One-line definition
Collaring is the use of a collar to mark a D/s or M/s relationship, commitment, belonging, or agreement.
Full definition
A collar can mean wildly different things: a commitment ceremony on the scale of an engagement, a relationship marker, a play collar worn only in scenes, a training collar with an explicit trial period, or simply an aesthetic accessory. Whether it implies a long-term relationship, exclusivity, or power exchange is defined entirely by the people involved. The safest approach to someone else’s collar is not to assume anything about it.
Common misconceptions
”A collar always means a permanent relationship.”
Definitions differ enormously. The meaning of any specific collar lives in that relationship’s negotiation, not in community convention.
Related terms
- Collar
- Collared Submissive
- D/s
- Master
- Protocol