I appreciate the letters on punishment, particularly those from women who rule their husbands.

Such dominance, of course, is essential for a successful marriage so, on behalf of all wives, let me thank you for letting us exchange our ideas in your magazine.

I began controlling my husband from the very start of our marriage and, in a few years, achieved total rule. Perhaps the fact that I am larger helped — he is forty-two years old, five feet, eight inches tall and weighs 148 pounds; I am forty years old, five feet, ten inches tall and weigh 175 pounds. The main point is that we both receive much pleasure from our arrangement.

Each Friday night I hold a discipline session to remind him of his status. Since we both work, it is about 8 pm when I am seated in my robe in my special chair in our living room. He enters, lies naked at my feet and begs to be my slave. I accept him and have him get up on his knees. I take two steel rings from my pocket and snap them shut on his nipples. They are a symbol of his bondage and he must wear them during our session.

After the rings are snapped in place, I spread my robe and my legs and command him to eat me. He must continue doing so until I reach a climax. Then I handcuff his hands behind his back and we move on to the next part of the session.

I run a cord through an eyescrew in the ceiling and tie each end to a nipple ring, drawing him up on tiptoe. I have him stay like this for quite a while until I finally select a whip and order him to beg me for punishment. I have him count the strokes as I bring the thongs hard across his buttocks. After giving him ten, I wait a while, then give him ten more, and so on.

By this time, he has an enormous erection. I tie a cord around the base of his penis so he cannot come. Standing beside him, I pinch his penis, squeeze his balls, finger his anus and otherwise torment him.

When I finally release him from this position, we go to the bedroom, where he remains handcuffed. I mount him and ride him to a climax. The rings on his nipples continually stimulate him, so I continue to use my husband for a variety of sexual acts. He knows that if he falters, he will be returned to the living room to spend the rest of the night strung up on tiptoe while I express my displeasure with the whip.

The benefits of our Friday sessions are apparent daily. My husband is quick to do household tasks, never argues with me and always attends to my needs. Obviously this system has produced a sound marriage for us.

I am certain that other wives have their own special methods of inflicting punishment and I would like to hear about them.