Taken In Hand - Being or owning a slave, enslavement; property, chattel

Are your labels preventing you from seeing what you have?

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 18:07:06 -0700

Don't waste your life looking for something you already have, if only you could see it.

BDSM practices in our Taken In Hand relationship

Sun, 30 Apr 2006 02:02:06 -0700

Being in a Taken In Hand relationship involving BDSM practices sounds like a source of great joy for this clearly very happy wife.

SM / D/s / BDSM in a Taken In Hand relationship?

Mon, 05 Jun 2006 14:38:35 -0700

If you have a dog cage in your bedroom (but you don't own a dog), can your relationship be a Taken In Hand one?

A man released from his pseudo-beta torment

Tue, 20 Dec 2005 15:36:26 -0800

This is a fascinating account of Silverback's journey to the discovery of his real nature, via society-induced pseudo-beta behaviour, dark fantasies and guilt.

Saying things for effect

Tue, 04 Oct 2005 22:45:27 -0700

When a man says he doesn't care what the woman he loves wants, is he serious, or is he saying it for effect? This piece explains why you are less likely to hear so many statements said for effect in a Taken In Hand marriage than in some other kinds of relationships. (And no, this is not to say that Taken In Hand is better, merely to point out a difference!)

Who wants a slave?

Tue, 27 Sep 2005 06:17:02 -0700

Why are so many Taken In Hand readers uncomfortable with the idea of Taken In Hand wife as ‘slave’?

Our journey through BDSM to Taken in Hand

Sat, 20 Aug 2005 16:49:07 -0700

One woman's journey from what she describes as “kinky sex” to Taken In Hand.

Dominant men: D/s vs. Taken In Hand

Sat, 16 Jul 2005 05:57:57 -0700

Kiva likes the fact that Taken In Hand relationships are enjoyable for both persons.

The subjection of women

Mon, 04 Jul 2005 14:54:23 -0700

To all the men who understand: thank you. To all who don't: I hope that this will help.

Is she afraid of losing control? Topping from the bottom?

Sun, 19 Jun 2005 07:54:32 -0700

Women sometimes say they want a Taken In Hand relationship but then when they actually start a relationship, seem afraid to give up control. If you are a man who is frustrated that your woman is not acting the way you think she should be acting, or if you are a woman who is being accused of not being submissive enough, not being feminine, or controlling with complaints, hit the read article link now!

My life, my choice

Wed, 15 Jun 2005 06:30:36 -0700

Choosing to be in an unconventional relationship can be tough, but it can be well worth it.

Could you be a slave, owned, property?

Sun, 08 May 2005 05:40:30 -0700

Does property always do what it's told? Does being a slave mean abdicating moral responsibility in the name of obedience? Why might a woman consider herself a slave, and why do Taken In Hand generally prefer not to a slave?

Violence in the garden

Thu, 17 Feb 2005 06:23:09 -0800

This piece is for all those whose desires and chosen paths in life attract disapproval from others.

Is Taken In Hand a form of BDSM?

Sat, 28 May 2005 05:55:35 -0700

Is Taken In Hand a form of BDSM? (This answer is aimed specifically at a BDSM / D/s / TPE audience.)

Ownership as bonding

Wed, 03 Nov 2004 05:42:54 -0800

In this beautiful piece, Noone explains why it is not unreasonable to think of the intense bonding of a monogamous relationship as being in some sense ownership.