Bondage

Bondage

Our Definition

The practice of tying, binding, or restraining, whether for its own sake or for the sake of other kink or sexual practices.

Common Practices

Everyone is different! You'll see this repeated throughout our website and glossary. Common bondage practices include, but certainly aren't limited to:
  • Clothing Ties
  • Gagging
  • Handcuffing
  • Rope-Play (including shibari)

Oskar enjoys being restrained with hand and wrist cuffs during play.

Thelma has practiced rope bondage for many years and can safely suspend her partners.
Orchid sometimes practices light bondage with their partners, making use of clothing items as they are removed.

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Real Life Examples

We're gathering short anecdotes on this topic from experienced kinksters!
If you'd like to be quoted in our glossary, please email us a single paragraph describing the practices you'd like to share, along with whatever name you'd like to be credited with.
If your definition differs from ours, tell us how and why! We want to illustrate as many sides of kink as we can to both normalize kink and the diversity within it.

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