Happy Slapping

The enjoyment of pain and pleasure has long been part of the adventurous partners sexual repertoire and bondage at the boudoir has become a popular area for the couples looking to spice up their sex life. Wicked tease and tickles are a great way to raise sensitivity on the skin and a saucy spank helps to get the adrenalin pumping and speed up blood flow to your genitals for heightened sensation.

The line between pleasure and pain is a fine one so follow these rules for naughty happy slapping.

1. Using whips and paddles is best in a relationship where an element of trust is prevalent. It would be fool hardy to enter into bondage play with somebody you don't know that well.

2. Practise with a new toy on yourself to get the measure of its effect. Spank your hand or thigh to tell how much force to employ.

3. Men have thicker skin than women (yes we mean in a literal sense). A woman's nerve endings are closer to the surface than men's making them more susceptible to pain which should be bore in mind during play.

4. A better way to use bondage toys is to intersperse slaps with tickles and whips with strokes. The contrast in sensation will benefit you more in both pain and pleasure quarters.

5. Spank the thighs and buttocks, never the front upper torso or front of the body. If it turns you on whips, paddles and crops should only tease and stroke the genitals not strike for obvious reasons!