BDSM Lexicon · Relationship types & power exchange

M/s

M/s stands for Master/slave and is comparable to D/s. D/s stands for Dominance and submission (dominance and submission). It is the basic dynamic within many BDSM relationships, in which one person consciously takes the lead (the Dominant) and the other voluntarily relinquishes control (the submissive).

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