-If you're incapable of discussing these things beforehand, you aren't mature enough to be doing this with a woman. (talking about using force during sex)
-Even if a woman loves something involving force, you still need to discuss things verbally before you ever do anything involving force in a sexual situation.
Agree, very strongly with both of the above.
I really enjoy both rough sex and sex with an element of force to it, but see a clear distinction between the two. A distinction which would be extremely important to make clear before indulging in either. I don't do casual sex and I wouldn't have any kind of intimate relationship with someone unless there was a definite emotional connection felt on both sides. As I see and feel it, a certain amount of trust has to be present for that emotional connection to exist.
If there is no trust, there's no connection and definitely no sex. For rough/forced sex to occur there has to be a much larger degree of trust. For both partners.
Not only that you, yourself, trust someone to understand the boundaries or limits as you explain them but for both partners to trust that the other won't place them in a position where they're pushed beyond their comfort zone and into doing something that they may have concerns about beforehand or regret later.
To me:
Rough sex - Is letting yourself go, is fucking in the purest sense. It is for pleasure; unabashed, unashamed and animalistic. Heat, passion and intensity, a physical act driven by need, fueled by lust and desire within which both participants give pleasure in the taking of it. A fight for dominance on both sides.
The kind of sex that involves physically struggling to be the one top, to be the one giving and if found in the position of receiving, to take it fully and to encourage more. To indulge every physical sense, replacing thought with sensation and sound, teeth and nails. Left breathless and unable to walk properly afterwards. Sex for the physical act itself and alone.
Sex with force - Is a power play, to dominate or to be dominated. To take and be taken, struggle indeed but not at all equal. To be good enough, strong enough and skilled enough to stimulate physical response and reaction from someone apparently unwanting and unwilling. The excitement, thrill and challenge of one person attempting to hold back from what the other is trying their best to incite.
From my female point of view, wanting sex with force allows me to fight for something/against something with eventual capitulation to someone stronger than myself in the physical sense. If I lose in a physical struggle against my partner, they've earned their right to take what they want. It also allows me to be submissive, to indulge the parts of myself that wish to please to the highest degree. To have my needs or wants denied and replaced by my partner's.
Compared to rough sex, a higher level of physical discomfort would be acceptable for me in forced sex. Either in the level of physical strength displayed and put to use during sex itself or in the use of force and other means or methods for restraining purposes.
Explains a little but still there are things that would need to be made
very clear; how much force, how much discomfort, when "stop" means stop for real and not just for play.
In the categories of both rough and forced sex, there are certain things that other people may enjoy or be OK with that I certainly wouldn't be. So if either of those types of sex are to occur with someone, there has to be a mutual understanding of what is and what isn't acceptable. Unless you're both prepared to talk honestly and openly about what you want and discuss options, understanding and agreement will never be reached.
If you say to someone... "I enjoy rough sex" or "Use force when you fuck me", then don't define or clarify what that means to each of you personally, both you and your partner are left in a potentially dangerous situation wherein any misunderstanding could lead not only to physical harm but to allegations and possible legal proceedings. Not to mention the damage it could do to the relationship and people within it.
L_egit's post not only illustrates this perfectly but serves as a reminder that lack of communication and understanding can have extremely serious consequences.
It would seem entirely unnatural to me not to talk about sex with a partner, not only for the specific subject of this thread but generally. It's not a case of bullet pointing details and sticking "insert penis here, thrust for five minutes" in italics to add emphasis or the reduction of an intensely physical act to nothing but dry and boring words.
It's about two people learning, sharing, understanding and improving their relationship with each other by experiencing all and everything they have to offer each other physically. Exploring possibilities and being adventurous whilst making sure that there's no room for misunderstanding or genuine harm to occur.
Communication in this regard serves not only as a tool for setting boundaries, limits and allowing for understanding but also offers the chance to gain a deeper level of insight into your partner and their way of thinking. Also, without honest and open communication, it would be easy to make assumptions or to possibly discover certain aspects of your partner's character in an unpleasant way.
I most definitely would not want to have a relationship with someone who enjoyed only rough or forced sex and would certainly want any partner of mine to understand that my enjoyment of certain types of sex does not mean that I'm emotionally damaged, a victim of past traumatic events, mentally unstable or a flaming great sadomasochist.
Though I enjoy rough sex and force, I certainly don't want those or variants of all the time. They serve a purpose and fulfill certain needs but the satisfaction gained from getting royally pounded or being forcefully taken is of an entirely different nature and degree to that gained from "making love" in the traditional sense. Which, I might add, will always be my absolute favourite and most preferred. Nothing compares with that amazing amount of physical pleasure coupled with and heightened by love, emotional intimacy, equality and the knowledge that there is no other person in the world you would rather be with.