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Taken In Hand accolades“[S]ince the day I [discovered Taken In Hand] I have rediscovered my feminity.” “[Taken In Hand is] a necessary read... Very complex, lots of power shifts, combining respect with pain, and pleasure. Domination roles. Submissive roles. The whole shebang. I'm glad I found it.” “Taken In Hand... is the name of a website that I discovered less than two years ago and which made a big difference to my life. It made me understand what it was I wanted and helped me to come to terms with my own feelings and gave me the impetus to talk seriously to my husband about our relationship for the first time ever really. The site is about male-led relationships which do not necessarily have to involve spanking. The owner of the site is more interested in other aspects of male control. There are a lot of interesting articles on the site.” “Taken In Hand is male led but male intimately led. ... 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But there are very few websites for people who are interested in male-led intimate relationships but who are not interested in all that the above communities associate with this kind of relationship (jargon, clothes, etc.) “[Taken In Hand] is really the most beautiful website devoted to DD.” “[Taken In Hand] is my major kink” “[Taken In Hand is an] erudite and intelligent site” “[Taken In Hand is a]n excellent site with many thought-provoking articles and responses.” “[Taken In Hand is] one of the most exciting sites on the internet!” “[T]he whole damn site really is one of the most well articulated (pro/con) loaded blogs I've seen. It provides a cross section of how people are feeling out there even amongst those who are ‘seemingly’ natural allies.” “As I view it, I'm a control freak. I love to be in control. However, I fantasize about that control being stripped from me and handed over to someone else....namely, my husband. I'm just glad I found a site that makes me realize I'm not a freak for wanting to be dominated” “I was delighted to receive word of Taken In Hand. ... a very thoughtful and well-written group blog. ... I'm looking forward to reading through this blog the way I look forward to reading a new novel by a favorite author. It looks that good.” “Wow. This site is so amazing.” ““[Taken In Hand is] a wonderful website ... from a MaleDom/femsub perspective ... [I]t's about the interpersonal dynamics of loving relationships where the man is the boss. [I]t's assumed that both partners are in it because that's what they want and have chosen. Also, unlike many other ‘traditional marriage’ sites, it's not coming from any sort of biblical perspective. ... Some of the best writing I've seen on these topics, from a variety of authors.” “[Taken In Hand is] a brill resource.... for info articles... and real life experiences” “A very cool site” “Thank you for providing such a positive, validating place for like-minded people to talk about this in a way that affirms the dignity of both men and women” “a great site” “an exremely high quality site... I highly recommend [Taken In Hand].” “fantastic site” “Intéressant à lire” “Un site remarquable” “[Y]our site rocks!” “Visit Taken in Hand for a lot of good thoughts. I think you'll find them useful even if you don't use corporal punishment.” “a wonderful site” “the best there is” “The answer to every single discussion is there. Best piece of text I read ever...And it rings SO true.” “What a wonderful website. ... [S]o much of this I can relate to my life. ... It has been a while since I have read a website that was ‘different’ than most.” “GREAT site” “Website of the Month” Other |
Another Taken In Hand forum - the yahoo groupReaders have frequently asked me to set up a discussion list, perhaps on Yahoo. I have now decided to do this, for the following reasons: 1) Taken In Hand is a website of articles with discussion flowing from each individual article and remaining associated with the individual article. This has its advantages but it also has the disadvantage that it is not conducive to more meandering discussions. I get complaints when comments veer too far away from the point of the original article starting the thread. A Yahoo group (or what used to be known as a ‘list’) is conducive to more meandering discussions, and to change the subject, you can easily change the Subject: line. 2) This website has thousands of visitors every day, whereas a list would have relatively few subscribers, so it might have a more cosy community atmosphere and more subtle discussions. The list might inspire posters to write articles for the website. 3) Some readers have slow connections or for other reasons prefer to use email only. I have tried to make this site fast to load, by avoiding graphics, but still some have an aversion to the web. With a yahoo group, you can choose to view posts on the web (with Yahoo ads, admittedly) or you can choose to receive individual email messages in plain text. 4) A list is just a different kind of forum, with a different structure, and I thought it might be fun to give it a try. Rest assured that I have no plans to abandon this website. The list/group I have set up is in addition to the website, not a replacement for it. And if everyone stops posting on the website in favour of the list/group, that would be most disheartening, since the future of Taken In Hand depends upon people posting on the website. So please do keep posting here, everyone! Don't forget that there is a readers' forum on this site. Some questions you are thinking of posting on the Yahoo list might be better posted on the forum here on the Taken In Hand site. For those who want to subscribe to the yahoo group (strictly adults only, please), first register and log in to Yahoo, then check that your age is in your yahoo profile (Yahoo is apparently very strict about this and they simply delete any adult group that does not adhere to this rule), then click on the “join this group” button on http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Taken_In_Hand/ and follow the instructions. Have you seen the following articles? Why you shouldn't mention the ‘M’ word I don't want to be a servant or slave The difference between dominant and domineering Romantic rituals for the taken in hand Don't tell anyone I'm here! Surrendering to the man I nearly destroyed First year trials The dynamics of our Taken In Hand relationship What Taken In Hand has done for our marriage Equality isn't all it's cracked up to be 2005 Jan 28 - 16:17 | login or register to post comments | latest article | previous article | next article | permanent link
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