Welcome to our glossary! We believe BDSM is customizable. There's no one size fits all for relationships, sex, or kink. Here you can explore, share, and learn about the many ways these things are practiced.

Welcome to our glossary! We believe BDSM is customizable. There's no one size fits all for relationships, sex, or kink. Here you can explore, share, and learn about the many ways these things are practiced.

Our Definition

A dominant party who has control over a slave in a consensual master-slave dynamic. Often, not always, practice 24/7 total power exchange with a submissive slave. Not all dominants who prefer these forms of address engage in total power exchange or the master-slave dynamic.

Common Practices & Experiences 

Everyone is different! You'll see this repeated throughout our website and glossary. Common practices and experiences for Masters/Mistresses/Mxtrixes include, but certainly aren't limited to:
  • Being involved in, or desiring a continuous power exchange dynamic.
  • Enjoying the trappings of total power exchange either in-scene or as a continuous dynamic.
  • Preferring partners who identify as slaves or lifestyle submissives.

Sam wants a continuous power exchange dynamic wherein she has total authority over her submissive partner.

Mike prefers “master” as a term of address but is in a continuous limited dynamic with his pet. 

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