Bondage
Why do people like to be tied up and bound?
Bondage is a very personal thing, but many people who enjoy being bound report some common themes. Some find great comfort in the pressure of the restraints, almost as if they were a comfortable hug or a tightly wrapped blanket. For those who enjoy being tied, it often feels like a safe place where they are tightly held by someone they trust implicitly. Do you remember doing trust falls in middle school? Bondage can be like an intimate trust fall that both relies and builds on trust, deepening intimate bonds. Every time one submits to another for bondage, it demonstrates trust that they will be kept safe - safely emerging from the bondage strengthens that trust because it was proven to be well-founded. This is especially powerful for those who report an intensely personal cathartic release from bondage. When someone is tied, there is a shift in power between participants. Those who enjoy being tied often want to give over control, if only for a short while, to release the pressure of daily demands and global responsibilities that call for personal control. For some, bondage itself is sexual. For those who experience shame or guilt around sexual desire or activity, being tied or bound during sex allows them to release those feelings and lean into the carnal sensations. Another pleasure people find in bondage is beauty, where the body becomes a canvas for beautiful ties and striking poses. Whatever fulfillment people find in being tied and bound (or being the one tying and binding), it is an intensely personal experience that can touch the depths of a person’s soul.