Some submissives relinquish control because this is precisely what gets them off. And if that works for you and your partner, great! This brings us to the next thing you might ask if you want to know how to be more dominant in bed.
During a scene, you might use specific nicknames, which help to enforce your roles and get you into the right headspace. For example, your partner might call your Mistress [Name] or a variation of your actual name during a scene.
RACK stands for risk aware consensual kink. Following those rules is essential when you dominate your man and can help to mitigate some of the risks of kinky activities. The article contains general advice and advice that works for submissives, too, but you should keep reading below if you want domination tips specifically. You might be eager to jump into your first scene with your partner. But you might want to back up a bit, especially if you intend to try more intense activities.
It might sound like a lot, but being prepared helps to minimize negative consequences. You can breathe a little easier knowing you have the knowledge and items necessary to protect yourself and your partner. It goes without saying that you need to respect your partner. Submissives are often warned about dominants who are disrespectful, which also makes them dangerous. You need to prepare. Preparations such as getting to know your tools, preparing for your scene are discussed above. Gather what you need before a scene.
This includes paddles, bondage gear, lube, and other necessities but can also extend to safety gear such as safety shears used by paramedics to cut clothing off of patients , a First Aid Kit or other safety gear. One of the responsibilities of you as a dominant is to discuss a few things before a scene. This is known as negotiation.
This is a good time to discuss any medications such as insulin that might become necessary to use. You might also discuss fears of small spaces or the dark or past traumas. Safe word — Your partner can let you know his safe word or the two of you can decide on one together.
Now, this might all sound formal, and negotiating a scene can be more structured, especially with a new partner, but it can be casual. This can be a fun and sexy activity, too. Negotiation can take place over the phone or text as part of your dirty talk, or you could let your partner know your limits during a coffee date before you even enter the bedroom. Negotiation is when you can talk about what you want to do and hope to achieve. What will a successful scene look like?
Answering these questions means you get to know your partner and they you, and this can really get you in the mood! In fact, some people think that the BDSM scene has helped people to talk more explicitly and healthily about sex. Many people have trouble talking about sex. It does get easier with time and experience, however. And talking about sex can majorly improve your sex life.
Get tips from our guide to sexual communication. It might not seem like a big idea to add both at once, but adding two novel elements can be overwhelming for both of you. So you might tie up your partner and have your way with him whether this includes riding him, performing oral sex, teasing him with your hands or a sex toy to get him close to orgasm and then backing off, or sitting on his face. Or you might add a blindfold but have sex as regular. This ensures that are no surprises.
This is why you start small. After the two of you become comfortable with each element separately, you can combine them in future scenes. Remain calm. Panic can cause you to react slowly or not at all or to do things in a frenzied manner that makes things unsafe. Figure out what you need to do.
This probably means untying someone, removing blindfolds and gags, and finding a place for their body to rest comfortably and safely. They may be conscious or not.
Tend to wounds and administer appropriate medication. Are you comfortable providing injections if necessary? You may need to call or the appropriate emergency service and dress enough to meet paramedics at the door.
Do not move or dress your partner if it will worsen any condition. You may occasionally deal with someone passing out or an errant throw of the whip cutting skin. Sometimes the scene can continue, but you may want to cut it short just to be safe.
First, aftercare can be extended. You might provide some initial aftercare, but a followup call the next morning or even a quick coffee or ice cream date a few days later helps to ensure your partner is doing okay. Once the hormones settle down, they may find themselves experiencing overwhelming feelings, even if they enjoyed the scene. And it can take a day or more for their body and mind to return to normal.
The depletion of energy and hormones is known as sub drop. More on that here. Secondly, a scene can drain a dominant just as it does a submissive. This is known as top drop and sometimes dom drop and is one of the reasons why dominants and tops need aftercare, too. There are some particular feelings that you might experience after dominating someone. This can happen days later [ 2 ]. Your partner may be able to help by thanking you for playing, reassuring you that they desire and care about you, or even providing a glass of water.
You may be able to support each other through your drops, but sometimes dropping prevents you from helping your submissive or vice versa. This is where another person might be helpful. Once you know what to expect, you can be better prepared. However, not everyone experiences top drop or experiences it with every scene.
There are nearly limitless activities to consider, and things you already do in the bedroom can become kinky simply by telling your partner what to do. Bondage — Bondage refers to the acts of physically restraining your man, whether by tying him up or by controlling where he has access to. If could be as simple as just tying his hands together or it can be much more elaborate where you use custom restraints specifically designed for bondage situations.
Get started by trying light bondage. So when he breaks rules that you create you will need to discipline him. There is a huge variety of ways to discipline your man. You can do it physically by hitting or striking him whether with your hands, a whip, cane, paddle or whatever takes your fancy.
You can also discipline him psychologically whether through humiliation or through controlling where he has access to e.
You can engage in elements of bondage and kinky play without necessarily dominating your partner. Sadism — Sadism is the sexual arousal and gratification that comes with inflicting pain or distress upon someone. So it could come from hitting or flogging your man, but it can also come from something like putting your man in a situation where he is humiliated or upset. Furthermore, something like spanking can be a reward and would make a bad punishment for a masochist.
Remember that you can pick and choose elements of play. Of course, not every activity falls cleanly into these categories. You and your partner can go through the checklist to list activities you might be interested in or even add your own if something is missing!
There are so many things to try that you may never do the same thing twice. Or you may find yourself so enamored with a specific activity that it becomes a staple in your bedroom. You can engage in activities without sexual penetration or oral or manual sexual activities. But you can choose to dominate someone without sex, and there are those people who choose to leave out the sex when playing with people outside of their romantic relationships to avoid violating their relationship agreements.
Although this article is mostly about being dominant in bed, some people take their dominance games outside of the bedroom. Also known as total power exchange, these relationships grant the most power but also the most responsibility to dominants. This relationship style is definitely not for anyone but is worth checking out if you feel the drive to be dominant in all aspects of your relationship.
This might sound extreme, but according to one study [ 3 ]:. Owners and slaves often use common, daily life experiences or situations, such as the completion of household chores, money management, and morning or evening routines, to distinguish and maintain their respective roles. In addition, contrary to the perception of total submission, results revealed that slaves exercise free will when it is in their best interests to do so.
These relationships were long-lasting and satisfying to the respondents. Every couple is different. There are many times when trying out the role of domme might backfire or not even work in the first place. This list is just to give you an idea of how reality might differ from your fantasy. Their submission is a gift that must be freely given. Although BDSM fantasies are among the most common according to a survey by Justin Lehmiller [ 4 p 10], so much so that he recommends opening up to your partner because the odds are good that he may also be interested in it, not everyone shares them.
Or you might have different interests with no way to compromise. Or you might be interested in something too dangerous or illegal to actually try out. If you think this might be the case for you, you may still be able to enjoy a few of the elements of power play via your dirty talk.
Or you might enjoy reading — or writing — erotica about it or watching some porn that features the elements you like. For some people, however, being a dominant or submissive is in their blood. On the other hand, sometimes you just need to plan better or try a scene out with a different partner to get the experience that you want.
However, you might take to dominating him quite easily. You might find that you discover a new part of yourself when you can be sexually dominant. It occurs on a spectrum. Sure some people want the more extreme stuff or even a small degree of it, but at the end of the day, the key is finding what works FOR YOU.
When you do, your connection with your man can deepen, your sexual pleasure can increase, and you might grow as a person. The subreddit Femdom Community is a great place to meet other dommes, share ideas, get inspiration, and find solutions to your problems.
Many people are interested in dominating their partners, including women, and many others are interested in submission and being dominated. You just may not realize it because, according to one study, only about 9. Some kinksters consider actively working to prevent disclosure [ 9 ]. Yet another study revealed a number of benefits [ 15 ]:. These relationships can be ethical [ 25 ]. Some people simply participate in BDSM because of benefits that are similar to other unique hobbies such as firewalking [ 26 ].
Finally, one can be dominant or sexually sadistic without actually harming their partners. In fact, some people emphasize that while you may hurt your partner during a scene, you should never harm them. Outsiders may not understand the differences between domination and actual abuse, but community members are quick to point it out. This is crucial to keeping kinksters safe, especially when some abusive people may confuse BDSM practices with abusive relationships [ 28 ], and may use domination as a way to abuse a partner.
Thank him for opening up with one of his fantasies. Consider if this might be something you could enjoy or would be willing to explore with him. Or is it a hard pass? If this is ultimately something you just cannot get down with, then your partner will need to respect your feelings.
Perhaps you can come to an arrangement where he can experience BDSM with outside partners. It may be best to break up if your partner needs to be dominated and you cannot provide that or allow him to seek it elsewhere. In this case, the two of you may simply not be compatible. If you buy through links on this page, we may earn a small commission. Think: the partner on their back during missionary. A person may also identify as a bottom to not only describe their sexual preference, usually one who receives penetration, but to indicate their social role and sexual identity.
A partner pins your arms behind your back during doggy. Or pulls your hair during missionary. Or spits in your mouth. Or spanks your bum. So long as all partners consent and enjoy these moments, this is A-OK, says Callie Little , a sex and relationships educator and writer.
A scene might entail one partner spanking another 10 times, at increasing intensity with the goal of getting to a 7—10 on the pain scale. Or it may be much more elaborate. Maybe the scene starts with wax play, moves onto nipple torture, and ends with orgasm denial. Or maybe it involves an extended flogging. The types of physical sensations we enjoy change — as we age, as our hormones change, as our comfort levels with our partners, playmates, and selves evolve.
Think about what turns you on. If you remember one thing from this article, make it this: All play — kinky or otherwise! A safe word is something either partner can use to signal when a mental, physical, or emotional boundary is approaching or has been crossed.
Because every scene should be negotiated ahead of time, you can update and revisit your lists every time you play. Yes, this is vulnerable, but in order for your partner to understand what you want to try, you need to tell them!
What is it exactly about this fantasy that turns you on? Is it that you want to feel powerless? The answers to these questions will give you clues on other ways you and your partner may invoke the fantasy, without either of you having to step outside your comfort zone.
Are they nervous about possible gender dysphoria when wearing a strap-on? Yet the idea of being dominant in the bedroom , especially for women, can still seem strange since it goes against everything we're taught. We must be fair, things must be equal, we must take care of the other person, we must make sure everyone else's needs are met before ours.
Being dominant in bed doesn't just mean being on top. It means knowing why you're there and being bold about pursuing your pleasure. Professional dominatrixes are the first to scoff at the idea that all men enjoy being dominant in bed and all women enjoy being submissive. They see firsthand that all sorts of people long to be taken out of the driver's seat. Here's how to reexamine the idea of taking control in bedroom, putting the power dynamic in your favor. Taking the lead in bed doesn't mean being a sadist or demeaning your partner.
It doesn't mean you have to change who you are. You're simply connecting with a powerful side of yourself that was always there, and sharing it with a person who wants to make you happy.
It's about closeness and connection, not cruelty. The first step to taking on a more dominant role is to figure out what turns you on. This is easier said than done. We may be ashamed of our desires, we may worry that our partner will laugh or be disgusted by them. But there's a reason why the Fifty Shades of Grey books and films were so successful.
People were able to point to something on a page and say, "That's hot. Think about scenes in movies and books that have turned you on, and ask yourself why. It may make you feel weird at first, but it's normal to ask yourself if your desires are normal.
It's up to you to accept them as part of who you are and make the next move. Taking cues from mainstream media can also have a downside.
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