I get a lot of questions from readers asking for advice.
I imagine that's fairly normal for those who write here, and especially for someone like me who encourages readers to ask questions.
So here's some advice in answer to a question from a married man who would like to ask his wife to try something kinky.
His question is pretty specific about watersports, and I get questions about that a lot since it's a favorite sexual activity of mine, but with a little bit of common sense and wisdom I think you'll be able to apply my advice to other forms of kinky play.
Here's his question:
You've mentioned in the chat room that you are into water sports, and they show up a lot in your stories. Lately I've become even more curious about that kink, although to be honest I've thought about it off and on for several years. How did you bring it up to your husband that you wanted to try it? I really want to try it, but I'm freaked out that my wife will just think it's gross or I'm gross.
Buckle up because here's my answer about bringing up kink experimentation with your spouse. I am very lucky, because my husband and I are both into some kinky stuff, and we had those conversations early on when we were dating.
On our second or third date he told me that long term he needed a partner willing to experiment with some sexual play that wasn't normal. He warned me that if that wasn't me, we could still hang out and go to the movies and spend time together, but we shouldn't date as if we were establishing a relationship.
He was afraid we'd both end up miserable if one of us was vanilla and the other wanted kink.
I was twenty-two and hadn't tried much sexually at that point other than 'normal' stuff, but my masturbation and fantasy life were very kinky, so I admitted that to him then and there.
We ended up having a very kinky conversation about things he'd tried and fantasized about, and I told him about my big kink experience that helped clarify to me my love of not only pee play, but of kink in general (read my stories A Wet Summer Night and A Wetter Summer Night for more details).
I knew that night that he and I would have fun together. And twenty-two years later we're still exploring kink together.
By the time we were engaged however, I realized that our story is fairly unique. A lot of folks discover their interest in bondage or peeing or humiliation or control or submission or dressing up to sexually roleplay after they're married, so the chance to have that conversation early on isn't available.
With that in mind, here's my two best pieces of advice, whether you've been fascinated by a particular form of play for a long time or if you've stumbled upon it recently.
First: be honest.
Second: go slow.
You don't have to confess the total depth of your fascination initially, but don't pretend that it's just something 'weird' you heard about when you bring it up.
If your partner also happens to be curious or is embarrassed by their willingness to try it, if you pass it off as 'weird' they might not admit any interest for fear of being judged.