I realized I wasn't like other girls when...


Hello Reader,

Very early on in my sexual relationship with my husband and now Dominant, I realized I wasn't like other girls.

If I said "No" or "Stop" when things got rough, I was secretly a little disappointed when he stopped right away.

After a while I eventually told him my kinky secret, and he admitted he desired at times to ignore my pleas.

We agreed then that it was OK for both of us for my "no" and "stop" to actually mean: "YES!"

But then we had a dilemma:

How would he really know if I wanted him to stop?

That's when we picked our first safeword.

Years later we thankfully discovered BDSM, and our relationship evolved into 24/7, eventually with consensual non-consent, and now total power exchange.

But safewords are still a useful tool.

Even a long-term, TPE relationship can still use them to indicate real, imminent danger. And I may still futilely shout one out during a punishment spanking out of habit. ;-)

In an updated article I published on my blog, I share 6 suprising things you need to know about safewords. If you've ever wanted to see practical examples of safewords, please read this article:

Click here to read the article

Hope you enjoy it!

With love always,
Alesandra xoxo

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