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

When one or more people take on a different identity during a scene. Examples may include teacher-student, doctor-patient, or boss-employee.

Common Practices

Everyone is different! You'll see this repeated throughout our website and glossary. Common role-play practices include, but certainly aren't limited to
  • Arranging and planning scenes ahead of time.
  • Staying in character for the duration of a scene 
  • Incorporating costumes or other items to help create a mood or keep the participants engaged in the setting.

Joseph and Francine enjoy taking on the roles of “Conquering Warlord” and “Favoured Concubine” respectively.

Ethel has a longtime fantasy where she is Spider-man/Peter Parker, and JJ Jameson is demanding pictures of Spider-Man and threatening various punishments if said pictures of spider man are not delivered. 

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