Clear language, organized by category.

The agreed support, decompression, and communication that may happen after an intense emotional or physical experience. Needs differ from person to person.

A context-dependent label for either a senior submissive with agreed household responsibilities or an assertive, confident person who selectively chooses submission. It does not imply inherent superiority over other submissives.

A broad term for consensual sexual activity involving the anus. It may include external touch, oral stimulation, fingers, toys, or penetration, so the specific activity should be named during communication and consent.

A partner regarded as a stable, central source of mutual support or continuity. Some people use the term to describe significance without the rank implied by “primary partner.”

Oral stimulation of the anus using the mouth, lips, or tongue.

The practice of noticing and responding to a partner's verbal, emotional, and physical experience while remaining aware of one's own state.

An umbrella acronym commonly referring to bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, and sadism and masochism. Ethical BDSM depends on informed, ongoing, and freely given consent.

Consensual restriction of movement using position, clothing, rope, cuffs, or other restraints. Different forms carry different circulation, nerve, breathing, and mobility risks.

Personal limits that describe what someone is and is not comfortable with. Boundaries may change and should be respected without pressure.

A submissive or bottom who consensually uses playful resistance, teasing, or challenge as part of a negotiated dynamic. Bratting is a role or style, not permission to ignore boundaries or agreements.

A dominant or top who enjoys responding to consensual playful resistance or challenge from a brat within a negotiated dynamic.

A self-selected role for an outside male partner in some hotwife or cuckolding dynamics. The exact role may involve confidence, dominance, performance, or simply being the invited partner and should be defined rather than assumed.

A dominant role combining negotiated authority with nurturing, guidance, reassurance, or structure. Titles may include Daddy, Mommy, or another chosen caregiver name, and all participants are consenting adults.

A brief, direct question used to confirm comfort, understanding, or willingness before continuing.

A partner seen infrequently, often because of distance or circumstance, with whom intimacy may resume readily during periodic visits despite limited contact between them.

Pleasure, warmth, or happiness connected to a partner experiencing joy or intimacy with someone else. It can coexist with jealousy and is not a requirement of consensual non-monogamy.

An agreement about what personal information, identities, conversations, or event details may be shared and with whom.

A negotiated fantasy in which exposure, secrets, or consequences are simulated as leverage in a power exchange. Real threats, non-consensual disclosure, or making withdrawal unsafe fall outside the agreed fantasy.

An umbrella term for relationship arrangements where partners consensually agree to engage in sexual or romantic relationships with others. Emphasizes informed agreement, clear communication, and negotiated boundaries.

A clear, informed, freely given, specific, and reversible agreement. Consent should be checked throughout an interaction and can be withdrawn at any time.