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Review: The Bride Wore Black Leather

By lunaKM on June 28, 2010

This month’s review is an etiquette book like no other. When I bought this book I wasn’t sure it would have any more information that Miss Manners or Emily Post but I was wrong, so very wrong. The Bride Wore Black Leather…And He Looked Fabulous!: An Etiquette Guide for the Rest of Us by Drew [...]

Posted in Reviews | Tagged alternative etiquette, amazon.com, book review, definitions, Drew Campbell, Emily Post, etiquette, greenery press, manners, miss manners, review, social etiquette, The Bride Wore Black Leather, understanding | Leave a response

Are Discipline and Punishment The Same?

Are Discipline and Punishment The Same?

By lunaKM on February 8, 2010

Reading across the blogosphere you will encounter these words almost synonymous to each other: Discipline and Punishment. The words are far from the same however some dynamics treat them the same. In fact for the longest time I have used the word punishment when I mean discipline. It’s even possible that Master has used these [...]

Posted in Relationships | Tagged definitions, differences in words, discipline, discipline and punishment, ideas, punishment, similarities | 5 Responses

Sub v. Slave: A Second Opinion

Sub v. Slave: A Second Opinion

By Guest Author on November 18, 2009

This is a guest post by Beth, as she will tell you, she’s a 24/7 slave of 2 years and would like to express what she sees as the differences between sub and slave. If you would like to read Rayne’s opinion, you can do so on this post. First off I would like to introduce [...]

Posted in Submission | Tagged 24/7, BDSM, bdsm lifestyle, Beth, bottom, choice, choices, communication, cons, consensual, definitions, discipline, fetlife, guest post, learned, lifestyle, limits, online, opinion, play, punishment, punishments, Rayne, rt, scene, size, slave, slavery, submissive, training, twitter, writing | 1 Response

Submissive and Slave: A Personal View

Submissive and Slave: A Personal View

By Rayne on November 11, 2009

This post was written by Rayne. You can follow her twitter for active and interesting conversation. I’m pretty big on book definitions. So for me, the word “submissive” has always been an adjective describing a personality trait. When I got involved in BDSM, it became, for me, a heading, of sorts, describing a group of [...]

Posted in Submission | Tagged 24/7, BDSM, blogs, book, bottom, choice, communication, community, cons, control, definitions, desires, Dom, dominant, dominants, guest post, IRC, labels, lifestyle, limits, m/s, masochist, needs, owned, perfect world, play, play parties, power exchange, progress, protocol, Rayne, relationship, Relationships, review, rt, rules, safe, safe words, scene, series, Service, sex, short, slave, submission, submissive, toy, transparency, twitter | 1 Response

Should There Be Clear Definitions to Label Yourself In This Lifestyle?

By lunaKM on September 25, 2009

So, you’ve met submissives and slaves online, their Dominant and Master counterparts but as you get to know them and how they interact you start to see the things they do blurring the lines of what you had believed a submissive was, or that a slave wasn’t supposed to act this way, etc. It brings [...]

Posted in Social Norms, Submission | Tagged comfort, definitions, Dom, dominant, help, labels, learning, lifestyle, munch, novice, novices, online, rt, slave, submission, submissive | 11 Responses

Chat Night Transcript From Sub Space and Sub Drop Talk

By lunaKM on September 24, 2009

<~luna[KM]> Now I’d like to hear from everyone… have you experienced subspace? If you don’t know if you have, it’s okay. <selene1123> i’m pretty new…so i think i have but am not sure <slavelauren> i have <radiogirl> I most definitely have <pet_rain> i’m not sure  i think i would like a clear definition i’v heard [...]

Posted in Views & More... | Tagged 24/7, aftercare, balance, bath, chat, chat night, comfort, communication, connection, cons, definitions, Dom, Dominance, dress, email, emotional state, emotions, endorphins, experience, focus, happiness, healing, help, limits, love, munch, normal, play, PMS, relationship, Relationships, ritual, rt, safe, safewords, scene, separation, serving, share, shower, slave, sorry, spirit, spiritual, stress, Study, sub drop, sub space, submissive chat, subspace, tall, transcript, writing | 1 Response

Why BDSM is Not D/s

By lunaKM on June 29, 2009

This post is by Skylerpet. She’s written several other posts here for Submissive Guide. You can read more of her work on online submission and pet play here. BDSM and D/s. Some see it as the same, I seem them as two very different things. Here, I plan on explaining the how’s and why’s of [...]

Posted in BDSM Basics | Tagged 24/7, BDSM, Bondage, caning, chat, comparisons, cons, consensual, D/s, definitions, discipline, Dom, Dominance, dominant, dominants, email, guest post, information, kinky, lifestyle, Masochism, masochist, online, Online Submission, opinion, pet play, play, relationship, Relationships, rt, scene, Service, skylerpet, slave, slavery, spanking, standing, submission, submissive, websites, what is BDSM, what is D/s | 1 Response

What’s the Difference Between a Lifestyler and a Player?

By lunaKM on June 20, 2009

This week’s video is about definitions of a lifestyler and a player. I received the following question via email the other day and thought I would cover it here in a video post. I’m in a D/s relationship where we tend to do most of our activities behind closed doors. Outside we are a normal [...]

Posted in Video Posts | Tagged activities, BDSM, bdsm lifestyle, BDSM practitioner, Bondage, community, D/s, dating, definitions, differences in words, Dom, dominant, dynamic, email, Gor, Gorean Lifestyle, kinky, labels, lifestyle, lifestyler, masochist, normal, online, opinion, play, player, poly, purpose, relationship, rt, sex, skylerpet, slave, submissive, value, vocabulary | 1 Response

The Truth About Orgasm Control and Denial

The Truth About Orgasm Control and Denial

By lunaKM on May 28, 2009

The idea of orgasm control or denial strikes fear in novice submissives. “What do you mean give over my ability to orgasm whenever I want?” Sure you could think of it that way, but in terms of your submission it could mean so much more. Let me start with the basic definitions. Orgasm Control: When [...]

Posted in Playtime | Tagged Aria, connection, control, definitions, Dom, dominant, dominants, fear, female, novice, orgasm control, orgasm denial, orgasms, play, relationship, Relationships, rt, rules, sex, stress, submission, submissive, surrender, tall, training | 7 Responses

What is a Play Party?

What is a Play Party?

By lunaKM on April 18, 2009

When you enter the local BDSM community one of the events you may be exposed to is a play party. A play party is a essentially a party were BDSM play can occur. Groups hold parties as a way to learn and educate on safe play methods, chat about topics and generally hang around. Parties [...]

Posted in BDSM Basics, Playtime | Tagged BDSM, bdsm play, chat, community, cons, dating, definitions, dress, event, events, help, learning, play, play parties, private parties, public parties, questions, rt, rules, safe, sex, share | Leave a response

Handling Guilt from Mistakes and Punishment

Handling Guilt from Mistakes and Punishment

By lunaKM on April 16, 2009

Everyone at one time or another is going to go through moments of guilt. Submissives may have added self-guilt when you break a rule, or upset your Dominant. These things are going to happen as you develop and grow in your role and your life. It’s hard to believe but no one is perfect. What [...]

Posted in Mindset | Tagged attitude, balance, cons, definitions, depression, Dom, dominant, emotions, event, experience, guilt, help, IRC, needs, play, punishment, questions, recognizing guilt, resolving guilt, rt, sadness, self-care, sex, stereotype, submissive | 5 Responses

Why the Word ‘Training’ Confuses Novices

Why the Word ‘Training’ Confuses Novices

By lunaKM on April 4, 2009

The word ‘training’ is a stumbling block for many novices and experienced submissives alike. The reason for this is that so many define training as the organized learning of behavior and activities in structured sessions or steps and that once complete, your training is complete. Let’s dispel that myth right now. Submissive and slave training [...]

Posted in BDSM Basics, Service | Tagged activities, attitude, basics, BDSM, D/s, definitions, Dom, dominant, dominants, dynamic, experience, learned, learning, melly, needs, novice, novices, relationship, rt, Service, slave, slave training, specifics, structure, submissive, submissive training, training | 1 Response

4 Things to Look for in a Mentor

4 Things to Look for in a Mentor

By lunaKM on April 2, 2009

There are mentors in every area of life and situation. In BDSM it is sometimes recommended to newbies 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 out there were good people to be around and not [...]

Posted in BDSM Basics, Safety, Submission | Tagged advice, BDSM, BDSM mentors, comfort, cons, definitions, finding a mentor, focus, friends, get advice, growth, health, help, information, instructional, interview, lifestyle, mentor, mentor search, newbies, novice, novices, questions, real world, relationship, Relationships, rt, safe, safewords, sister, slave, specifics, stress, submission, submissive, tips, training, vetting | 1 Response

The Differences Between Bottom, Masochist, Submissive and Slave

The Differences Between Bottom, Masochist, Submissive and Slave

By lunaKM on January 19, 2009

As a point of personal opinion I’d like to define the differences between very basic terms so that there is no confusion as to who I am referring to when I mention either of these terms. I write this guide in my perspective and provide my mentorship and guidance with these terms clearly defined for [...]

Posted in Submission | Tagged basics, bottom, control, D/s, definitions, difference in terms, discussion, Dom, dominant, limits, masochist, mentor, opinion, pets, play, progress, relationship, roles, rt, rules, safe, scene, Service, share, slave, structure, submission, submissive, titles, toy, toys, viewpoints | 29 Responses

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