The essential handbook for singles and couples who want to explore domination and submission as a relationship style or fetish in ways that are emotionally sustainable. For anyone who has ever fantasized about consensual kink, S/m, love, kinky sex, and powerful intimate connections beyond the limits of traditional relationships, this groundbreaking handbook explores the unusual potentials that are unique to kink. Experienced kink participant F.R.R. Mallory dispels myths and covers all the complex contradictions integral to maintaining a successful and responsible kink-centric relationship--from honest communication to self-awareness and more. Individuals and their partners will learn how to establish limits, explore psychological edges, and how to define their relationships on their own terms.