I recently got an email from a really worried individual who was trying to get their head around power exchange in kinky relationships, the risks associated with it, and what might happen if people got into one, found it wasn’t for them, and then found their wishes or attempts at communicating or re-negotiating were completely ignored.
This individual was super worried about it, and was looking for some kind of advice and reassurance about what was okay and what wasn’t, and whether people respect each other as people, even in power exchange.
My overall impression was that they were looking for reassurance that respect could exist even when one person was handed lots of power, and the other entered into a submissive role.
The short answer is: yes, it absolutely can. That should be the goal.
The long answer is below.
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