Sudden passion: a silk blindfold
As she related the story, a hazy passionate glaze seemed to envelop her. "He placed the blindfold gently over my eyes," she began. "The scarf was one of my own long silk ones which he rubbed gently across my face. He touched me with his hands, the silk, his hot breath.
"Then he wrapped the scarf a second time around my eyes to be sure that no light could seep through the soft folds. I was in darkness feeling as if my body was suspended before his piercing eyes facing me. Or was he facing me? Where was he? I didn't call his name so as not to break the spell. My body tingled in wonder waiting . . .”
That's where I interrupted her. Too much information to be sharing with me as we were walking through a very public lobby after I had fetched the books from the mailroom. My mistake was in unwrapping the books in front of a casual acquaintance. The photo on the covers triggered her thoughts and she obviously felt it was safe to share her story with me. Of course, my lips are sealed.
Blindfolded love play: This is a way for husbands and wives, lovers and couples to develop a sense of trust. With sight deprivation you are at the mercy of another. It may be a bit scary, but it is also a time when couples tell me that they let their minds wander into the world of erotic images and fantasies. You can fall into a role play in which you can be any character whom you wish, and your man is simply there to please playful whims.
The two books that trigged the blindfold story? Girls on Top, explicit erotica for women edited by Violet Blue and Playing with Fire, taboo erotica, edited by Alison Tyler.
Cleis Press.comWith 20,000 sexless marriages in this country, if you find that you are falling into that big, black hole of bedroom boredom, blindfolds might give you a bit of creative passion. I can see why the book covers provoked her passionate memory.

Blindfolds for peace -- a twist on the love-making concept
In a blog called Mr. Shannon Rawls, he proposes blindfolds before an argument.
http://mrshannonrawls.blogspot.com/ Why? He says, "Because the angry body language disappears and you need to rely on your words." This is his posted photo from:
www.familycourtchronicles.com/glossary/justic
He said, "Sounds crazy, I know but hear me out. It's a known fact that much of human communication and interaction is done via body language. How many times have you been in a heated discussion and you or they say "Why you smiling/laughing/doing that/eating/rolling your eyes/smirking/LOOKING LIKE THAT!" and the conversation gets derailed and you have now just introduced a whole new sub-argument and the original premise is now jeopardized."
An interesting thought. Whether for peace or for passion -- blindfolds might work.
Copyright 2009 Rita Watson