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Friday, October 30, 2015

TPE or Total Power Exchange is a completely consensual relationship between the two parties, the Dom and Sub, either of which, of course male/female and there can be different degrees to the relationship depending upon the agreement between them.

The idea behind a TPE is that the people involved in this type of relationship completely agree to the fact that one person has complete power, control and authority over the other person in every aspect. The submissive is yielding psychological and physical control over himself or herself to the dom-domme, who has this control for any given situation, or as in many cases, has this control at all times, hence, the name acquired by the categorization, 24/7. The agreement between the two parties is the crucial part of this type of relationship and without it being consensual it can be difficult for this to work. One has to submit completely and the other, take complete control. Obviously these guidelines are no different for any other dom and sub relationship or physical arrangement. The distinction lies in the amount of time contribution agreed upon by both parties.

For many dominants and submissives who are involved in a TPE it is a lifestyle that involves a long-term relationship, for the most part. It is not unusually for some submissives to seek out this type of situation as a session and they go about their everyday lives outside of the session they experienced.

Most who become involved in TPE are involved in a relationship that commandeers every moment of their existence. This means that the submissive is often living with the dominant. While many involved in a TPE may live together as a couple, there are those who are not and strictly live together as part of the dominant-submissive relationship.

The important focus of this type of relationship is that the dominant is in complete control over the submissive’s life. The dominatrix or dominant male is the one that makes all of the decision, from the daily mundane routines to the important decisions made throughout the day that relate to overall behavior and action. For those involved in this type of relationship, there may be mitigating factors that sometimes interfere with the routine – regular jobs, socialization with certain family and friends, general parts of everyday life – but outside of this circumstances the relationship is one of complete control where the submissive is completely at the will and whim of the dominant.

Those that may live outside of a 24/7 relationship but want to experience Total Power Exchange can often find such a thing within a session with a dominant. For all intents and purposes, a session with a dominant for a submissive is a Total Power Exchange in that the submissive is giving himself/herself over to the dominant for that time period to do as he or she wishes. The dominant has complete power and control of the situation and dictates the action of the session. The dominant is responsible for every moment and action of what occurs in the session and has all of the power.

When seeking a 24/7 Total Power Exchange (TPE), it is important to keep in mind that the submissive is giving him/herself up wholly to another – mind, body and soul – and the relationship needs to be one that is based completely on faith and trust both on the part of the person giving themselves over and on the dominant to handle the situation correctly. It is not the type of relationship to be entered into lightly and it is only through this trust in giving power over to another that a true TPE can be achieved.