There's an interesting post on figleaf's Real Adult Sex this morning about being "half-bound." It's part of his half-nekked Thursday series, but I thought the questionsort of fit in here where we're tlaking about challenging the "typical" rules of BDSM play.

Here's the text of his post:

So I was thinking that an interestingly under-explored part of the whole bondage and discipline business is the halfway areas. How would it all be different if it wasn't strictly about tops or bottoms... more like evening of odds in terms of height, strength, aggression, reach. And that left me thinking about what half-bondage would be like. One strong hand immobile, yes, and one still free.

I know not everyone would want to play it that way. Maybe there are great reasons why nobody ever talks about it. If you had a chance, though, could we make it work? And how?

Check it out. Leave comments. Come back. Discuss. :)

Note: Most of the comments so far are comments on the photo he posted, but one commenter talks about the eroticism of "playing it both ways," which seems to fit neatly into our discussion. Anyway, just thought it might be a good link. 

...because public space really matters!

Elizabeth