I ran across this article on BDSM at the Canada.com website. Been seeing a lot of articles recently about BDSM out of Canada. This one seems to be fairly well balanced, though focused on how normal couples can spice up their sexlife.
We all vie for control and cede to authority to some extent in our lives. You submit to your boss and to the law. A parent may be deferential in their public or private life, but be very domineering when it comes to their child. The power dynamics of D/s – dominance and submission — are not exempt from the bedroom, either.
“We have both sides in our nature,” says Calgary sexologist Trina Read, “but most people are followers. They don’t feel comfortable taking on a leadership role, especially in bed.”
Lack of initiation is one of the biggest problems in long-term relationships, next to lack of communication, says Read.
“Generally, one partner initiates sex more than the other. But after being rejected over and over again, they eventually give up, and it’s harder to keep sex going,” she says.
Check it out.
MV