A lot of people misunderstand bondage to be an act of subjugation and humiliation but what it truly is are acts of complete trust and faith in your partner. It takes a lot of love and trust to allow your partner to put you in compromising positions without fear of being hurt or betrayed. At the heart of it, bondage is all about trust and control.

For the curious, you can experience bondage lite by using bondage tape. Made from flexible vinyl material, bondage tape, despite its name, isn’t sticky at all. Because of certain properties of vinyl, it will stick to itself and nothing else. The best thing about bondage tape is that it is reusable so you can roll it up after every session.

Below are a few suggestions on how to have fun with bondage tape.

• Safety first. Bondage tape is fun but it is still restrictive. Have a pair of safety scissors always ready nearby in case the need arises. You also need to have a safe word for the both of you so that things don’t get too carried away. A safe word is like an escape hatch from bondage, you speak the word when you feel uncomfortable with the situation already.
• When to use bondage tape. Bondage tape is kind of a gateway into real bondage because a lot of the basic principles of bondage are used in play with the tape. Submissive, dominants, safe words, tying down-these are all characteristics of true bondage and using bondage tape allows you a sneak peek into it.
• No pain, all pleasure. Real bondage play makes use of ropes, handcuffs, chains straps and buckles. These can be painful as they are rubbing up on your skin. If you are the type who doesn’t like the idea mixed in with your pleasure, bondage tape is an ideal substitute.
• Bondage basics. Take your partner’s hands and bind them at the wrist with the bondage tape. You can also bind their ankles if you’re the type who goes for that sort of thing as well. How much of your partner you can bind depends on how much control and trust you exert over one another. You can bind limbs and the torso if you are so inclined.
• Strapping down. Another use of bondage tape is to strap down your partner into a chair or to the bed post. In addition to limiting the movement of your partner, you can also use bondage tape to strap them down an inanimate object. Just make sure you’re both comfortable before you use the tape to strap down or you may be hearing the safe word sooner than you think.

Get creative. Since the bondage tape is made of vinyl, you can invent a hundred other uses for it. You can make a blindfold or a gag out of the tape; make sexy clothes out of it. There are a lot of things you can do with the tape all you need to do is to exercise your creative muscles.