Quote Originally Posted by ami_r90 View Post
A play scene without sex would still require a considerable amount of trust, would it not?

Also whilst you mention it (and I know this is the kind of question each person will have a different answer to), what's the rough percentage of people who will indulge in play scenes without sex? Will depend on each individual what their own limits are and what they'll want to do, but I'm figuring there must be some kind of relatively clear split in there somewhere...
A play scene without sex does require that you trust the person to stay within the negotiated terms, just as when you negotiate a full on Master slave relationship, or anything in between. The level of trust required varies, not that you trust or don't trust. e.g. If I see a bottom, or a submissive (bottoming being that a person allows me to do things to and with their body having their input during the scene for changes and such, submitting being that I can do things with their mind inside the negotiated terms without them trying to direct or control things) that I would like to have a scene with. I can negotiate a scene that is simply a bare bottom spanking them on a kneeling bench. That only requires that they trust I won't harm them unintentionally by hitting their tail bone or any other careless act. It isn't sex, and it requires a minimum amount of trust.

As far as who enjoys play scenes with or without sex... Well I've known many submissives to enjoy a play scene without sex, I've also know submissives that look at play without sex as having cake, but not being able to eat the frosting on top. I've not noticed a percentage really, as most submissives I know tend to prefer to be in a sexual relationship with their dominant. Not all mind you, but most.