Submissive: BDSM Role, Submission, Identity, and Power Exchange
A submissive is a person who voluntarily takes a following, receptive, service-oriented, or authority-yielding role in BDSM or power exchange.
Sub: BDSM Submission, Roles, Power Exchange, and Identity
Sub is an informal term for a BDSM submissive who voluntarily takes a following, receptive, service-oriented, or authority-yielding role.
Dom (Sub): Meaning, BDSM Roles, Power Exchange, and Consent
Dom and sub are BDSM terms for the dominant person who leads an agreed dynamic and the submissive person who voluntarily gives limited control.