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Sensual: An Erotic Life

We publish essays about sex, sexuality and erotic relationships.

No Matter Your Age, Flirting Keeps You Young and Fun

And taking it a step further makes things even better.

6 min readOct 13, 2025

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TW/CW: D/s relationships, rough consensual sex, BDSM scenes.

When I met Mike a few months ago, it was under circumstances which didn’t lead me to believe we would ever be anything more than friends. He was seeing someone else and I didn’t have any idea whether he was into open or poly relationships. I’ll be honest, the thought didn’t really cross my mind in the beginning.

Then, we began having conversations.

I don’t remember exactly what happened that made us start messaging one another but it was fairly innocent. He and the woman he’d been seeing were not together any longer, so of course, that gave me license to flirt. The flirting was mutual, thankfully. I never expect people to be interested just because I’m interested in them, so it was a nice feeling to get it back.

What I didn’t expect was his dominance. But more so, that I would respond to it the way I did.

I’ve been a switch for most of my adult life, so it’s not unheard of for me to be submissive. It’s just been a really long time since I was interested in more than just a little “slap and tickle” with someone other than my husband. He’s also a switch so it’s always been fairly…

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Sensual: An Erotic Life
Sensual: An Erotic Life

Published in Sensual: An Erotic Life

We publish essays about sex, sexuality and erotic relationships.

Demeter V Delune
Demeter V Delune

Written by Demeter V Delune

S*x educator, Freelance Writer for hire, Journalist. Words in Passionfruit, Pleaser, MamaMia, Giddy, Petit Mort, Daily Dot, Your Tango| demeterdelune.com

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