Spectacles - but not as in events (19)

Mine is a difficult prescription so contact lenses are tricky to get.

There probably is a fetish for glasses or wearers of them, but I'm not sure if the wearing o them fits with BDSM. Does anyone have any views, ideas or solutions?

I have no view but then thats because I take them off and become blind as a bat without them...

Seriously though, I take mine off as they get in the way and as a sub thats fine as it adds to the feeling of not knowing what is coming, also helps when we have put the blindfold somewhere and cant find it! As for hoods if they are to restrict sight anyway then surely it should't be a problem?

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Edited 24 Sep 10, 10:37 AM by lilybee

If I'm playing as a sub, this has no importance, particularly if blindfolded (and of course a hood simply adds to this) as everything is at short range and it is not my place to provide any input into the scene, so what I see is not relevant. At close range I can see my Domme perfectly adequately to see the mischievious (or evil ) look on her face.

When I'm the Dom, action is taking place at close range, after all, how far away can you be and use a flogger or crop!

So unless your eyesight requires assistance from glasses at a few feet away there isn't a problem if you don't wear them. From a safety (and damage) point of view I always take mine off anyway before play.

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Edited 24 Sep 10, 10:48 AM by Lj_switch

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Depending on what we're doing I'll keep them on or take them off - for example giving a blow job where there's some hair pulling / face fucking makes it uncomfortable, but if he's doing something more to do with the psychological side of things often keeping them on makes it more intense - it's easier to try and block out challenging things or things that bring about butterflies of nerves if you can't see them properly.

It sounds a bit daft but one of my favourite moments of 'now we're getting into Dom/sub play territory' comes when he deliberately takes my glasses off, folds the arms in and puts them aside somewhere - the fact that it's done at his choice, and I'm suddenly a little more in his hands and in the back foot never fails to make me go a bit dappy.

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Why do you need glasses with a hood or a mask on?

A thought is it possible to get a prescription made up with plastic lenses in tight wrap round frame similar to the type racing cyclist wear? If done in clear plastic would not notice much.

Not that it makes that much difference whether I can see or not when bent over her horse! LOL!

I'm also very short sighted... for swimming I use prescription goggles (about £25 online) they actually look quite kinky and I can imagine other situations where they could come in handy!

As a lady of eyewear who judges people harshly on such things, please don't get wrap-arounds. Perhaps the glasses are preferable but wrap-around sunglasses are one of my most proven indicators of someone being a tosser x

If I am wearing a puppy hood I cant see where the squeaky toy went which is tricky, plus it feels horribly disorienting if I want to wear a nice latex hood in a club but still want to be able to socialize or if I am being a puppy in a club.

Also cuddling and kissing can be tricky because I am worried about damaging my glasses which takes some of the fun away.

I managed to break my last pair of glasses while trying to wear hood and glasses, as I have sensitive eyes I cant wear contacts and am yet to find a decent solution to this issue.

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That said, as someone else mentioned, you hardly need to be wearing your glasses if you're wearing a hood-the whole point is that you CAN'T see! Each person is an individual, and in the same way as I wouldn't expect anyone to play with me without taking my asthma or hard and soft limits into account, they would obviously need to take your glasses into account. Perhaps taking them off you when tying you down, or just before putting a hood or similar on?

Or you could have your eyes lasered-different clinics will do different prescription levels! I managed to find the only one in the country that would touch mine at the time, and that's 6 years ago, so they'll have come on even further. Possibly a little extreme if you're only looking for an answer of how to cope with glasses during play though!

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