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  • Maybe You Have a ‘Financial Kink’?

    Maybe You Have a ‘Financial Kink’?

    I’m a woman on the internet. This means I’ve gotten a DM from a stranger that begins with “hello goddess…” and ends with a request to send me money. While I’ve never personally taken anyone up on this lucrative offer, the occurrences piqued my interest into the world of financial kinks. What is financial domination?…


  • You Should Consider a Relationship Contract

    You Should Consider a Relationship Contract

    Love is exciting and fulfilling — at least, until the dishes and laundry start piling up. Before you know it, the honeymoon is over on your new relationship and you’re arguing with your partner over chores, finances, and general responsibilities like everyone else. Enter, the relationship contract. It might sound a little stuffy, but according…


  • How to Safely Explore Your Violent Sexual Fantasies

    How to Safely Explore Your Violent Sexual Fantasies

    For a large portion of the population (including 62% of women), power exchange role play makes an appearance in our sexual fantasies. These power exchange fantasies — aka “rape fantasies” — can bring shame and confusion, making discussion of them taboo and actually exploring them out of the question. But the reasons for our carnal…


  • Is It Legal To Engage In ‘Hard’ BDSM?

    BDSM stands for Bondage & Discipline (BD), Domination & Submission (DS) and Sadism & Masochism (SM). The layers of coercion, consent, pleasure and pain are as complex as the acronym itself and defined by the participants themselves. What goes on in private between consenting adults is typically no one else’s business – but it can…