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Age gap 

An age-gap kink is a kink for role play where adult-aged folks act out, and are turned on by, fantasies that involve a difference in ages. 

For instance, one partner might play “baby” and put on a diaper, while the other plays “Mommy” or “Daddy”. One partner might also pretend to be a college-aged student, while another pretends to be a professor.

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Bondage

Bondage is the B in “BDSM.”

It involves an individual interested in being restrained or restricted, or restraining or restricting their partner. 

Bondage can involve anything from ropes and ribbons to zip-ties and saran wrap.

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Cock and ball torture

Cock and ball torture is a fetish marked by the desire to have pain inflicted on your own penis or testicles — or the desire to inflict said pain.

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Cuckolding 

Someone has a cuckolding kink when they enjoy watching their partner have sex with other people.

Typically, when someone uses the term cuckold, it implies that humiliation is involved. For some people, the act of watching a partner have sex with someone else  — for instance, someone with a larger penis or more sexual skills  — is humiliating, and it’s this emotional sensation that turns them on.

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Discipline 

Discipline is a form of roleplay where certain acts are framed as “corrective” or as “punishment.”  

This kink often involves a more dominant partner setting rules or expectations for a more submissive partner— and if the more submissive partner breaks those rules, there are consequences. Sexy ones. Like spanking, other impact play, etc.

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Dominance 

The D in BDSM can also stand for “dominance.”

Dominance is the act of consensually taking control or holding the power in a scene or sexual dynamic with their partner.

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Erotic asphyxiation

Erotic asphyxiation is the act of controlling how much access you have to oxygen for the sake of power, play, and pleasure. 

Many people also enjoy the physical sensations often associated with being deprived of air, such as tingling, a spreading warmth, and quickened heart rate.

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Foot fetish 

A foot fetish is marked by a sexual interest in feet, which can be the entirety of the foot or focused specifically on the toes, arch of the foot, or ankle. It also includes feet doing specific actions.

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Hentai

Hentai refers to a specific type of Japanese illustration that often depicts overtly sexual scenes and scenarios. I didn’t include a picture of it because I didn’t want it in my search history…no judgement, though!

A popular porn genre, hentai erotica often features tentacled beings, monsters, and other-worldly creatures.

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Impact play

Impact play is the broad name for sex that involves the use of hands, paddles, whips, flogs, or crops on a partner’s meatiest, or most nerve-dense, parts.

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Knismolagnia

The word ‘knismolagnia’ is the name for a tickling fetish. 

Folks with this fetish are turned on by the sensation of being tickled by anything from human fingers and feathers, to vibrators or electrical stimulation toys.

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Lactation 

It’s exactly what it sounds like. People with this kink are turned on by breast milk.

A lactation kink may also be tied to an age gap or age play kink, where someone feels aroused at the thought of pretending to be a breast-fed baby once again.

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Masochism 

The M in BDSM and the complement to sadism, masochism is the act of erotic enjoyment in experiencing pain, humiliation, or intense sensation.

The mental or physical pain associated with masochism can be delivered by yourself or by a partner.

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Pregnancy

Some people are aroused by the stigma of pregnant people being sexual and feel naughty when they’re turned on by pregnant folks. 

Some people just find pregnant people sexy. To each their own.

Pregnancy kinks can also include the eroticization of lactation, darkened nipples, swollen ankles, or any other signs and symptoms of pregnancy.

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Role play

Role play is a common kink that involves pretending to be someone other than who you really are. The thrill of being different people or pretending to “cheat” is exciting for some people.

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Sensation play

Sensation play is the broad name for types of touch that involve stimulating your nerve endings in unique ways. 

Sensation play can be done by experimenting with different temperatures — for instance, with candles, wax, or ice cubes.

It can also be explored by teasing your nerves with tools like Wartenberg wheels, feather ticklers, or electrical stimulation wands.

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Tentacles

A tentacle kink refers to someone being turned on by the idea of being penetrated or otherwise sexually engaging with tentacles or creatures that have tentacles.

For some people, the eroticism comes from the slipperiness or the tactile idea of a tentacle.

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Urethral sounding 

Sounding is a sexual practice of inserting metal rods into the urethra.

While urethral sounding can be performed on anyone with a urethra, it’s most commonly performed on the penis. The head of the penis is incredibly nerve-dense, and stimulating those nerves through urethral stimulation can be pleasurable for some people. 

Plus, if you go deep enough you can touch the prostate, which may, in some cases, lead to a prostate orgasm.

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Voyeurism 

Voyeurism is a fetish where you get sexual gratification by watching other people engage in sex. It’s considered a complement to exhibitionism, where you find it arousing to have sex while other people watch.

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Wax play

Wax play is a type of sensation play that involves dripping wax onto your partner, or having it dripped onto you. 

Some people are into wax play because it feels like dancing with danger, others are into it because the heat of the wax feels erotic when juxtaposed to the cool air of the bedroom.