what is a praise kink? (and what to actually say)
A praise kink is getting turned on by being called good — what it is, why it works, Dom/sub phrases, how to try it, and aftercare.
you can tell who someone is by the way they hand back the key.— from “keyholder etiquette at 3 a.m.”
kink vs fetish: what's the difference?
You looked it up because the two words keep getting used like they mean the same thing — and you want to know which one actually describes you, or the person you're into. Here's the honest answer: there's a real difference, it's simple once someone draws the line, and where you land doesn't make you broken either way.
So let's draw the line.
What is a kink?
A kink is the broad category. It's any taste in sex that sits outside the plain-vanilla script — a thing you're into that turns the dial up. That covers a huge range, and a lot of it is gentler than the word sounds.