Quote Originally Posted by nudude
this is something that surprises me too. Judging by the stories, there are some pretty extreme people - at least fantasy-wise - hanging around here. I find many of the stories pretty gross. But I thought that was the whole reason for a place such as this here library; to satisfy the needs of those for whom the playboy channel does next to nothing. To each his/her own.There is a difference between fantasy and reality, though. Would I take the step in RT? Prob not. That doesn't stop fantasy, though. And to those who do take the step, hats off.And to those who tolerate without judging, hats off too.
I think that comments on activities that are purely fantasy are not very beneficial. BUT, if one is going to take this from fantasy to reality, THEN, some common sense advice really does help.
Like nudude, I personally am not into many of the things that others might be (scat, blood, breath-play, etc..) but I do believe that if individuals are going to try and practice these things in real life with a real life partner, they need to know all the risks involved with these activities.
This on-line forum is a great place for all to read and discuss ALL types of activities. Mainly for two reasons. One- there is a wide variety of persons posting here, from all over the world plus all levels of experience and interests. Two- some RL groups don't always assist persons with getting information on kinks they personally might not be in to. I found this true with a group I had participated in for a few years. I suggested at a meeting once that we have an informational meeting about the safety issues on doing urine and scat play. Right away, the "Ewwwwws" came out and "we don't do that here". I said, I understand that, but what about someone wanting to try that. Isn't it better to have someone educated in this BEFORE they try it then tell them after-wards they made a bunch of mistakes. But it was kind of a lost battle. I learned that human nature traits (i.e we tend to hang with those who agree with us) is strong in the lifestyle too.
So I think that any and all comments on any BDSM practice is worthwhile, as long as it is respectful to the person asking it.

Thanks for your patience with me in this long response.

SirW