S/M, or Sadomasochism, is a sexual preference that involves one partner submitting to the other, often involving elements of sexual humiliation and pain.
The term Sadism is derived from the name of the French nobleman Marquis Donation Alphonse François de Sade. Living during the French Revolution, he was the first to document S/M related experiences, thus giving rise to the term.
On the other hand, the term Masochism originates from the Austrian writer Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. He explored his fetish for dominant women in his novel, Venus In Furs, which is now regarded as a classic in the realm of erotic literature.
The term Sadism is derived from the name of the French nobleman Marquis Donation Alphonse François de Sade. Living during the French Revolution, he was the first to document S/M related experiences, thus giving rise to the term.
On the other hand, the term Masochism originates from the Austrian writer Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. He explored his fetish for dominant women in his novel, Venus In Furs, which is now regarded as a classic in the realm of erotic literature.