My Dirty Monday

Review: The Love Connection

It only sounds like a game show...

This weeks sex toy falls into the bondage and fetish category. I know you are shocked as I have no fetishes and no interest whatsoever in bondage. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge. And whoever that is laughing hysterically...I can hear you!

So, here we have a little item called the Love Connection. Now, from the brief blurb that I read upon ordering, I was intrigued. A collar that links to wrist cuffs. No buckles or locks, it's velcro. Looked fairly simple and easy to use. What the hell, right? Worth a shot.

Firstly, I have neck issues. I hate things around my neck. But that is the point, dear reader, is pushing those boundaries sometimes. It was a big step for a woman who mangles all of her tee shirt necks by stretching them out (and has an antique black cameo choker that she cannot wear because she feels like she is drowning) to order a neck restraint. But I did. It looked harmless enough in the photo. And to my eye it looked more comfortable than starting off with something leather or vinyl or the like.

Hmm. Let's do it this way:

Things I liked: I liked that if I forgot and left it out my kids would never in a bazillion years give it a second thought. It looks very much like something used for sports. In fact, when I pulled it out, it reminded me of my neoprene knee brace for running. For those times where I blow out my left knee. I like that it was made in the USA. That is a perk. I like that the neck piece and the cuffs were lined with foam so the actual restraint did not rest on my throat.

Now...on to the dislikes: I disliked that it reminded me of my neoprene knee brace! It was one of the least sexy things I have ever seen. The outside was rather stiff and the lining was not enough to hide that fact. I felt like I had one of those neck stretcher things on. The ones you see in National Geographic. It made me feel itchy and panicky. The connections spot is a simple plastic buckle and if you move your arms down too low and it's not cinched really well, it can disengange.

Overall, you would totally not want to pull this out in mid coitus and try it. You'd never ever get it on and together whilst keeping the mood. You definitely want to do an um--dry run--so to speak and even get it together and adjusted and set to the side before you kick off your filthy fucking commencement. Now, I know I admitted neck issues and that could have been part of it. I want to be fair. However, I don't think it would have been so unpleasant had the restraints themselves not been so stiff and hard. I like stiff and hard but not around my neck ;)

I have to say, though, if you are into bondage and worry about wee ones discovering you, you could totally get away with forgetting this one was out. It truly looks innocent and of a sports nature. No one would ever be the wiser that the sport was being trussed up and fucked senseless. It's reasonably priced at $28.89 so newbies can test the waters for not too much out of pocket. Not my favorite toy ever but not the worst I've ever seen either. I give it a solid, so-so.

As for the neck issue. I've ordered a leather collar to push those boundaries even more. Stay tuned.

XOXO
Sommer