Many have been curious about stepping into the lifestyle. It can be a terrifying experience, once you've found out that you have a kinky side and want to explore it, how do you get started? Who do you talk to? Where should you go?
The first step to safely enter the lifestyle community is to find a Munch near you. A Munch is a lunch or dinner with kinky/fetish people in a social setting with low-protocol setting. It will usually last a few hours and they may have set times within the Munch meeting times for certain sub groups to meet, such as newbies and singles.
Wikipedia has an article on Munches that elaborates on the subject.
The most important thing you want to do is make friends. Making friends in the lifestyle is important so that you have someone you can call or ask questions when something doesn't seem right. I have seen over and over how a new person enters the lifestyle and does something with another person and they violate the newbie in some way, either by crossing limits or getting too physical with them. I've also heard the horror stories of a meet up gone wrong, although I don't know anyone personally who that has happened too.
Once you've made friends and gone to a Munch, find out if there is a Dungeon near you. Many cities have dungeons.
Here are a few examples:
Florida:
The Woodshed
Georgia
1763
If you can't find a Dungeon to visit, check with your Munch leaders about Play Parties. Some people have private play parties in their homes. Please make sure to get references about those parties and what the rules for playing there are.
Welcome to the lifestyle!
