While the request may have thrown you for a loop, the reality is, playing with domination and submission can be a huge turn-on in the bedroom or, you know, wherever you're getting it on. For the partner being tied up, there's often something incredibly hot about handing over complete control. From the achingly sexy to the hella awkward, here are eight women's tales of what it was like to be tied up in bed for the first time. Needless to say, the following stories are NSFW.

He explains, "I was into tying up from an early age, but I didn't know how to put it into words. It was only recently that a friend got an inkling that I might be into bondage, and she signed me up to FetLife — that's how I found this class. It's a tranquil space filled with soothing music and fluffy rugs, the walls lined with kimonos and cushions.

Why do people like getting tied up? What do they get out of it? Why on earth would you find that sexy? None at all. I decided to go the extra mile for people who want more information, and did some research.