Kink Dreams Are Made of These: Truth or Dare

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TRUTH: What is the kinkiest fantasy you haven’t fulfilled yet? This was the first Truth or Dare game card I received from a reader, and there’s something so beautifully ice breaking about it, so here goes… Thank you Playful Reader!

Photo by Jonathan Beckley

First off I am horrible at designating “est”s… I tend to be pretty in-the-moment about stuff, and what I desire one minute may be far from my interests the next. Fickle? Yes I am, absolutely. I am also present and connecting to what is happening right here right now as deeply as I can manage most of the time, so it pays off in the long run… Upon considering my answer, I stumble on the questions: “what is super kinky?” and “what is kinky at all?”… There are a lot of different directions I could go with in my answer, so I’m going to start out with an exploration of these ideas, and narrow in as we go.

I’ll start here: the things I haven’t done are the kinkiest things. Once an activity has been experienced, I have a relationship with it and it becomes a pet of mine; something I know about. It ceases to be as kinky and starts to be an activity I enjoy, or not. Yet another way to look at this pandora-like box we’re opening is: what is “not kinky”? I remember when I was in high school and my partner wanted to tie my hands up with silk scarves during sex. I didn’t understand why. I didn’t know it was a thing yet, and I was willing to try — sure, why not? But the idea didn’t turn me on. I didn’t know what it was for, and it didn’t end up doing anything for me. I simply couldn’t use my hands during sex, and I really like using my hands, so it felt like more of a weird hindrance than a sexy new challenge to get my juices flowing. It was a fun idea nevertheless, and I like trying new things, so we did it a couple times; it just didn’t really ever develop into a thing between us… Skip to years later, and I had a partner with whom I enjoyed a lot of kinky fun with; the idea of being tied up and fucked or having clothespins put on me, or any number of other creative games was super hot to me at that point… So something got processed for me between these two moments in time. I had been introduced to an idea as a naive person; in the time since then I had the experience of being employed in a sex store and gained lots of creative knowledge about what sex could look like; and in time my brain figured out what to do with the idea of being tied up — I found lots of ways to make the experience both desired and pleasurable.

I’ve said a couple different things here: in my first experience, being tied up wasn’t sexy or kinky, it was a sensual experiment that no one really got off on (to my knowledge or memory); in the second instance being tied up was definitely kinky and fun and something I got worked up about — something so hot it became a sex act in and of itself. Add that dichotomy to my first premise that, “the things I haven’t done are the kinkiest things”, and we have data that looks pretty contradictory… So what’s happening here?

  1. When I’ve experienced something it gets less kinky to a certain degree and becomes a normalized activity.
  2. If I don’t already know about something or desire it myself, trying something new doesn’t necessarily feel kinky to me, it might feel boring or oppressive instead of fun.
  3. After I’ve processed an idea, and know enough about it to be curious, it can become kinky to me, desired, and therefore more pleasurable to try out… and we cycle back to #1…

I’m going to give power here to the idea that “knowing” is an important aspect of feeling turned on. At least for me it is. I’ll add in there “chemistry” is too. I get turned on by different people in different ways, and what might feel like the best scene/activity ever with person A, might be a completely boring or strong rejection material for playing with person B. Very few people do I get genital-sex desirous of or curious about. I am more kink-slutty with people in general. Sometimes I can do both of those things (“sex” and “kink”) with the same person; sometimes I can only do one or the other; sometimes what I want to do with someone develops after a long period of time; sometimes things are hot and heavy and really open at first, and then cool off after a few experiences…

Why is it important to look at all that? Well, because when I tell you some of the ideas that turn me on — the ones that I would consider the kinkiest fantasies I haven’t fulfilled yet — there’s a truth in there about the fact that some (maybe all) of those things feel kinky and sexy to me specifically because they are fantasies. These things would not be kinky or sexy in reality if they were being done with the wrong people, and some of these things might fail to be sexy or kinky if done with the right people if they’re done in a way that doesn’t feel safe to me. What I like about my fantasies is that I can use them to get off. Period. I don’t really “need” more. My psychology during fantasy time is processing edges and emotions in a way that is technically safe (’cause it’s all in my head) yet at the same time still unsafe feeling to talk about or acknowledge out loud with partners (or people in general) because I fear judgement or rejection or any other number of things I worry about on the daily. That very juxtaposition is what makes the fantasies feel kinky. Which means, in part, that the very kinkiness of them is attached to the “in my head-ness” of them.

I feel as though many people would say rape fantasies are the kinkiest or scariest or least healthy kinks to explore. I disagree with this, as I think exploring our boundaries, fears, traumas, etc. can be potentially healing and strengthening (done in the right ways at the right times). I definitely have rape fantasy scenarios in my bag of mental tricks. Maybe someday I’ll meet the right people and I’ll have some scenario enacted that will move that fantasy into a kink exploration… oh no, wait… I have actually. At kink camp I participated in an organized forced sex/physical abuse kinky gang bang as a bottom, and now that I’m thinking of it I’ve also enacted fantasy scenes that were con/non-con (consensual non-consent), and I’ve explored aspects of being forced to do something within partnerships and found it pleasurable (and not) on varying levels… Ok, scrap that one (if you want more in depth stories, make a game card of your own!). I think I jumped to that one because I don’t feel like  I’ve explored it fully or in specific ways yet.

So, I think I’ll have to go with kidnapping. There are a couple groups of people I would love to be kidnapped by… Oh, wait! I have been kidnapped before too, but it was before I ever thought about the idea as a kink — it was a really lovely and surprising gift from a group of amazing people I worked with on my last day of work — in the days before I was out to myself as kinky. Again though, I think because I wasn’t thrown in the back of a trunk, maybe I feel like it didn’t count? Hmmm…

Perhaps surprisingly to many, I’ll have to go with an AMAB/AMAB/Me threesome (or moresome) including double penetration and being used. That is something I fantasize about and have never done, and I’m rating the est part of kinkiest by how challenging the fantasy feels to me emotionally when I think of it. Other fantasies/curiosities I haven’t explored yet I have more warm-fuzzies about, but this scenario for me is interesting and scary, and that is an emotional mix (within the confines of my brain) I really get off on. If the group could be as Tom of Finland about it as possible, that would really do it for me. I fantasize about being some Master’s boy, used to serve their whim at their discretion, with their friends, to be fucked/beat/whatever as they see fit… So there you go.

Funny, but I think this scenario may be way less kinky to a lot of people, than a lot of activities I actually regularly enjoy on a successful Saturday night. However, genital sex is a boundary of mine that I have a ton of controls around. It is something I feel really unsafe about with most people, even though as a sexual animal I desire it regularly. So for me, breaking out of that controlled mentality and playing with those boundaries feels really kinky. Maybe someday I’ll meet the right group of people to unlock that one with…

Thanks for asking, who’s up next?!

Play On My Friends,
~ Karin

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ABCs Of Kink: TRUTH OR DARE

Photo from an interactive installation I created at Kayafas Gallery in Boston. Photo by RADskillZ Photography 2013

I love the game Truth or Dare! I find it fascinating to observe what people do and don’t have a hard time trying out, sharing with others, negotiating to change, or taking a pass on… Obviously there are people who play who are more cutthroat and less generous with their playmates (who are no fun and potentially unsafe), and there are people who aren’t interested in pushing their boundaries for a game or are specifically uncomfortable around others participating (people whose internal selves are saying: I probably should not play), but when you do find that magical combination of  people who are creative, have healthy boundaries, are good at advocating for themselves, and have a fun sense of adventure together, it’s just plain ‘ol wonderful chemistry and fun!

I have always been a game player, a game maker-upper, and a game tailor. I was the oldest kid in my family and so was looked to for something to do, and it didn’t hurt that I liked making things up, running around, and being bossy. Having an active imagination, I would spend a lot of time making up adventure fantasies for whomever was around to play, I would plan out ridiculous physical stunts for us to pull off, or I’d imagine new versions of already tried and true games in an effort to spice up the afternoon — obviously I grew up with a yard and not much media around.

The years did not make me less apt to play with friends though, and as I’ve gotten older so have the parental advisory labels on my reindeer games. It’s been wonderful to find like creatures in the years since high school — those mischievous bright eyed imps who also get off on experimenting with social situations, creating safe places to do the unusual, and negotiating the inspired and the odd in rooms full of the willing! I have so many good playmates spread over the country at this point, that it is impossible not to want to tour almost continually just in an effort to expose myself to my friends’ brilliantly twisted minds. One of the more recent moments I got up to some-such silliness, myself and another twinkle-eyed imp were found three-legged racing buck naked in clown shoes through a ginormous party… (this was like last week, practically.)

Once I recreated my bedroom in a gallery, and laid on my bed for hours in a building full of people milling around looking at art. I displayed a sign saying “What do you want? Just Ask.” and was wearing the slip and sweater I usually wear around the house while I’m working. It led to some really interesting conversations and interactions with people. It also led to a lot of side-eye and nervousness from gallery patrons. A few people would watch, and then leave, and then come back… over and over until they would finally come up and ask me what the piece was about. It was too hard for them to decide a thing they wanted, and just simply ask for it. Anything at all. To hard to find out by trying. There were really fun people who played too. A couple who asked to get in bed with me, people who wanted to cuddle as we got to know each other, some people wanted to read my books and go through my drawers… I loved that piece, I’d love to do it again… Someone hire me to do it again!

Anyhow, present day! As I was crossing the country recently, sitting in my car for hours on end speaking with no one (oh boy), I had the idea to create an online version of Truth or Dare through ABCs Of Kink. This is that blog explaining it all and inviting you to play. Hopefully it’ll be a thing that entertains you, keeps inspiring me to write, and becomes a fun back and forth…

~ ABCs Of Kink TRUTH OR DARE ~

GAME RULES:

  1. You decide: Truth, or Dare
  2. Fill out the form below to create a Game Card
  3. After reviewing the Game Cards I’ve received, I’ll choose one, complete it, and blog!
  4. Fill out as many Game Cards as you like, and I’ll write Truth or Dare articles periodically for as long as you’re inspiring me to play…

Have fun dreaming up Game Cards, Dear Readers! I do hope you’ll be a shiny-eyed adult imp with me, courageous enough to ask for what you want.

Play On,
~ Karin

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