@littlest-lily Oh no, if getting butterflies in my stomach when chatting with a SW is cheating, I’m done for 
Seriously, the very nature of our kink makes it borderline thoughtcrimes, no? So much of it happens in your mind because it can’t be otherwise. I did ask for opinions, and I’m not judging - neither am I seeking absolution or validation.
Lily, you raise some very good questions. What’s even more interesting to me is that my own answers have changed over time, my 20-yo self would have been way more conservative about some of those, whereas now I think I would give all the freedom and trust to my partner, if the roles were reversed.
@Deedee said :
My general rule is that if you aren’t comfortable telling your partner exactly what happened you shouldn’t be doing it
I don’t disagree. I simply wasn’t able to tell her about the kink, yet I couldn’t give up SW. It’s not that I never tried, either. It’s just not quite the same for me as, say, asking your partner for a threesome, other more normie-ish things of that nature.
I don’t know, maybe I’m the only one. If someone doesn’t understand that it’s harder for some people to come out about this, well… all I can say is I’m jealous. 