The Ultimate Guide to Bondage

The Ultimate Guide to Bondage is a book written in 2013 by Mistress Couple. It offers a fun and exciting view of a practice that is becoming more and more popular. And, as any good book dealing with bondage, it begins with a warning about the risks involved.

The author, who writes under the pseudonym Mistress Couple, has an interesting, unique background. For example, for many years she practiced ballroom dancing. And it was there that she first understood the relationship between discipline and pain, and between success, beauty, and satisfaction. Moreover, she majored in Psychology, which helped her to realize the intense emotional experience behind discipline and art. As for BDSM, she got her training at Le Domaine Esemar. As you can see, she has one of the most complete and authoritative backgrounds to discuss rope bondage.

It is important to notice that this is not a book for beginners. On the contrary, the author writes under the assumption that the reader has some previous knowledge of rope bondage and BDSM.

The Ultimate Guide to Bondage is divided into two parts. The first one, called “terminology and concepts”, offers a very helpful overview of what bondage is about. Also, a glossary of the essential terms every practitioner should know. This is where Mistress Couple’s formation as a psychologist comes to the foreground. She offers accurate and revealing insights on the emotional dynamic involved in bondage. Anyone interested in the art of rope should read this part.

The rest of the book explores ten, yes ten, different types of bondage, not all of them using rope. They include mental bondage, fetish bondage, and device bondage, among others. 

Finally, the book includes a collection of short essays written by Mistress Couple and some guest authors, which help to better understand the topics seen in the book.