Golden Showers 101

If you’ve ever been curious about golden showers and watersports in BDSM, you’re not alone. Piss play is one of those kinks that people are often fascinated by but rarely discuss openly. I’ve been practicing as a dominatrix for about a year now, and golden showers have quickly become one of my favorite activities. In this post, I’m sharing how I discovered them, what they actually are, why they’re so hot, and the many different ways you can explore watersports in your own dynamic.

How I Discovered Golden Showers

I discovered golden showers through a play partner who was very experienced in BDSM, both as a submissive and a dominant. One day, he casually told me I could pee on him. We never ended up doing it because he moved to Europe, but the idea stayed in my mind. I tried bringing it up with another play partner, but he didn’t seem particularly interested. I was a little sad about it… Then one day, someone messaged me and told me he’d like to be peed on. I was sooooo excited! I thought it was incredibly hot. We played for a good two hours and I ended up peeing on him at the end of our scene. Not to forget mentioning that my bladder absolutely did not want to cooperate. But, this guy was so patient, haha. It eventually happened.

What Are Golden Showers?

Golden showers fall under the category of watersports, which is a broad term referring to any sexual or erotic activity involving pee. A golden shower basically is the act of peeing on another person. Other examples of watersports in BDSM include drinking urine, controlling when a person gets to use the bathroom, wetting oneself, and urinating during penetrative sex. Depending on the scene, other names for golden showers include wet games, golden waterfalls, or piss games.

BUT…Why Are Golden Showers So Hot?

Golden showers are INCREDIBLY hot and I love them for many reasons. First, peeing on someone symbolizes ownership, just like dogs pee on things to mark their territory. Then there’s the positioning. When you stand over someone and look them in the eyes as they’re about to receive your golden nectar, is there anything hotter than that? It’s such an intimate act of surrender. Urine is a bodily waste coming from one of the lowest parts of your body. For many submissives, receiving it is how they show adoration and worship. It becomes the only thing they are allowed to receive, and they cherish it.

Other Forms of Piss Play

Golden showers are just one way to explore watersports in BDSM. Here are some other forms of piss play worth knowing about:

• Clothing wetting — Someone peeing on themselves, either for their own pleasure or under instruction.
• Consumption — When urine is consumed and swallowed, often directly from the source.
• Desperation play — Controlling when someone gets to use the bathroom, building tension through denial.
• Punishment vs. reward — Definitely a fun and exciting way to layer any of the above into your dynamic.

Different Scenarios, Different Energies

What I find fascinating about watersports in BDSM is how different a scene can be based on the context and the dynamic you build around it.

• Humiliation energy — BDSM is often about humiliating the bottom and showcasing the dominant’s power. The act of being peed on is frequently associated with a status of inferiority and a sign of weakness, since you’re playing with body waste.
• Worship energy — Some see it as a reward, a special sign of trust and devotion. A way for a submissive to prove to their Domme that they are devoted and willing to do anything to please her. In a context where the submissive isn’t allowed to touch or please his dominant, he can feel incredibly lucky and privileged to be allowed to receive her precious golden nectar.
• Punishment — Watersports can be used as punishment for a submissive who doesn’t enjoy the feel and sensation of urine and carries feelings of shame around it. That discomfort becomes the punishment itself.
• Objectification — Watersports also fall beautifully into the objectification category. Sometimes a sub is used as a urinal — reduced to an object, becoming a toilet servant in a Mistress/slave relationship. Being stripped of personhood entirely can be deeply arousing for the right person.
• Primal and territorial play — Some view it as an animalistic form of play where you mark the person as your property.

A Golden Shower Story: My Last Sub’s First Taste

I sessioned with someone last week who was curious about exploring watersports for the first time. He had told me from the beginning that he’d be open to trying consumption. He had booked quite a long session, so we had plenty of time to actually ease into it. When we got to the bathroom, he was kneeling in the bath and giving me those eyes. I could read exactly how incredibly lucky he felt. He had been fantasizing about this for such a long time, he told me, and now was the moment. I thought it was absolutely adorable and charming. I had drunk a fair amount of water beforehand to make sure the taste wouldn’t be too strong, and when I started peeing, he was laughing and smiling the whole time. I was so proud of him for catching it all with his mouth. It was such an intimate experience. There’s something really special about having someone kneeling in front of you, thanking you for whatever you give them. No matter the taste and no matter the smell.