Is Taken In Hand a sexual kink?

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Is Taken In Hand a sexual kink?

I realise that this question is a hot topic for debate but I personally don't really have any strong feelings about it one way or the other. Perhaps what those who object to the idea of Taken In Hand as a kink dislike is the idea that it is just about sex. Perhaps, to them, the word “kink” sounds like something a bit abnormal, and Taken In Hand feels very normal and not at all kinky to them. I don't know. I have no strong feelings either way, myself. I don't really care what you call it, as long as we are talking about Taken In Hand relationships.

What do you all think? Is it a kink?

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