BDSM: tips, practices and testimonials

We have covered the theme of BDSM sexuality in numerous articles, with tips for getting started and explanations of certain practices. But also interviews, tips for sharing your fantasies, and dating sites.

“BDSM” is an acronym standing for “Bondage and Discipline, Domination and Submission, Sadomasochism”. BDSM encompasses a vast range of practices and constitutes a community in its own right…

BDSM: tips

Bondage: tutorials and accessories

First, a few simple bondage tutorials found online, shown in pictures.

Read: Bondage tutorials, or why I tied up my chair.

Bondage tutorials for beginners

16 October 2012

I discovered Bondage-tutorials, a site that offers simple, unpretentious bondage lessons for beginners. Not enough to master all the secrets of shibari. But, for someone like me who already struggles ...

Then a bondage technique that’s easy to put into practice for tying up the wrists or ankles.

Read: Tying up the wrists: a simple bondage technique.

How to tie wrists: a simple bondage technique for beginners

29 April 2019

You’re new to BDSM, but bondage classes seem a bit too complex for you to dive in headfirst? Here’s a simple bondage technique that will allow you to ...

BDSM accessories

Which BDSM accessories to choose when you’re a beginner? A little guide to help you find your way.

Read: BDSM accessories: a beginner’s guide.

BDSM accessories: a beginner's guide

16 August 2019

What BDSM accessories to choose when you’re a beginner? If you want to gently venture into the world of bondage and sadomasochism, here’s a little guide to help ...

Chastity games

An article where we present chastity accessories and explain why it’s fun to cage a penis.

Read: What are chastity accessories for?

As well as a test of a chastity cage.

Read: Pipedream Metal Wörx chastity cage: our test.

How to share your BDSM fantasies?

A few tools for listing your sexual tastes in a fun way, with the aim, in particular, of discovering shared fantasies with your partner. Including, in particular, a BDSM checklist to download for free.

Read: BDSM checklist and other tools for sharing your fantasies.

BDSM dating

How to meet people in the BDSM scene or find out about its practices? BDSM social networks can be a good option. That’s why we visited Fetlife, a BDSM social network, and its French-speaking equivalent BDSM.fr.

Read: BDSM and social networks: a visit to Fetlife.

BDSM: interviews

We interviewed people attracted to BDSM, or beginners, to find out what appeals to them about these practices.

Read: The appeal of BDSM, testimonials from beginners Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3.

As well as a more experienced person, who told us about their journey in the BDSM scene.

Read: BDSM sexuality: from desire to practice.

Eglantine

A compulsive sex toy collector whose stash now dwarfs my wardrobe, I review every new toy with a critic's sharp eye.