Just Found My Kink, Divorced and Ready to Explore

Got divorced six months back and was just starting to get my feet wet in the dating world. I've always had this idea of myself as vanilla or just looking for a simple connection, but when I met this guy, everything changed. He's ten years younger than me, twenty-eight and he's forty-eight, and we hit it off like a shot out of a cannon. Turns out, we both have an interest in DDLG stuff. Never thought that was my thing, never even considered it. But the more I got to know him, the more intrigued I became. He mentioned one night over dinner that he had been doing this with past partners and wanted to explore something similar with me if I felt comfortable. It blew my mind because I always saw myself as a straight-laced type of person. I agreed after some deliberation, I needed time alone to process the idea, but I was oddly excited about it too. We started slow, dinner dates, coffee meetups, and light conversations about our likes and dislikes in this area. It felt like discovering a whole new side to myself that I never knew existed. So far, we've done some mild role-playing at his place, he's got the perfect setup with all sorts of cool stuff for adult playtime. One night he tied me up gently while we watched a movie and talked about the different ways someone could be disciplined as an older child in this scenario. Another time I gave him some homework to do, like getting ready for bed at a certain hour or asking permission before leaving his room. It's still very early days, but it feels amazing to explore something new with someone who knows exactly what they want and respects boundaries just as much as I do. My ex never really understood me the way he does, he treats me like an adult yet also lets me play into this nurturing dynamic we've created together. So yeah, there you have it, I'm not the same person anymore after discovering DDLG. It's a journey and I'm excited to see where it takes us.