Power Exchange

The phrase "power exchange" is commonly used to characterize the BDSM community and relationships, including dominance and submission. Submissive partners in these kinds of relationships consciously and voluntarily cede control to their dominant partners, either entirely, temporarily, or under certain circumstances.

Within the parameters of the predetermined activities and time frame, submissive partners in power exchange partnerships consent to cede control and submit to their dominant partners. Bondage and discipline are standard components of power exchange partnerships.

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Limits, boundaries, and safewords are often the subject of much communication and negotiation before a power exchange scenario or relationship. The terms and circumstances of a power exchange agreement are frequently outlined in written contracts.

In the BDSM world, power exchange connections exist at many different levels. While some people employ power exchange in their daily lives, others solely use it for sexual roleplay.

For example, total power exchange (TPE) lifestyles usually require a submissive to cede entire authority to their dominant without restrictions or bounds. This includes having authority over the sub missive's social life, career, and diet. The dominant spouse is in charge of the general well-being, safety, and health in return for total surrender.

However, most power exchange partnerships have agreed boundaries for the exchange of control, and TPE relationships are merely one kind of power exchange relationship.