OK, so *is* anyone else on here poly/kink-aware?

[madamez]

Or should I just slink off back to Wierdo-net?

Ah, a biz buzz term goes alternative!

That's thinking outside the box!

Ah well, you live and learn!

I am not sure this is an appropriate thread for what is mostly a parenting forum. By all means cat each other etc but I don't think a public discussion a good idea.

I'm a name changer.
I am not ashamed of what I do, but I know a lot of work people that use this site and dont fancy the cross over!

Personally, I dont think there is anybody who is "vanilla". We all have our little swirls of flavouring, even if we're not brassy and brazen baring the label "double chocolate chip laced with cherries".

I think it is good to spice things up. And people dont know what they're missing until they try it. I had a very "safe" sex life with an ex, but my sex life with my DH - fan frigging tastic. My neighbours hate me

Can you feel the love tonight . . .

Expat - what is your views on being kink aware?

I don't see why people need to be 'aware' of anything.

I mean, so what what people do in the privacy of their own homes in their free time.

wasn't having a go, just trying to work out your views as I haven't slept in a while (poorly child) so my interpretation of words is a bit poor!

Mercy: I don't see why this is any less appropriate for discussion in the Relationships topic area than any other aspect of sex
Expat: 'poly' is a shorthand term for non-monogamous lifestyles - for some people that includes swinging, for others it doesn't.
Kind of agree with you that 'kink-aware' is a slightly wussy term, but was trying to use terminology that people would understand without being too blatant and/or offensive (intentionally or otherwise)

Is this yet another thinly veiled excuse for someone to go on and on about their kerrazeeeee sex life and liberated ways??

Yawn.....

Kinkaware, like really dirty Tupperware?

I am 'aware' of it all ie. have seen documentaries on tv. Wouldn't interest me I must be very dull.

Moondog: no, just genuine curiousity born out of one of those bouts of parenthood-culture-shock. Perhaps (bearing in mind that I've not been on MN long and don't entirely understand how it all works) there's some way of likeminded Mumsnetters sharing a chat about a subject that bores/shocks/scares the rest in a semi-private sort of way?
Where'sthevalium

Well you can talk about what you like but I'm afraid you'll have to take the rough with the smooth.
As do we all.

Welcome btw.

Moondog,I'm not bothered by the rough (erm, so to speak )- but someone else was suggesting that such a discussion should be taken off to some sort of private forum. Perhaps it's just a matter of clear thread labelling ie 'this thread only for keen philatelists' or 'beware! Dutty thread!'

why do you think anyone would have more than the mildest flicker of a reaction to what you do? Why the constant reference to shocking/scaring etc?

It all smacks of attention seeking IMO

Generally on MN we don't react to what consenting adults do between themselves. Should we be doing? Is it really and honestly reaction worthy?

god I thought this was about textiles

sorry (Kink-aware? what a strange term!)

i thought it was about people who have a fetish for wrinkled man-made fibres...

by cod:

is polykink osme sort of man made fibre?

PMSL

I was thinking the same thing - at least now I have been errr.... educated?

People who indulge in this sort of thing always have a need to talk about it and let everyone know they are living some great alternative lifestyle that we are all missing out on Sad really and quite boring as generally people's sex lives are the leaqst interesting about them Even you madamez.

least interesting thin about them

this thread title is still making me chuckle

still trying to to make out whether doggiesays is into sex in car parks

sigh..it takes all sorts..i never understand how people feel the need to talk about sex to random folk either noddy

well i do but as you say rather dull

My friends and I never really talk about it W emay refer or give advice if it was asked for. I used to work in a female dominated workplace and all those who were always trying to shock us with their wild liberal sex lives had a hint of sad desperation about them

it's no win thing thpugh if you say just do it and don't involve us then you are repressed (deep sigh)

been round this block on mn before vis a vis madonna!

but why would one have to be aware? Do they need special parking spaces?

in order to avoid them/eliminate them perhaps?

like er adaware?