also frankly thats just gonna happen sometimes. people are new to things. its good to have a partner who loves and understands you introduce you to it in a safe space. he followed all procedures - they picked toys together, have a safe word, conversed about it and went over deets in advance, set boundaries for the play etc. and lyle could have said Honey if he wanted but he chose drama and a proposal so here we are i think its obvious he enjoys it, just is new and needs a safe space to explore sexually bc hes been repressed his entire life. if anything, im proud of them for making it this far lol
i also think it was obvious that ash had dom tendencies. them making an appearance in this way feels like a reasonable progression in their relationship as they begin to trust each other more and perform less. it wasnt toxic at all, tbh a pretty wholesome adventure into BDSM, esp compared to a lot of titles on this here website
I don't mind this. I don't prefer it but I don't mind it. Sure, Lyle is new to all this but if he truly hated any form of bdsm, hr would've told Ash. He was uncomfortable as any newbie would've been but he trusted Ash. It wasn't rape or anything like that. I think that people are just uncomfortable with the "experienced X newbie" dynamic which is understandable because oftentimes that lends itself to abuse and manipulation but this couple isn't like that.