When you hear the terms "dominant" and "submissive," does your mind immediately go to BDSM? Do the words alone sound intimidating? Some people gravitate toward one role of the other, but others like a bit of both. Sure, there are times you want to take control in bed like a dominant—yet feeling dominated yourself can also turn you on. How can you be dominant if you also like being submissive? A switch is someone who likes to be dominant and submissive in bed, depending on how they feel in that moment.
When someone tells you they identify as a Dominant or Master, submissive or slave — you have a pretty good idea what that means. Well, it means you need to ask more questions. I often compare somebody that identifies as a switch to someone who identifies as bisexual. That is not what I compare. Here is what I mean: both identities lay upon a spectrum and there are some similar stereotypes that both groups deal with. On one hand you can have someone like me — I personally identify as an s-type, however, I have the skills to top and do enjoy it on occasion with a handful of people. On the other hand you will find people that feel equally Dominant and submissive and may have a partner or partners that they switch with — or are in a poly situation where they have one or more partner s they submit to and another or others they are a Dominant to.
When someone tells you they identify as a Dominant or Master, submissive or slave — you have a pretty good idea what that means. Well, it means you need to ask more questions. I often compare somebody that identifies as a switch to someone who identifies as bisexual.
A switch is a person involved in BDSM play who chooses to player either a dominant or submissive. Partners may switch roles just because they want to, or to experience different activities. Switches may be looked down on by some people in their community for not being able to make up their minds.