Category:Relationships

BDSM Relationships often take the form of play and/or long term relationships and may be casual or not. These relationships may or may not involve physical or emotional intimacy.

Power Exchange[edit | edit source]

Relationship styles in BDSM are frequently broken up into non-binary relationships and power exchange relationships.

While it is acceptable to assume that in any given interaction there is some form of power exchange, the non-binary relationships do not necessarily require a conscious transfer of power or authority in order to exist (even though they may/might possess conscious exchange of power), while the power exchange relationships tend to function with this is a key part of the roles of the relationship in some capacity. In many cases relationships may follow one, none, or many of the listed templates.

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No Implied Power Exchange Relationships[edit | edit source]

• Brother/sister
• Dating
• Engaged
• In an open relationship
• It's complicated
• LDR
• Lovers
• Married
• Mentor/mentee
• Monogamous
• Play Partners
• Polyamorous
• Single
• Swinger
• Top/bottom
• Triad
• Unowned
• Unpartnered
• Vanilla
• Widow

Power Exchange Relationships[edit | edit source]

• Deity/priest(ess)
• God(dess)/worshiper
• Handler/pet
• In service to
• Owner/Property
• Pack
• Total Power Exchange
• Trainer/pony
• Family
• Maker/doll
• Master/kajira
• Owner/toy
• Power exchange
• Role Playing
• Sadist/Masochist
• Sensual Domination
• Switches with
• Trainer/trainee
• Under Consideration
• Under Protection
• Taken in Hand
• 1950's Standard Relationship