'It was a simple and effective idea'; explains a psychologist who specializes in marital affairs. 'Any wife who spanks her husband is invited to a party. At the party the husband is 'outed' in front of other similar couples. Whilst the wife's authority is reinforced. The husband is both devastated and reassured. Shocked by her betrayal, he is non-the-less happier knowing he is not alone in his misfortune. I believe the sadism that followed was inevitable, but the feminization was a true act of empowerment.'

'I know exactly when the whole thing started,' declares one woman who refused to get involved. 'I also know why. It started in the early seventies at a coffee morning. We were discussing the activities of a group of men who were alleged to have spanked their wives routinely. We were all very angry. One or two wives suggested we start our very own spanking regime. I left when it became obvious that they were seriously considering such a ludicrous idea.'

'I think the feminization occurred when it was suggested that one or two husband's might enjoy their spankings. My husband David being one of them, ' admits Jill. 'I found myself beating him every night! Maybe it was the ritual aspect I introduced, but anyway, once we started getting them into our underwear there was no mistaking the powerful impact it had on them. Dave became almost childlike in his devotion - and his obedience.'

Lillian isn't so sure. 'I think there are two differing groups of women involved; rich women who married men on the make; and women who married for money. Now it's a damn site easier for a rich woman to demand obedience, from a husband dependent on her wealth. And quite another thing altogether for a woman, like me, who married into wealth. My husband is rich and has the arrogance that goes with old money. The first time he went over my knee we both knew the world had changed. Watching him step into his very own panty-girdle was quite simple the most satisfying moment of my life. Today I take him shopping, he buys me diamonds, I buy him panties!'

'I was the first to get my husband into my panties,' says Sabrina. 'I'm not a sadistic person and I never really enjoyed hurting Harold. To me it was the surrender that was empowering, not the discipline itself. I was worried about the probable direction of the group's activities. One wife actually suggested a dungeon! And one woman was thrashing her poor husband every night instead of the usual weekly session the rest of us enjoyed. By steering them towards humiliation by feminization, I prevented the whole thing from becoming a sadistic free-for-all. Women, despite what men might believe, have a natural predisposition to inflicting pain.'

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