"SM has a long history of being poorly understood in Western culture. Until the last 20 years, Sadomasochism (SM) was believed by academia to be restricted almost exclusively to the male gender. Much of the literature today continues to reflect the presumption that relationships between individuals with an SM orientation are rare and non-functional. My personal observations have been that SM relationships are numerous and often highly functional. The nature of this study is to interview
individuals in long term SM relationships and evaluate the dynamics of these relationships, including partner selection, power dynamics, and sexual bargaining."
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