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BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

Babe, take out "safeword" ...you told him he was HURTING YOU and to STOP. "You're hurting me, stop." Read it again. And again. I get being in the moment, being drunk, doing something that is the typic…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
inappropriate relationship with my therapist

inappropriate relationship with my therapist — okay so. i started seeing a therapist in december when i was 17 (im 18 as of january, and he was 50+) and a lot of the therapy we were doing was about my sex trauma, and he thought i had a sex addicti…

r/CPTSDpost3/25/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel. — I’m feeling really confused about something that happened with my boyfriend and I don’t know if I’m overreacting or not. My BF (25M) and I (24F) been together for about a year, and we have a pretty r…

r/relationship_advicepost4/2/2026
My Personal Key For Shifting (Repost because my pther account got deleted somehow 😢)

Naw, never been afraid; I love the adventure part of shifting, and sometimes I'm too lazy to focus on one particular reality. Plus, I feel like it's waaayy easier to shift when you don't have a partic…

r/realityshiftingcomment3/14/2026
I think my 32F 36M boyfriend lied about me passing out during sex

Sometimes passing out and waking up can happen so quickly that its confused to unlookers whether or not you actually passed out. Not saying this answers anything, just food for thought Develop safewo…

r/relationship_advicecomment3/15/2026
My Personal Key For Shifting (Repost because my pther account got deleted somehow 😢)

What Safeword do you use in such a case. How long does it take to go back in prefered reality. And what statement do you use before sleeping and prepare yourself.

r/realityshiftingcomment3/16/2026
My Personal Key For Shifting (Repost because my pther account got deleted somehow 😢)

My safeword since day 1 has always been "Come back home," and it works instantly. I say my safeword, and instantly my eyes pop open in my CR. My shifts have mostly been through luck and chance. When…

r/realityshiftingcomment3/16/2026
My Personal Key For Shifting (Repost because my pther account got deleted somehow 😢)

Yeah, multiple times. I've had mostly mini shifts, or said my safeword to come back. I haven't stayed for more than a day in most realities 

r/realityshiftingcomment3/17/2026
Girlfriend(26F) of 3 months slapped me(32M) in the balls for a third time

Whatever this woman has going on can only be ethically explored with safewords and informed consent. Neither of which it appears she established. In terms of kink, this is like you spanking her like…

r/relationship_advicecomment3/18/2026
Is it SA? Im confused

Loving pain and being controlled is not a reason for someone to touch you when you dont want to or are not ready to. These things should be done with consent and safety. I do think this is SA, sorry…

r/selfhelpcomment3/22/2026
Kink, consent and dating

I had something similar happen once. Dumped him IMMEDIATELY. Choking is HAZARDOUS PLAY, and should *always* be discussed beforehand, a safeword/sign should be in place etc. I’m so sorry that happene…

r/datingoverfortycomment3/29/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

Consent has to be free and continuous . The moment you said your safeword, the said consent was withdrawn and whatever happened afterwards is assault. >I started using my safeword and told him it was…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

A safeword is exactly established for that specific situation: to stop immediately. You don't get to continue and either feign ignorance or some other bullshit excuse.  If you can't trust him to stop,…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

You used your safeword and he didn't listen. That is when it goes from being consentual to non consentual. He raped you. I'm not going to sugar coat it. The second the safeword is used, it is full sto…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

> But I feel like in such rough intimacy, it’s hard for people to understand who haven’t done it I have done it and still I dont understand it. I love intoxicated sex and I like rough sex, but ignori…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

As someone also in the kink & BDSM scene - I wouldn’t want to be with anyone who has the capacity to get “carried away”. My boyfriend and play partners are all the types of people who would be horrifi…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

Nope nope nope. Safeword means stop. That’s what makes it a safe word. Rough play like this is why you HAVE a safe word, so you CAN do things like plead and cry without your partner stopping the act…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

A consensual rough sexual relationship like this works, because of hard boundaries and safewords. The only way for it to be able to work is for both parties to stay within the limits that have been di…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

A safeword is a guaranteed hard stop. If he won't honor that, you can't trust him.

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

Sweetheart, the second you said your safeword, and he didn't stop it became rape. I'm so sorry, but this isn't just 'he crossed a line', you told him to stop and he refused...that is rape. I'm so inc…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

Ignoring safeword = not safe The problem isnt what word you use, the problem is that he doesn't care when you use it. Get angry. He does not deserve forgiveness or another chance here. You are not …

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

OP You’re not overreacting because once a safeword is used everything must stop and the fact that he ignored it breaks consent regardless of your usual dynamic so it’s normal to feel conflicted but wh…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

In the kink/BDSM world there's 2 terms that we use SSC (Safe,Sane,Consensual) and RACK (Risk Aware Consensual Kink) SSC - means that whoever is involved in play is engaged safely with a sane mind an…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

I’m sorry that happened to you because a safeword is an all stop. Period. I’ve even stopped when a safeword hasn’t been used when I became aware that my partner was in a bad place. Either way whether …

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

Yeah the trust behind the safeword is gone. I'd be reevaluating my relationship.

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

I once accidentally got blackout drunk with a girlfriend who I had just started exploring kink with. The only memory I have from the entire night is when she used her safeword - I clearly remember tha…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

safeword is supposed to mean stop no matter what even if u guys are used to rough stuff. makes sense u feel off about it like trust got shaken a bit and u’re still processing what that means for u

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

Him wanting to change the SAFEWORD is him trying to make you think there was something wrong or unclear about your agreement, instead of something wrong with his acting. He’s trying to change focus. H…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

As a side note, if your safewords are too subtle or weird or your brain has turned to mush, the standard safewords should almost always be valid, i.e. SAFEWORD and RED. Overriding them is pretty extre…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

SAFEWORD and RED should always be safewords, regardless of what other ones you want to agree on. It's a pathetic excuse from him that they need changing.

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

The problem sounds like a clear set of confusing rules. I used my safeword but it's not strange for him to stay in the Dom mindset and ignore it. Here's a rule that bypasses another rule so we can h…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

Some people literally have a decoy safeword to IGNORE, and then a REAL safeword just so that situations like this don't happen even if they're playing on the edge of risk-aware play. So, no, what he …

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

He disregarded your safeword, and so therefore he is completely unsafe to continue engaging with. I know it’s hard to see because of how you feel about him, but your feelings don’t change that fact. I…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

OP, I know this might hurt to hear and you might not want to accept this word, I’m sorry but that was rape. you used your safeword (repeatedly), which means you withdrew consent. he continued, which m…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

When you had your conversation, did you talk about limiting or no longer having sex after consuming alcohol? You don't trust him because he broke that trust by failing to listen to your safewords, an…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

Hey hun, I've been in the BDSM community for years, and there's a word for this. Rape. Not non-con not rapeplay. This is actual rape. Once consent is taken away and the safeword is used that means you…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

No. You don't dom if you're drunk as fuck, and you don't argue over safewords.

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

Hey so, your boyfriend assaulted you, you are completely valid in not feeling right with what happened. Just so you know I have the same kinks as you and more, he still assaulted you. If you post …

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

>I have done it and still I dont understand it. I love intoxicated sex and I like rough sex, but ignoring the safeword is simply not an option As someone who also loves intoxicated sex, if my partner…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

He broke trust which is of paramount importance in that kind of relationship. Do not brush it off, at all. What he's done is violate you. Think carefully about whether you can continue in a relationsh…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

I think that you're using the fact that y'all have kinky sex as an excuse for him to slip up on consent when it should absolutely be the opposite. You need to hold him to higher standards because he i…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

Recommend you visit a website with a forum devoted to people who enjoy the dom/sub lifestyle: thecage.co They can give you a lot of insight as to the dynamics, safewords and expectations. But basicall…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

Yeah. If he can brush away her wishes with "who are you to give me orders?", then why the hell would he suddenly start respecting any new safewords?

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

You don't know how to feel? You should be feeling angry, betrayed and violated! Trust is the bedrock of any relationship but if there's a BSDM dynamic, that trust is even more critical and he broke …

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

He broke your trust. Your safeword should be respected, full stop. Even if you’re engaging in CNC your safeword is your fail safe. Break up with him NOW. He raped you.

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BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

Yeah, I don't see any need to come up with alternative Red safewords - they should always be clear like that and you're breaking the scene at that point, so there's no point trying to hide it. I unde…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

If you are doing things like choking and he's ignoring safewords then this is incredibly dangerous and he could actually accidentally kill you if this happens again. Its possible the alcohol played …

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

You used your safeword, and his response was "who are you to tell me to stop". Even if he had said that before, it wasnt after the use of the safeguard. He just gave away that he views you as beneath …

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

"I started using my safeword and told him it was hurting and to stop, but he didn’t." ONE AND DONE. He turned from "rough consensual sex" to sexual abuse. It turned into rape. Period. There is no com…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

the thing about kink and BDSM is that it's CONSENSUAL. Safewords are important. If you invoked the Safe Word, he need to stop, no questions, nothing. "Dom mindset"? Screw that. A proper dom never …

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026
BF (25M) ignored my (24F) safe word and I don’t know how to feel.

BDSM relationships are built on trust and consent. You removed your consent for the scene when you safeworded and everything *after* that was assault. Good Doms don't assault people, they listen and r…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/2/2026