LoonyMel BDSM is not a simple sex game. It can be a serious kind of relationship and it must not be disregarded as a play thing or a simple sexual act.
I thought it's called D/s or DD or TiH or TPE or something like this when it goes beyond sex play and become a 24/7 thing.
LoonyMel why stigmatize BDSM lifestyle so much?
I don't want to stigmatize this lifestyle, I just think/thought that when it becomes a 24/7 thing, it's more then BDSM. We would never even think about calling our relationship a BDSM relationship, but if anyone wants to call her/his lifestyle BDSM, that's perfectly fine for me, but I have no idea how the dynamic is working by this name. That's why from my experience other names are used like the names I mentioned above.
I think an important aspect is the question if pain is directly used to make it more sexy or to enforce the rules.