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Setting Yourself Up for Rejection [Video]

By lunaKM on August 13, 2010

This video post is about an epidemic I’ve seen with submissives all over. A submissive, dating and seeing Dominants; rarely going past the first few dates can begin to wonder why they are constantly searching and never finding someone to serve. You can develop a closed heart and begin to fear opening yourself up for [...]

Posted in Video Posts | Tagged dates, dating, dominant, emotions, fear, feelings, Impact, relationship, sensitive, vulnerability | 2 Responses

Honest Communication or Bust

Honest Communication or Bust

By Rayne on March 22, 2010

I’m sitting here, staring at the blank page, turning over and over in my mind what I could possibly write about.  There’s so much information, here at Submissive Guide, already, that I’m not even sure where to begin.  The beginning’s where I usually start.  But I think I’m going to start at what was almost [...]

Posted in Relationships | Tagged communication, dynamic relations, expectations, personal thoughts, Rayne's story, relationship, transparency | 6 Responses

Are You Cheating on Your Dominant With Your Ex Dominant’s Memory?

Are You Cheating on Your Dominant With Your Ex Dominant’s Memory?

By lunaKM on March 12, 2010

This is a question tammy asked for March Question Month: I have had a few Doms and i am in a relationship where I live with one.I didnt think I could find someone that makes me this happy but I did. The problem is I keep thinking about my first Dom that introduced me into [...]

Posted in Mindset, Relationships | Tagged break up, D/s, dominant, experience, memories, relationship, tips | 1 Response

What NOT to Share on Your Online Profile

By lunaKM on February 13, 2010

This video post is about what not to share on your online profile. We all have one somewhere. FetLife being all the rage right now, but also we have alt.com, collarme.com, bondage.com and others where we place ads and identity profiles up to get people interested. This interest can be friends or relationship related; it [...]

Posted in Safety, Video Posts | Tagged abuse, Alt.com, Bondage, Bondage.com, CollarMe, cons, danger, dangers, dating, depression, email, false sense of security, family, fetlife, friends, information, internet, online, Online dating, online profiles, profile safety, relationship, rt, safe, Safety, security, Service, share, share photos, sharing, support, tips | 3 Responses

Lactation Play and the Adult Nursing Relationship

By Guest Author on January 15, 2010

This is a guest post by dani. She is a new submissive in an Adult Nursing relationship.You can read about Erotic Lactation at Wikipedia or visit Land of Milk and Honey for more information. We didn’t start 2009 with any kind of BDSM activities in our lives, so we have quite the journey over the [...]

Posted in BDSM Basics | Tagged activities, adult nursing relationship, BDSM, bdsm activities, bdsm play feature, connection, cons, dani, erotic lactation, feature series, fetlife, guest post, information, journey, kinky, love, play, relationship, rt, sex, submissive, tall | 7 Responses

With the Stroke of a Cane: Enjoying Caning

With the Stroke of a Cane: Enjoying Caning

By Guest Author on January 13, 2010

This is a guest post by Nadia West for the BDSM activities series. I’m fairly new to caning, but I’ve discovered that I like it a lot (even if I can’t take as much as some people can). I was afraid of canes for a long time because I had heard they’re rough pain-wise. While [...]

Posted in BDSM Basics | Tagged activities, Aria, BDSM, bdsm activities, bdsm play feature, blogs, blow jobs, caning, control, D/s, Dom, dominant, experience, favorite, fear, feature series, focus, guest post, Impact, implement, kinky, love, Nadia West, orgasm control, pain tolerance, play, relationship, resume, rt, series, sex, short, subspace, tall, twitter | 3 Responses

Exploring Impact Play: A Variety of Pleasures

By Guest Author on January 8, 2010

This is a guest post by bgtreasure for the BDSM Play Feature Series here on Submissive Guide. I choose this topic to write about because it is my favorite form of play and has been since I’ve found this wonderful thing we call “The Lifestyle”. The general definition of Impact Play that you will find [...]

Posted in BDSM Basics | Tagged BDSM, bdsm lifestyle, bdsm play, bdsm play feature, bgtreasure, connection, cons, edge play, event, experience, favorite, feature series, fetlife, fists, floggers, focus, guest post, hands, help, Impact, impact play, lifestyle, love, munch, normal, owned, paddles, play, positions, relationship, rt, series, share, spanking, stress, submissive, subspace, wants, whips | 1 Response

The Impact of Velcro Collars on the Symbolism

By lunaKM on January 2, 2010

This week’s video post is about velcro collars. To submissives, a collar is one of the most important things they have. It is a symbol of their commitment, their service and their adoration of a special someone. In most situations, the offering or begging of a collar is not taken lightly. The weight of the [...]

Posted in Video Posts | Tagged begging, cheapen, collars, commitment, community, cons, disposable, Dom, dominant, dominants, experience, hands, Impact, important things, lifetime, marriage, mates, online, opinion, partners, relationship, Relationships, rt, rules, Service, submissive, symbolism, value, velcro collars | 2 Responses

Review: The Surrendered Wife

Review: The Surrendered Wife

By lunaKM on December 21, 2009

This month I dived into a book full of controversy with its approach to living intimately with your husband (or partner). I read The Surrendered Wife by Laura Doyle. I didn’t read it to find the reason for the argument between feminists and the author of the book’s ideas. I read it to see what [...]

Posted in Reviews | Tagged amazon.com, book, book review, books, comfort, control, controversy, D/s, feminine, feminist movement, gender, gratitude, help, husband and wife, intimacy, intimate marriage, Laura Doyle, marriage, movement, receiving graciously, relationship, Relationships, review, roles, rt, self help book, self-care, sex, shift, submission, submissive, suggestions, surrender, Surrendered Wife, surrendering, tasks, traditions | 2 Responses

The Ins and Outs of Fetishes

The Ins and Outs of Fetishes

By lunaKM on December 16, 2009

“I have a fetish for wool socks, I just love them!” “I have a fetish for corsets, I can’t get off without thinking of them!” One of these statements is a sure sign of a fetish; the other is a misuse of the term. Sure this is a poor example. How many times have you [...]

Posted in Playtime | Tagged BDSM, blogs, body parts, cons, corsets, desires, development, Dom, dominant, favorite, fetishes, fetishism, fetishist, foot fetish, gender, hands, health, latex, learning, leather, love, obsession, partialism, piercing, play, preference, relationship, role play, rt, safe, sex, sexual fetishes, sexual fetishism, share, size, speech, standing, stimulus, stress, submissive, understanding, what is a fetish, worship | 1 Response

The Roundtable: Money Handling

By lunaKM on December 11, 2009

Gather around the table everyone, I’d like to learn about something I don’t know a lot about. I welcome you to add your thoughts and comments to this post and if you feel an inclination, send me a guest post letting me know what you think. This month I’d like to talk about money. Here’s [...]

Posted in Roundtable Discussions | Tagged budgeting, control, gift purchasing, guest post, inclination, money handling, questions, relationship, roundtable discussion | 7 Responses

Chat Night Transcript for Speaking Submissively

Chat Night Transcript for Speaking Submissively

By lunaKM on December 8, 2009

This chat was held on December 2nd, 2009. ~lunaKM> So tonight I wanted to talk about speech and how the way we communicate can impact our submission. Nia> tonight’s topic really struck a chord with me angel> same here ~lunaKM> I’ve been doing a bit of non-scientific research of my own when I am out [...]

Posted in Views & More... | Tagged advice, chat, chat night, community, control, D/s, decisions, discussion, Dom, dominant, Dominant bashing, Domme, experience, family, fear, friends, gossip, grace, help, Impact, information, learned, natural, needs, online, opinion, play, questions, recovery, relationship, requests, risk, rt, safe, serving, sex, share, sharing, size, sorry, speaking submissively, speech, submission, submissive, suggestions, support, switch, switching, tall, transcript, trust, wants | 3 Responses

Can You Separate BDSM and Sex?

Can You Separate BDSM and Sex?

By lunaKM on December 7, 2009

When Master and I get to play, it’s quite sexually charged. We find the play and the energy we swap as very sexual. Our play time usually ends in sex of some form. That’s just how we roll. Does it always have to be that way? Heck no! In fact, when I was casually playing, [...]

Posted in BDSM Basics, Sex and Sexuality | Tagged basics, BDSM, BDSM and sex, bdsm play, chat, decisions, discussion, Dom, dominant, energy, experience, intimacy, kinky, kinky side, negotiation, partners, play, play parties, relationship, rt, rules, scene, sex, sexual pleasure, standing, submissive, transcript, understanding | 4 Responses

What are Dress Protocols?

What are Dress Protocols?

By lunaKM on December 4, 2009

I had a question sent to me via YouTube asking me about for information about dress protocols. I can only tell you what I am familiar with, so be aware that there are many many other forms of dress protocols and just as many (if not more) reasons behind them. I’m going to assume that [...]

Posted in Rituals and Routines | Tagged ask me, BDSM, clothing, Dom, dominant, dominants, dress, event, grooming, information, makeup, play, poses, preference, preferences, protocol, purpose, relationship, rt, rules, safe, sex, share, shaving, short, submissive, symbols, wants, what to wear | 6 Responses

Review: Erotic Slavehood

Review: Erotic Slavehood

By lunaKM on November 23, 2009

One of the cornerstone books recommended for submissives and Dominants alike has always been Erotic Slavehood by Christina Abernathy. Once two individual books; Miss Abernathy’s Concise Slave Training Manual and Training with Miss Abernathy, this omnibus has everything you could want in a manual about training submissives. When I first read this book I was [...]

Posted in Reviews | Tagged amazon.com, book, books, Dom, dominant, dominant partner, dominants, Impact, information, m/s, Miss Abernathy, relationship, review, rt, Service, single, slave, slave training, standing, submissive, training, understanding | 2 Responses

One month into my first real time D/S relationship: A Training Review

By Guest Author on November 16, 2009

This is a Guest Post by A. She is a new submissive in her first 24/7 dynamic. I received this wonderfully written review of her first 30 days and she offered to share it with everyone here. Enjoy! It has come to my attention after reading submissiveguide.com that my training with Sir has already begun, [...]

Posted in Submission | Tagged 24/7, acceptance, BDSM, Bondage, clean, cleaning, clothing, control, D/s, Dom, Dominance, dress, dynamic, experience, favorite, fetlife, focus, grooming, growth and development, guest post, hands, help, honesty, infraction, kneeling, learned, learning, lingerie, love, natural, needs, online, orgasm control, play, positions, progress, protocol, punishment, RACK, relationship, requests, review, risk, ritual, rituals, rt, sex, share, spanking, speech, submission, submissive, submissive understanding, toy, toys, training, understanding, wants, worship, writing | 10 Responses

5 Ways to Express Your Gratitude to Your Dominant

5 Ways to Express Your Gratitude to Your Dominant

By lunaKM on November 13, 2009

With Thanksgiving (USA) just around the corner I thought it would be fitting to write about gratitude, and how to express your gratitude to the one you serve. Sure you can say thank you. That’s standard. I really hope you take every opportunity to say thank  you, but what if you want a few more [...]

Posted in Relationships, Rituals and Routines | Tagged bath, being thankful, development, Dom, Dominance, dominant, dynamic, focus, gratitude, happiness, help, kneeling, love, normal, online, play, relationship, Relationships, requests, ritual, rituals, rt, rules, Service, setting the table, sex, share, showing appreciation, skills, stress, submission, thanksgiving | 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

How To Help Your Dominant Recover From Play

How To Help Your Dominant Recover From Play

By lunaKM on November 9, 2009

When aftercare is mentioned, it is rarely associated with the Dominant. We hear all about how to help the submissive come down from the endorphin high, treat the marks and aches and emotionally recover from the scene. Do we think that Dominants feel nothing during play that they don’t need care afterwards? Think again. When [...]

Posted in Playtime | Tagged aftercare, bdsm play, connection, control, Dom, dominant, dominant aftercare, dominant recovery, dominants, endorphins, energy, experience, focus, help, Impact, marks, needs, partner focus, play, recovery from play, relationship, rt, scene, sex, shower, submissive, trust | 8 Responses

Using Contracts to Negotiate a Relationship

Using Contracts to Negotiate a Relationship

By lunaKM on November 6, 2009

When you get married, you have to legally sign a document attesting to your decision to be married. The legal document can come in many forms but most have a brief section about what each party declares for the union, how they will treat each other and how commitment will be displayed (change of names [...]

Posted in Relationships, Rituals and Routines | Tagged Aria, BDSM, book, commitment, connection, cons, consensual, contracts, control, D/s, D/s contracts, Dom, Domme, dress, experience, IRC, learning, lifestyle, links, m/s, play, protocol, purpose, relationship, renewable contracts, ritual, rt, rules, short, slave, slavery, spirit, spiritual, structure, submission, switch | Leave a response

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