Beyond One Syllable

Current theory on how individuals come to possess fetishes is an interesting and complicated aspect of modern psychology. A lot of progress has been made in understanding how it all works in recent years, and some clear things can be said about the process.

Before we start though, I'll need to provide some background in current genetic expression theory, and the sexual development cycle for humans to provide a solid foundation for understanding the specifics of specific sexual ...

Being a Moderator on a site like the TMF is an interesting experience. When I took on the job of being the forums Administrator almost ten years ago, I never imagined the many details that would go into running the site. What I thought would be a pretty black and white job turned out to be almost 100% composed of shades of gray. That took a bit of adjusting to on my part. I very much learned on the job. Sometimes I got things right, sometimes not. I always did learn though.

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Periodically something happens on the forums that causes a small uproar. Perhaps it’s a interpersonal squabble. Sometimes it’s a controversy that gets personal. Other times it’s a case of bit of behavior that gets called out by folks. But it all adds up to drama. People get emotional, they get upset, they say and do things that are out of character. In the end some folks end up pretty unhappy, and the community as a whole seems more divided and unwelcoming.

Why?

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Long ago, in another life, I used to write a monthly column named Beyond One Syllable. It was about all aspects of sexuality, and it lead me to some interesting places. Some good, others bad. Not unlike life.

It was in the days before the web, and before information about ones sexuality was easy to find or share. When having a fetish isolated a person, rather then was a golden ticket to meet a group of like minded people. Many of you reading this have no way of knowing how much the ...