"First Meeting" by MountainTop (Topspace4@aol.com). The lady once wrote a story for an erotic newsgroup about a woman in a submissive relationship. After that she read a story on a similar topic by another author and communicated with him about his story. Her husband wasn't interested in bdsm, and so she went out and tried a relationship with a stranger; but that attempt was a disaster. She mentioned this via e-mail to the author of the other story, and he invited her to state her limits and join him for a session. She decided to accept his invitation.

The guy is a real prince. He takes control; gives her a rose; buys her champagne; spanks her for wearing the wrong underwear, bra, and shoes; squeezes her nipples painfully; binds her; inserts a butt plug; and does other interesting things to turn her own. She, of course, says "Thank you, Master" for all the pain he inflicts and has a roaring orgasm.

An interesting thing about this story is the description of the limits that the partners set before the tryst. I have never done this, but I have read lots of bdsm stories this past year. These rules make good sense and could even serve as useful guidelines for others interested in taking the plunge into tentative bdsm.

The story has some minor problems (such as accidentally alternating between Lisa and Karen for the woman's name); but overall it's a very good story. Bdsm is still not for me. I CAN see how pleasure can be heightened by contrasting it to pain, and I can understand how it could be pleasurable to be completely under the protection of a stronger Master who cares about me; but I am still turned off by the subservient attitude and the notion that a person who loves me would deliberately induce pain. I'm not trying to convert anyone - just to explain my feelings. If I DID decide to experiment with bdsm with someone other than my husband, I think I would use this story as a model. Before you all rush out and buy butt plugs and head for the airport with your safewords, however, I want to remind you that this is fiction. I suspect that in real life blind bdsm dates are at least as likely to be disasters as are more mundane, regular blind dates.