Synopses & Reviews
About one in ten Americans is involved with bondage, spanking, erotic role-play, body modification or other unconventional lifestyles. And each one of them is surrounded by a constellation of friends, lovers, parents, children and co-workers - who often feel frightened, hurt or bewildered by lifestyles they don`t understand.
Now, for anyone who`s ever overhead a conversation, glimpsed a toy, or been startled by a tattoo, there`s WHEN SOMEONE YOU LOVE IS KINKY, a sympathetic and comprehensive handbook for helping you understand the behaviors and lifestyles of the people you care about. Therapist Dossie Easton and writer/educator Catherine A. Liszt team up once again to help allay your fears and uncertainties and build bridges of communication that will last a lifetime.
Synopsis
When Someone You Love Is Kinky to help "non-kinky" folks understand and communicate with their kinky friends, partners, and relatives. Included are guidelines for dealing with the emotional turmoil of the coming-out process; brief and non-threatening descriptions of the commonest kinks (and ideas about why people enjoy them); suggestions for how to talk to your kinky friend or relative in ways that promote good communication; explanation of how kinky people keep themselves safe while exploring diverse sexualities; a glossary of commonly used terminology from the kink communities; a resource guide to help the reader find further information and support.