Service Rituals in Power Exchange: Meaning Without Losing Independence
A service ritual gives an ordinary task a meaning chosen by the people involved. Preparing tea, arranging clothing or offering a greeting can become part of...
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Being a Switch: Flexible Roles Without Having to Choose a Side
A switch is an adult who may enjoy more than one role within kink, commonly dominance and submission, or topping and bottoming in particular activities. The...
Collaring Rituals: Commitment, Symbols and Continuing Choice
A collar can function as jewellery, costume, a personal symbol or part of an agreed relationship ritual. Some adults hold a ceremony around presenting or accepting...
Consensual Power Exchange: Dominance and Submission
Consensual power exchange means adults deliberately agree that one person will direct certain parts of an interaction while another follows. Dominance and submission describe chosen roles...
Service Submission: Care, Ritual and Chosen Tasks
Service submission involves finding satisfaction in agreed tasks performed within a consensual power dynamic. Tasks may be practical, ceremonial or symbolic. Ordinary kindness and domestic work...