Dan Savage ([syndicated profile] savagelove_feed) wrote2026-03-19 03:31 pm

The Thursday Letter: Can a Loving Partner Become a Brutal Dom?

Posted by Dan Savage

I’m going to be taking a break from Struggle Session for a bit — but I will be engaging more in the comments, which feels more like a conversation. But I’m gonna keep posting bonus Savage Love letters Thursdays and letting my readers have the first crack at giving the advice. And here’s this week’s … Read More »

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Dan Savage ([syndicated profile] savagelove_feed) wrote2026-03-17 11:00 am

Masochistic Macaque

Posted by Nancy Hartunian

A kinky submissive woman’s last relationship went down in flames when her dom insisted on a 24/7, power exchange all-the-damn-time lifestyle. She is raising kids and caring for her sick father. She doesn’t have time for this kind of commitment. How can she set reasonable boundaries in the future? A married man despairs that he’ll … Read More »

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Dan Savage ([syndicated profile] savagelove_feed) wrote2026-03-17 11:00 am

Homework

Posted by Dan Savage

I’m a 50-year-old married bisexual American man living in Europe with my wife and kids. The “bi” part of me is still extremely new. Two years ago, I started seeing a sex-positive therapist to address my significant interest (and feelings of guilt about) kink and BDSM. Long story short, I admitted to myself that I … Read More »

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Mark Smith ([staff profile] mark) wrote in [site community profile] dw_maintenance2026-03-14 01:04 pm

Performing some traffic maintenance today

Happy Saturday!

I'm going to be doing a little maintenance today. It will likely cause a tiny interruption of service (specifically for www.dreamwidth.org) on the order of 2-3 minutes while some settings propagate. If you're on a journal page, that should still work throughout!

If it doesn't work, the rollback plan is pretty quick, I'm just toggling a setting on how traffic gets to the site. I'll update this post if something goes wrong, but don't anticipate any interruption to be longer than 10 minutes even in a rollback situation.

Dan Savage ([syndicated profile] savagelove_feed) wrote2026-03-13 11:00 am

After Action Report #20

Posted by Nancy Hartunian

Meet Trina, who indulged her dom’s desire. Did she love it? Did she hate it? Listen and learn. Did YOU try something new to you, and want us know about it? Write it up and send it in to Q@Savage.Love.

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Dan Savage ([syndicated profile] savagelove_feed) wrote2026-03-12 05:38 pm

Struggle Session: Drunken JO Sesh Ends in Disaster

Posted by Dan Savage

Struggle Session is a bonus column where I respond to a few comments from readers and listeners. I also share a letter and invite readers to have the first crack at giving the advice. I’m away this week — so Tuesday’s column was a repeat and there’s no Struggle Session today. But I’m not slacking: … Read More »

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Dan Savage ([syndicated profile] savagelove_feed) wrote2026-03-12 11:00 am

Magnum Extra: Sex & Television

Posted by Nancy Hartunian

Dan brings back Matt Baume, author of “Hi Honey, I’m Homo!”- a history of queer characters on sitcoms. They talk about the gratifyingly realistic nature of Ilya and Shane’s relationship, how gay characters in the 70s were usually murderers and engage in a talmudic debate comparing the homo hockey show with Heartstopper.

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Dan Savage ([syndicated profile] savagelove_feed) wrote2026-03-10 11:00 am

Epstein Files Libido Crash

Posted by Nancy Hartunian

Naturally, on this sex and relationship podcast, many of you are thinking about the Epstein files. One caller used to be a dom/daddy for younger women who sought him out and enjoyed him. Still he feels guilty. And another caller is having their libido crash when they read the news. Meanwhile a straight man has … Read More »

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Dan Savage ([syndicated profile] savagelove_feed) wrote2026-03-10 11:00 am

Poly Under Duress

Posted by Dan Savage

Dear Readers: I’m off this week. To tide you over until I’m back, the tech-savvy, at-risk youth pulled some classic “PUD” questions from the archives. A PUD, of course, is someone who is “poly under duress.” Because while some start poly and some achieve poly, others have poly thrust upon ’em. These are their stories. … Read More »

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Dan Savage ([syndicated profile] savagelove_feed) wrote2026-03-06 12:00 pm

After Action Report #19

Posted by Nancy Hartunian

Vanilla. Straight. Cis. Monogamous. How could this story possibly be sexy? A monogamous couple tried a dual massage in a foreign country. Mirrors on the ceiling. Pillows on the bed. Jacuzzi. Steam room. At first they wondered if they were allowed to have sex. They were. Hear the tale! If you have a story you … Read More »

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Dan Savage ([syndicated profile] savagelove_feed) wrote2026-03-06 03:18 am

Struggle Session: Folly Jamboree!

Posted by Dan Savage

Struggle Session is a bonus column where I respond to comments — just a few — from readers and listeners. I also share a letter that won’t be included in the column and invite my readers take a turn giving advice. I’m hosting the HUMP Film Festival in Seattle this weekend — come see me … Read More »

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Dan Savage ([syndicated profile] savagelove_feed) wrote2026-03-03 12:00 pm

A Cure for Cottonmouth?

Posted by Nancy Hartunian

When does subbing morph into self-harm? The relationship between a man and his much younger trans woman lover involves intense physical abuse. The girl has a wretched history, and engages in self harm. Although she gives consent, there’s also a language barrier that makes everything they do seem out of control and destructive. A bisexual … Read More »

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Dan Savage ([syndicated profile] savagelove_feed) wrote2026-03-03 12:00 pm

Quickies

Posted by Patrick Kearney

1. My boyfriend swears he’s cut. I say he’s totally uncut. He insists he was circumcised as an infant. How do I convince him? Some circumcisions are “tight” (all of the foreskin removed) and others are “loose” (most of the foreskin left intact). The looser the circumcision, the more “uncut” a man’s cock might appear. … Read More »

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