Does Shibari come to an end once you say, “I do,” and someone puts a ring on your finger? Of course not! Kinky lifestyles and married life are not incompatible. For this article, we asked some married couples who also share a passion for kink what would be the best advice they could give to…
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Twenty years ago, the answer would have been yes, without a doubt. However, in the last couple of decades, there have been huge cultural and social changes. Many of these have been related to sexual diversity and alternative lifestyles. That’s why we have to ask ourselves: Is Shibari still a scandal? And the answer is…
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Normalization has become sort of a buzzword these days. Essentially, it means that something that used to be strange, unusual, or plain wrong, has now become widely accepted. Actually, people are seeing it as something ordinary. For example, videoconferences were a dream thirty years ago; now we all take classes via Zoom. Barely fifty years…
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The dictionary defines a taboo as something that is prohibited or restricted by social custom. In our era of tolerance and open-mindedness, it might seem like a totally outdated notion. And yet, as cancellation culture reminds us, there are still many taboos. Likewise, there are many puritans of all sorts. Since bondage is becoming more…
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Everybody’s going crazy about Artificial Intelligence (AI). From grotesque hamburger commercials to recreations of SpongeBob as an 80s dark fantasy film, people seem to be finding a new use for AI every hour. So, we asked ourselves if there was something to say about Shibari and artificial intelligence. And the answer is “yes”. We had…
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Social media has become a part of our lives, whether we like it or not. Some people spend up to six hours a day browsing their profiles. And, having no social media is like living on a desert island. So, what about Shibari on social media? How does it perform? Here’s what we found out.…
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You might think that Shibari in particular and Kink as a whole are matters for liberal people. After all, it is mostly the open-minded who dare to deviate from mainstream lifestyles. They are the ones who run into alternative ways of living. From this point of view, conservatives have as much to do with Shibari…
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Some people worry that Shibari is not compatible with the new female type: the empowered woman. Therefore, we decided to interview a young woman we’ll call Mandy and explore how the submission of an empowered woman is possible nowadays. The first question was: Why do you consider yourself an empowered woman? Mandy: Well, to begin…
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Everybody wants to be better than they are, but not everybody is willing to pay the price. Discipline is a word that doesn’t sound nice to most people’s ears. However, as any bondage practitioner knows, without discipline, self-improvement is impossible. That’s why discipline and self-improvement always go together in Shibari. Discipline is doing what you…
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A bondage party is a great alternative for an original celebration. Instead of the typical Dance-Drinks-Dates reunion, you can surprise your friends with a rope-themed event. In this article, we offer some tips for a Shibari party that might be helpful for you. First of all, make your party vanilla-friendly. That is, take into consideration…
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