Submissive Guide Logo

D/s Relationships

Featured

Article

Morning and Nighttime Briefing: Rituals for Coping with Uncertainty

Twice-a-day briefing rituals are an excellent way to usher more peace and connectedness into our lives during uncertainty periods. By using briefing lists, we can prioritize what's essential—despite the situational ambiguity many of us face in our daily lives.

Read The Article | Find Similar
Show:              

Showing 291 to 300 of 394.
Article

The Basic Tenets of Being a Submissive in a D/s Dynamic

If you’re brand new to BDSM or even if you’ve got a few years under your belt, it’s good to sit down and figure out what submission means for you and how it works in your dynamic. Once you know what you need as a submissive, you can work with your Dominant to make your D/s relationship exactly what you desire.

Read The Article | Find Similar

The Challenges of Being Kajira in Today’s Society

The challenges are being able to live and be who you are without having to justify yourself to every fucking stranger – and family – because your lifestyle and relationship dynamic doesn’t fit modern day societal norms we have had rammed down our throats every single day since we were born.

Read The Article | Find Similar
Article

The Collar of Consideration

Often the first collar you receive if your Dominant does a tiered system, a collar of consideration is when you’re under a trial period to see if you two are compatible.

Read The Article | Find Similar

The Compleat Slave

This book is more than likely going to be of interest for any novice with under 6 months of experience under their belt or are still dating and getting nowhere. I believe that was his focus for this book anyway. Definitely a disappointing read for the experienced BDSM participant and not what I was expecting when I bought the book.

Read The Review | Find Similar
Article

The Concept of Ritual in D/s Relationships

What makes ritual different from habit? What is a ritual at its core? And how can we conceptualize it? Such questions can fuel hours of discussion, reflection, and of course, cogitation.

Read The Article | Find Similar

The Control Book

What a submissive can learn from this book is how a Dominant uses power and control to give them what they need. After all, many of us are control-sensitive submissives and derives pleasure and satisfaction from this type of relationship.

Read The Review | Find Similar

The Diary of a Submissive

I liked the story because it felt normal, it is the story of someone finding out that they like to be in a dom/sub relationship. It comes across as healthy and fun and is written like a friend telling you about their exploits that you would envy and want to share.

Read The Review | Find Similar

The Ethical Slut

If you are looking into open relationship styles or like me, opening your existing relationship then this book could be a stepping stone into understanding everything that goes on in your head, the feelings and how to deal with multiple people in your life.

Read The Review | Find Similar
Article

The Formal Collar

The Formal Collar is offered by the Dominant with the intent to formalize the bond and attachment between themselves and their submissive. It is a recognition of commitment, deep emotional feelings, devotion, mutual respect, and consideration. It expresses a belief that the Dominant and submissive share similar ideals and a genuine and growing desire to share each other’s lives over perhaps the rest of their lives.

Read The Article | Find Similar

The Heartache of a Breakup: Recovering from a BDSM Relationship Ending

There are five steps you can do to help ease you through this hard time and come out the other side with new hope, treasured memories and valuable experience. Let me walk you through each of these and we'll see if it doesn't work a little magic on your torn heart.

Read The Article | Find Similar