10 Shocking bedroom taboos you ought to try at least once

8. Pain

There are countless ways of inflicting pleasurable pain on both yourself and your partner – and so long as everybody involved knows what they’re getting into and fully agrees with it, there’s no harm. Consider trying it out with something a little more adventurous than spanking, which is practically vanilla now anyway. One common favorite, for example, is playing with hot wax. Of course, any play like this can potentially do genuine damage, so make sure you’re educated about what you’re doing before you start.