Category: D/s, Power Play
Subcategory: Orgasm / Sexual Control

Edging

Edging involves repeatedly bringing someone close to orgasm before stopping or reducing stimulation, preventing climax while maintaining high arousal. This cycle can be repeated multiple times in a session, creating extended periods of intense pre-orgasmic pleasure.

Many enjoy edging for the heightened sensitivity and expanded pleasure it creates compared to straightforward stimulation. The controlled buildup often results in more powerful eventual orgasms while teaching greater bodily awareness. For the controlling partner, edging provides opportunities to observe intimate responses and exercise precise control over another's pleasure.

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About the category D/s, Power Play

Dominance and submission (D/s) and power play revolve around the consensual exchange of control between partners. This dynamic can manifest in countless ways—from bedroom-only scenarios to comprehensive lifestyle arrangements—all centered on one partner taking a controlling role while the other yields authority within negotiated boundaries.

People are drawn to power exchange for diverse reasons: the freedom found in surrender, the thrill of exercising control, the deep trust required, and the opportunity to explore aspects of themselves not expressed in everyday life. Unlike physical BDSM activities which focus on bodily sensations, D/s emphasizes psychological connection and the erotic potential of power differentials, creating experiences that many find deeply fulfilling on both emotional and sexual levels.

About the subcategory Orgasm / Sexual Control

Orgasm and sexual control practices involve deliberately managing arousal, orgasm timing, or orgasm permission between partners. These activities create heightened anticipation, extended pleasure states, and intensified release through the deliberate manipulation of sexual response and gratification.

People enjoy these practices for the intense focus they create on physical sensations, the prolonged states of arousal they can maintain, and the powerful dynamic established when one person controls another's sexual pleasure. Whether through denial, forced orgasms, or timed release, these techniques transform natural sexual responses into opportunities for deeper submission, dominance, and intensified physical experiences that many find more fulfilling than conventional sexual approaches.



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