lovethyself -> RE: Chastity devices, collars as jewelery, cuffs, etc (3/4/2013 5:05:56 PM)
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-FR- I'm relatively new to the bdsm culture. I've played with very light kinky sex in the past, but there was no real dynamic involved. I don't have many toys, and those things that I do have are for the most part things that I have used on myself when I was single. Vibe, nipple clamps and the like. I've recently added to my collection, as my Dom and I grow together. I have a collar. It's not an expensive one (pet store, anyone?). I bought it for myself when I was starting to explore this side of myself. I wanted to know if it was something that spoke to me. I also have issues with breath constriction, so I wanted to see if I could even tolerate having something around my throat. I've worn it with my ex a couple of times during kinky sex (he wasn't a Dom, but was willing to indulge me on occasion). It didnt mean to us what it means to a number of those in the lifestyle. LadyPact asked in the OP if you would buy a wedding ring if you weren't getting married. But not every ring is a wedding band. I wouldn't buy myself a wedding ring, but I have other rings, cheaper ones, that I wear sometimes because I like to wear them. I sort of view the collar that I bought in the same way. If someone that owned me gave me a collar, that would hold a completely different significance to me than the one I bought for myself to explore in play. It would also probably be much nicer than the dog collar from the pet store. But that's just me. I don't wear the collar in public. I haven't worn it in years. But I have put it on at home when I wanted to get in touch with and emotionally explore my submissive side. To see how it made me feel. To think about and understand myself better. I know it's not the same thing as having someone at the other end of the leash. But it let me get in touch with my end of the leash, and learn that it was something that I wanted and needed. That's why I first came here. It led me to myself, and acceptance of my desires. Is that so bad? ETA: As for the rest of the question in the OP, I have made toys while single. Sometimes I've given them as presents to people that I knew in the scene. I made a paddle at work because we were working with maple, and there was a piece of offcut that was just the right size. I'm fortunate to have someone in my life to use it on me, but I would have still made it if I was single. Sometimes it's just that the materials are there, and I don't want to pass up the opportunity to use them. I'm can be cheap sometimes.
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