"Nearly half of non-Feeld users (42%) said they practice kink, compared to 68% of the app's user base. In some areas, everyday folks were even kinkier than Feeld members: Among those who practice kink, 44% of external respondents said they engage in role play, just above the 41% of Feeld users that said the same."
"Despite what's actually happening behind closed doors, kink remains largely stigmatized. Only 25% of non-Feeld users said that talking about safe sex is normal, and just 23% said it's normal to prioritize conversations about consent. And 28% of those external participants believe alternative relationship structures are somewhat or extremely abnormal."
"In service of breaking down those stigmas, Feeld launched Reflections, its new self-assessment tool. Reflections is a collection of surveys, where respondents rate their interests and behaviors across three categories: desire, boundaries, and relationships."
Feeld, a dating app for alternative sexual communities, launched Reflections, a self-assessment tool designed to help users explore their relationship with nontraditional sex. A survey of thousands of Feeld users and external respondents revealed that kink practices are significantly more common in the general population than cultural norms suggest. While 68% of Feeld users practice kink, 42% of non-Feeld users do as well. In some categories like role play, general respondents matched or exceeded Feeld user participation rates. However, significant stigma persists: only 25% of non-Feeld users consider safe sex discussions normal, and 23% view consent conversations as normal. The Reflections tool allows users to rate interests and behaviors across desire, boundaries, and relationships categories to challenge these taboos.
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