There's been some great replies here already so I won't have much to add other than reiterate that there are so many different ways to spank a person, even ignoring all the possible tools and implements available, just simply going on how and where the spanking is given, what started it, how long/hard/fast, how much control the spankee has, if there is any role play, aftercare, communication...
As simple examples:
- A spanking from a caregiver (like a pro nanny) who you have asked for a spanking from during pre-play discussion is going to feel completely different than exactly the same kind/level of spanking from the same CG who has simply decided you need a spanking without being asked for it in advance. It is then unexpected and thus out of your control so it has more of a shock factor.
- A CG who just simply pulls a naughty little over their knee, spanks them and leaves it at that will feel completely different from the exact same spanking but when the CG has spoken with and reprimanded the little about the inappropriateness their behaviour before the spanking, given it and then spoken more about why they got it and what they could do better in the future.
- A spanking from someone you don't know well but have paid to be a CG for a day has much less impact than the exact same spanking you receive from a loved one or close partner who is doing it because they love you and want you to be better.
And so on, there are many things that can affect how a spanking feels to a person that have nothing to do with the actual impacts themselves, a spanking for a spankings sake is pointless for an AB or little, this is a heavily emotion driven kink and so we need that deeper purpose with the right setting, mood, motivation, cause and connection.
BoundCoder said:
The idea of being truly helpless and brought to actual legitimate uncontrollable tears very much appeals to me. Unfortunately I have a decent pain threshold and actually making that fantasy a reality is a challenge
This is actually something I can really connect with, I would love that experience of truly being spanked to real tears and sobbing uncontrollably over a caregivers knee but I also have a pretty good pain threshold. I also think it's about much more than just the pain though.
If it is being given for the right reason, for behaviour or something you have actually legitimately done wrong, from someone who you truly care about their opinion of you and who you have a deep connection with, in those instances a spanking can have much more of an emotional impact than a physical one and thus more likely to bring you to tears, not because it hurts, but because of the understanding and knowledge of what you have done and that you upset a person you care for.
AlwaysDreaming said:
Spanking is something that has found its way into my every day dynamic with my Daddy - but not as 'play', as actual punishment. We are in a soft 24/7 TPE(total power exchange) type relationship (I'm not 24/7 littlespace but I am 24/7 submissive
). I'm not a fan of the actual spanking, but I absolutely ADORE the dynamic it enforces. Being chased around the house, put over his knee, firmly explained what I did wrong and why I'm being punished, and being forced to apologize after and even thank him for the spanking makes me feel very little and subby in the best way. The actual spanking part? Yah, not my favorite. That's why for me it's a punishment.
This is the kind of thing I'd aim for. I love both giving and receiving a good spanking, I understand fully that not everyone is into it and if I'm being a CG for someone who isn't I can find other options.
It is in my mind the difference between a "punishment" and a "funishment".
A punishment is something you are given, whatever the reason, timing or severity, it is decided for you. You have done something wrong and are being corrected, there is no choice in the matter you earned what you get (whether it is just a light tap on the bum as a warning or a serious spanking).
Whereas a funishment is something you want to have and can ask for either through words or deeds. It can be light and playful or hard and painful whatever you desire, you will have some control over how much you get and when it ends.
But as a personal preference I would want a relationship where whoever was being the big/little (me or my partner) understands that spankings can and will be given for certain levels of "bad/inappropriate behaviour" whether you like/want them or not. Given in that same way: Discussion/explanation, Choice, waiting time to build anticipation, the spanking itself with whatever implements chosen, apologies/thanks, cuddles and aftercare.
There is no need in this instance to "ask" for the spanking, it is simply understood that the possibility is always there and simple behavioural cues and in depth knowledge of each other can trigger it.
Also, and this only works with a partner I was very close to, I would need the acceptance that there is no safe word or key words or options to misbehave and say "no I don't want the spanking today do something else" (dangerous thing to say in the world of kink since there should always be some control element). This is because both of us should know each others limits and with a real punishment you would not be able to say "ok stop now I've had enough" and have it immediately end or "no I don't want that punishment choose another".
Because the purpose of a punishment is to correct a behaviour by doing something you don't want (negative vs positive reinforcement). This brings a little bit more fear of "omg how far are they going to go" and more anticipation into the mix making things feel much more real.