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PLD, before anything at all happens, go and GET TESTED. Together. STDs are no joke and when blood is involved a single drop is sufficient to ruin your life. I realize this is uncomfortable and may seem overly careful, but it is not. If his reaction is anything but "sure, lets do it" get the hell away from him.
This was partially covered, but I would like to reiterate it: Do not rely on trust. You are placing yourself in a disadvantaged situation with an armed man who is, as far as I understood, someone you do not know very well or long. The fact that he agreed to hold off on it is a good sign, but not a reliable one. Think about arranging a safe call for your first session involving edge play and do not be tied up either. Tell someone you trust beforehand and get their input on this guy. Be in range of a phone and have a mace around he does not know about. (I may be overeacting here, but with the information you gave us, it seems reasonable.)
Given his initial secrecy, it may be a good idea to have a dry run. Get a barby doll or something similar and have him show you what he plans in a save enviroment. That way, you get an idea of what you are in for and the way he does and explains things will tell you wether he is actually experienced or making things up. Its very easy to claim experience when everyone involved knows nothing about the topic and its easier to lie than to give up secrecy. Trust and verify is a sensible approach to almost anything BDSM.
An even better alternative would be for him to demonstrate on himself. In risk of stealing Sebastians line: A good Dom never does anything to a sub he has not tried out on himself first. If he is unwilling to demonstrate on himself, that is a warning sign.
Furthermore, if you play with knifes, be in a safe enviroment. This kind of thing is very easily misinterpreted and criminal law does not care about consent or sexual arousal where weapons are involved. Going at you with a knife is assault with a deadly weapon (if my legal memory serves) and a zealous prosecutor will get him convicted as long as he can prove it happened.
With the safety aspects out of the way, a good thing would be to figure out what about knife play turns him on. I have no real experiece with it, but from what I know about psychology there are two aspects to weapons that fascinate people. The first, is the object and the potential it represents, the second is the realisation of that potential. The fine difference is, that for the first aspect, the weapon is the object of interest with the potential being secondary and for the second, the weapon is a mere tool to get to the blood, death and everything else. For example: Lots of gun-nuts have no interest in actually shooting people or killing, they simply admire the gun as a mechanical device and the feeling they get when firing it. Wether they fire at an innanimate object or a person makes no difference to their interests because that is secondary. They admire the capacity for killing, but not the killing itself. To them, the weapon represents a power to wield, but to wield with care and reason. On the other hand, the people into the second aspect know the power to injure or kill lies within themselves and the weapon is just a way to unleash this power. Its a very simple but easy to miss distinction.
Transported to knife play, the question becomes wether it is the blood, i.e. the harm caused that he craves or simply the concept that an object with the potential to draw blood is involved. If its the later, you do not need to actually draw blood for him to be satisfied but it is quite possible he does not realize this. In my experience, where objects are concerned, few people spend the time to think about whether the object or its function are what turns them on.
Last but not least, I wish to say one thing: You are playing with one of the most dangerous aspects of BDSM and are walking a very thin line between pleasure and harm. If there is even a single doubt in your head wether or not this is a good idea, do not do it. (You never should, but a few rope burns or a bruise are a much smaller price to pay than a scar, infection or STD.) A good dom will accept any limit and if necessary just find another sub. If he tries to talk you into it, bully or emotionally blackmail you, get the hell away from him.
This was partially covered, but I would like to reiterate it: Do not rely on trust. You are placing yourself in a disadvantaged situation with an armed man who is, as far as I understood, someone you do not know very well or long. The fact that he agreed to hold off on it is a good sign, but not a reliable one. Think about arranging a safe call for your first session involving edge play and do not be tied up either. Tell someone you trust beforehand and get their input on this guy. Be in range of a phone and have a mace around he does not know about. (I may be overeacting here, but with the information you gave us, it seems reasonable.)
Given his initial secrecy, it may be a good idea to have a dry run. Get a barby doll or something similar and have him show you what he plans in a save enviroment. That way, you get an idea of what you are in for and the way he does and explains things will tell you wether he is actually experienced or making things up. Its very easy to claim experience when everyone involved knows nothing about the topic and its easier to lie than to give up secrecy. Trust and verify is a sensible approach to almost anything BDSM.
An even better alternative would be for him to demonstrate on himself. In risk of stealing Sebastians line: A good Dom never does anything to a sub he has not tried out on himself first. If he is unwilling to demonstrate on himself, that is a warning sign.
Furthermore, if you play with knifes, be in a safe enviroment. This kind of thing is very easily misinterpreted and criminal law does not care about consent or sexual arousal where weapons are involved. Going at you with a knife is assault with a deadly weapon (if my legal memory serves) and a zealous prosecutor will get him convicted as long as he can prove it happened.
With the safety aspects out of the way, a good thing would be to figure out what about knife play turns him on. I have no real experiece with it, but from what I know about psychology there are two aspects to weapons that fascinate people. The first, is the object and the potential it represents, the second is the realisation of that potential. The fine difference is, that for the first aspect, the weapon is the object of interest with the potential being secondary and for the second, the weapon is a mere tool to get to the blood, death and everything else. For example: Lots of gun-nuts have no interest in actually shooting people or killing, they simply admire the gun as a mechanical device and the feeling they get when firing it. Wether they fire at an innanimate object or a person makes no difference to their interests because that is secondary. They admire the capacity for killing, but not the killing itself. To them, the weapon represents a power to wield, but to wield with care and reason. On the other hand, the people into the second aspect know the power to injure or kill lies within themselves and the weapon is just a way to unleash this power. Its a very simple but easy to miss distinction.
Transported to knife play, the question becomes wether it is the blood, i.e. the harm caused that he craves or simply the concept that an object with the potential to draw blood is involved. If its the later, you do not need to actually draw blood for him to be satisfied but it is quite possible he does not realize this. In my experience, where objects are concerned, few people spend the time to think about whether the object or its function are what turns them on.
Last but not least, I wish to say one thing: You are playing with one of the most dangerous aspects of BDSM and are walking a very thin line between pleasure and harm. If there is even a single doubt in your head wether or not this is a good idea, do not do it. (You never should, but a few rope burns or a bruise are a much smaller price to pay than a scar, infection or STD.) A good dom will accept any limit and if necessary just find another sub. If he tries to talk you into it, bully or emotionally blackmail you, get the hell away from him.
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