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A Question To The Readers

Today I have a simple question.

Having read all the stuff on this blog so far, what are some of the questions you have?

I feel like I’ve been saying an awful lot about rope and rope bondage and some of the fun I’ve had with it… and how you can have fun with it, too.  And that’s been great; but it also feels a bit like a one sided conversation, you know?

So what kind of questions do you have? What would you like to know? Do you have questions about me, about bondage? About some of the people I’ve tied?

If you’re curious, what are you curious about?

Comment below.

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How To Customise The Feel of Your Rope

When you get all excited about getting into rope and rope bondage, it’s very likely that at some point you’re going to want to send away for some actually really nice rope, for example hemp, or my personal favourite, jute. And you’re probably going to want to get it untreated, because it costs less that way. And fair enough. I did exactly that.
However, when it first arrives, it’s very likely that you’re going to be a little shocked at just how stiff and unyielding it is – and to feel a bit dismayed about the prospect of tying someone up in that. You can just tell that it’s going to be difficult (This is not always the case; individual rope makers create products with varying qualities). You might also be a bit shocked at the machine smell – it can remind some people a lot of kerosene.

Here’s how to make your rope look, smell, and feel a whole lot better.

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New Email Service

Hi all!
This is just a heads up to let you all know that I’m going to  be working with a new email service from now on, which means I’ll be moving as many email addresses collected by my site as I can.

Now, this is new to me; I know ropey things pretty well, but the ins and outs of website design and affiliated email services are things I’m still learning about, and I’m going to ask you all to bear with me while I sort it all out.

You may receive new or different looking emails over the next few days as I work out the bugs, but I promise to do my best not to spam you – my intent is to make sure everyone gets the updates they asked for when they signed up, so that’s why I’m doing this.

Thank you all very much for your patience!

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The Safety Series Part 3: Emotional Safety

There are a lot of times when it’s just not a good idea to do rope bondage.

In fact, the list of when I personally think it’s a terrible idea to do rope bondage is actually a lot longer than when I think it is a good idea.

And most of these things revolve around emotional safety. Sure, physical safety is very very important – as I went over in some detail in the Safety Series Part 2; but those are the obvious pitfalls.

Less obvious pitfalls are the emotional ones.

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A Reader Writes About His Favorite Rope

This is a response email I got from a guy named Sean who had read my “What Kind Of Rope Is Best For Bondage” post. And you know what? I’m really impressed with the amount of work he put into his response.

I really enjoy interacting with those that comment on the blog. It’s a great opportunity to share knowledge and learn from others experience. There are so many of you out there with a lot to contribute, and I’ve learned from some of you already; which tells me that Rope Connections is doing what I created it to do, sharing and pooling knowledge so we can all develop our skills and enjoy rope and rope bondage together.

The reason why I’m putting this response into a post of its own is that I really feel this guy went the extra mile. He shared his story, his knowledge and experience, and some very practical information about the advantages of the rope he’s talking about, and where to get it.

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3 Different Rope Situations And What to Expect From Them

One of the most common causes of discontent regarding rope bondage is having vague, unrealistic expectations, or worse, floundering around because you just don’t know what you should or shouldn’t expect.

And that’s a troublesome thing – when you don’t know the expectations for a particular situation, it’s easy to entirely misjudge what’s going on or even what the point of what you’re doing is supposed to be.

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Teaching is actually really cool

So last week I taught my first one on one bondage lesson, and holy hell, that was fun! Almost not like work at all 🙂

There’s something really satisfying about teaching a topic that I’m really passionate about. Especially when it’s a topic that once upon a time, not that long ago, I was really nervous and in the dark with.
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