An eye-opener for me!

[Chuckles]

There are no official guidelines about severity; it's entirely a personal thing. The range of severity that's found in the real world among people like the members of our forum is very wide. Some people enjoy challenging limits on almost every occasion, while others simply see spanking as a form of lighthearted affectionate play. The spectrum is huge, and there's no right or wrong level of play; what matters is what's right for the individuals involved.

The spectrum of intensity portrayed on spanking web sites is equally huge. Dallas's site (as you can see from its name) falls on the more severe end of the curve, but there are also many sites where anything more than a slightly reddened bottom would be considered too intense. So if Dallas's site seems awfully severe to you, then you have lots of company in that feeling.

The important thing is to find a level of activity that's right for you and your partner(s), not to judge yourself on the basis of what you've seen on one particular web site.