E is for Embarrassment

Hmm, embarrassment. Totally not sexy, right? Come on it’s okay to admit it does nothing for you. It’s my job to try to explain how embarrassment might be hot, so I accept the challenge:)

The concept of embarrassment as a turn-on in itself is one that’s not often spoken of explicitly; it’s sort of “understood” among many of us who’re kinky. Embarrassment is the “less extreme” sibling of humiliation, which is often thought of as a kink in and of itself. I think of embarrassment as the spice or enhancement (see, another E word!) for the main course, whereas Humiliation itself could be the main course (or in this case, the point of whatever the hell we’re doing).Like so many other kinks there is a fine line between the good embarrassment and the bad. Alas, this is a subjective thing, which can make things a little fraught for authors seeking to explore it. [Read more…]