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Encyclopedia > Total power exchange
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Total Power Exchange or TPE is a derivative of the concept of power exchange in a D/s relationship. The term refers to a relationship where the Dominant has complete authority and influence over the submissive's life, making the majority of decisions. TPE is occasionally referred to as 24/7 though most consider these terms to have different definitions. More frequently, TPE is used interchangeably with the state of being a slave or being Internally Enslaved. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... In terms of a D/s relationship (Dominant and Submissive), this acronym stands for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. ... In BDSM, the term Power Exchange is associated with a submissive exchanging his/her authority to make decisions (whether just for a scene, or for his/her entire life), for the Dominants agreement to take responsibility for his/her happiness and health. ... Domination and submission (also known as Dominance and submission, D&s, Ds or D/s) is a set of psychosexual behaviors, customs and rituals relating to the dominance of one individual over another. ... In human sexual behavior, a dominant is one who enjoys performing any of a variety of BDSM practices upon a submissive; or one who holds a dominant position within a relationship based upon dominance and submission (DS). ... In human sexual behavior, a submissive is one who enjoys having any of a variety of BDSM practices performed upon them by a Dominant; or one who holds a submissive position within a relationship based upon Dominance and submission (Ds or D/s). ... In terms of a D/s relationship (Dominant and Submissive), this acronym stands for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. ... Slave is a term often used in BDSM to connote a specific form of submissive. ...


Total Power Exchange was coined by Steven S. Davis in the newsgroup alt.sex.bondage during his debates with Jon Jacobs in the mid 1990's. alt. ... Jon Jacobs (1945 - 2004) was an influential freelance writer who helped develop and define the various threads of behaviour that are today collectively known as BDSM. He co-authored (with Gloria G. Brame and William D. Brame) the book Different Loving: An Exploration of the World of Sexual Dominance and...


Both TPE and Jacob's preferred term, Absolute Power Exchange or APE, are problematic terms for some people, including many who pursue these types of D/s relationship, since the relationship is subject to the physical and the emotional limitations of the participants and therefore cannot genuinely be total or absolute.


See also

Wipipedia is a Web-based free-content encyclopedia about the fetish and BDSM lifestyle. ... Slave is a term often used in BDSM to connote a specific form of submissive. ...

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This article incorporates text from the article on Total_Power_Exchange in Wipipedia, the free-content Fetish and BDSM encyclopedia. Wipipedia is a Web-based free-content encyclopedia about the fetish and BDSM lifestyle. ...


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Total Power Exchange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (207 words)
Total Power Exchange or TPE is a derivative of the concept of power exchange in a D/s relationship.
Total Power Exchange was coined by Steven S. Davis in the newsgroup alt.sex.bondage during his debates with Jon Jacobs in the mid 1990's.
Both TPE and Jacob's preferred term, Absolute Power Exchange or APE, are problematic terms for some people, including many who pursue these types of D/s relationship, since the relationship is subject to the physical and the emotional limitations of the participants and therefore cannot genuinely be total or absolute.
Power exchange (BDSM) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (417 words)
The latter is often referred to as Total Power Exchange or TPE or 24/7 or 24/7/365.
A dominant is a person who exercises the power to take control of a person or situation through usage of some means (such as physical, mental, financial, etc.) on a regular basis; the gender specific titles being dom for a man, domme or dominatrix for a woman.
In most power exchange as referred to in a BDSM scene, there are limitations on the power the dominant has over the submissive, such as safewords, time limits and/or explicitly negotiated understandings of what is allowed.
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