Love hurts

Eve, 34, and Ashley, 42, have been married for nine years. They spent around five years partying at various fetish and BDSM clubs. They tell us what really goes on...

'Both fetish and BDSM clubs can be romantic but the scene doesn't necessarily promote romance. Everybody has different parameters and each person must discover their own limitations but, from our experience, most couples are looking for different things.

Fetishism is a drug and can be dangerous, the buzz of 'what if' is the big attraction. On the plus side, it certainly opens your mind to a lot of different erotic and sexual imagery which does makes for a far more interesting and active sex life.

It encourages you to learn more about your partner.'