as well. They want to fall in love with the Dominant of their dreams. Apparently, these submissives have come into the lifestyle thinking that a Dominant is BDSMs version of Prince Charming. Ladies, [...]

Posted in Relationships | Tagged checklist, common sense, communication, D/s relationship, Dom, dominant, fall in love, love, myths, Relationships, romance, skills | 7 Responses

Domesticity: The Bathroom

Domesticity: The Bathroom

By lunaKM on January 22, 2010

Last month we were in the kitchen, this month I want to walk you through cleaning and maintaining a tidy bathroom. I feel that cleanliness in the bathroom shows guests how important cleanliness is in your home and your own person. While I currently don’t have much more than a hallway sized bathroom with a [...]

Posted in Domestics | Tagged checklist, clean, cleaning, cleaning routine, danae, Domestic Servitude, help, organization, routine, tips | 1 Response

The Top 30 Posts of 2009

By lunaKM on January 5, 2010

A year ago I started a small blog project called Submissive Guide. I wanted it to be an organized place where I could voice my opinions about submission, help novices discover who they are and explore BDSM through the written word. Since that time it has grown to so much more, including an e-book, a [...]

Posted in Views & More... | Tagged 2WBSP, 7 things, aftercare, Aria, bath, bathing, BDSM, bdsm checklist, bdsm lifestyle, best of 2009, best of submissiveguide, Best Submissive Blogs, blogs, book, bottom, checklist, choice, Dom, Dominance, dominant, dominants, e-book, guest post, help, how-to, human pet, journaling, kajira, learned, learning, lifestyle, masochist, newsletter, novice, novices, online, Online Submission, opinion, owned, pet play, pets, play, positions, resume, ritual, rituals, rosary, rt, rules, scene, Service, skylerpet, slave, slave training, sub drop, submission, submissive, submissive blogs, Submissive Positions, top posts, topping from the bottom, training, Training Resume, two dominants, websites, writing | Leave a response

Domesticity: The Kitchen

Domesticity: The Kitchen

By lunaKM on December 2, 2009

The kitchen is the heart of any home and having a clean and germ-free work environment for cooking and food preparation is important. Knowing some skills and cleaning tips can make keeping your kitchen clean and sparkling effortless. No longer is doing dishes and mopping floors drudgery; enhanced it can be an important part of [...]

Posted in Domestics | Tagged baking soda, basics, blogs, busy life, checklist, clean, cleaning, cleaning routine, cleaning the kitchen, cons, danae, Dom, Domestic Servitude, Domestics, event, green cleaning the kitchen, help, how-to, kitchen cleaning, kitchen cleaning tips, m/s, natural, routine, rt, Service, skills, tips | 2 Responses

Exploring Your Place in BDSM Play

Exploring Your Place in BDSM Play

By lunaKM on September 23, 2009

Submission during play can be overwhelming. How do you understand what you might like? What about the buzz words of subspace and sub drop? One of Submissive Guide’s goals is to help novice submissives understand BDSM and their place in it. To help you begin your exploration I’ve put together a list of the posts [...]

Posted in BDSM Basics | Tagged aftercare, BDSM, bdsm checklist, bdsm play, checklist, comfort, cons, consensual, D/s, development, Dom, dominant, dominants, help, journey, novice, online, play, Playtime, questions, RACK, relationship, Relationships, risk, risk aware, rt, safe, safewords, sane, scene, share, single, SSC, sub drop, sub frenzy, sub space, submission, submissive, subspace, toy, toybag, trust | Leave a response

The Basics of Negotiating a Scene

The Basics of Negotiating a Scene

By lunaKM on August 26, 2009

It can be very scary approaching a Dominant and asking them to play with you. The butterflies in your belly can make it very difficult to take that first step. It can be every worse if you two don’t negotiate the scene so that you get what you want out of it and s/he does [...]

Posted in Playtime | Tagged basics, BDSM, Bondage, bottom, boundaries, checklist, Dom, dominant, dominant partner, dress, event, experience, health, limits, marks, needs, negotiation, obedience, partners, play, player, relationship, roles, rt, safe, safe words, Safety, scene, sex, spanking, submissive, toy, toys | 1 Response

Review: The New Bottoming Book

Review: The New Bottoming Book

By lunaKM on August 21, 2009

This month’s book review is of one of the books I gave away in the July Book Contest. The New Bottoming Book by Dossie Easton and Janet W. Hardy (formerly Lady Green) is a great beginner’s guide to bottoming. According to the authors, this “new version” contains much of the original advice, like “connecting” and [...]

Posted in Reviews | Tagged advice, amazon.com, BDSM, beginning bdsm, Bondage, book, book review, books, bottom, chat, chat room, chat rooms, checklist, contest, decisions, Dossie Easton, dress, fantasy, help, information, internet, Janet W. Hardy, negotiation, nervousness, New Bottoming Book, novice, novices, online, play, review, role play, rt, scene, short, skills, submission, submissive, tips | Leave a response

Dating in the Lifestyle; What’s the Big Deal?

By lunaKM on July 31, 2009

“It’s so hard to find someone in the Lifestyle that I’m compatible with. You are so lucky to have found someone.” I don’t know how many times I hear this on a daily basis when conversing. It always brings up my view on the whole dating atmosphere within the Lifestyle. Yes, it is hard to find [...]

Posted in Relationships | Tagged BDSM, checklist, compatibility, dates, dating, Dom, finding a partner, information, learning, lifestyle, m/s, needs, opinion, partners, play, questions, relationship, Relationships, rt, scene, share, specifics, wants | 3 Responses

The BDSM Checklist that Will Really Help You

By lunaKM on July 27, 2009

An important part of negotiating a scene is discussing what you want out of the scene. Sure there are a lot of really thorough BDSM checklists that you could fill out if you don’t want to really think about what turns you on and drives you crazy with pleasure. BDSM checklists all live under different [...]

Posted in BDSM Basics, Training Resume | Tagged abuse, activities, BDSM, bdsm activities, bdsm checklist, book, books, checklist, cons, desires, experience, health, help, information, kinky, limits, marks, needs, negotiation, online, permanent marks, play, player, resume, rt, safe, Safety, scene, sex, share, submission, training, Training Resume | 2 Responses

Develop Your Submission with a Training Resume

By lunaKM on May 18, 2009

Using the posts and resources here at Submissive Guide you have tools necessary to start creating your Training Resume; a folder of all your past, present and future training as well as skills and preferences. It’s very helpful to know where you are lacking experience or developing your skills. Here’s a list of posts already [...]

Posted in Training Resume | Tagged checklist, completed training, experience, future training, Gor, help, preference, preferences, questions, Resources, resume, rt, skills, submission, submissive, training, training history, Training Resume | Leave a response

The Value of Checklists

By lunaKM on April 3, 2009

This week’s video tip is on the BDSM Checklist. If you’ve just started out in BDSM and have asked a few questions, it is very likely that you have been directed to use a checklist to become familiar with what you may or may not like in play and roles and fetishes. If you haven’t [...]

Posted in BDSM Basics, Training Resume, Video Posts | Tagged abuse, activities, BDSM, bdsm checklist, bdsm play, checklist, email, event, fetishes, help, limits, links, paraphilias, play, play activites, questions, relationship, resume, roles, rt, Safety, share, training, Training Resume, value | Leave a response

The Importance of Rules

The Importance of Rules

By lunaKM on March 2, 2009

Rules, instructions and assignments are things that are given to me by my Dominant for very important reasons. To follow them should bring me the pride and happiness that I feel for him, and remind me that he cares for me. Rules are in place to keep me in line, place my heart and mind [...]

Posted in Mindset, Relationships, Rituals and Routines | Tagged activities, Bondage, checklist, comfort, commitment, cons, control, development, Dom, dominant, fulfillment, happiness, help, love, Mindset, owned, pride, punishment, purpose, relationship, Relationships, rt, rules, submission, submissive, tasks, trust, wants | 7 Responses

Finding a Compatible Partner in the Lifestyle

Finding a Compatible Partner in the Lifestyle

By lunaKM on January 3, 2009

“It’s so hard to find someone in the Lifestyle that I’m compatible with. You are so lucky to have found someone.” I don’t know how many times I hear this on a daily basis when conversing. It always brings up my view on the whole dating atmosphere within the Lifestyle. Yes, it is hard to [...]

Posted in Relationships | Tagged BDSM, checklist, compatibility, dates, dating, Dom, finding a partner, information, learning, lifestyle, love, m/s, needs, openness, opinion, partners, play, questions, relationship, Relationships, rt, scene, share, specifics, submissive, wants | Leave a response

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