submissive

A person who agrees to submit or give up control in a relationship, scene, or activity. In a Dominant/submissive (D/s) dynamic, a submissive may be referred to as the "s-type." ### Types of Submissives Being a submissive isn't one-size-fits-all. Here are a few of the more common types of submissives you are likely to run into (but there are A LOT more!) - Service Submissive A submissive that enjoys serving others. This form of submission emphasizes practical assistance and caretaking over physical sensations or psychological play. - Pleasure Sub A submissive who derives pleasure and satisfaction from fulfilling the desires and needs of their dominant partner, particularly in a sexual context. - Sensual Submissive A submissive who enjoys giving up control in a BDSM context, but prefers play that focuses on touch, intimacy, and erotic pleasure instead of heavy pain or strict rules. - Submissive Masochist A submissive who enjoys receiving pain and/or humiliation. - Brat A submissive who is one or more of the following: teasing, playful, sneaky, mischievous, stubborn, rebellious, sassy, provocatively defiant, or disobedient. - FemDom Submissive A submissive enjoys giving control to a Dominant woman or femme. ### Core BDSM In Traditional BDSM/Core BDSM a submissive is someone who enters an Authority Transfer (AT), therefore effectively transferring a negotiable portion of their agency to their Dominant. A submissive does not transfer ALL of their agency to their Dominant: for the parts not included in the AT there is no submission. Submission is a consensual process best negotiated at length before being entered into. Once the submissive consents to the Authority Transfer though, within the areas of submission they are not entitled to further right of consent and their only recourse to the will of their Dominant is to withdraw consent to the dynamic, therefore ending it.