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BDSM · One hour, twenty minutes of which is rope

One tie

One tie, learned properly, instead of five you saw in a photograph.

How to do it

  • 01

    Pick one tie — wrists in front of the body, or a simple chest harness — and learn it from a guide with your clothes on and the light up. Put safety shears where both of you can reach them, next to the bed.

  • 02

    Tie slowly. Whoever is tying says what is happening as it happens; whoever is being tied answers green, yellow or red, and must be able to move their fingers throughout.

  • 03

    Stay in it twenty minutes at most the first time, and do not leave the room. Untie while you both still want more.

Look after each other

Numbness, pins and needles, cold or white fingers mean the rope comes off now, not that it gets loosened a little. Nothing round the neck, nothing bearing weight without training, and nobody is ever left tied and alone — not for two minutes.

Two adults stand close together in a bedroom, smiling at each other.

What you both want.

Twenty questions, answered separately. You see only what you both said yes to.

Take the questionnaire

For adults over 18 only. Intended for two adults in a consenting relationship.