

Bondage is typically more physical, and can be done with rope, handcuffs, leather restraints, latex or something more DIY. While the other parts of this acronym describe opposing but interlocking roles (sadism and masochism, for example), bondage and discipline are a dichotomy based around two different kinds of restraint: Physical and psychological. Away we go… Bondage and Discipline (B and D) Hold on to your butts, because it’s a real orgy of an acronym: “Bondage, Discipline, Dominance, Submission, Sadism and Masochism.” And yeah, I know there’s more words than there are letters, but don’t worry, I’m here to explain. Sure, there are all those whips, chains and subterranean dungeons, but what’s actually going on with them? More broadly, what do all those letters in “BDSM” even mean? For those who have never ventured outside of vanilla sex, it can be hard to get an accurate idea of what BDSM actually is.
