BDSM Lexicon · Relationship types & power exchange

Erotic Power Exchange

Erotic Power Exchange (abbreviated EPE) refers to the voluntary exchange of power within an erotic or intimate context, whereby one partner (the Dominant) temporarily exercises control and the other (the submissive) voluntarily obeys or surrenders.

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Related terms

• Boundaries
• Power
• EPE
• Discipline
• Surrender

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