Skip navigation! Story from Sex. June 17, , PM. Kink can encompass a lot of things: bondage , yes, but also spanking , choking , feet , cuckolding , and watersports. And it turns out that many of us are at least a little bit kinky. One Canadian study asked over 1, adults about their sexual fantasies , and found that about half were interested in some kind of kink. The most popular kinks fell under the categories of voyeurism, fetishism, exhibitionism, masochism, and sadism.
And while you can certainly ask your Tinder match if they want to choke you or exchange "kink menus" with your partner , there are also kink-specific dating apps out there to make the search for someone with compatible kinks a little bit easier.
Keep in mind that, as always, consent is mandatory β and if you match with someone who wants you to sign a " consent contract " or refuses to use a safe word , that's a red flag.
If you don't already know your potential kink partner, sex and intimacy coach Shelby Devlin previously suggested to Refinery29 that it's a good idea to "[go] on a couple of dates and [get] a feel for someone, giving them an opportunity to demonstrate that they're good with boundaries, before you do any BDSM. On the plus side, many people using kink-specific dating apps may already be kinky pros , rather than someone who just watched Fifty Shades of Grey for the first time.
Here are a few kinky apps to get you started. All linked products are independently selected by our editors. If you purchase any of these products, we may earn a commission. No matter how old we get, t.
