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tarot cards offering guidance like a BDSM mentor

Do You Need a BDSM Mentor?

Long story short? Only if you want one. No one needs anything in BDSM other than consent, communication, and trust. The last of those develops once you have the first two. But some newbie...

share our saturday volume 5 where we share kinky love

Showing Kinky Love Volume 5

If you know where to look, you can find all kinds of amazing bloggers sharing their kinky experiences. Thankfully, I know exactly where to look for this Share Our Shit Saturday. This week great...

episode 117 banner for Loving BDSM discussing expectations in D/s relationships

Expectations in D/s Relationships LB117

Twitter makes us think (yes, you read that right) and this week, it made us think about the expectations we have in new and existing D/s relationships. In this episode: This week’s sponsor is...

episode 116 of Loving BDSM discusses judgement in the kink community

Don’t Yuck On My Yum LB116

Non-kinksters aren’t the only people who sometimes judge those of us who are kinky or into BDSM. We do it to each other, sometimes without realizing it, and sometimes out of ignorance of what...

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4 Ways to Use Blindfolds In Your BDSM Scene

Blindfolds have become so common that some people don’t even consider them kinky. To some, it’s kind of “kink-light.” But we agree with Molly Moore, over at Kink of the Week, who points out...

Share Our Shit Saturday

Showing Kinky Love Issue 4

Since it’s been so long since we participated in Share Our Shit Saturday or SOSS (ugh, and we feel so freaking bad about that!), a little reminder: Huge parts of the internet hate sex/kink/BDSM/relationship...

A different side of consent

Consent in Every Aspect of Life LB115

Consent is as important as it comes in BDSM and kink. We’ve talked about it before. But with the wider conversation in society right now, we thought it was important to discuss from a...

Consent is necessary for sexual contact but also in the non-sexual moments in life

Non-Sexual Moments of Consent

[Content warning: We allude to or directly mention sexual assault, violence, and other situations that occur when consent is not given or gained. We do not describe any specific acts. Protect yourself as you...