Doms and Subs: In the bdsm context, a dominant (dom) is someone who enjoys exercising power or influence over others and a submissive (sub) is a person who submits to the will of a dominant. In either case, these roles may be either for a limited bdsm ‘session’ or form the basis of a longer D/s relationship. In a D/s relationship, the dominant and submissive roles may be restricted to the couples sex-life or be an integral and pervasive part of their daily life-style. Someone who enjoys playing both roles is called a ‘switch’. There is some useful information about domination and submission, masters and slaves, power-exchange, ‘virtual D/s’, and bdsm ‘lifestylers’ in our own ‘glossary of bdsm words‘ and our ‘illustrated guide to bdsm’. In addition we’ve collected some other useful links on this page which we hope will help you to find out more about this fascinating subject.
In BDSM relationships, the bottom or submissive takes the passive, receiving, or obedient role. The other partner is the top or dominant.
A bottom can be subjected to acts such as flogging, servitude, or humiliation and can be physically restrained bybondage, which can itself inflict pain. A person who relinquishes control for a large percentage of his or her day-to-day life to a top, or who submits within a formal set of rules and rituals, is sometimes referred to as a slave. The top is then often called the Master or Mistress.
In BDSM, a top or dominant is the partner in a BDSM relationship or in a BDSM scene who takes the active or controlling role over that of the bottom or submissive partner(s).
A person who submits control of a large percentage of his or her day-to-day life to a dominant partner, or who submits within a formal set of rules and rituals, is the slave, and the person who assumes power over the slave is the master or mistress.
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